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Bill Drake Passes Away - End of an Era

Saw this on the LA board nust a minute ago......Bill Drake died yesterday at 71.
Drake was one of the icons of 50-60's radio - no one impacted radio during that period more than him.
Drake worked in Atlanta briefly at WAKE back in the 50's.
RIP Bill Drake - we hardly knew ye.
 
Georgia can also claim Bill as he was born and raised in southwest Georgia..Donaldsonville I believe. I had the good fortune of being able to spend the better part of a week with him back in the 80's. He was friends with the lady that owned the radio station I was with then. Oh the stories the man told.
 
Bills companion Carole Scott sends her appreciation to all GRHoF members who voted to induct Bill last year and those who have emailed. A memorial service will be held Wednesday in Los Angeles.
 
Bill Drake had a profound influence on the top-40 format. By late sixties, virtually all top-40's adopted some variation of Drake formatics.
 
RoddyFreeman said:
Bill Drake had a profound influence on the top-40 format. By late sixties, virtually all top-40's adopted some variation of Drake formatics.
And yet, the biggest newspaper in his home state has nary a word of his passing, while the LA and NY Times have in depth stories. AJC=clueless.
 
Thanks to another board, I have located a link where you can download the 1978 History of Rock and Roll anchored by Drake. If it is all right with the moderators I will post it here or you can send me a PM and I will shoot it to you if you like.
 
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