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"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" -- The Beatles ... so let's have a party!

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Phantom

Guest
Let's don't spoil the party ...

Let's have a party ...

Well, not tonight :)

Got some plans ...

But soon ... maybe February ...

How 'bout Dallas? No smoking -- thanks to Mayor Laura Miller.

Leave your headphones and microphones at home ...

That's what I think ...

What do YOU think?

Roger, over ... and way out.

"Keep it cookin' ... smokin' ..." as Lee "Baby" Simms would say.

And be sure and make some memories for your old age ...

Hey, check his checks -- KCBQ San Diego (1970), WMYQ, Miami (1974).

www.reelradio.com ...

type Simms in the Find it box ...

Great air personality ...

a liner jock ... a Drake jock ... he is not ...

But the "Baby" is hot ...

Great radio ... great guy ...

Tony (formerly The Batman, The Shadow, Phantom)

"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" -- Beatles

I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
I would hate my disappointment to show,
There's nothing for me here so I will disappear,
If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know.

I've had a drink or two and I don't care,
There's no fun in what I do if she's not there,
I wonder what went wrong I've waited far too long,
I think I'll take a walk and look for her.

Though tonight she's made me sad,
I still love her,
If I find her I'll be glad,
I still love her.

I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
I would hate my disappointment to show,
There's nothing for me here so I will disappear,
If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know.

Though tonight she's made me sad,
I still love her,
If I find her I'll be glad,
I still love her.

I've had a drink or two and I don't care,
There's no fun in what I do if she's not there,
I wonder what went wrong I've waited far too long,
I think I'll take a walk and look for her.

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Tony Lyndell Williams</P>
 
> uhhh, it must be Saturday night.

Gonna keep on dancin' to the
rock and roll
On Saturday night, Saturday night
Dancin' to the rhythm in our
heart and soul
On Saturday Night, Saturday night
IIIII just can't wait,
IIII got a date

S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...

R
 
> S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
>

Can I have some of whatever y'all are smoking?? it must be gooooooood! :)<P ID="signature">______________
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> > S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
> >
>
> Can I have some of whatever y'all are smoking?? it must be
> gooooooood! :)

If you want it, here it is
Come and get it
But you better hurry 'cause it's goinn' fast.

R

(it's been a long day...)
 
Tony Boy issues a challenge to the chik and anyone else ... WRR ...

> > S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
> >
>
> Can I have some of whatever y'all are smoking?? it must be
> gooooooood! :)


No alcohol ... no tobacco for Tony Boy ...

Tip top shape now ...

Want to race again Miss Chik? :)

I'll run anyone anywhere ... 40-yard dash ...

Once more, I'm faster than a speeding bullet ...

Limited time offer ...

Anytime ... anyplace ...

If you dare ...

The Daredevil ...

Tony

By the way, if you are tired of radio, also listen to WRR 101.1.

We are lucky to have a fine classical station in Dallas. Most large cities are not as fortunate.







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Bay City Rollers -- 1976 or 1977? Robert Bass --KEOM, WKY, KOMA, KLUV, KXEZ ... and on and on ... and ...

> > uhhh, it must be Saturday night.
>
> Gonna keep on dancin' to the
> rock and roll
> On Saturday night, Saturday night
> Dancin' to the rhythm in our
> heart and soul
> On Saturday Night, Saturday night
> IIIII just can't wait,
> IIII got a date
>
> S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
>
> R


Robert, was the song released in 1976 or 1977?

Sometime during that period, I played "Saturday Night" on 930 WKY in Oklahoma City.

One aside, many people around the nation think the old 1520 KOMA was the kingfish in OKC.

Simply not so.

A Denver FM jock once told a friend of mine at WKY, "The only way KOMA would EVER beat WKY was if WKY signed off."

Danny Williams had nearly 90 plus shares in his prime in morning drive at WKY.

Even on Saturday nights in the mid 1970s, as FM was becoming the new music medium, WKY ruled the roost.

In April/May 1975, among teens, WKY had a 24.4 share. My closest top 40 competitor on FM was KOFM ... with a 2.4 share.

Anyway, where else can you hear the Bay City Rollers now?

KLUV will not play. Guessing KXEZ does not play although I am not familar with the new ABC satellite programming.

KEOM is a great station. Give it a listen. Simply put, KEOM plays hits from the 1970s that no other station will play because stations are too dependent on research these days.

KEOM is truly serving its audience with news from the Texas State Network, comprehensive traffic reports.

Most importantly, it serves as a training ground for its students.

David Partridge lives on at KEOM.

And, believe it or not ... the guy has a LOT of female baby boomer fans.

Robert, should be recognized for his efforts.

Give KEOM a listen ... and dig the rock 'n roll.



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Tony Lyndell Williams</P>
 
"It's Been a Long Day's Night" ... and Robert Bass has been workin' like a dog ...

> > > S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
> > >
> >
> > Can I have some of whatever y'all are smoking?? it must be
>
> > gooooooood! :)
>
> If you want it, here it is
> Come and get it
> But you better hurry 'cause it's goinn' fast.
>
> R
>
> (it's been a long day...)


and Robert has been "workin' like a dog" ... Beatles ...

That's why KEOM sounds so good.
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Tony Lyndell Williams</P>
 
Bay City Rollers Music Trivia

The song debuted on the Hot 100 charts on October 11th, 1975.

The BCR had more success in the UK than they did in the US. Their level of popularity in the UK was unmatched since the Beatles. The Scottish quintet appeared live, via satellite on ABC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell” on the show’s premiere segment. Saturday Night was the group’s first entry on the American charts. 12 weeks after the Hot 100 debut, the song reached #1, and it was their only hit single topping the American charts.

R

> Robert, was the song released in 1976 or 1977?
 
Re: Bay City Rollers -- 1976 or 1977? Robert Bass --KEOM, WKY, KOMA, KLUV, KXEZ ... and on and on ... and ...

> > > uhhh, it must be Saturday night.
> >
> > Gonna keep on dancin' to the
> > rock and roll
> > On Saturday night, Saturday night
> > Dancin' to the rhythm in our
> > heart and soul
> > On Saturday Night, Saturday night
> > IIIII just can't wait,
> > IIII got a date
> >
> > S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
> >
> > R
>
>
> Robert, was the song released in 1976 or 1977?
>
>Not Robert..but Baycity Rollers "saturday" was released in 1975
 
Re: Bay City Rollers -- 1976 or 1977? Robert Bass --KEOM, WKY, KOMA, KLUV, KXEZ ... and on and on ... and ...

> > > > uhhh, it must be Saturday night.
> > >
> > > Gonna keep on dancin' to the
> > > rock and roll
> > > On Saturday night, Saturday night
> > > Dancin' to the rhythm in our
> > > heart and soul
> > > On Saturday Night, Saturday night
> > > IIIII just can't wait,
> > > IIII got a date
> > >
> > > S - A - T - U - R - D - A - Y!...
> > >
> > > R
> >
> >
> > Robert, was the song released in 1976 or 1977?
> >
> >Not Robert..but Baycity Rollers "saturday" was released in
> 1975


You're right ... good memory ...

long ago and far away ...

in the "Wayback Machine"

keep on truckin'

Tony<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: Bay City Rollers -- 1976 or 1977? Robert Bass --KEOM, WKY, KOMA, KLUV, KXEZ ... and on and on ... and ...

> Robert, was the song released in 1976 or 1977?
>
> Sometime during that period, I played "Saturday Night" on
> 930 WKY in Oklahoma City.
>
> One aside, many people around the nation think the old 1520
> KOMA was the kingfish in OKC.
>
> Simply not so.
>
> A Denver FM jock once told a friend of mine at WKY, "The
> only way KOMA would EVER beat WKY was if WKY signed off."
>
> Danny Williams had nearly 90 plus shares in his prime in
> morning drive at WKY.
>
> Even on Saturday nights in the mid 1970s, as FM was becoming
> the new music medium, WKY ruled the roost.
>
> In April/May 1975, among teens, WKY had a 24.4 share. My
> closest top 40 competitor on FM was KOFM ... with a 2.4
> share.

Its a shame about WKY - it just switched to a Mexican format a couple of weeks ago after floundering with talk for several years. After Williams left in 1981 (for a local daytime TV show, then to KEBC and then KOMA) the station was never the same.

As for "Saturday Night" - the group had already released several singles on Bell Records in the USA 1973-4 with little success. "Saturday Night" was already released as an album track in the UK. But when Clive Davis took over Bell and renamed it Arista he chose it as the group's first single on the new label in 1975...
 
Danny Williams, Hal Mayfield, John McCarty, John Wolf

> > Robert, was the song released in 1976 or 1977?
> >
> > Sometime during that period, I played "Saturday Night" on
> > 930 WKY in Oklahoma City.
> >
> > One aside, many people around the nation think the old
> 1520
> > KOMA was the kingfish in OKC.
> >
> > Simply not so.
> >
> > A Denver FM jock once told a friend of mine at WKY, "The
> > only way KOMA would EVER beat WKY was if WKY signed off."
> >
> > Danny Williams had nearly 90 plus shares in his prime in
> > morning drive at WKY.
> >
> > Even on Saturday nights in the mid 1970s, as FM was
> becoming
> > the new music medium, WKY ruled the roost.
> >
> > In April/May 1975, among teens, WKY had a 24.4 share. My
> > closest top 40 competitor on FM was KOFM ... with a 2.4
> > share.
>
> Its a shame about WKY - it just switched to a Mexican format
> a couple of weeks ago after floundering with talk for
> several years. After Williams left in 1981 (for a local
> daytime TV show, then to KEBC and then KOMA) the station was
> never the same.
>
> As for "Saturday Night" - the group had already released
> several singles on Bell Records in the USA 1973-4 with
> little success. "Saturday Night" was already released as an
> album track in the UK. But when Clive Davis took over Bell
> and renamed it Arista he chose it as the group's first
> single on the new label in 1975...


Billy is so knowledgeable about Texas and Oklahoma radio.

Ironically, 930 WKY is headed down almost exactly the same path as the old 930 KHJ in LA. Both 5,000 watts -- legendary stations.

Danny Williams continues to be to Oklahoma City radio what Ron Chapman was to Dallas radio.

Ron had a great career obviously.

However, Chapman never approached the longevity nor the success in both radio and television that Danny has had.

And, few people know how successful Danny has been.

Danny began in 1947 introducing big bands at the Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City.

He was WKY's first program director when it converted to top 40 in 1955.

Some of the people that have worked with and for Danny: Fred Hendrickson, who is the night personality on KOMA-FM and a teen personality and idol on WKY beginning at age 16 on WKY in 1968.

Ronnie Kaye, the best air personality in the nation on KOMA-FM. Drive to Oklahoma City and listen to a master starting at noon. Billy will agree.

Others: Jimmy O'Neill, ABC's "Shindig", KRLA, KFWB and many other LA stations; Kevin Metheny (WNBC, KFRC); Howard Clark (KFRC); Steve Goddard (WFAA, KCBQ); Scotty Brink (WLS, WCFL, KJR, etc.); Chuck Dunaway (KLIF, WABC, etc.); Ernest Istook, a news anchor at WKY and now a congressman and running for Oklahoma governor; and many others.

He was 3-D Danny on television in the 1950s. Sylvester Weaver wanted the program aired on the NBC television network but as I understand it, Weaver (the father of Signorney Weaver) was dismissed as head of NBC before the deal could be done.

He hosted "Dannysday" at noon for years. Mary Hart got her start there as one of his co-hosts.

Seven decades on television and radio.

He still does a morning show despite numerous physical problems on KOMA-FM which I believe is the premier oldies station in the country.

Check his website:

http://www.dddynamo.com/

www.komaradio.com

Danny and Hal Mayfield were the best program directors I ever worked for. As I stated once, both gave me complete freedom.

Danny gave me a start, and Hal gave me a second chance.

Hal is one of my best friends. He is like a father to me although he looks less than 60 years old. I believe Hal started in radio the same year as Danny.

Hal can tell you stories about live television that are unbelievable. Once a camera boom crashed through a windshield of a car he was sitting in while doing a live spot. I would love to see a kinescope of that.

And, John McCarty, who manages TrafficPulse in Dallas, is one of the nicest, kindest men I ever worked for. A great manager and an even better friend.

For years, I searched for a job in radio. John Wolf, who does an incredible job as morning AND afternoon traffic anchor on KRLD, has always encouraged me ... and helped me.

Sorry to ramble ...

Just a rambling man ... a traveling man who's made a lot of stops ...

Tony

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