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KNGS and Steve Perry
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VOL559 said:Trying to confirm something and I hope somebody has the answer.Was told at one time Steve Perry's parents owned KNGS and that the current owners are related to Steve,true or false?
Don't know about that, but Journey's "Raised on Radio" album cover is that of the KNGS 620 building.
That album cover art was done by Prairie Prince of The Tubes fame. He is quite an artist. I got permission from him to use a slightly photoshopped version of the album art for my ham radio QSL card. Nice guy.
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kenrayc said:VOL559 said:Trying to confirm something and I hope somebody has the answer.Was told at one time Steve Perry's parents owned KNGS and that the current owners are related to Steve,true or false?
Don't know about that, but Journey's "Raised on Radio" album cover is that of the KNGS 620 building.
jammerdave said:That album cover art was done by Prairie Prince of The Tubes fame. He is quite an artist. I got permission from him to use a slightly photoshopped version of the album art for my ham radio QSL card. Nice guy.
dave
kenrayc said:A pic was used of KNGS on the raised on radio album,I Dont think Steve Parry actually had anything to do with the stationVOL559 said:Trying to confirm something and I hope somebody has the answer.Was told at one time Steve Perry's parents owned KNGS and that the current owners are related to Steve,true or false?
Don't know about that, but Journey's "Raised on Radio" album cover is that of the KNGS 620 building.
You are speaking of the old KNGS AM - 620 in Hanford - now KIGS ??
yes KNGS HanfordMisterGort said:You are speaking of the old KNGS AM - 620 in Hanford - now KIGS ??
The way I heard it was that Steve's dad played in the station band (back in the day before Top 40, stations had their own bands to play music on air). I don't know if that is true or not, but there is definitely a family link to the station.
On a side note, I got to do a shift there one Sunday night back when they were a country station. I was on right before the Portugese show. I remember hanging out for a while after my shift and watching the female host do her thing. She spoke what I assume was Potugese at about a mile-a-minute and would play maybe half a song before yanking the needle off and slapping another 45 on the turntable and repeating the process. Funny little radio memory.
On a side note, I got to do a shift there one Sunday night back when they were a country station. I was on right before the Portugese show. I remember hanging out for a while after my shift and watching the female host do her thing. She spoke what I assume was Potugese at about a mile-a-minute and would play maybe half a song before yanking the needle off and slapping another 45 on the turntable and repeating the process. Funny little radio memory.
BY the way,Iused to dothe same shift before mrs Morrisson came on then after then I shutdown, theres nothing quieter than a radio station that just signed-offrobnokshus06 said:The way I heard it was that Steve's dad played in the station band (back in the day before Top 40, stations had their own bands to play music on air). I don't know if that is true or not, but there is definitely a family link to the station.
On a side note, I got to do a shift there one Sunday night back when they were a country station. I was on right before the Portugese show. I remember hanging out for a while after my shift and watching the female host do her thing. She spoke what I assume was Potugese at about a mile-a-minute and would play maybe half a song before yanking the needle off and slapping another 45 on the turntable and repeating the process. Funny little radio memory.
jammerdave said:That album cover art was done by Prairie Prince of The Tubes fame. He is quite an artist. I got permission from him to use a slightly photoshopped version of the album art for my ham radio QSL card. Nice guy.
dave what s your call?
kenrayc said:VOL559 said:Trying to confirm something and I hope somebody has the answer.Was told at one time Steve Perry's parents owned KNGS and that the current owners are related to Steve,true or false?
Don't know about that, but Journey's "Raised on Radio" album cover is that of the KNGS 620 building.
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