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Radio Waves (Nov. 4 Edition)

1069_KIFR said:
Back 2 back Radio Waves? I expected the next column on the 11th!
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The last "Waves" in the print edition was on October 21 -- I didn't see the column in last Sunday's Pink Section.

Did you?

DJ
 
Ben's feature story on Lamont and Tonelli certainly qualifies as current - not the wallow in radio nostalgia that annoyed some people here regarding his previous column.

Speaking of Ben, I caught about 45 minutes of his Backstage show last night, and was impressed. It was a very interesting profile of legendary British blues man Long John Baldry, who is credited with giving Rod Stewart his first big break. Interestingly, none of the songs played during the time I was listening (Stones, Baldry, Rod Stewart) were ever "hits" - so once could charge that Backstage would be more at home on KFOG or The Bone.

Baldry's one American breakthrough song (that I'm aware of ) was "Don't Try to Lay No Boggie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll". It's a terrific song (1970 or 71), got a lot of FM airplay on stations like KSAN, and it may have cracked the bottom of the 610/KFRC Big 30, but that's probably about it. As far as I can remember, it has never gotten play on Oldies or Classic Hits stations.
 
I agree LKeller, great Ben Show over the
weekend! I caught the Sunday morning version.
(plus, I've got the laptop rigged with Audio Hijack, which
will record it if I'm otherwise occupied)

In San Diego in '71, our station's rigid Drake format
wouldn't allow us to play Long John Baldry, but there
was a nest of deep Britain fans among us Boss Jocks.
We'd hang with the underground jocks, raid their
communes and listen on each others' stereos when we'd
gather at night. BFT brought me back there again!

I know if I keep listening, Ben will get around to another
of my more obscure British favorites, The Alan Price Set!
 
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