Don Barrett's L.A. Radio.com provides a little something for our memories today. It is a little bit of flashback kind of energy that is what I want to share as a sampling of what was published every day until a few months agos http://www.laradio.com/ If you have some years on you, you might recall some of the items from experience.
The following is from is column today for January 9th- "on this date" -
"LARP Rewind: January 9. On this day in 2006, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, who in 2005 had starred in a new version of the 1968 movie, The Producers, were honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. On this day in 1992, Sting played himself on the "Radio Bart" episode of The Simpsons. On this day in 1979, Kmart pulled Steve Martin's Let's Get Small album for being in "bad taste." On this day in 1973, the Rolling Stones had to cancel a planned tour of the Orient when Japan refused to grant a Visa to Mick Jagger because of a 1969 drug bust. On this day in 1963, drummer Charlie Watts joined the Rolling Stones after leaving Blues Incorporated. On this day in 1922, 82AE in Pittsburgh changed call letters to KQV. (This was before a rule change that required stations east of the Mississippi River to have callsigns beginning with W.)
Today, January 9, 2012, sportscaster Dick Enberg is 77, Joan Baez is 71, Roy Head is 69, Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is 68, Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) is 62, Crystal Gayle is 61, Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell is 45, singer/guitarist Dave Matthews is 45, Backstreet Boys vocalist A.J. McLean is 34.
On the KFWB Fabulous Forty Survey 50 years ago today, January 9, 1962, number one was The Twist by Chubby Checker, followed by the Tokens' The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Gene Chandler's Duke Of Earl. Biggest jumpers were Norman by Sue Thompson and Dear Lady Twist by Gary U.S. Bonds."
Roy Head sang "Treat Her Right" in the mid-60s, a one-hit wonder, popular and a lively tune. Crystal Gayle had "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" as her principal 60s hit. Sue Thompson's "Norman" was yet another one-hit wonder from the early 60s. Hard to believe it, maybe, but all part of the pop music we heard in high school years way back.
Don's daily column appeared on the web since about 1997, first as a free site and than as a daily subscription website, now appears "occasionally" for subscribers as he's now spending more time on other things including family. This break is not complete yet as he leave us with some once in a while postings to ease the radio information vacuum. What I show here is just a small part of what we had as daily presentations.
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