Friday, May 22, 2009

May 22 Playlist + Anniversary + May 29 + 1969

http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-22-2009

Oops. looks like I shoulda made it clearer about what I meant by "Beach Music". From WIKIpedia:

Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, jazz, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues, reggae, rockabilly and old-time rock and roll. Beach music is closely associated with the style of swing dance known as the shag, or the Carolina shag, which is also the official state dance of both North Carolina and South Carolina. Recordings with a 4/4 "blues shuffle" rhythmic structure and moderate-to-fast tempo are the most popular music for the shag, and the vast majority of the music in this genre fits that description.

Lotta good tunes, but I think last year's Memorial Day Beach Music special worked better because I mixed up the categories above whereas today I sorta lumped 'em all together. Oh well. It was still great to have Sam The Tattoo Man sit in with me. A heckuva nice guy. And he brought me a new copy of the original "Everything's Archie" LP! Cool!Email me if you wanna know where to get tattoo'd!

Totally forgot to mention it was 5 Memorial Days ago that I got the Friday 3pm gig following the amazing Primitive Show. A dream come true!

Remember Primitive George starts "The Primitive Soul Show" Wednesdays 8 to 10 pm all this summer. I hope to join him on occasion, maybe even THIS Thursday May 27 since I will NOT be doing a show May 29. I'll be in Detroit Rock City for my niece's high school graduation.

Would love your feedback on today's show and how you feel about a whole summer of '69 from 3 to 5 this summer.


Thanks for listening and Happy Memorial Day; let's honor our vets!

Sammy

Friday, May 15, 2009

May 15+ Why Didn't Sammy Answer The Phones



Kinda different playlist today, huh? Not rockin' but who could follow Primitive George's BOSS 70s show mixin' in the current garage tunes. Super Duper! Noon To Three pm Friday afternoons. Click on the link at the top left of this blog page for a link to George's podcast.

http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-15-2009

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All vinyl show today except for a few requested tunes I only had on CD. Why? To protest the new CD players the station got. You've probably heard every DJ rag about 'em like I did on this blog page last week. Not sure what this will mean for my future shows that utilize a lot of jingles.

As for the phones, I was just pooped from a very stressful week. I love my life, but sometimes things just get overwhelming. You know how it goes. Anyway, bottom line, just didn't have the energy and certainly didn't want to have to be nice to anyone complaining the show wasn't rockin' enough! The songs matched my mood; I sure hope you liked 'em too. Let me know at the Email link above.

Friday May 22 is our 2nd annual Beach Music special. Not surfin hot rod stuff, but the North Carolina soul oriented stuff. BE THERE!

Thanks for listening!
Sammy

Friday, May 8, 2009

May 8 Playlist + Next 3 Weeks + WVKRRRRRRGH

Today was Lost And Found Sixties covering the years 1963-1968. Over 40 songs in 2 hours, several of which I've never played before including some Boss album cuts that sure sounded like singles. Miss any? http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-08-2009

Thank you SO much for the great Emails about last week's CKLW 1969 retrospective. Twas the most Email I've gotten on one show, all positive except one with some possibly valid criticisms. All appreciated. lostoldies@yahoo.com

Got some exciting 1969 news coming up in a few weeks. But let's get through May first. Next week it's Lost And Found Seventies. Not sure what form it will take--AM pop? Later FM rock? What would YOU like? Then May 22 is Memorial Day weekend. Sam The Tattoo Man wanted to guest host but I didn't hear from him this week so I think I'm going to go ahead with another Beach Music special like we did last 4th of July and very well received. The following week May 29 I'll be away. waa.

OK, so WVKR spent all this $$$ on new CD players that are supposed to be top of the line but are NOT the best equipment for a radio station, especially on a show that plays 2 minute songs! The players are tempermental about CD-Rs, often take anywhere from 3 to 15 seconds to "load", an eternity if you're trying to be fast paced, and have a slight delay between the time you push the button and when the sound comes out.

One nice caller said he didn't notice any problems; I think he was just being kind. And like I said on the air, who could be upset with the groovy sounds coming out of the ray-dee-oh! Thanks SO MUCH for listening!

Sammy

Friday, May 1, 2009

First Of May, 1969

Wow what a trip through the Time Tunnel takin' us back to May First, 1969! Jingles, commercials, and even actual recordings of a CKLW jock from back in the day. Not to mention over 3 dozen 45s on the charts 40 years ago this week. Thanks for indulging my AM radio DJ passion; the phone lines were burnin' up, as they say, and I couldn't even answer every call. You guys are the best! Missed something?:

http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-01-2009

Email me at lostoldies@yahoo.com to let me know your thoughts. We'll be doin' 1969 again the first week of June but next week, May 8, it's Lost And Found Sixties. Requests considered.

Finally, you must know I was just jonesin' to play the Bee Gees' "First Of May" since the single DID peak on the charts 40 years ago this week and, hey it was the First Of May. But seeing that the amazing Peter Clark chose THAT for his second song on his "Orphanage Of Rock And Roll" show Thursday night, I had to make other plans. In its place was a recording of the same song sung by ex-spouses Lulu and the Maurice Gibb recorded in 2002. Hope you enjoyed.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!!
Sammy