MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO LISTENING SERIES, THE: ROCK 'N' ROLL AND RADIO: AN OVERVIEW AND PACKAGE #5: THE EARLY YEARS: RHYTHM & BLUES RADIO
Summary
Part five of The Museum of Television & Radio listening
series, "Rock 'n' Roll and Radio," this compilation
consists of "An Overview" of the entire series as well
as three radio programs comprising Package #5, "The
Early Years: Rhythm & Blues Radio."
Venerable rock deejay Dave Herman hosts the overview
(22:00) which offers a look at the history of rock 'n'
roll music. Disc jockeys, radio programs and trends
represented by this portion of the program include the
following: Dewey Phillips on WHBQ in Memphis,
Tennesee; the Grand Ole Opry starring Red Foley; Alan
Freed's "Camel Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party" on the CBS
radio network; the development of Top 40; Dick Biondi on
WLS in Chicago; the British Invasion as covered by New
York's WABC; Wolfman Jack on ZERB in Los Angeles;
Rosko on progressive rock station WNEW-FM in New York
in 1970; Tom Donahue on KMET-FM in Los Angeles in
1968; "Machine Gun" Kelly on KHJ in Los Angeles in 1975;
deejay Larry Woodside on alternative rock station
KROQ-FM in Los Angeles in 1979; and the contemporary
"narrowcasting" of radio stations as they try to appeal
to segmented markets.
The first selection of "The Early Years" is "Jubilee"
(29:55) from the Armed Forces Radio Service in 1943.
Hosted by Ernie Whitman, this show offers performances
by Whitman, T-Bone Walker, "Sister" Rosetta Tharpe, Rex
Stewart, Phil Moore, and Barney Bigard. Musical
selections include the following: "Salt Jive" with
Moore on Piano; "Low Down Dirty Shame" by Walker;
"Mood Indigo," with solos by Bigard; "Without a Song" by
Whitman; "Shoo-Shoo, Baby," by James; and "Rock Daniel"
by Tharpe. The second program is "Red, Hot, and Blue"
(13:42), hosted by Dewey Phillips on WHBQ in Memphis,
Tennessee in 1951. The fast-talking deejay introduces
music, including the following selections: "She Moves
Me" (Muddy Waters), "Lonesome Christmas" (Lowell
Fulson), and "Dust My Broom," (Elmore James). Includes
commercials.
The final program is "Jivin' Jerry" (14:06) on WLCS in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1951. The rhyming host
begins his show as usual by exclaming "Man alive it's
time for that jammin' jive!" He plays blues recordings
and hails the goodness of White Fan Flour in live
commercials. Musical selections include the following:
"That Bradshaw Boogie" (Tiny Bradshaw) and "You Only
Want Me When You're Lonely" (Lonnie Johnson). Includes
commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 1:20:19
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:33454
- GENRE: Radio - Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Blues; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Rock music
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- For "Jivin' Jerry":
- For "Red, Hot, and Blue":
- Radio - Commercials - Omega Flour
- Radio - Commercials - Omega Recipe Book
- Radio - Commercials - Omega White Corn Meal
- Radio - Commercials - White Fan Flour
CREDITS
- For "An Overview":
- Dave Herman … Host
- Dick Biondi
- Tom Donahue
- Red Foley
- Alan Freed
- Kelly, "Machine Gun"
- Dewey Phillips
- Rosko (Bill Mercer)
- Wolfman Jack
- For "Jubilee":
- Ernie Whitman … Singer, Host
- Rosetta Tharpe … Singer
- T-Bone Walker … Instrumentalist, Guitarist
- Rex Stewart … Instrumentalist, Cornet player
- Phil Moore … Instrumentalist, Pianist
- Barney Bigard … Instrumentalist, Tenor Saxophonist
- For "Red, Hot, and Blue":
- Muddy Waters … Singer
- Lowell Fulson … Singer
- Elmore James … Singer
- Dewey Phillips … Host, Talent, Omega Recipe Book commercial, Omega Flour commercial, Omega White Corn Meal commercial
- For "Jivin' Jerry":
- Jivin' Jerry … Singer, Host, Talent, White Fan Flour commercial
- Lowell Fulson … Singer
- Elmore James … Singer
- Tiny Bradshaw … Singer
- Lonnie Johnson … Singer