MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO, THE: ROCK 'N' ROLL AND RADIO: PACKAGE #6: ROCK 'N' ROLL IS HERE TO STAY, II: THE PERSONALITY JOCKS
Summary
The sixth "Rock 'n' Roll and Radio" listening series
package presented by The Museum of Television & Radio.
"Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" consists of "An
Overview" of the series and two radio programs.
The "Overview" (running time: 22:00) -- hosted by
venerable disc jockey Dave Herman -- traces the musical
roots of rock 'n' roll, and how the radio medium and
this hybrid of rhythm 'n' blues and country music
influenced each other through the decades.
The first classic radio program (running time: 29:39) is
hosted by deejay Elliott Field on KFWB ("channel" 98) in
Los Angeles in 1959. The "KFWB Fabulous Forty" played
the most popular songs of the era, with Field using an
array of voices to introduce songs, do live commercials,
and conduct listener contests. Music in this segment
includes: "The Little Space Girl" (Jesse Lee Turner),
"Stagger Lee" (Lloyd Price), "My Man" (Peggy Lee),
"La Bamba" (Ritchie Valens), "First Anniversary" (Cathy
Carr), "One Night" (Elvis Presley). Includes
commercials.
The second program (running time: 54:35) is "The Dick
Biondi Show: Second Anniversary Show." This 1962
program celebrates the second anniversary of the Dick
Biondi radio show from Chicago's WLS. Biondi -- the
self-proclaimed "ugliest disc jockey in radio" -- plays
selections of folk, rhythm 'n' blues, and rock 'n' roll
music in addition to presenting live commercials and
making announcements about events in the Chicago area.
Music includes: "I'm On My Way" (The Highwaymen), "The
Limbo Rock" (The Champs), "We Girls" (Jan Bradley), "So
This Is Love" (The Castells), "Village of Love,"
(Nathaniel Mayer), "Oh My Angel" (Bertha Tillman),
"Playboy" (The Marvelettes),"Theme from Ben Casey"
(Valjean), "Itty Bitty Pieces" (James Ray), "Doctor
Feel-Good" (Dr. Feelgood and the Interns), and "My Heart
Goes Running Back to You" (Nick Noble). Includes
commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 1:46:40
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:33455
- GENRE: Radio - Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Folk music; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Rock music
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- For "The Dick Biondi Show":
- For "The Elliott Field Show":
- Radio - Commercials - Banquet frozen dinners
- Radio - Commercials - Boy's Markets
- Radio - Commercials - Clark Gasoline
- Radio - Commercials - Coca Cola soft drinks
- Radio - Commercials - Ford Dealers
- Radio - Commercials - Gala Hair Care Products
- Radio - Commercials - Gillette Razors
- Radio - Commercials - Los Angeles Times newspaper
- Radio - Commercials - Mason's clothing stores
- Radio - Commercials - Mohawk Paper Company
- Radio - Commercials - Pepsi-Cola soft drinks
- Radio - Commercials - Pepsi soft drinks
- Radio - Commercials - Regal Pale Beer
- Radio - Commercials - Robert Hall Clothing Store
- Radio - Commercials - Santa Fe Speedway
- Radio - Commercials - Santa Fe Wine
- Radio - Commercials - TWA Airlines
- Radio - Commercials - Tackle bleimish cream
- Radio - Commercials - Ting Medicated Pimple Cream
- Radio - Commercials - Wrigley's spearmint gum
- Radio - Commercials - You Know candy bars
CREDITS
- Dave Herman … Host
- Elliott Field … Host
- Dick Biondi … Host, Talent, Santa Fe Speedway commercial , Pepsi Cola commercial, Gala Hair Care Products commercial, Gillette Razors commercial, Mohawk Paper Company commercial