MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO LISTENING SERIES, THE: ROCK 'N' ROLL AND RADIO: PACKAGE 10: ROCK 'N' ROLL IS HERE TO STAY II: TOP FORTY LEGENDS
Summary
The tenth "Rock 'n' Roll and Radio" listening series
package presented by The Museum of Television & Radio.
"Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay, II: Top Forty Legends"
consists of "An Overview" of the series and radio
programs by two inveterate voices of the popular music
radio format.
The "Overview" (running time: 22:20) -- hosted by
venerable disc jockey Dave Herman -- traces the musical
roots of rock 'n' roll, and how the radio medium and
this hybird of rhythm 'n' blues and country music
influenced each other through the decades. Highlights
include segments of: "Rd, Hot, and Blue" in 1951 with
Dewey Phillips on WHBQ in Memphis; "Grand Ole Opry" on
WSM in Nashville in 1949; "The Camel Rock 'n' Roll Dance
Party" with Alan Freed on CBS in 1956; Dick Biondi on
WLS in Chicago in 1962; Bruce Morrow and Scott Muni
with Ringo Starr on WABC in New York in 1965; Wolfman
Jack on XERB in Los Angeles in 1966; Rosko on 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; and Larry Woodside on KROQ-FM in Los
Angeles in 1979.
The first program (running time: 43:09) is "The Real Don
Steele" which originally aired on KOIL in Omaha, NE in
1962. The fast-talking deejay plays popular music of
the era. Musical selections include the following:
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" (Floyd Cramer), "Dear One"
(Larry Finnegan), "Cajun Queen" (Jimmy Dean), "The
Greatest Hurt" (Jackie Wilson), "What'd I Say (Part I)"
(Bobby Darin), "Shadrack" (Brook Benton), "Cry Baby Cry"
(the Angels), "Town Without Pity" (Gene Pitney),"Jamie"
(Eddie Holland), and "B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl)" (the
Tokens). Includes commercials and public service
announcements.
The second program (running time: 31:39) is "Saturday
Night Party" with Bruce Morrow, popularly known as
Cousin Brucie. It originally aired on WABC in New York
City in 1963. Morrow infrequently utters his trademark
yawp, "Eiiiiiyyy!" This segment also includes the
syndicated "Tom Harmon Sports Show," which features an
interview with Navy football coach Wayne Harden.
Musical selections include the following: "Forget Him"
(Bobby Rydell), "That'll Be the Day" (Buddy Holly), and
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" (Johnny Tillotson). Includes
commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 1:37:19
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:35924
- GENRE: Radio - Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Rock music
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- For "Saturday Night Party" with Cousin Brucie
- For "The Real Don Steele"
- Radio - Commercials - 1st National Bank of Omaha
- Radio - Commercials - 7-Up
- Radio - Commercials - Acnotabs pimple cream
- Radio - Commercials - Ban Smoke Gum
- Radio - Commercials - Clearasil pimple cream
- Radio - Commercials - Emerson Cigars
- Radio - Commercials - Film "The Fruit Is Ripe" The Muse Theater -- Omaha's Adults Only Art Theater
- Radio - Commercials - Gordon Storage Warehouses
- Radio - Commercials - Hinky Dinky Supermarket
- Radio - Commercials - Hospy's Thomas Organ
- Radio - Commercials - Household Finance Shoppers Loans
- Radio - Commercials - Pontiac Tempest
- Radio - Commercials - Rose & Novak Chevrolet
- Radio - Commercials - Tackle pimple cream
- Radio - Commercials - Thom McAn shoes
- Radio - Commercials - United Delco car repair
- Radio - PSA - Girl Scouts
CREDITS
- For "An Overview"
- Dave Herman … Host
- Dick Biondi
- Alan Freed
- Kelly, "Machine Gun"
- Morrow, Bruce ("Cousin Brucie")
- Scott Muni
- Dewey Phillips
- Rosko (William Mercer)
- Starr, Ringo (See also: Starkey, Richard)
- Wolfman Jack
- Larry Woodside
- For "The Real Don Steele"
- The Angels … Music Group
- The Tokens … Music Group
- Fats Domino … Singer
- Larry Finnegan … Singer
- Jimmy Dean … Singer
- Bobby Darin … Singer
- Brooke Benton … Singer
- Gene Pitney … Singer
- Eddie Holland … Singer
- Floyd Cramer … Instrumentalist, Pianist
- Don Steele … Host, Talent, 1st National Bank of Omaha commercial
- For "Saturday Night Party" with Cousin Brucie
- The Diamonds … Music Group
- Bobby Rydell … Singer
- Buddy Holly … Singer
- Johnny Tillotson … Singer
- Morrow, Bruce ("Cousin Brucie") … Host, Talent, Tackle pimple cream commercial, Thom McAnn shoes commercial
- Tom Harmon … Interviewer, "Tom Harmon's Sports Show", Reporter, Talent, United Delco car repair commercial
- Wayne Harden … Guest, "Tom Harmon's Sports Show"
- Dick Clark … Talent, Clearasil pimple cream commercial