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At the end of one month of this promotion, six winners were chosen for originality and clarity of the design created. A Lackawanna boy who worked in the Bethlehem plant before turning to radio, his broadcast persona was a deep, melodic voiced blue-collar everyman. My great grandfather lived in an apartment in the yellow house on the right. After the July, 1964 release of The Beatles first film A Hard Days Night, the summer of 1965 saw the release of the Beatles secondmovie, Help!, which opened at Sheas before moving onto the smaller theaters and the drive-ins. The Ellicott Square Building, to the right, still stands and gives reference to the location. The half hour program was recorded on these transcription records, sometime before Christmas Day 1954, for playback on that date. Never before, and never since, has a radio station been so dominant in Buffalo. Such is Buffalos Danny. His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. writing about the people, places, and ideas that make Buffalo unique and special. Some of his regular voices included "Jack Armstrong" - All American boy; "Maude Frickette" - the 104 year old teenager; and "General Shelby Singleton Silvers Junior Esquire Y'all" - an older southern gentleman. If you watched Elvis shake his hips on Ed Sullivan for the first time, and you then listened to Elvis on the radio It wasnt likely KB, even though your memory might tell you otherwise. Awards were made to area teenagers who performed special service to their community or fellow teenagers through school or other activities. Station management gave each of the new disc jockeys a membership in the Junior Chamber of Commerce and several other civic organizations in-order increase their visibility not only to listeners but to business and civic leaders who would supply KB with needed advertising dollars. But it wasnt just radio Neaverth was also a TV weatherman on Channel 7 and later Channel 2. Reynolds and Neaverth, on behalf of WKBW, were offered the chance to bring The Beatles to Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on February 10, 1964, the day after the band had appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. Buffalo Evening News headline, 1964. He instead stated that, though he was comfortable being in the public spotlight, he did not feel an overwhelming need for it and felt that he retired at the right time. It almost happened! "Folks, reg . http://www.staffannouncer.com/kbhalloween/vampires.mp3, http://www.staffannouncer.com/kbhalloween/wotw68.mp3. Most of these recordings played several times through the years, starting in 1967 and running through the late 70s. For most of my generation, I would imagine thoughts of Stan Jasinski beckon thoughts of grandparents, and this is true for Edmund Haremski as well. Now, more than 50 years later, WKBW-TV has broadcast tens of thousands of movies, local programs, and newscasts. The 25-year veteran of Buffalo radio and television has written five books and curates The Buffalo Stories Archives-- hundreds of thousands of books, images, and audio/visual media which tell the stories of who we are in Western New York. It was . That station was attempting to move into a more talk intensive full service format with music taking a backseat but was still heard. The concept of the American Teenager as we know it today is a relatively new one. That is a very odd position for a news station to take and makes you wonder what the station was worried about. The program began with hosts Brian Kahle and Nancy Foreman, and continued with Linda Pellegrino, and reporter/co-host Jon Summers, and is currently hosted by Emily Lampa and Mercedes Wilson. He is followed by another top flight personality, Dick Biondi, who was most recently with WHOT, Youngstown, Ohio. Azar was a graduate of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and Canisius College; he chose the surname Azar as a nod to his Hispanic ancestry, as many Spaniard names ended with "-azar." With an eventual 50% of the marketshare, KB quickly blew all of the much smaller competitors out of the water. He remembers playing the two transcription records from which these audio clips came in his grandmas basement as a little guy. WXRA later became WINE, where Hernando played host. Sandy Beach started in 1968 at WKBW Radio. Cash prized ranged from $25 to $100. Tag on a dozen more years at WHTT, and a few more at KB again, and Danny moved our fannies on the radio for half a century. The 10 a.m. hour offers a mix of information, entertainment, recipes, and product demonstrations, including live and taped reports from all over the community with interesting people, places, and events. Buffalo Morning Radio around the dial in 1989, Buffalos 1520 WKBW Radio: WNYs great contribution to 20th century pop culture, The scary sounds of Halloween on WKBW: 5 hours worth of K-Big talent on display. Much of the time he simply hid in the Old Cathedral. Each of the new disc jockeys showcased in a nearly wrapped music package, surrounded with all the happy excitement the stations new sound was to feature. For the last fifteen years he's been a talk show host at WBEN930am. The Joey Reynolds Show was a resounding Number 1 in Buffalo. A month after the groups first appearance on Ed Sullivan, a couple of doors down from Sheas Buffalo, the Paramount Theatre sold out a weekends worth of closed-circuit showings of a Beatles concert. 24 market in the country. 50 kW NBC sounded better to my sadly warped values. The program is completely on Polish, save the opening and closing voiceover by an WKBW staff announcer, perhaps Larry Brownell. It was a great break for Gramps, from his numerous jobs- from tinsmith at Buffalo Color and National Aniline, to ticket taker for the Bills and Sabres, to bet taker at Buffalo Raceway. According to sources, her husband is a lawyer in Chicago. Over the years Sandy has changed stations, formats and hairstyles but feels that Buffalo was always a good fit, saying " I managed to pick places where my personality and the things I like to do fit." Many others agreed, but said it was the combination of talent and different looks that made the Beatles just far out., Buffalo Courier-Express. The next day I was fired.. The masterful promotional folks at KB knew that by sending out this warningwith hope of it being published, that people would flock to hear, as Jeff Kaye puts it in the intro to the 1971 version of the dramatization, what all the hubhub was about. Its the 1960s version of dont click on this link. (Buffalo Stories Photo). Many who played a part in making those smaller stations great feel slighted by the fact that KB has swallowed up the collective memory of the early rock nroll era; but its no slight on those great stations and the folks who worked there: Its more a testament to the incredible juggernaut that KB was. In 1959, Clint Churchill Jr, son of the founder, was given the job of promotions manager. A leader in technology, WKBW-TV was one of the first stations in the country with LIVE EYE microwave units in the 1970s and first in the market with a satellite newsgathering truck, NEWSTAR 7, in 1991. The station began under the direction and ownership of the late Dr. Clinton H. Churchill. Through the years, he called Canisius and Niagara basketball, Buffalo Bisons baseball and Buffalo Bisons hockey. Halcovage's contract began March 30, 2023, and runs through March 29, 2028. For that reason, KB owns a special place not only in Buffalos pop cultural lexicon, but also for thousands and thousands of fans, who just like the ones in Buffalo, fell asleep with their transistor under their pillow, wondering where the hell Lackawanna was. In another incident while at WDRC in Hartford he once referred to the then Hartford Mayor Ann Uccello as "a stupid broad" while live on the air. KLIF was a marvelously successful station but, I couldnt have made a better choice. When the station went rock and roll in 1958, Tommy would dominate not only Western New York but also about 17 states and a couple of Nations. Youll hear Stan speaking between the songs, and if youre like me with a very limited understanding of Polish The only words youll understand are a few numbers, and the words Lucki-Urban and Stromberg-Carlson, the latter being a manufacturer of some of the finest radios of that era. Across town at WBNY-AM, the first true Top 40 format in Buffalo was inaugurated in the summer of 1957. [6], Azar was noted for his tough, blunt personality and willingness to editorialize on-air in an era when sports talk was not yet a developed medium. While inspiring many of the changes that came to KB and many other stations around the country, the Hound stayed true to his style, and founded WBLK Radio; where he continued to uncover and spotlight new artists, both in Buffalo, and to a syndicated audience around the country. Biondi, known by many as the Wild Itralian had a legendary temper. Here's where reporters who left WIVB landed, along with other media nuggets. His more famous co-workers will tell you, his credo Good enough isnt good enough, helped give KB such a great sound over the years. WKBW-TV followed the team to the current facility in Orchard Park, N.Y. in 1973 (known then as Rich Stadium and now as Ralph Wilson Stadium). Steve's Buffalo roots run deep: all eight of his great-grandparents called Buffalo home, with his first ancestors arriving here in 1827. It was under the direction of Al Anscombe that the mostly staid, conservative, WKBW would up-end radio not just in Buffalo but around the country when, as their ad campaign said, KB Goes KA-BOOM! introducing a Top-40 style rock n roll format which debuted 19 months after the 30thanniversary of Doc Churchills WKBW was celebrated in 1956. On September 18, 2016, Joey returned to radio on WABC-AM in New York with a Sunday evening program, The Late Joey Reynolds Show, which ended in the summer of 2017. (News file photo) By Sharon Cantillon. Cichon puts his wide range of professional experiencefrom college professor, to PBS documentary producer, to radio news director, to candidate for countywide elected officeto work in producing meaningful interpretations of the two centuries worth of people, places, and events that make Buffalo the unique place that we love. He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . Stan Barron calling play-by-play action at Memorial Auditorium on WKBW. The call letters of WADV-FM were changed to WYRK-FM in 1981. Western New Yorks embedded in his DNA. The un-climatic ending did not discourage Clint and he immediately ran a Find the Missing Car Key contest. He would join WGR in 1972 where he . Neaverth, perhaps with his boyish good looks and demeanor, evaded arrest for his stunt. Traffic was snarled for hours in what was considered Buffalos Times Square, and is now just considered the MetroRail tracks in front of the Main Place Mall. After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia.. WKBW-AM History. Id been offered a gig, at the same time, from KLIF in Dallas. Neaverth has entertained his present and former fan base by featuring his quick wit and the great memories of WKBW Radio. For the last fifteen years he's been a talk show host at WBEN930am. At WBNY, Neaverth would pull a rooftop like event similar to Guy Kings, throwing candy out to passersby. Born in Boston, educated in suburban Philadelphia, Lawrence considered Washington, D.C. his home. KB and the city of Buffalo played such a special, memorable role in my checkered, disreputable life. In 1964, "Dialing For Dollars" hit the air with Liz Dribben and Nolan Johannes. Michael Brocia hosted music and news in Italian on Saturdays on WKBW. Azar signed the station on with the words, "Ladies and Gentlemen, WKBW-TV Channel 7 is on-the-air!" Left: Fred Klestine, Dan Neaverth, Jay Nelson, Jack Kelly, Doug James, Bob Diamond, Tom Shannon. Sixteen-year-old Jay Burch of Orchard Park High School described Beatlemania from the midst of it in 1964 this way: The Beatles singing is OK, but its the haircuts and dress that make them standouts. Bono. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He was a concert promoter and recording artist (who could forget Rats in My Room, even if they tried?). With hope and dreams, I turned on the ever present transistor receiver. His young fans, bobbysoxers, were the first teenagers to swoon in force at the voice of a matinee idol and singing sensation. James Patterson will stay local to start his professional football career, while Justin Marshall will begin his pro career with the Atlanta Falcons. Across town at WBNY-AM, the first true Top 40 format in Buffalo was inaugurated in the summer of 1957. One boy from Cardinal OHara High School was convinced that it was The Beatles weird looks more than their musical ability thatmade them popular. Thats especially true when you consider what Oats said in one of his priceless TV interviews, -- after signing what turned out to be a meaningless contract extension -- that he would be at UB unless some other school came in with something crazy. Alabama came through with something crazy at around $2.5 million a year. He writes about Buffalos pop culture history. K-BIG Feature #2: Visit the history WKBW Radio Studios located at 1430 Main Street. Azar wrote a memoir, "Tales From Azar's Attic". The studio was on rural Niagara Falls Boulevard, in a location which soon would be the home of Swiss Chalet for the next 50 years. Like all the departing Channel 4 reporters, she had nothing but nice things to say on social networks about her time in Western New York. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. In the Nations Capital, he sat on the Board of Directors of AFTRA, was a staff announcer for WPIK and WWDC, and a freelance television performer. [2], Azar denied rumors that he retired from WKBW in 1989 at 60 years old because of the station's change in ownership (from Capital Cities Communications to Queen City Broadcasting) nor any contract-related disputes. The rock nroll era had arrived on a respectable, long established Buffalo radio station. It was built out in 1951 in the parking lot of Tabernaclewhich by the end of the decade was destined to become the home of WKBW-TV Ch.7. Jim McLaughlin introduces Halloween 1973, and reminds youDont turn around. Frank Frederics, who also anchored newscasts on WBUF-TV, reads the news on WKBW as engineer William Routh looks on. Tommy Shannon first made girls swoon at WXRA Radio, from a location way out in the boonies. Having the good fortune of working with top talent I knew that the station was headed for the top. The Kings Ball was the easy part, we had over a thousand people outside that the fire marshal would not let in. Buffalo Web Design bySurdej Web Solutions. Buffalo Web Design by. WKBW-TV was also one of the first stations to travel with the Buffalo Sabres hockey team in the 1970s, broadcasting select games, and is a supporter of the triple A Buffalo Bisons baseball team. While Reynolds' present persona can be considered mellower by comparison, he still retains a loyal audience. Ed Edziu Cichon would sit out there, looking at the comings and goings on Seneca Street with a serene smile on his face, enjoying the music, his grandkids, and life in general. If you tuned to WBNY in the late 50s, you were likely to hear the voice of Daffy Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds (right), Fred Klestine and Henry Brach. Among the others on KBs deejay staff in the mid-50s were Herb Knight, George Hound Dog Lorenz, and Larry Brownell. Soon to be gone was KBs ethnic, country & western and religious programming as well as George Lorenz who would not conform to a strict top40 play list. Buffalo News archives. His big break came in 1966, when he joined WIXY Radio in Cleveland. The proof is in a quick search of WKBW on your favorite search engine. The result was a frenzy in which people called each other asking, Is this the WKBW $200 mystery telephone number?. He was the chief rock and pop writer for 20 years and helped establish the weekend entertainment magazine. K-BIG Feature #1: Forgotten Buffalo Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of KB's Format Change to Top 40. Don Yearke, known as Don Keller the Farm Feller back in the early 60s on KB, was recognized along with his KB Litter Box by a fan in Southern Pennsylvania. http://www.staffannouncer.com/kbhalloween/wotw71.mp3. I was thinking NBCold, ultra classy posturing. The King and The Hound, Memorial Auditorium. WKBW, Buffalos Most Powerful Radio Station, mid-50s letterhead. Reynolds excelled at comedic voice characterizations, his means of social commentary without it being directly attributable to "Joey Reynolds". Through the years, WKBW-TV changed ownership and location. On March 10, 2010, it was revealed that WOR would pick up Coast to Coast AM from Premiere Radio and would cancel "The Joey Reynolds Show." The guy was a bug. His wife was having a pajama party. Half of the audience was listening to KB. She deserves all the praise she is getting over her work at WKBW-TV (Channel 7) during its glory days and at WGRZ-TV (Channel 2) and WIVB-TV after that. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. Perlman landed at the CBS owned and operated station in Sacramento, Calif., which is the No. Liz Lewin: The former WKBW-TV anchor-reporter, who left the station last summer to become the weekend morning anchor and reporter at WILX-TV in Lansing, Mich., is back in Buffalo. http://blog.buffalostories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/KB58sm.mp3. 1top single, I Want to Hold Your Hand.. Fueled by the notion of carving out a demographic niche among Buffalo teens and very young adults, the little 250-watt station went rock and roll in a bold move that would soon change the . As the man who helped make the way for the Juice, McKenzie even became a spokesman for Niagara Mohawk. By Steve Cichon In Denver, Colorado, he hosted a radio-television simulcast on KOA-AM, and launched (and hosted) the first nationwide satellite radio programming featured on more than 35 radio stations coast-to-coast. A week into the contest, a lady slid into the car, took out her old Ford key, and fired up the T-Bird. Hengerers was selling Beatles records and wigs. At "KB" and WBNY, the rock-jock rosters were dotted with the splendid talents of DAN NEAVERTH, TOM SHANNON, JOEY REYNOLDS, DICK BIONDI, PERRY ALLEN, LUCKY PIERRE, TOM CLAY, FRED KLESTINE, and RUSS "THE MOOSE" SYRACUSE. (Buffalo Stories archives). On July 3rd, 12 beautiful models, all wearing toreador pants and banners proclaiming them to be Miss KB toured downtown streets and businesses distributing the stations new Top 30 tunes sheets and fliers stating, Its Hot! Rick Azar was the first voice heard on WKBW-TV on November 30, 1958. Chief Engineer Leroy Fiedler, left, was at WKBW from the very beginning in 1926, and was still with the station through the 60s. . On July 4, 1958, Futursonic Radio was alive on WKBW. Rhythm and blues was still working its way into rock n roll, and it was still a little time before Elvis started to become recognized first as the hottest hillbilly attraction and the king of western bop.. Narrated by Irv Weinstein, Instant KB was actually released on a single-sided album sized record for distribution sponsors on the local and national level. Click image for more. Dale Anderson Reporter Dale Anderson has been a Buffalo News staff reporter since 1968. We look forward to many more years of delivering 7 News, weather, sports, programming, and information into your home every day! In 1986, he arrived at then-WNBC in New York City doing the afternoon drive, Howard Stern's previous shift. No one could ever find it until the station gave an easy clue on the air. The station was located at 1420 Main Street in Buffalo, New York, and the call letters stood for "Well Known Bible Witness". According to Al Anscombe, GM at the time, advertisers who associated with the traditional format were given to option of continuing their schedules free of charge through the Future Sonic change with many renewing at greater levels a month into the new sound. Remembering former Buffalo radio personality Don Berns who passed away on Sunday March 1, 2015. The 25-year veteran of Buffalo radio and television has written five books and curates The Buffalo Stories Archives-- hundreds of thousands of books, images, and audio/visual media which tell the stories of who we are in Western New York. Off the air, he was a coffee-swilling funnyman who was one of everyones favorite co-workers. [2] Such was Azar's popularity that one of the sports anchors hired to replace him (the unrelated Jerry Azar) was chosen specifically because his last name was also Azar.[2]. Other, that is, than the fact is was a 50kw NBC affiliate. But 370 miles away in Baltimore, the show showed up in the ratings as number 4. If you watched Elvis shake his hips on Ed Sullivan for the first time, and you then listened to Elvis on the radio It wasnt likely KB, even though your memory might tell you otherwise. In addition to his duties with WKBW, he owned an artist-management firm, a music publishing company and was associated with the Mike Conner Publicity-Promotion office which was headquartered in Beverly Hills. Reynolds' last show, which was segregated into the "Final Gay Hour," the "Final Jewish Hour" and "The Final Hour," aired the morning of April 3, 2010. Half of the audience was listening to KB. What helped him decide his career path was he says he wanted to entertain people and didn't want to wear a tie. A Reynolds WPOP theme song put lyrics to the sax-laden hit "Wild Weekend", by Buffalo, NY group The Rockin' Rebels (the song had been written as a theme for another Buffalo radio personality, Tom Shannon). Buffalo Evening News, 1964. Nicknamed The Singing Evangelist, The Encyclopedia of America Gospel Music calls Beck a seminal figure in the formative years of modern African-American gospel music. His shows aired Sunday nights on KB. A strong WBEN, and impending loss of WKBWs NBC affiliation combined with WBNYs success was enough to convince Anscombe to hire Dick Lawrence away from the small station. Spot surveys taken over the first weekend of the new operation found literally hundreds of persons dotting beaches and back yards with WKBW large and white on their backs, arms and legs. Simpsons ability to run for a record 2003 yards in 1973. The programs and talent that WKBW Radio was promoting in 1956- only a matter of months before rock 'n' roll Top 40 would change radio forever- looks much more like KB did in 1930 than it would in 1960. . Baffos bar on Main Street. Since the earliest days of the internet, Cichon's been creating content celebrating the people, places, and ideas that make Buffalo unique and special. ", Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. When the world wide web opened up in 1994, Channel 7 was the first Buffalo station online with www.wkbw.com. Former KROQ-FM radio personality Rodney "Rodney on the ROQ" Bingenheimer and the estate of the late record producer Kim Fowley were identified in new . Never before, and never since, has a radio station been so dominant in Buffalo. He's been inducted into three halls of famebut admits that early on, he did consider being a CPA instead of a radio broadcaster. It wasnt just with the expected idea of record sales at places like Twin Fair, more staid institutions such asAM&As were offering The Beatle Bob in their downtown and branch store beauty salons. Wally Wagoner was WKBWs Farm Director. Clint Jr, an admirer of Top 40 pioneer Gordon McClendon, utilized many of McClendons tricks in the first years of Futuresonic Radio. Starting in the mid 50s, and running through the mid 70s, its fair to say cumulatively, that nighttime KB disc jockeys like George Hound Dog Lorenz, Dick Biondi, Tommy Shannon, Jay Nelson, Joey Reynolds, Sandy Beach, and Jack Armstrong enjoyed more listeners on a single radio station during that clear-channel time in the evening, than any other station in the country. Yes, the dial was indeed properly clicked in on 1520. Program director Dick Lawrence asked Allen to show up to KB prior to the 4th. Click image to learn more. Faron Young, Capitol Records star, flew in to Buffalo from Nashville; The Pony Tails drove up from Cleveland; The Four Dates and Fabian of Chancellor Records flew in from Philadelphia; and the local recording group, The Tune Rockers, performed on the roof of one of the stores in the plaza. In a matrix thathas repeated itself time and time again as American Pop Culture has evolved, the aversion to the Beatles was just as strong as the fanaticism of their young followers. I tried to interview her a few weeks ago about her career and her plan to say goodbye to TV news. In 2014, the station was acquired by the prestigious E.W. It was not until after Beatlemania swept the nation that they acknowledged that it was a mistake to not bring them in. The day: November 30, 1958. Ironically, the man who brought Elvis to Memorial Auditorium was out at KB when the station went Rock n Roll full-time. Reynolds made a cameo appearance on the ill-fated Buffalo Night in America broadcast on WBBZ-TV in July 2012. Enter WKBW Radio, soon with the corporate backing of owner Capital Cities (now THE DISNEY CORPORATION, by the way), and its monstrous 50,000 watt signal. Here's where reporters who left WIVB landed, along with other media nuggets. Frank Sinatra sang with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and his popularity exploded when he became a singing front man himself. What was it about the Beatles? The Beatles in Buffalo? Career. Station manager Al Anscombe had been studying the modern top40 trends in broadcasting as markets across the country felt the power of the format. Jack Kelly, KBs all night jock prior to July 4th, was only of the few voices to be carried over to the new format. Some personalities are so renowned and celebrated just one name will do. From the earliest days of the internet, Steve has been writing, digitizing, and sharing the stories and images of all the things that make Buffalo special and unique. The programs and talent that WKBW Radio was promoting in 1956 only a matter of months before rock n roll Top 40 would change radio forever looks much more like KB did in 1930 than it would in 1960. On July 4, 1958, Futursonic Radio was alive on WKBW. Hes remembered most for peeking at us through the hole in the record behind the microphones of upstart WBNY radio in the 1950s as Daffy Dan, then WGR Radio, and then 25 years at WKBW Radio with most of those years as Buffalos morning man. Such is Buffalo's Danny. The energetic Lawrence formed the National Association of Independent Program Directors while at KB. He's been inducted into three halls of famebut admits that early on, he did consider being a CPA instead of a radio broadcaster. Stations like WBNY, WWOL, WXRA, and later WYSL and a host of others were capturing the imaginations of young people in Buffalo. People from all over the country, and not just Buffalo transplants, have built websites dedicated to keeping the memory of WKBW alive. The Joey Reynolds Show was a resounding Number 1 in Buffalo. Azar also did basketball play-by-play on St. Bonaventure basketball games on Ch 7 during the Bob Lanier era. (Coast to Coast had been heard on crosstown rival WABC for several years, before that station dropped the show in favor of an in-house offering from Doug McIntyre, which led Premiere to seek WOR as the new New York affiliate.) McDonald's has closed its U.S. offices through Wednesday and told its corporate staff to work remotely as it prepares to announce a round of layoffs. It would have been the Beatles' first concert in North America. The rock nroll era had arrived on a respectable, long established Buffalo radio station. His family owned Lucki-Urban Furniture, sponsors of Jasinskis broadcasts from the 50s-90s. (Buffalo Stories archives.). Eighteen uniformed Buffalo Police officers were hired to help keep the peace among the more than 2,500 teens who showed up to watch the show at the Paramount, which was hosted by WKBW disc jockey Joey Reynolds. only real radio geeks remember that Armstrong was thereIf for nothing else many remember the hand off between Danny and Joeyand don't forget the Purple Wax . Over 600 imitation firecrackers were distributed to the audience, each one containing either movie passes, Elvis Presley dog tag jewelry, gift certificates for free records, ball point pens, cigarette lighters, pocket notebooks and checks valued at $1.52 or $15.20. "Rocketship 7" kicked off the day with host Dave Thomas and "Promo The Robot!" What helped him decide his career path was he says he wanted to entertain people and didn't want to wear a tie. I once threw an ashtray at Gene Taylor. No one should begrudge him for leaving for that deal. Steve Garrin was the producer and guest booker. If theres a start date for Beatlemania, you might choose Feb. 9, 1964 the date of the bands first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. About 60 percent of American televisions were tuned to the performance of the nations No.

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