JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO Issue #675
WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO
June 19, 2009 [Friday]
Issue #675
PASS IT ON! SIGN UP!
Send Your Comments And Radio Stories
Please Include Your Full Name, City, State And Country
rosekkkj@earthlink.net
http://rbr.com/ & http://tvbr.com/
http://news.jimroseremembersradio.com/
www.Cashboxradio.com/ & www.cashboxmagazine.com/
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND!
ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS
VENTURES FOUNDER EXPIRES
One of the co-founders of the legendary guitar-theme Rock band The Ventures passes away at 75. In 1959, Bob Bogle puts together The Ventures with Don Wilson when they are bricklayers. Probably two of their most famous hit tunes are Walk - Don't Run and The Theme From Hawaii Five-O. When I have wrist surgery in 1960 a high school friend brings a copy of The Ventures hit tune Walk - Don't Run. So that tune holds a special significance to me. The Ventures record many record albums. Most of them are in my LP collection. Don Wilson says that Bob suffers from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and he dies on Sunday, June 14, 2009 in a local Vancouver, WA hospital. Don remembers, I never had a brother, but he's the brother I never had...he was much more than a brother to me. He was one of the kindest men I ever met. The original members of The Ventures are: Bogle - lead guitar, Wilson - rhythm guitar, Nokie Edwards - bass and Skip Moore - drums. Howie Johnson later replaces Skip on drums. The Ventures big guitar sound first hits Billboard's singles chart in 1960 with Walk - Don’t Run which zooms to #2 nationally. John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival inducts The Ventures into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008: That song started a whole new movement in rock 'n' roll. The sound of it became 'surf music' and the audacity of it empowered guitarists everywhere. Don Wilson says Any guitar player would tell you, Bob is the most unique-sounding guitar player ever. The way he used to do the whammy bar - that vibrato bar. He kept his little finger on it while he played it all the time. He'd make it sound, like at the end of a chord, Wow-wow. We were the first ones to ever get recognized for doing anything like that. When you heard him play, you knew it was him. Bob Bogle leaves behind his wife, Yumi; children, Gary, Mike, Paul, Kathy, Randy and Brandon; brothers, Clarence, Dennis and Curtis; sister, Sybil; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A private funeral is on Friday, June 19th.
IF YOU THINK THIS ISSUE OF JRRR IS WORTH READING...Please forward this entire issue to five of your friends and associates! To subscribe to Jim Rose Remembers Radio send your full name, city, state and country of residence plus email address to rosekkkj@earthlink.net.
TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the first double record album? The answer appears below.
CMT MUSIC AWARDS Country comedian Bill Engvall hosts the CMT Music Awards on Tuesday night, June 16, 2009. The big winner of the evening is Brad Paisley who walks away with a field-leading three trophies. Taylor Swift receives the female video prize with her Love Story. Trey Fanjoy who is her video director wins Director of the Year. Taylor also wins the overall best video prize, also for Love Story. As I watch the event it's mighty difficult to determine which are real Country tunes or is it a Rock'n'Roll revue with flashy lights, shiny outfits and big dance show routines?
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
•HAPPY BIRTHDAY on Friday, June 19, 2009 to Country radio programming and marketing broadcast media professional consultant Joel Raab. •PEANUTS comic strip celebrates its 60th anniversary. Retailers, licensees and promotional partners from around the world join in on its celebration throughout the remainder of 2009 and 2010. •ABC's 20/20 with American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert and Fox News' Glenn Beck averages 5.98 million Total Viewers. This makes it ABC's #1 show for the night. •SIRIUS XM satellite radio passes on monthly copyright royalty fees to its subscribers. What's new pussycat?
ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES
•1950 ANN WILSON lead singer of Seattle, WA Rock band Heart born on June 19th. •1966 BRUCE ROBISON singer-songwriter (Tim McGraw - Angry All The Time & The Dixie Chicks - Travelin Soldier) born in Bandera, TX. •1970 BRIAN [Head] WELCH guitar with Korn born on June 19th in Torrance, CA. •1988 RANDY TRAVIS' I Told You So strikes #1 on Billboard's Country chart on June 12th. •1993 SAMMY CAHN award winning lyricist/musician/Songwriters Hall of Fame dies at 79 on January 15th in Los Angeles, CA. •2004 TERRI CLARK first female born in Canada to join the Grand Ole Opry on June 12th.
EMAILS YES WE HAVE EMAIL
CHUCK CASHMERE (San Diego, CA) Hey Jim, has anyone heard from Al Sharpton on the Letterman/Palin controversy? I mean he led the charge to get Imus fired for a similar joke about that female basketball team...oh my goodness I forgot Palin is only half native American/Caucasian and I guess Letterman's defenders overlook that it was her 14 yr old daughter who was at the game with Sarah. Letterman should at least suffer the punishment of eating moose meat raw.
SUKOSHI RICE (Blairsville, GA) Hi Jim/James, Are you the same James Rose who was Miles' r.m.? If you tell me that, I will tell you my story about that James Rose. Thanks for your emails, Sukoshi Rice; Master Usui Reiki; Licensed Massage Therapist; Relax & Breathe Wellness Center; Blairsville, GA. The Lord respects me when I work, but He loves me when I sing. -R.Tagore
WHERE DO YOU READ JRRR? Tell us how far away from Houston, TX that you read JRRR. Send your full name, city, state and country of residence to
ANDY CARR (San Antonio, TX) George, Thanks for responding to my comments in Jim Rose's paper. It is so good to hear from you. I also remember and liked "Howard Eddards," as he sometimes referred to himself jokingly, but my tribute is only to you, so take a bow and accept the accolades: You were a pure radio personality. You entertained and I admired you for that. Unlike some of the trash talking morning jocks of today you carried your large audience because they liked and respected you, the funny and crazy things you said and did, and the music you played. I have also felt like a forgotten entity at times although I was the only jock in San Antonio playing country music at night on KMAC for many years starting in 1965. If anyone listened to country music at night (and would admit it) in San Antonio they had to be listening to me. My former listeners hardly ever acknowledge the KMAC years and only seem to remember when I worked at KBER and KBUC. It is great when someone acknowledges that they remember us. I worked weekends at KKYX when I was attending graduate school at OLLU back in 1989-1990: A female listener called and said she had been listening to me since she was fifteen. When I ask her current age she said "forty five." It only takes one of them every once in a while to make it all mean something. George I've been listening to you since I was in my twenties. Thanks for those years of good performance. I don't think I ever met you but I felt like I knew you. That was the magic of good radio work. Oops sorry, I didn't mean to say "Magic." Best Regards, Andy Carr, A devoted listener.
GEORGE LESTER (Palestine-Elkhart, TX) Subject: Thanks. Hi Andy, Your kind words in Jim Rose's column were greatly appreciated by this old man. Howard Edwards on KONO and I on KTSA combined carried over 70% of the morning drive audience for many years in San Antonio. Of course, that was when the ratings system was structured much different than now but very few two morning jocks had numbers like that even in those days. When I read about all the great radio people of the past I seem to be a forgotten entity, almost as if I never existed. It is gratifying to see that someone remembers me. Thanks, George Lester
MEG FULLWOOD [Public Relations Manager KERA] (Dallas, TX) Thanks for adding me to your email list! I came across your Web site doing some research for media outlets that cover radio. Glad to know you’re just down the road in Houston! FYI, I’m usually the person pushing the press releases. Deb gets so much email, I don’t know if she would want more. But I certainly do! And will keep you abreast of the changes here as plans for the radio station move forward. All the best, Meg Fullwood; Public Relations Manager; KERA
DEBORAH JOHNSON [Senior VP Marketing KERA] (Dallas, TX) KERA Acquires 91.7 FM. KERA spent 18 months working to address all purchase and programming considerations, complete a thorough business review and secure financing. Dan Routman, Chairman of KERA’s Board of Directors, said, "The decision to purchase 91.7 FM was made by KERA’s Board of Directors. KERA sought competitive financing and was able to negotiate favorable terms even in today’s economic environment." Financing was secured from nonprofit-focused lenders. KERA purchased 91.7 FM from Covenant Educational Media, Inc.
JIMMY RABBITT (Grand Junction, CO) "Back On The Beach" with Jimmy Rabbitt is Saturday June 20th. 3pm-6pm PST, 6pm-9pm EST, 11pm-2am GMT on 101.5 KOCI FM Newport Beach, California. Streaming on http://KOCIRadio.com. Twittering at: http://twitter.com/elconejo09 The next "Rock 'n' Blues Lab" with Jimmy Rabbitt is Tuesday June 22nd. 12Noon-3PM PDT 5PM-8PM EDT on KAFM-FM 88.1 Grand Junction, CO. Streaming on: http://KAFMradio.org/
TRIVIA ANSWER: Many believe that the first double record album is Freak Out by The Mothers Of Invention, which hits the stores in 1967.
BARRY KILGORE (Houston-Conroe, TX) Subject: Real radio. You wanna hear real Top 40 radio? Check out TKO Radio Network's Classic Top 40. Some of the best personalities ever! The afternoon guy, Eric Chase, is one of the best! Eric, Paul, it took me awhile to click on it (the terminal CRS) didn't help but if I may go valley girl...totally awesome! Barry Kilgore, Family Law Radio (www.familylawradio.org) On Am 700 KSEV - The Voice of Texas Sunday 1:00PM to 2:00PM CDT, streamed globally at www.ksevradio.com, listener lines 281-558-5738, #ksev free on Verizon.
SIDNEY SHELTON (February 11, 1917-January 30, 2007) I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.
Jim Rose and Tejas
Houston, Texas - En Dieu nous croyons
JRRR ISSUES #1-#40 of the original first website that begin on May 24, 2004 are at: http://web.archive.org/web/20050320103555/home.earthlink.net/~rosekkkj/jimroseremembers/id5.html For column links, look to the far left side bar.
JRRR ISSUES #41-#70 of the original first website are at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rosekkkj/ For column links, look to the far left side bar.
UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: Each issue of JRRR has three places where you can subscribe the proper way - at the top, middle and bottom. If you subscribe to JRRR through the Web server you must also unsubscribe there. Go to the bottom of the Web server page. Click UNSUBSCRIBE and you're gone. If you subscribe to JRRR the proper way, to UNSUBSCRIBE click rosekkkj@earthlink.net and enter the word UNSUBSCRIBE.
Comments