Aircheck Of The Week

 

"Do you want to take a mind excursion? It's the true diversion. The hippest of all trips. The return to reality". That's how Rosko opened his show every night at midnight on WOR-FM, the nation's first commercial FM Rock station. It's February 1967 on Boss Radio 66.

Boss DJ Roulette

 

With Debbie Dee

Bobby & The Heavyweights - Soul Train

Bobby Hebb - Love Me

Otis Redding - Nobody's Fault But Mine

Ike & Tina Turner - I Know

Bill Moss - Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother

Freddie King - I'm Tore Down

James Brown & The Famous Flames - Out Of Sight

Little Bob & The Lollipops - Cry, Cry, Cry

Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Tracks Of My Tears

The Esquires - Groovin'

Davy "Bang Bang" Jones - Sophisticated Sissy

The Meters - Hand Clapping Song

Allen Toussaint - Soul Sister

George Torrence - Lickin' Stick

Muddy Waters - Messin' With The Man

Irma Thomas - Don't Mess With My Man

Fats Domino - Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans)

Andre Williams - Mean Jean

The Spinners - Rubberband Man

Eddie Bo - I Like To Rock & Roll

Ann Peebles - Part Time Love

L.C. Cook - Put Me Down Easy

The Clovers - Nip Sip

Harold Jackson and the Jackson Brothers - The Freedom Riders

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #94

 

01 The Playboys - Jungle Fever RIK

02 scott engel - devil surfer CHALLENGE

03 Jerry and Reggie Shoo Shoo M.O.C.

04 Cyclones Bullwhip Rock TROPHY

05 the zodiacs - blintz NORTON

06 Dick Dale - Jungle Fever DELTONE

 

01 The Marquis With Alfonso Brown & Tune-Toppers - Popcorn Willie RAINBOW

02 The Mint Juleps Vip a Dip HERALD

03 The Caronators Senorita CLOCK

04 Starlites Give Me a Kiss PEAK

05 The Saucers Hi-Oom KICK

06 billy ward and the dominoes - cave man FEDERAL

 

01 casanova jr - sally mae PORT   

02 Roy MR Guitar Gaines De Dat De Dum Dum GROOVE

03 Clifton Chenier - Squeeze Box Boogie SPECIALTY

04 Big Maybelle Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On OKEH

05 Mattie Jackson and the blues nighthawks orchestra I want to do it DUPLEX

06 Rosco Gordon The Chicken FLIP RECORDS INC.

 

01 Ray Harris - Come on Little Mama SUN

02 Four Teens Spark Plug CHALLENGE

03 Cliff Johnson Go Way Hound Dog COLUMBIA

04 Franklin Brothers So Real COLONIAL 

05 Jody Reynolds and the Storms Beaulah Lee DEMON

06 Harry Carter - the rock and roll apache with the dixie rhythmairs - jump baby jump MAR-VEL

07 The Renowns My Mind's Made Up EVEREST

08 Keith Courvale Steelworker Blues DOT

 

01 Junior Wells I Need Me a Car CHIEF RECORDS

02 Cousin Leroy Highway 41 EMBER

03 Buddy Skipper No More Doggin FURY

04 Blues Rockers Calling all Cows EXCELLO

 

01 the sonics - busy body NORTON

02 The Sonics The Witch ETIQUETTE

03 Merced Blue Notes Rufus JR MAMMOTH RECORDS

04 Ricky Rene and the Fabulous Desires – Ouch ERA

05 Steve Alaimo And The Redcoats Blue Fire IMPERIAL

06 the divots - dry cereal MART

07 The Tramps – Maharadja FONTANA

08 Johnny Parker and Zircons – Oongawa C.T. RECORDS

Outro Laverne Baker - Romance in the Dark

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Premiers - Annie Oakley

James & Bobby Purify - Let Love Come Between Us

Tommy Hunt - The Biggest Man

Brotherhood of Man - Reach Out Your Hand

Motherlode - When I Die

Little Richard - Baby Face

Crystals - My Place

Foundations - Back On My Feet Again

Happenings - I Got Rhythm

Mug Root Beer spot

Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Rock And Roller

Vibrations - And I Love Her

Hog Heaven - Happy

Esquires - You Say

Dave Clark 5 - Nineteen Days

Ballentine Beer spot

Jackie Wilson - Love Is Funny That Way

Nancy Ames - The Funny Thing About It

Dee Dee Sharp - It's A Funny Situation

Ray Stevens - Funny Man

Tanya spot

Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go

Bee Gees - I Can't See Nobody

Danny Hutton - Big Bright Eyes

Sam Cooke - It's Got The Whole World Shakin'

Bruce & Terry - Carmen

Nightcrawlers - The Little Black Egg

Rick Nelson - Waitin' In School

Jackie DeShannon - Love Will Find A Way

Jo Jo Gunne - Run, Run, Run

Mel Carter - When A Boy Falls In Love

Certs spot

Gloria Taylor - You Got To Pay The Price

Spiral Starecase - She's Ready

Jo Ann Campbell - Let Me Do It My Way

B.J. Thomas - The Eyes Of A New York Woman

Grass Roots - Bella Linda

Pan Am spot

Johnnie Taylor - Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day)

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Marching Through Madrid

Nikita The K - Radio Moscow Go Go

Wild Angels Movie spot

Turtles - Me About You

Tommy Roe - Stir It Up And Serve It

Jump Blues

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

2. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra

3.  Jumpin' Tonight - Big Joe Turner

4.  Bom Bom Lulu - Gene & Eunice

5.  Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand - Professor Longhair

6.  Broke - Wilbert Harrison

7.  Frettin' For Some Pettin' - Jesse Price & His Blues Band

8.  Groovy Groove - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

9.  Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris

10.  I Know - Fats Domino

11.  (Ho Ho Ho) You Don't Want Me No More - Big Mike Gordon

12.  Don't Drive Me Baby - Lowell Fulson

13.  Johnny's House Party Pt 1 & 2 - Jimmy Beasley & the Rockers

14.  I Think You Jiving Me - Huey & Jerry

15.  Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

16.  Sneaky Pete - Bull Moose Jackson

17.  Superstitious Woman - Gene Phillips & the Rhythm Aces

18.   Pasadena Rhumboogie - Joe Lutcher & His Orchestra

19.  Telephone Blues - Eddie Gorman & His Group

20.  Craving - The Cameos

21.  Baby Don't You Know - Roy Milton

22.  Straight Flush - The Frantics

Aircheck Of The Week

 

It's February 1964, and I Want To Hold Your Hand is the number one record in Buffalo. Behind the mic is Joey Reynolds, the number one radio personality for teens at WKBW, a powerful station that blanketed most of the northeast. Joey is followed by overnight talent Bob Diamond on this three hour slice of 1964 radio at the beginning of Beatlemania.

Black History Month

 

With Debbie Daughtry

Henry Lumpkin - Soul Is Taking Over

Jimmy Witherspoon - Hey, Mrs. Jones

Melvin Davis - Chains Of Love

Linda Lyndell - What A Man

Lou Rawls - Find Out What's Happening

Junior Wells - Messing With The Kid

Johnny Watson - I Say, I Love You

Major Lance - I'm The One Who Loves You

Laura Lee - As Long As I Got You

Thrillers - 'lizbeth

The Coasters - She Can

Eddie Bo - Ain't It The Truth

Little Walter - Temperature

Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch

Lucky Millinder & His Orch. - Silent George

Curtis Liggins Indications - What It Is?

Eddie Jefferson - Psychedelic Sally

King Floyd - I Feel Like Dynamite 

Esquerita - Leave Me Alone

Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns - Rocking Pneumonia Pt. 1

Chubby Checker & the Masks - My Little Girl

McKinley Mitchell - The Town I Live In

Jackie Wilson - Nothing But Blue Skies

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #93

 

01 The Atmospheres Kabalo LIN

02 The Caps Octavian WHITE STAR

03 marty and the monks - mexican party ASSOCIATED ARTISTS

04 The Rangers Four on the Floor F.T.P.

05 The Elegants Minor Chaos BANGAR

06 link wray - the fuzzzzzzz SWAN 

07 The Panics Peter Gunn Twist CHALLENGE Panicsville LP

 

01 thunderbirds - rock boom boom G.G.

02 Charlie White -formally with the clovers- Little Mama Don't Leave Me WINLEY

03 Click Clacks Pretty Little Pearly APT

04 The Dynamics Misery BIGTOP    

05 The Jaguars - Rock It Davy Rock It AARDELL

06 The Four Kings - Rose of Tangier FORTUNE

 

01 Eddy Ware Lima Beans CHESS

02 little julien herrera - true fine mama STARLA

03 Pork Chops Everything’s Cool HERALD

04 Kid Thomas - Rocking This Joint Tonight TRC RECORDS

05 Christine Kittrell L&N Special REPUBLIC 45

06 Elton Anderson I Love You TREY

 

01 Billy Barton Crazy Lover NO LABEL

02 Cliff Nash and the Rockaways - tell me baby NASH

03 Joe Clay Duck Tail VIK

04 Glen Reeves and his Rock-Billys Drinkwin Wine Spo Dee o Dee ATCO

05 Red -HOT- Russel Stop PORTER

06 Rick and the Rockers I'm Hurt ARC RECORDS

07 Sandy Reid Put the Beat Behind it AC'CENT

08 charles glass with orchestra - screamin and dyin and rollin on the floor MAGNET

 

01 Howlin Wolf Smoke Stack Lightning CHESS

02 Frankie Lee Sims My Talk Didn't Do No Good ACE mercy baby

03 Dusty Brown - Yeah She's Gone PARROT

04 Clarence Walton and the walton brother band The Cat BIG STAR RECORDS

05 Little Walter and his Jukes - I Hate To See You Go CHECKER

 

01 The Shamrocks Balla Balla POLYDOR INTERNATIONAL

02 Buckinghams Don't want to Cry USA RECORDS

03 Dr T. and the Undertakers - Blue Blue Feeling TARGET RECORDS

04 Positively Thirteen O Clock O CLock Theme For Psychotics HBR

05 Twiliters – (everybody’s going to) Rollerland EMPIRE

06 Bo Duddley - Shotgun Rider FM

07 The Conventionals Pink and Purple SWAN

08 Del Tinos Nightlife SONIC RECORDS

 Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Righteous Brothers – Justine

Christine Cooper - S.O.S. (Heart In Distress)

Impressions - Just One Kiss From You

Jim Campbell - Lights Of Tucson

Jr. Walker & The All Stars - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

Tidal Wave - Sinbad The Sailor

Turbans - When You Dance

Jimmy George - It Was Fun While It Lasted

Davy Jones - Rainy Jane

Lucky Lager spot

Paul Revere & The Raiders – Hungry

Elvis Presley - (Such An) Easy Question

Rodger Collins - She's Looking Good

Grateful Dead - Truckin'

Holidays - I'll Love You Forever

Producers Movie LP spot

Billy Stewart - Secret Love

Ventures - Secret Agent Man

Secrets - The Boy Next Door

Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret

Shell Gasoline spot.

Darlene Love - A Fine Fine Boy

Searchers - Popcorn Double Feature

P.J. Proby - Let The Water Run Down

Chris Montez - Time After Time

Brenda Lee - Too Many Rivers

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries

Bill Haley & The Comets - Don't Knock The Rock

Paul Anka – Happy

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love

Parade - Sunshine Girl

Tracey Dey - Hangin' On To My Baby

Tom Jones Coke spot

Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace

Astronauts - Competition Coupe

Miracles - Yester Love

Johnny Cash - The Ways Of A Woman In Love

Donovan – Lalena

Bobby Goldsboro Today LP spot

Lafayettes - Life's Too Short

Short-Kutz - Born On The Bayou

Jonathan King - It's A Tall Order For A Short Guy

Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie

CBS TV Headmaster spot

Bobby Vee - Here Today

Monkees - Hard To Believe

Longboards 'N' Longhorns

 

With Rick Hamilton

Aircheck Of The Week

 

It was that brief moment of time when WABC was "The home of the seven swingin' Good Guys" before WMCA took the concept and ran with it. Charlie Greer plays New York's hits and stiffs of January 1962 for you on Boss Radio 66.

Come Together

 

Image by Johnny Bartlett

TuneIn all week for a simulcast on both Boss Radio 66 and Country a Go-Go!

Hear country, rock and soul from the '60s with your host, Tom Hanks!

Tuesday, January 28: 1 PM, 5 PM, 9 PM

Wednesday, January 29: 1 AM, 5 AM, 9 AM, 4 PM, 11 PM

Thursday, January 30: 6 AM, 11 AM, 8 PM

Friday, January 31: 3 AM, 9 AM, 5 PM

All times ET.