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Welcome to Dickie Lee and the Iceman, great shows of the 60's and 70's progressive rock and soul. Monday,  Tuesday ,Wednesday and Friday  7:00 AM Morning Drive. 

Thursday Mornings with JP Mc Cartney  8:00 -11:00 AM Each hour  One Beatle Single 45. , each hour specials. 

  • Saturday Mornings:   Dave Edwards "That Seventies Sound" 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM (Great Sounds)

 Start the Weekends right with Mickey Bo "Rock Roll and Revue" Friday Noon  (12:00 PM) Encore Sunday 10:00 PM

   BROADCAST BULLETIN (Daily Updates) 

 

 

   MUSIC NEWS



July 29, 1916 — Pioneering electric guitarist Charlie Christian is born in Dallas, Texas. Playing an amplified Gibson acoustic guitar with Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and others, he helps create the style of jazz he names bebop and inspires untold numbers of jazz, blues, and rock guitar players with his heavy, front-loaded attack underlining an aggressive beat. He dies of tuberculosis in 1942 at age 25 after years of abusing his body with alcohol, lack of sleep, and promiscuous behavior.
                   1959 — The Drifters record the samba-styled "Dance With Me" (#2 R&B, #15 pop), a composition by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Lewis Lebish that heralds the Latin influence on future Drifters hits and those by others.

July 30, 1954 — Elvis Presley makes his first professional appearance. Billed in ads as "Ellis Presley," he is the opening act of a country music concert starring Slim Whitman at a park in his hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. As he sings tunes from his just-released first record, "That's All Right," his nervous leg shakes incite screams and applause from teenaged girls in the audience.


Song Information and Trivia 

Birthdays Singers and Song Writers :

  • 1947 - Carlo Santanna

    Carlo Santanna, guitarist, from Paper Lace who scored the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', and the 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died'.

1933 - Randy Sparks

American musician, and singer-songwriter Randy Sparks. He was the founder of The New Christy Minstrels and The Back Porch Majority. The New Christy Minstrels 1962 debut album, Presenting the New Christy Minstrels, won a Grammy Award and remained on the Billboard 200 albums chart for two years. Sparks also wrote 'Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio', which was recorded and made famous by John Denver. He died in San Diego on 11 February 2024 at the age of 90.

 

 

Early Beatles News :   

1968 - The Beatles

The first recording session of The Beatles seven-minute epic ‘Hey Jude’ took place. The Paul McCartney song was written about John Lennon's son Julian. When released it became the Beatles' first single on their Apple record label and was a No.1 hit in many countries around the world and became the year's top-selling single in the UK, the US, Australia and Canada.

1965 - The Beatles

The Beatles second feature film Help! had its UK premiere at The Pavilion in London. Help! was shot in London, Salisbury Plain, the Austrian Alps, New Providence Island and Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and Twickenham Film Studios. Shooting commenced in the Bahamas on 23 February 1965. The Beatles later said the film was shot in a "haze of marijuana".

Single 45:  having a birthday in July  1960

 

  • “I’m Sorry” – Brenda Lee Hit #1 during July 1960 and dominated the charts.

  • “Alley‑Oop” – Hollywood Argyles A novelty smash sitting at #2 in mid‑July.

  • “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” – Connie Francis Still strong at #3 in July.

  • “Only the Lonely” – Roy Orbison Rising to #4 in July.

  • “That’s All You Gotta Do” – Brenda Lee Also in the Top 10 during July.

  • July 1966

  • “Summer in the City” – The Lovin’ Spoonful Jumped from #24 to #9 in early July 1966; became the defining July hit.

  • “Paperback Writer” – The Beatles At #7 during July 1966.

  • “I Saw Her Again” – The Mamas & The Papas At #11 in July.

  • “Mother’s Little Helper” – The Rolling Stones At #15 in July.

  • “I Want You” – Bob Dylan Charting at #18 in July.

  • “Li’l Red Riding Hood” – Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs #1 in Los Angeles in July 1966.

  • “With a Girl Like You” – The Troggs A July 1966 UK #1.

 

Album:  Having  A Birthday In July  1960

 

  • Frank Sinatra – Nice ’n’ Easy Released July 25, 1960. One of Sinatra’s smoothest, most successful early‑’60s pop LPs.

  • The Kingston Trio – String Along Released July 1, 1960. A top folk‑pop LP that charted strongly in the U.S. and UK.

  • Johnny Burnette – Dreamin’ Released July 11, 1960. Early rock‑pop material from Burnette during his peak teen‑idol period.

  • Doris Day – Show Time Released July 11, 1960. Classic vocal‑pop from one of the decade’s biggest stars.

  • Bobby Darin – Darin at the Copa

  • Johnny Mathis – Johnny’s Mood Released July 18, 1960. Smooth orchestral pop from Mathis.

  • Billy Eckstine – Once More With Feeling Released July 6, 1960. Pop‑vocal LP with Eckstine’s signature baritone.

 

 

 
 
 

 

   ABOUT GOLD STAR

 Gold Star Oldies USA

  • Gold Star Oldies USA is a classic‑hits radio station built around the timeless music of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. It focuses on feel‑good nostalgia, surf‑rock energy, and the warm sound of early American pop radio. The station blends daily features, curated shows, and upbeat presentation to recreate the golden era of broadcasting. It’s designed as a clean, friendly, and always‑on destination for listeners who love the music that never fades.

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   DJ SPOTLIGHT

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      MICKEY BO’S  obsession with
      rock ‘n’ rhythm began as a lad in western Massachusetts when he nearly levitated watching Elvis on TV in ’56. He ain’t been the same since.

      As an adolescent, the “Mickster” spent his paper route earnings on hit records and played them on a pirate radio station in his bedroom. Because of a weak signal, though, neither neighbors nor the government retaliated.

      In high school in 1964, Mickey upped his game by becoming a deejay at his hometown radio station, followed by announcing jobs elsewhere in Massachusetts during college at Boston University before joining Armed Forces Radio & TV with the Air Force in Thailand and Korea during the Vietnam War. After discharge, he took up radio news, eventually reporting world events during a 32-year career at the Voice of America in Washington, D.C.

      His passion for original rock ‘n’ rhythm smoldered, however, so he fanned the embers and became your backbeat buddy on Mickey Bo’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue after retiring from his federal gig in 2007, confident of its guarantee of steady meals.

      An amateur photographer, Mickey lives in Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia, well into his second half century in radio and wondering where the time — and his hair — went.

      EARLY ROCK 'N' RHYTHM!

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Early Days of Radio 1962

Visual Archive:

Freddie Cannon   Rip 

Sources:

Eight Days a Week (Ron Smith)
Eight Days a Week (Kenneth Best)
On This Day in Black Music History (Jay Warner)
Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000 (Frank Hoffman)
calendar.songfacts.com
onthisday.com/music