DJ Sammy Major We asked former DJ from WKNX and WSAM (Big Sam) what are the chances of a local band having a local radio station play their music today like the Bossmen and other Michigan Garage Bands did back in the sixties, and this is what he said: Just click on the playlist for a larger view. Good times. He released an autobiography earlier this year, called "Records Truly Is My Middle Name", which reportedly mentions his time at WTRX. Remember when anybody in Genesee County could hire in at the shops after high school?I just spent several minutes reading the top 40 in detail and going over the songs in my mind.Footnote: The "Summer Of '67" was NOT called, "The Summer of Love" until someone cooked that up about 20 years later. Each station published it's own hit survey for the fans: WKNX Powervoice 1210 BIG 10 Survey, Big SAM 1400 Super Sound Survey, WTAC Fab 40 List of Top Records.
So, um, why was it called Chevy in the Hole?
Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. I wish the owners had never sold out to a religious format. Thanks so much for sharing. I was fortunate to be at the old station some years ago when they were remodeling an interior studio. Radio, once in your blood...never leaves! now playing; song history; program guide; favorites; Home; Headlines; help; privacy policy; Triton Logo. 1 A series of Flint buildings shot by Austin McLogan . Home; Headlines; Sports Xtra 1330 WTRX . Boy, THIS brought back memories!
Sports Xtra 1330 WTRX. And Gary Raymond was the DJ at my sister's wedding in 1973 -- a real brush with greatness for a 13 year old! Streaming service and player provided by Triton Digital. That was back in the 1975 era so my memories are not really that clear.
©2020 Last.fm Ltd. Most of my time in the earlier years, like 67-88, I was in some position to determine what songs the station aired, and how often etc. Nick Lowe's Labour of Lust lp looked too cool in the record racks at Diplomat Pharmacy.
I love seeing all this memorabilia and have forwarded it on to all of them. I grew up across the street from Charlie Speights, the general manager for many years of WTAC. We had a very successful run there with the talk show.
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I worked as a antenna/transmitter and production engineer in my early college days 1971-1975;Bill Lambś show The Factory Whistle was carried on my station WKMF-AM (1470), daily, at 1-3pm. They were led by a guy named Jay Walker who I think was a DJ at a Saginaw radio station. It has a lot of the insight of those days Gary Major Interview. I wonder if any exist. When I was in the Army, mid-1960's, my parents recorded Wee-Tac on an old reel-to-reel AMPEX recorder and would sent them to me overseas so I could hear the familiar sounds of the Big Six DJ's and a little bit of entertainment from the good old Flint, Michigan radio music scene. Grapevine was definitely on Clio Rd, between Pierson and Carpenter near Woolco. Thanks for remembering. I was told by the engineer that these were the main turntables that were used by all the DJ's, especially Bob Dell, to spin the records and, in some cases, make instant hits for unknown artists or groups.
I obtained a near life sized cardboard stand-up of the rock band POLICE, when visiting the store in 1980 and finding out that they threw most of those in the dumpster when changing record campaigns. Powered by. He also had Jeff Tebo on board who screened the incoming calls.
Does anyone remember radio talk show host Perry Wright and his show "The Phone Zone" on WTAC?
Thanks for commenting. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." Was Rock A Rolla the little one stop on the east side of Dort between Hemphill and Atherton? At WFDF I got to know Dan Hunter and once went on a remote broadcast with Dan at an appliance store on Miller Road where he did some live breaks with Gene Riley who worked at WNEM TV5.
Radio YMCA Go-Go Band Photos Daniels Den Contact Us Site Map. "Love Have Mercy" is number 38 on the chart pictured above, in case you didn't see it, BACH. Make sure you read the thread about the Oak Grove Campus, slim chipley lives, and many others. "D J" Hunter, almost as much of a self fulfilling prophecy as John Records Landecker, who worked at WTRX as "Jones Boy" Dow Jones in 1966, mainly as a fill in, late night, and Sunday evening DJ.
Then computerized music selection programs, consultants, etc, totally changed the face of radio.
Anonymous...Dan Would have been 88 this year. The humble beginnings of what was once called the Buick Freeway.
There was a time when the station had now deceased talk host Dave Barber(along with his long time producer Rich Frost) and myself(along with Jeff Tebo) hosting 2 separate talk shows on each end of the day. That is the month I graduated from Clio High and life was only beginning. Also, trying to get info on Mid Michigan bands 1965-1970. ie: Count and the Colony, The Bonnivilles, etc. NFL news. It is one of the few I don't know off hand.The above chart is not on ARSA.
The station had all kinds of potential, but not enough money to allow it to grow and prosper. Another excellent post from Flint's past. Also, trying to get info on Mid Michigan bands 1965-1970. ie: Count and the Colony, The Bonnivilles, etc.August 21, 2009 11:25 AM.
It was on Saginaw St., across the street from Hutchinsons Drugstore, and a Bank. I know it's hard to see, but I zoomed in and saw it. Listen to your favorite radio stations at Streema. I still have -and listen to- that album!
There was less latitude in the later years. I picked it up on a trip to Grapevine Records on Clio Rd. Saw a very dapper Dan picture of him once in uniform - (US Army Air Force officer) next to his lovely wife and they both looked like movie stars.
It's #5 on the Big Six Pick Hits Of The Week on this chart, abbreviated "It Could Be". These were furnished by the record labels and were stamped "Promo only - not for sale." The Jones Boys, Dan Hunter, Les Root, Ed Berryman...I could go on and on... One of my favorite playlists on my ipod is titled WTAC. I'm sure they will love it as much or more as the rest of us do. I think the website ishttp://www.las-solanas.com/arsa//index.phpYou can send copies if you can't part with them. (weddings,events,etc.) If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on this site, you may notify our copyright agent, as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA).
Lots of great memories of WTAC -- staying up late on New Years Eve to listen to the year's top 100 was always cool.
In Western Michigan, there used to be a chain of "record stores" called "Believe In Music". Fred S. Grapevine Records opened in the old Robert Hall Clothing store on the west side of Clio Road, just 1/2 mile north of Pierson Road. But was it on Clio Rd.? I think what closed them down was when it became illegal under state law to sell paraphernalia. Is that the one with "Rock Lobster" on it?
They had locations on Dort Hwy and in Saginaw as well. He was an icon in Flint broadcasting. I am looking for any info on the band The Jayhwkers who had a record played on WTAC in 1967 called Love Have Mercy. "The Phone Zone" was created by me previous to hosting "Flint Nightline" as my first venture into talk...it followed a show hosted by Pete the Cat Flanders on Sunday nights at WTRX. The Bossmen were Saginawâs Beatles from mid to late 60's. I decided to venture into stand up comedy and performed comedy, booked comedy shows and managed comedy clubs for around 15 years. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
I was related to the late Dick Petty who was a WTAC disc jockey in the early to mid 1960's. ©2020 Last.fm Ltd.
WTRX (1330 AM, "Sports XTRA 1330") is an American radio station broadcasting a sports radio format in Flint, Michigan. I started a humorous phone "On Hold Service" called "The On Hold Guy" and I still write and voice radio commercials...just to keep myself sort of "on the air"!! Playlist; Contacts; On the air Sports Xtra 1330 . To be fair, there were a lot of head shops posing as record stores.
that used the instrumental from Split Enz's True Colors LP for its movie time theme? (Photo courtesy of sarahrazak ) Here's a re-post from New Year's Eve last year with some good comments... All Content Copyrighted. I remember buying a B-52's album at Grapevine. We asked former DJ from WKNX and WSAM (Big Sam) what are the chances of a local band having a local radio station play their music today like the Bossmen and other Michigan Garage Bands did back in the sixties, and this is what he said: As far as the possibility of music today versus then there is no comparison. I really miss it greatly. An intimate, indepth exploration of the past, present, and future of Flint, Michigan. I also wrote, produced and hosted a public television series called "People and Places with Perry" ..it was kind of a Charles Kuralt type show about Michigan. Doug Earp owned and operated it until his passing in 2004 or so. I got the list via email... (Photo by Rashaun Rucker of The Detroit Free Press) Demolition has begun on Tiger Stadium. Bill had a Marti STL which he sent his shown from home in Grand Blanc to us; as i recall we taped most/all of them on an Ampex AG350 or 440 on 10-inch reels for delayed broadcast. Somewhere at my parents' place I still have a WTAC top 40 playlist from 1975 with songs from Hot Chocolate (probably "You Sexy Thing")and KISS ("Detroit Rock City") on it.
Also at that time WFDF aired a daily show ("Factory Whistle Stop" or something) hosted and recorded by a guy named Bill Lamb. Does anybody remember a record store on Flushing Road near Ballenger Highway back in the 60s? WTAC was a great station and I'm glad to see it remembered. I worked for some time at WTRX as the Music Director, Talk Show Producer and the Talk Show Host of "Flint Nightline". Flint Artifacts: 1924 Flint Motor Company Stock Ce... Flint Artifacts: 1972 Fisher Body Service Manual, Please don't give Flint auto dealers any ideas. Also, when the radio DJ's did a gig, they usually had a stack of "promo only" 45's to give away, promoting a new, unknown artist or group. The three power stations in the Tri-city area that played the Bossmen's hits were: WKNX 1210 AM(advertised 10,000 watts - the most power station north of Detroit), WSAM 1400 AM (known as "Big Sam" where all the DJ's firstnames began with Sam or Sammy), WTAC 600 AM out of Flint (advertised as "Big 6 Good Guys"), and WTRX - Trix - 1330 AM - Number One. WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES. Special thanks to Rich Frost for passing along this Flint Artifact. Some of my friends called it "Believe In Paraphernalia". They were a pair of great guys in my life.
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