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In many ways this was the most important aspect to listening to the great AM radio stations of the past like WWRL, WNJR, WINS, WMCA, etc.

In my mind, the people who were the DJ's on these stations always felt more like "friends" than anything else. Their voices not only represented the radio station but also represented the lifestyle and culture of the listener. These people are what made AM radio the very center of life in the Black community and to a lesser extent in the white community during the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's.

So it wasn't just about the music. It was about the sense of community that these stations created, that is burned into the memories of people who had the good fourtune to make listening to these stations a major part of their daily routines.

Recently I attended a memorial service for the late/great Hank Spann of WWRL in NYC. In attendance were all of the former DJ's of the station who are still here with us. Also in attendance were former DJ's from WLIB, WBLS, and WRKS. I looked around the room and saw Jeffrey Troy, Bobby Jay, Vy Higgenson, Gary Byrd, Vaughn Harper, Ken Webb and more. Most all of them had also done time with WWRL as well.

For me it was like being a kid in a candy store. Even more thrilling for me was as I walked around talking with them, that all or most of them are also subscribers to the Soul-Patrol Newsletter and had some very nice things to say to me with respect to what I am doing on both Soul-Patrol and on RadioIO.com. Several told me that in their opinion, we are doing an excellent job of keeping the spirit and the substance of WWRL alive. Nothing could have made me happier to hear those type of compliments coming from some of the very same people that I had admired so much as a kid, listening to them on AM radio.

As much as I admire them all, I do not try to emulate any of the personalities of any of these classic DJ's on either Soul-Patrol or RadioIO. Not only would that be impossible, but it would also be fraudulent.

On the two RadioIO.com "AM Stations" (Classic RnB & 50's/60's Rock) that I manage, I suppose that I do talk about some of the same things that people like Frankie Crocker & Murray The K might say during the short 20 second commercial's & promos that I do. However I would never try to sound like either one of them. That would be impossible.

What I do try and do is to inject my own personality into the programming and I think that it makes a big difference to the listeners, based on what they tell me.

Of course I am quite biased and I think that both of these stations do a superior job of what they are intended to do. If you missed out on the glorious heyday of AM Radio or you just miss AM radio, take a listen and let me know what cha think?

--Classic RnB @ RadioIO.com - 1fn5cW

--1950's/1960's Rock @ RadioIO.com - 7fdjeh

--Bob Davis
609-351-0154
earthjuice@prodigy.net
Co-Founder www.soul-patrol.com
Blues, Hip Hop and Soul Music Director www.radioio.com
PRESS RELEASE: Mighty Sam McClain & "Love Duets" on YouTube

This is a Press Release, however if you are a lover of good....I MEAN GREAT SINGING, then you owe it to yourselves to check out this material from our friend Mighty Sam McClain, teamed up with Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat. Check out the links below and I guarantee that what you find when you get there will bring a smile to your face…--Bob Davis

Please visit these sites on YouTube to listen to Mighty Sam's newest project recorded at Cedar House Sound and Mastering in Sutton, NH.

This is

watch?v=8HMA97Bnf6Q
and
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Here is a link to a thorough, in-depth and insightful interview / review of this outstanding CD:

archive/2009/october2009/bordercrossingoct09.php

Let us know what you think and remember that his newly released "Betcha Didn't Know" is available nation-wide and at --Bob Davis
609-351-0154
earthjuice@prodigy.net

PHILLY: CAMEO-PARKWAY RECORDS REUNION SHOW, feat: Charlie Gracie, Dee Dee Sharp, the Orlons and Tymes @ Cannstatter's Crystal Ballroom. Sat. February 13th 8:00pm - 11:30pm

Listen to the music of the 50 's &60 's with the songs like …Butterfly, 99 Ways, Mashed Potato, The Bird, The Wahtusi, South Street, So Much In Love, Wonderful, Wonderful, Miss Grace and all with live music from two incredible back-up bands @ Cannstatter's Crystal Ballroom. Sat. February 13th 8:00pm - 11:30pm (call 215-983-5200, for info)

Charlie Gracie, Dee Dee Sharp, the Orlons and Tymes...all sold millions of discs in the late 1950s and early 60s-and all contributed to making the Cameo-Parkway label the nation's largest independent record company in the nation from--1957 through 1963. All of them continue to tour nationally and internationally and still enjoy a global fan base.

Charlie Gracie's hits Butterfly (#1), Fabulous (#16), Ninety Nine Ways (#11) got the label off the ground in 1957 and '58. He had 5 titles reach the British Top 20 as well, including: Wandering Eyes, I Love You So Much It Hurts and Cool Baby. Charlie's new cd with guest artists--Graham Nash, Peter Noone, Al Kooper Keb Mo and others will be out in the spring of 2010.

Dee Dee Sharp had 5 monster top 10's in the early 60s: Mashed Potato Time, Gravy, The Bird, Ride and Slow Twistin' with Chubby Checker. She also scored chart placings in the late 70s and early 80s when the Philly Soul sound ruled the airwaves.

The Orlons and Stephen Caldwell carved up the Top 10 as well with The Wah Wahtusi, South Street, and Don't Hang Up. Other Top 20 hits followed: Crossfire and Not Me.

The Tymes reached # 1 with So Much In Love and followed with Wonderful Wonderful (#7) , Somewhere (# 19), You Little Trust Maker (#12) and the British #1, Miss Grace
JOIN US FOR THIS HISTORIC SHOW!

Saturday Feb 13 th 8pm to 11:30pm
Cannstatter 's - 9130 Academy Road - Philadelphia, PA 19114
Tickets $35.00 Each, All seats reserved, Meet & Greet 7:00pm to 7:45pm
Tables can be reserved for 10 people
Full Dinner is available from 5:30pm in the main dining room, Price is $15.00
(pay when you get there)
For Tickets please send a check and a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Digi - 3580 Progress Drive,Unit J -1 - Bensalem,PA 19020
DigiConcerts.Biz or 215-983-5200

Statement from Marshall Thompson of the Chi-Lites on the passing of Robert "Squirrel" Lester

Marshall Thompson, leader of The Chi-Lites, mourns the loss of his partner, Robert "Squirrel" Lester. Squirrel was an original member of The Chi-Lites. They have been sharing the stage together for the past 50 years and were about to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.

Today I am mourning the loss of my dear partner and friend, Robert "Squirrel" Lester. He and I have been performing together for the past 50 years and now I am facing the reality that my friend has left me behind. I pray for peace to his family, friends and to each of you. I also ask that you include me in your prayers as I attempt to accept his passing, knowing that after a short illness, he is no longer suffering and has made his final journey. He will remain in my heart and can never be replaced.

Funeral arrangements for Squirrel are the following:

His body will lie-in-state all day Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 12:00 noon at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, 47th and King Drive, Chicago, IL.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2010. The service will be as follows: Family hour - 11:00 a.m., funeral at 12:00 noon at Third Baptist Church of Chicago 1551 West 95th Street (95th and Ashland) Chicago, Illinois 60643. Phone (773) 445-8500. Fax (773) 445-2957. Interment to follow immediately after services. Repast to follow in the church ballroom.

If you plan to attend either day, please advise as I am attempting to reserve seating for all artists/personalities and media staff. Flowers, cards and telegrams can be sent to Minor-Morris Funeral Home, 1018 West 79th Street, Joliet, IL 60433 - 815-723-1283.

Please keep his family members and The Chi-Lites in prayer. Squirrel is survived by his wife, Louise; 9 children, his mother and 3 sisters. .

--Marshall Thompson, leader of The Chi-Lites.

CHI-LITES LIVE: Are You My Woman, More Power To The People, Lonley Man, I Want To Pay You Back, Stoned Out Of My Mind, You Don't Know My Name, Letter To Myself, Oh Girl, Have You Seen Her, Low Key
LOW KEY: Low Key, Still In My Head, Hold On To Your Dreams, Sly, Slick and Wicked

R.I.P - "Teddy Bear" March 26, 1950-January 13, 2010

The official public viewing will be held Friday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2800 West Cheltenham Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150. The funeral will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m., also at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church. Internment will follow at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA.

The family is asking that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to The Joan & Teddy Pendergrass Memorial, P.O. Box 382, Gladwyne, PA 19035..

(bio from )

Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass, Sr. (March 26, 1950 - January 13, 2010) was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Also known by the nicknames Teddy P, TP, or Teddy Bear, Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career at the end of the decade.

Early life
Teddy Pendergrass was born to Ida Geraldine Epps and the late Jesse Pendergrass (murdered in 1962), who left when Pendergrass was young and was not a part of his life. He was a student at the old Thomas Edison High School for Boys in Philadelphia. However, he dropped out[3] in the 11th grade to go into the music business. According to author Robert Ewell Greene, Pendergrass was ordained a minister as a youngster. Later he was to become a drummer for a band, and later lead singer. The church was his initiation for talent and eventual success.

Career
Pendergrass's career began when he was a drummer for The Cadillacs, which soon merged with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Melvin invited Pendergrass to become the lead singer after he jumped from the rear of a stage and started singing his heart out. Months later the group signed with Gamble & Huff on the then CBS subsidiary Philadelphia International Records in 1972. The Blue Notes had hits such as "I Miss You," "Bad Luck," "Wake Up Everybody," the two million seller "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and many more. Following personality conflicts between Melvin and Pendergrass, Pendergrass launched a solo career and released hit singles like "The More I Get the More I Want," "Close the Door," "I Don't Love You Anymore," "Turn Off the Lights" and others. His first solo album was self titled Teddy Pendergrass (1977), followed by Life is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Live Coast to Coast and Teddy (1979), 1980's TP and the final Philadelphia International Records album It's Time for Love (1981). He also sang a duet with Whitney Houston on "Hold Me," from her self-titled debut album.

Accident
On March 18, 1982, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on Lincoln Drive, Pendergrass was involved in an automobile accident when the brakes failed on his Rolls-Royce and he hit a tree. Pendergrass and his passenger, Tenika Watson, a transsexual nightclub performer with whom Pendergrass was casually acquainted, were trapped in the wreckage for 45 minutes. While Watson walked away from the accident with minor injuries, Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

In August 1982, PIR also released This One's for You, while Pendergrass was recovering from an automobile accident. In 1983, the album Heaven Only Knows was released. This was his last album containing his pre-accident recordings. Ten years after the accident, he recorded a version of "One Shining Moment," the theme for March Madness Basketball on CBS.
After completing physical therapy, he returned to the studio to record the album Love Language, featuring the 1984 ballad "Hold Me", a duet with a then-unknown Whitney Houston. He also returned to the public for a performance on July 13, 1985 at the historic Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, then continued to record throughout the 1980s and 90s.

Later career