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Post by METZ1 on Apr 11, 2005 10:50:46 GMT -5
What a time, the 50's. No drugs, no alcohol (at least not much), no guns, no gangs and REAL music. I remember the 24 hours of non-stop "Purple People Eater", I sat in on a WKLO studio show of Beecher Frank. I remember Paul Cowley (not sure of the spelling). Regularly "Cruised 4th Street. Times I'll never forget.
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Post by GoldenOldies on Apr 11, 2005 21:49:52 GMT -5
:)It was the mid to late 50's for me! before I knew of rock and roll on the radio AM dial..at WKLO 1080 or WAKY 790..I do remember cruising 4th street from the river at the Old King Fish to the turn around at the library just across broadway...You'd pass all the movie house's,,the Uptown, the MaryAnderson the Palace, the radio stations with DJ's looking out.. the store fronts of Penny's a other I can't recall right now..
There was no drugs to talk about, and getting some beer was as bold as one would get at a young age back then....Then Louisville elelected some people who thought closing down 4th street would be good for the downtown area..get rid of the young people riding in cars up and down ...what a dumb mistske that was!! Louisville downtown was never the same after that!!
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Post by bruiser on Apr 15, 2005 19:36:53 GMT -5
WKLO was playing country music before the format change to r&r.
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Post by RJC on May 15, 2005 6:41:39 GMT -5
Speaking of the 50's, I would love for someone to unearth some WKLO airchecks from the 50's, nothing would be cooler.
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Post by Ed Phillips on May 15, 2005 21:32:04 GMT -5
Before the format change, klo was primarily a country station, but not entirely. Paul Cowley mentioned Beatcher Frank and his early r&r nighttime show, witch Paul took over when Frank moved to grc. But I seem to remember Jack Bent, (not sure about the spelling) and Wilson Hatcher doing what was then called popular music segments. If you can listen through the mud to the 21st birthday special, you'll hear Jimmpy Osborne say he'll be back in either 15 or 30 minutes, and I remember many small blocks like that. Most were sponsored by car dealers like Kentucky's number hhhhhone, (hey, that's the way he says it) Bob Ryan.
Man!!! I'm gettin' old.
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Post by David Stockhoff on May 16, 2005 2:42:13 GMT -5
Before the format change, klo was primarily a country station, but not entirely. Paul Cowley mentioned Beatcher Frank and his early r&r nighttime show, witch Paul took over when Frank moved to grc. But I seem to remember Jack Bent, (not sure about the spelling) and Wilson Hatcher doing what was then called popular music segments. If you can listen through the mud to the 21st birthday special, you'll hear Jimmpy Osborne say he'll be back in either 15 or 30 minutes, and I remember many small blocks like that. Most were sponsored by car dealers like Kentucky's number hhhhhone, (hey, that's the way he says it) Bob Ryan. Man!!! I'm gettin' old. Is this dangerous. . . mentioning Jimmie Osborne and Bob Ryan in the same message  I think Bob Ryan's is still on 7th Street (740 South 7th)? I know that "offically" Jimmie Osborne committed suicide on December 26, 1957 but, I was always told that there were some despute as to weather it was suicide or murder! Anyway, great history lesson for me ;D David Stockhoff :0) (Seven-Ninty, and out. . .) |
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I think Bob Ryan's is still on 7th Street (740 South 7th)?