From: bknight on
On Sat, 29 May 2010 06:40:44 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
<johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 29, 7:52�am, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 May 2010 01:28:38 -0400, "R&B"

>> Then, after a couple of years on the road, to L.A. where I did a ton
>> of dates with Johnny Mann, including the Joey Bishop Show and Johnny's
>> two TV series, Stand up and Cheer. �
>>
>> The JM singers were great, and included Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice
>> of Tony the Tiger. �
>>
>> Johnny was instrumental in getting a bunch of his group and several
>> studio musicians to join Porter Valley Country Club in the San
>> Fernando Valley, and we had many, many rounds of great golf together.
>> He now lives in South Carolina. �Randy, if you would like to get in
>> touch with him drop me an email and I'll give you his number.
>>
>> Thanks for the video.
>>
>> Bobby
>
>Bobby, did you know the guys in the Wrecking Crew? There's a new movie
>about them. I saw the trailer on YouTube but I can't find the movie. I
>did watch a really cool interview with Carol Kaye, though.

Sure, worked with them all. In fact the producer of the movie is the
son of Tommy Tedesco, a very close friend. They're still looking for
funding for the movie. If you want I'll see that you get on their
emailing list.

BK
From: R&B on
On 2010-05-29 06:26:00 -0400, Mike Dalecki said:

> R&B wrote:
>> ...in the 1950s and 1960s...and listened to top 40 radio on AM...
>>
>> (And yeah, there's no golf content here. But there's no politics or
>> hateful ranting, either.)
>>
>> Today a friend sent me a montage of old radio jingles from WLS in
>> Chicago, one of the nation's biggest stations, and a legendary top 40
>> station from the '50s through the first part of the '80s, when
>> musicradio on AM pretty much died in favor of news and talk, as music
>> radio had migrated by then to FM.
>> <snip>
>>
>> I threw this little video together tonight just to spotlight these few
>> jingles. Enjoy.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLu4UVorDSo
>>
>> Randy
>>
>
> Three words:
>
> John Records Landecker
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n0uqWOOqeg&feature=related


Boogie Check.

Randy

From: MNMikeW on

"R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message
news:2010053001513355441-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom...
> On 2010-05-29 06:26:00 -0400, Mike Dalecki said:
>
>> R&B wrote:
>>> ...in the 1950s and 1960s...and listened to top 40 radio on AM...
>>>
>>> (And yeah, there's no golf content here. But there's no politics or
>>> hateful ranting, either.)
>>>
>>> Today a friend sent me a montage of old radio jingles from WLS in
>>> Chicago, one of the nation's biggest stations, and a legendary top 40
>>> station from the '50s through the first part of the '80s, when
>>> musicradio on AM pretty much died in favor of news and talk, as music
>>> radio had migrated by then to FM.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> I threw this little video together tonight just to spotlight these few
>>> jingles. Enjoy.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLu4UVorDSo
>>>
>>> Randy
>>>
>>
>> Three words:
>>
>> John Records Landecker
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n0uqWOOqeg&feature=related
>
>
> Boogie Check.
>
> Randy
>
Jesus, I remember that.


From: R&B on
On 2010-06-01 11:26:18 -0400, MNMikeW said:

> "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message
> news:2010053001513355441-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom...
>> On 2010-05-29 06:26:00 -0400, Mike Dalecki said:
>>
>>> R&B wrote:
>>>> ...in the 1950s and 1960s...and listened to top 40 radio on AM...
>>>>
>>>> (And yeah, there's no golf content here. But there's no politics or
>>>> hateful ranting, either.)
>>>>
>>>> Today a friend sent me a montage of old radio jingles from WLS in
>>>> Chicago, one of the nation's biggest stations, and a legendary top 40
>>>> station from the '50s through the first part of the '80s, when
>>>> musicradio on AM pretty much died in favor of news and talk, as music
>>>> radio had migrated by then to FM.
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> I threw this little video together tonight just to spotlight these few
>>>> jingles. Enjoy.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLu4UVorDSo
>>>>
>>>> Randy
>>>>
>>>
>>> Three words:
>>>
>>> John Records Landecker
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n0uqWOOqeg&feature=related
>>
>>
>> Boogie Check.
>>
>> Randy
>>
> Jesus, I remember that.


Classic stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ1Kb4fb_G4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p66Ik-RNiw&feature=related

Randy

From: newellsatwsu on
On May 29, 4:52 am, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> The JM singers were great, and included Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice
> of Tony the Tiger.  

Just learned last winter that the other Thurl Ravenscroft claim to
fame was that he sang "You're a Mean One...Mr. Grinch" (or whatever
it's officially titled) in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Did you
play on that one? :-)