K/mentertainer July 29, 1967

More Jefferson Airplane starring Grace Slick in concert!

More about Jim Webb Up Up and Away. More news about the movie that didn't quite make it.

#1 Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Frankie Valli

Happy by The sunshine Company finally listed!

Bee Gees-To Love Somebody Hit Bound

Also Hitbound Cold Sweat-James Brown right next to The World We Knew-Frank Sinatra

KFXM Tiger Mag July 28, 1967

Eric Burdon & The Animals moving up the KFXM chart with San Franciscan Nights/Good Times and making the cover of the Tiger Mag Showing how different local charts are from national charts, there is a mention that nationally Windy by the Association is #1 nationally, while dropping to #23 on the KFXM survey.
Picture of the Torquays winning the battle of the bands concert, and a picture of the Grass Roots with the KFXM jocks.

Article and picture about The Music Machine and their 1866 hit Talk Talk

#1 this week Words/Pleasant Valley Sunday-Monkees Also debut of Ode To Billy Jo-Bobbie Gentry. The smash and most talked about record of the summer.

K/mentertainer July 22, 1967

#1 again this week White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane, with the Jefferson Airplane appearing at the Swing Auditorium.
Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison and I Was Made To Love Her-Stevie Wonder and C'Mon Marianne-Four Seasons jumping into the top ten. Yes, Blades of Grass with Happy still listed, Sunshine Company coming soon!

DJs pictures are back, but missing is Johnnie Darin.

K/mentertainer July 22, 1967

I thought this article was interesting enough to deserve a second look. How the Tiger Mag is done

KFXM Tiger Mag July 21, 1967

Article about the Tiger Mag being a completely local publication.
#1 Mr.Soul/Bluebird-Buffalo Springfield. How could this song be so huge in California, and not even hit the top 40 nationally? I know it was a big hit it L.A.

Picks for me tghis week Heroes and Villians-Beach Boys and Fakin' It-Simon & Garfunkel

Cool 45s!

If you like information/pictures about other things that entertain besides radio, then go to my other blog http://djsgone.blogspot.com/ It still has to do with music, andother related topics, such as 45rpms like below
Some cool early rock n roll 45s from my collection Buddy Holly Rave On, one of my favorites by Buddy. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did a decent cover of this on one of their albums.
Great rocker by Eddie Cochrean Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie. A nice promo copy.
Such A Night Vince Everett. Sounds like Elvis doing an Elvis song. Using an Elvis name.

30 Years Ago Today KFXM (again) & KOLA

Once again let us go back 30 years. The KFXM survey once again, and since there was no KMEN survey, take a look at the KOLA survey.
Don't forget to click on them so they can be enlarged. 4 contests an hour, What were they giving away?

What a difference in the song listings! Both July 16, 1977 #1 on KFXM Looks Like We Made It-Barry Manilow, while on KOLA it fell to #29

#1 on KOLA How Much Love-Leo Sayer the second week on the survey. not yet on the survey, it won't even show up until Aug 8th.

KOLA has Elvis at #21 with Way Down, it won't even chart on KFXM.
It appears KOLA had a larger playlist. But can someone tell me Why the big difference in rankings? Were the listeners and requests that much differeent?

The #1 nationally 7/16 was Da Doo Run Run-David Cassidy, followed by Looks Like We Made It-Barry Mainlow 7/23
Robert W. Morgan has the syndicated Record Report on KOLA

K/mentertainer July 15, 1967

Doors concert at the Kaiser Dome, but Jefferson Airplane will be at the Swwing Auditorium

Pictures of the Grassroots concert, and Doors concert.

Interesting that Com On Down To My Boat was one of the most requested songs listed on the page below.

Above a picture of the Sunshine Company promoting Happy. It won't be until the July 29th issue of the K/mentertainer that it will be on the survey. The Sunshine Company's version will hit the top ten in August


#1 White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane

KFXM Tiger Mag July 14, 1967

James Brown and Dick Lyons

Danny Dare wrote an interesting article about "So You Want To Be A Disc Jockey" A mention about girls shouldn't bother to become a dj, because the public isn't interested in listening to the female voice on the radio. That has changed, but not too much. It's probably about 5-1 men to women. Any comments about that.

An article about the Grassroots history also included. Does not mention the group change we all know about after their first hit.

#1 Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Frankie Valli

Biggest mover into the top ten Mr. Soul/Bluebird-Buffalo Springfield from 18 to #8

Highest debut #15 Monkees Words/Pleasant Valley Sunday followed by #25 All You Need Is Love/Baby, You're A Rich Man-Beatles then #31 Down On Me-Big Brother & The Holding Co.

K/mentertainer July 8, 1967 The Doors

Doors Concet!

#1 Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Frankie Valli

Incense & Peppermints-Strawberry Alarm Clock you notice that it's listed on th All-American label

Come On Down To My Boat-Every Mother's Son biggest jump into the top ten

K/mentertainer July 1, 1967

Johnnie Darin In Flowerland!

#1 Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Frankie Valli

Biggest jump into the top 10 #9 It's The Little Things-Sonny & Cher

XERB Wolfman Jack

While looking through a box of CDs that I haven't played foir awhile, I ran into this Wolfman Jack CD with a compilation of actual airchecks from XERB from 1968-1970.
Quality is very good. The producer (Steve Hoffman) did a good job. You would think it was a continuous show. Not the way it was actually originally heard, but enjoyable.
By the time this is posted, I'll have finished listened to this again. I remember listening to XERB some evenings, probably about 1967-68. Never taped any shows off the air. Worthwhile disc.
Also actually picked up XERB surveys that year at Harris' on E Street.

KFXM Tiger Mag July 7, 1967

Picture of the Grass Roots promoting their concert, along with three local groups, The Torquays, The Good Feelins, Blues In A Bottle and The Smoke. That would have been the local concert to see.
Article about the date with Davy Jones.

Monkees are still alive and well. Article starts out with Bits & pieces about the group.

There is a mention about The Kinks Ray Davies solo album, in which he does a satire of the Beatles Day In The Life. I've never heard it (The Ray Daviess satire, that is). Can ayone tell me about it?
James Brown coming to the Sing Auditorium!

#1 Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Frankie Valli

Highest Debut #18 Mr. Soul-Buffalo Springfield
My pick of the week Merry-Go-Round with the single You're A Very Lovely Woman also interesting is that the pick below it is a song called Merry-Go Round by The Count Five

Lou Rawls has a new single Show Business. I don't remember that one.

Down On Me by Big Brother & The Holding Company with Janis Joplin is also a personal pick of Dick Lyons this week'

Yellow Balloon has a spotlight album. The single Yellow Balloon charted on K/MEN but never charted on KFXM. Anyone remember if KFXM ever played the song?

KRTH Firecracker 400 2007

I was really surprised at KRTH's Firecracker 400 this year. It looks like they actually counted the votes. With Louie Louie as #1 that was really unexpected. I believe the only 1950's song is #35 Lla Bamba-Ritchie Valens. There are a few other surprises like #357 Thee Midnighters-Whittier Blvd., but most of the songs are the ones you expect to see. You can check out the whole top 400 at their website.

Here is the top 40

The Firecracker 400: July 4th Countdown
Here's the Firecracker 400 hits this 4th of July weekend as voted by you!
1. KINGSMEN LOUIE, LOUIE 1963
2. GAYE, MARVIN WHAT'S GOING ON? 1971
3. RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS UNCHAINED MELODY 1965
4. SANTANA EVIL WAYS 1970
5. TEMPTATIONS MY GIRL 1965
6. HARRISON, GEORGE MY SWEET LORD 1970
7. BEACH BOYS CALIFORNIA GIRLS 1965
8. FLEETWOOD MAC GO YOUR OWN WAY 1977
9. WONDER, STEVIE MY CHERIE AMOUR 1969
10. JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONG 1970
11. BEATLES HEY JUDE 1968
12. MUNGO JERRY IN THE SUMMERTIME 1970
13. FRANKLIN, ARETHA RESPECT 1967
14. ROLLING STONES BROWN SUGAR 1971
15. SUPREMES BABY LOVE 1964
16. WILD CHERRY PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC 1976
17. DOORS LIGHT MY FIRE 1967
18. KING, CAROLE I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE 1971
19. FOUR TOPS I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) 1965
20. CHICAGO 25 OR 6 TO 4 1970
21. MORRISON, VAN BROWN EYED GIRL 1967
22. O'JAYS LOVE TRAIN 1973
23. ORBISON, ROY OH, PRETTY WOMAN 1964
24. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN? 1971
25. SLEDGE, PERCY WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN 1966
26. JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1973
27. BEATLES TWIST AND SHOUT 1964
28. WONDER, STEVIE YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE 1973
29. MONKEES I'M A BELIEVER 1966
30. FLEETWOOD MAC DREAMS 1977
31. REDDING, OTIS (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY 1968
32. MCLEAN, DON AMERICAN PIE 1971
33. ROLLING STONES SATISFACTION 1965
34. EMOTIONS BEST OF MY LOVE 1977
35. VALENS, RITCHIE LA BAMBA 1958
36. LENNON, JOHN IMAGINE 1971
37. TROGGS WILD THING 1966
38. COMMODORES BRICK HOUSE 1977
39. BEACH BOYS GOOD VIBRATIONS 1966
40. PRESLEY, ELVIS SUSPICIOUS MINDS 1969

KFXM 96.7

As most of you know, I started listening to the radio on a regular basis in 1966. I started listening to KFXM and then KMEN.
In Lancaster, Ca. and on the internet http://www.kfxm.com/ there is a new KFXM. They play what the original KFXM played back in the 50s, 60s and 70s plus more.
Well, yesterday, The 4th, when I listened on the internet before noon, KFXM sounded really good. Probably 15 out of the 20 songs I heard were songs from 1966! I was listening to the same songs I heard over 40 years ago on the radiop, all over again!
Some of the songs Yellow Submarine-Beatles, Sunshine Superman-Donovan, The Joker Went Wild-Brian Hyland, Yeh Yeh-Georgie Fame, Wild Thing-the Troggs, Leaning On A Lampost-Herman's Hermits. I liked it!
They often do this type of programing. You may haear a theme to some of the songs they are playing.
It's worthwhile checking out the station.