KFXM and KMEN the Top 40 stations of the Inland Empire (San Bernardino/Riverside)in the 1960's. This site will bring you information and pictures from these two stations KFXM 590 and KMEN 1290. For other musical and miscellaneous interests take a look at.........................http://djsgone.blogspot.com/
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Sunday, August 01, 2010
KFXM August 1, 1959
Dedicated To The One I Love-Shirelles #1 Highest debut appears to to Lavender Blue-Sammy Turner #24 New "Wax To Watch" It Was I-Skip & Flip Red River Rock-Johnny & The Hurricanes See You In September-Tempos What'd I Say-Ray Charles The Hippy Hippy Shake-Chan Romero
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Great great pop hits top to bottom. I remember this summer vividly because of the music. I remember the hits but nothing at all about KFXM, which is the station I heard all this music. Not the jocks, contests, nothing. I had the station on all summer.
Never heard #3, I love an Angel by Little Bill. Another KFXM manipulation?
I still don't understand why it took months into 1960 to make DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE a national hit. #1 at this point at KFXM and big nationally the next year. BIG mystery with such a great song. Better late than never.
Regarding the "Passing of Mitch Miller at Age 99":
"The Beard", as ole Mitch Miller was known in the record business, significantly contributed to American popular music both on and off the microphone. He deserves credit for standing up for his musical values at a time when the nation was witnessing the beginning of unprecedented social and political movements which would reshape the music world... His impact at Columbia Records still leaves fond aural memories from the 1950's and early 1960's pop music scene.
so, Mitch, here's to the you, my Man: may the bouncing ball follow and keep the beat for you in the next dimension.
Friend of mine, a well-known songwriter - wrote for Elvis and others - told of going to label parties where Mitch Miller was truly the life of the party.
Prostitutes would be there and my friend told of watching Miller "go down" on these women, then come up, his goatee full of lather. Must've been quite the sight.
yeah, man, i had heard "The Beard" was one for throwing great wild parties and paid escorts (at Columbia Record's expense), but it's hilarious about the Man taking 'em down. i had always heard rumors that he was into gay young studs, so i guess this settles the question. i wonder if Mitch's famed "bouncing ball" on his televison show could have been inspired by 'follow the dancing tongue' at those social gatherings???
"ghetto gossip"??? listen, man, Miller will soon be 'going down' farther than "6" along with you kewpie doll girlie wicks who will soon join him. meantime, get a life of your own, ya panty waist!
My ghetto or yours? Miller was as anti-rock & roll as you can get without being in the KKK, so I think he's fair game.
As the original poster of the story about his sexual proclivities, all this "he was a great man stuff" needs to be tempered with just a taste of reality. I hate pomposity and PR versions of a man's real life. He was definitely no saint, but acted like he was saving music from the heathens (us included).
New "Wax To Watch"
12 comments:
Great great pop hits top to
bottom. I remember this
summer vividly because of the
music. I remember the hits but
nothing at all about KFXM, which
is the station I heard all
this music. Not the jocks, contests,
nothing. I had the station on all
summer.
Never heard #3, I love an Angel by
Little Bill. Another KFXM manipulation?
I still don't understand why
it took months into 1960 to
make DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
a national hit.
#1 at this point at KFXM and
big nationally the next year.
BIG mystery with such a great
song. Better late than never.
"Dedicated To The One I Love"
was re released in Early 1961 and went to #3 on Billboard. It was #1 for 2 weeks in Feb on KFWB and 5 weeks on KRLA.
It followed "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" which went to #1 on Billboard but never made #1 on KFWB or KRLA.
Regarding the "Passing of Mitch Miller at Age 99":
"The Beard", as ole Mitch Miller was known in the record business, significantly contributed to American popular music both on and off the microphone. He deserves credit for standing up for his musical values at a time when the nation was witnessing the beginning of unprecedented social and political movements which would reshape the music world... His impact at Columbia Records still leaves fond aural memories from the 1950's and early 1960's pop music scene.
so, Mitch, here's to the you, my Man: may the bouncing ball follow and keep the beat for you in the next dimension.
Pass by the old Columbia Square on
Sunset and reflect what great music
was done in Studio A as Columbia
records. Mitch's ghost must be
there.
Friend of mine, a well-known songwriter - wrote for Elvis and others - told of going to label parties where Mitch Miller was truly the life of the party.
Prostitutes would be there and my friend told of watching Miller "go down" on these women, then come up, his goatee full of lather. Must've been quite the sight.
yeah, man, i had heard "The Beard" was one for throwing great wild parties and paid escorts (at Columbia Record's expense),
but it's hilarious about the Man taking 'em down. i had always heard rumors that he was into gay young studs, so i guess this settles the question.
i wonder if Mitch's famed "bouncing ball" on his televison show could have been inspired by 'follow the dancing tongue' at those social gatherings???
Mitch is not buried yet.
Hold off on the ghetto gossip
until he's 6 down.
Then let all the good gossippy
stuff fly.
"ghetto gossip"??? listen, man, Miller will soon be 'going down' farther than "6" along with you kewpie doll girlie wicks who will soon join him.
meantime, get a life of your own, ya panty waist!
Now ghetto gossip has turned to
trashy bitchy whining....
blah blah blah.
My ghetto or yours? Miller was as anti-rock & roll as you can get without being in the KKK, so I think he's fair game.
As the original poster of the story about his sexual proclivities, all this "he was a great man stuff" needs to be tempered with just a taste of reality. I hate pomposity and PR versions of a man's real life. He was definitely no saint, but acted like he was saving music from the heathens (us included).
Amen, brother, about The Beard and reality. And the truth shall set us all free.
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