tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post6567539969949394423..comments2024-03-19T18:38:03.821-07:00Comments on KFXM Tiger Radio & K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Room: KFXM July 14, 1961KFXM Tiger Radio and K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509004175043817757noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-19219834873501066612010-07-21T13:38:06.374-07:002010-07-21T13:38:06.374-07:00That's a young GENE GLEESON there
at the KFXM ...That's a young GENE GLEESON there<br />at the KFXM controls.<br />He just retired from KABC-TV<br />recently.<br /><br />Back to Redlands?? I think<br />that's his home town where<br />Al<br />Anthony found him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-34570605504484579062010-07-16T14:14:57.930-07:002010-07-16T14:14:57.930-07:00Looks like THE BELLS never
even made into Billboar...Looks like THE BELLS never<br />even made into Billboard<br />100. Still consider it<br />one of my all-time favs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-58229476894718224632010-07-16T03:40:21.169-07:002010-07-16T03:40:21.169-07:00"I don't like that surfin' s--t. Rock..."I don't like that surfin' s--t. Rock 'n' Roll's been goin' downhill ever since Buddy Holly died."<br />(George Lucas, from American Graffiti, 1973)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-6985323486926177962010-07-15T20:08:33.270-07:002010-07-15T20:08:33.270-07:00NO NO NO.
1959 Was a great year if not
the Summer ...NO NO NO.<br />1959 Was a great year if not<br />the Summer of 59.<br />Please reconsider such<br />condemnationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-6294412353131613672010-07-15T18:35:05.260-07:002010-07-15T18:35:05.260-07:00blah, blah, blah. 1959 was a bad vintage year!blah, blah, blah. 1959 was a bad vintage year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-3155248521116173932010-07-15T18:00:36.356-07:002010-07-15T18:00:36.356-07:00Next one is week ending July 24, 1959, so be patie...Next one is week ending July 24, 1959, so be patient, it will be postedKFXM Tiger Radio and K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509004175043817757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-89214218939952190212010-07-15T16:24:53.766-07:002010-07-15T16:24:53.766-07:00Thought more surveys from '59 would be publish...Thought more surveys from '59 would be published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-2333215528279512152010-07-15T07:54:21.701-07:002010-07-15T07:54:21.701-07:00Pitney's EVERY BREATH I TAKE listed
here didn&...Pitney's EVERY BREATH I TAKE listed<br />here didn't make the top 40 but<br />it is such a great song. <br />The strings, melody and all of<br />it is fantastic.<br />Sure enough, it has SPECTOR written<br />all over it. He produced it.<br /><br />This Spector guy, from Fairfax High<br />in LA, was a pop music genius but had a lot of<br />Mel Gibson in him. We all sadly know where he<br />is now. Producing license plates??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-12393939352405780262010-07-14T20:42:12.500-07:002010-07-14T20:42:12.500-07:00Mentioned THE BELLS by the Creations.
No wonder I ...Mentioned THE BELLS by the Creations.<br />No wonder I liked it.<br />Phil Spector supervised<br />the session. <br />His magic was there all along and I never<br />knew that. I pulled out the 45 I had<br />and there was his name on credit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-81197124334094722092010-07-14T19:46:56.634-07:002010-07-14T19:46:56.634-07:00actually, Pitney was competing with himself on thi...actually, Pitney was competing with himself on this survey, as he used the pseudo Billy Bryan in his earlier releases...dating back to the late 50s.Megabloggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-16075305890513465012010-07-14T18:56:55.790-07:002010-07-14T18:56:55.790-07:00All of Pitney's songs that charted
were great...All of Pitney's songs that charted <br />were great. <br />His last big hit was SHE'S A HEARTBREAKER in 68. Had one last fling in the late<br />60s and then was gone.<br />Don't think he made it into the<br />70s with hits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-54736162407313691262010-07-14T16:46:12.901-07:002010-07-14T16:46:12.901-07:00This was Gene Pinney's second chart record (pe...This was Gene Pinney's second chart record (peaked at#42)<br /><br />"(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" in Early '61 made it to #39.<br /><br />His next one to chart was "Town Without Pity" got to #13 on Billboard.Bob Harlownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-44794779094534677502010-07-14T15:05:50.351-07:002010-07-14T15:05:50.351-07:00THE BELLS is such a great doowopper.
I don't t...THE BELLS is such a great doowopper.<br />I don't think it went very high.<br />Great slow dance at after-school<br />parties. <br /><br />All the TOP40 here is fantastic.<br />NO dogs in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-14807639857372100902010-07-14T07:05:55.508-07:002010-07-14T07:05:55.508-07:00Is this the debut of GENE PITNEY?
I think it was h...Is this the debut of GENE PITNEY?<br />I think it was his first hit ever.<br /><br />I sure did like LET'S TWIST AGAIN<br />by CC. Even better, there would<br />be a version by him in 3-4 different languages<br />in the same song a little while later.<br />Sounds great in German. <br />More like ACHTUNG, LET'S TWIST AGAINAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com