The Yank Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 There was the Blue Soul label and also an album on KSOL. The KSOL version was released on yellow and black vinyl.
Mal C Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Thats the one, the cover I had with the blue soul lp was really nice, had a shot of all the jocks, with that 'Soul in the City' logo up top...and the Golden Gate bridge in the background. I think these were quite trendy for a time in collecting circles , long time ago now... awful sound quality but good Lp... wish I hadn't sold it now Edited June 21, 2023 by Mal C
Mal C Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Tried to find their jingles, this is a good site for Bay Area radio history, but no KSOL, given they were one of the big stations, thats a bit of a shame... https://bayarearadio.org/jingles KNBR did a really good Tuned and Young 17/18 jingles, like these ones https://bayarearadio.org/audio/knbr/jingles/KNBR - Tuned Young 17 & 18 - 1967.mp3 There is also a bit on PAMS from Texas in there, they were the first agency to syndicate radio Jingles, in the same way Shutterstock and Getty do the same with news and creative content. PAMS called them (station identification jingle packages for radio and TV stations). So if these studios we all love, had the connections, they could get allot of bread and butter work form being a contributor. No where near Texas, but as most of you would have read from various sleeves, Dave Hamilton's studio did loads of this type of work in Detroit. Edited June 21, 2023 by Mal C
Mal C Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) I always put these up... bit of fun WVON: PAMS Soul Jingle 1 WVON_ PAMS Soul Jingle 2.mp3 WVON_ PAMS Soul Jingle 2 1.mp3 Edited June 21, 2023 by Mal C 1
Mal C Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) and some more good ones from soul artists... Mitch Ryder one really is good, and guess what, 'Little Richard' he's back!! Otis Redding - Stay In School Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Pepsi Generation 03 Mitch Ryder Radio Promo.mp3 62 Otis Redding - Stay In School.mp3 67 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Pepsi Generation.mp3 25 Jay & The Amecians - Coke (1966).mp3 Little Richard - The Real Thing.mp3 Edited June 21, 2023 by Mal C
Mal C Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 The Four Tops - For Ducan Hines Nancy Sinatra - For Coke Jay & The Americas - For H.I.S. The Four Tops - For Ducan Hines.mp3 35 For H.I.S..mp3 32 Nancy Sinatra - For Coke.mp3
Mal C Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 And finally, thank god! Moving On Up - Radio Jingle, no idea but I love the gospel grove in this one, probably 69/70/71, maybe for a black audience, but having heard the kind of adverts you got on KVON in Chicago, I'd say probably its aimed at a white audience.. Moving On Up - Radio Jingle _ Announcement.mp3
Kenb Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 On 03/06/2023 at 05:48, Roburt said: Thanks for the very informative posts GF. It's interesting that Ed Wingate was running a numbers racket -- probably using his record label offices / studio as a front. The very same thing went on in Cleveland -- Way Out Records there came about the closest to becoming the established label from the city & their studio was really more of a front for 'number runners' than for recording acts. Way Out's owners kept their studio very busy -- they recorded around 10 tracks for every one that got released. The constant flow of singers, groups, musicians, pluggers in & out of the studio / office building helped 'hide' the many numbers runners also coming in & out. Way Out's Jim Brown visited Radio Caroline in December 1966. He was trying to secure more money on the back of ''Please Baby Please'', by the Sensations. 1
The Yank Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Mal C said: And finally, thank god! Moving On Up - Radio Jingle, no idea but I love the gospel grove in this one, probably 69/70/71, maybe for a black audience, but having heard the kind of adverts you got on KVON in Chicago, I'd say probably its aimed at a white audience.. Moving On Up - Radio Jingle _ Announcement.mp3 I'm not sure if this started out as a jingle or was later used as one but it's definitely the theme song to the TV show "The Jeffersons" - 1
Kenb Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Acknowledgement: A recommended read. -SOUL CITY: INDIANAPOLIS' AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND SOUL MUSIC, 1968-1974 Jeffrey J. Kollath, Submitted to the faculty of the University Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in the Department of History, Indiana University June 2003 abridged for relevance WGEE-AM [WGEE-AM D.J. Paul Major [Rojam Records] and WTLC-FM both Indianapolis stations, had a policy of black programming. The 'Stomping Ground' of bands like James Bell, Highlighters, Presidents, Vanguards, etc. At WTLC, the D.J.'s were black, and the music was black, although when it opened in 1968 it was owned by both white and black men, unitl 1973 when it wholly owned by black men. The Ayr-Way department store at 2333 LafayetteRoad posted WTLC's weekly survey that listed the top soul records of the week. The Ayr-Way's claim to fame, however, was the "Soul Browser Center," a list of forty-eight records available for the special low price of sixty-nine cents. Advertisement for the Ayr-Way Soul Browser Center, Indianapolis Recorder, March 20, 1971, Edited June 21, 2023 by Kenb 1
Mal C Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, The Yank said: I'm not sure if this started out as a jingle or was later used as one but it's definitely the theme song to the TV show "The Jeffersons" - Ahhh!! you found it.... thank you I think it was used as a jingle, as I got that from a now defunct radio station Jingle site. I guess, if the show was made for a certain channel, then Radio stations in that group may have access to the song, they would have owned it outright if the song was commissioned for a show. We used to get all sorts of content at News UK (News International) from sister companies, Sky etc... so sharing content internally always goes on, there would be a license fee, but it would be well below market price... Thats very cool, cheers for finding that, I always wondered where it came from Edited June 22, 2023 by Mal C 1
The Yank Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 A little trivia about the video - the woman seen dancing in the long blue dress at about 30 seconds is Roxie Roker- Lenny Kravitz's Mother. 1
Roburt Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 The interaction between radio stn DJ's, acts & record labels has already been touched on in this thread. ... 'you scratch my back & I'll scratch yours' being very much the order of the day. Lets also not forget the many 45's credited to radio DJ's -- E Rodney Jones being a classic example. A bunch of local musicians would cut a largely instro track, offer it to him (or a similar radio DJ) & his record label buddies. He'd do a few shouts on top of the instro, add his name as the artist & hey presto ... there'd be a new 45 in the shops that he'd use as his radio show theme-tune. In a similar way; Magnificent Montague on KGFJ Los Angeles used the trademark catch-phrase, "Burn, baby! Burn!" that became the rallying cry of the 1965 Watts riots. Surely it was MM & his radio catch phrase that inspired 45's such as Mel Williams – Burn, Baby, Burn on Star Records.
Mal C Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Lucky Cordell, or Moses 'Lucky' Cordell was a big name at WVON, both as a DJ and later in Management at the station, his daughters Pat & Pam, had two releases via his GEC productions, "I Love You Yes I do" on Our Own Records, which now fetches money, and "Hey Love" on DAY DREAMING Records in 1974, which I think is such a quality 7ts track...it turns from a sweet track to something totally differnt, Rhythm via Larry & the Hippies on that 45... Lucky Cordell was deeply involved in the music business right up to the 8ts, his 'Good Luck' label / GEC productions put out 'Morris Jefferson – It's The Last Time Around for Me' in 1980, soaring vocals from Maurice, great modern track. actually, I realised E Rodney Jones and Larry & The Hippes had a connection also, they cut ‘Right On Right On' (Sex Machine), where Rodney does his thang ad libbin... I guess we should also mention Rufus Thomas and Sly Stone out there on the West Coast for their DJ work, which influenced their later music... Edited June 23, 2023 by Mal C
Mal C Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Butterball on WVON playing Jimmy Delphs - Almost... Edited June 23, 2023 by Mal C 1
Mal C Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 From 72, quite common and cheap 45 in collecting circles, but a very very good one, here are the 'Califoirnia Girls' with Al Cleveland and KGFJ jock Ronald Bynam... 1
The Yank Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Here's a nice shot of Bunky Sheppard and Ernie Leaner with some Chicago Radio talent- WVON's E. Rodney Jones, WMPP's Eddie Holland ( not the H-D-H Eddie), WGRT's Eddie Morrison and WVON's Lucky Cordell - Edited June 25, 2023 by The Yank 1
Roburt Posted June 28, 2023 Author Posted June 28, 2023 Down in Houston, Bobby Bland was always popular ...
Roburt Posted July 1, 2023 Author Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) Of course, black radio wasn't the major player on US airwaves; the pop stns had many more listeners (most of the time) and what they played was more influential in getting a soul 45 onto the Hot 100. But lots of soul stuff did break through & get major white radio airplay ... Top selling 45's in 2 US cities at one point in 66 ... most would have achieved their sales via radio exposure ... more soul stuff selling in Detroit at the time; lots of the 45's being local product. Nice to see a top Mojo / Wheel spin @ #5 in Detroit. Edited July 1, 2023 by Roburt
Roburt Posted July 13, 2023 Author Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Mid 60's -- Cleveland ... Highlighting a local release. Detroit stuff always did well on the Cleveland charts, coz loads of Motown / Detroit acts would play gigs in the city on a regular basis. Edited July 13, 2023 by Roburt
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