… They got the pop and the bop and the rhythm and the blue …
After WJW, Pete “Mad Daddy” Myers moved across the street to WHK where his show evolved to include the recorded elements heard in his later work at WINS/New York.”Bubbles” sound effects and the frequent use of tape echo were common, as were unusual music beds. In this aircheck, you’ll hear the WHK time tone and CRC Series 8 jingles, in addition to a fair amount of distortion. (Apparently, Mad Daddy really was SHOUTING into the microphone!)
His playlist expanded too, no doubt at the direction of WHK, to include some pop-based hits of the time, and distinctly non-Blues & Rhythm artists like Jimmy Clanton.
In addition to the one-of-a-kind performance of Pete Myers, a short WHK news report is featured, along with a truly classic commercial for “Light, Refreshing Pepsi-Cola, the sociable refreshment.”