Kid Curry, Y100 WHYI Miami FL March 1978 (scoped) (0:13:29)

Scoped
… get that thing out of your mouth …

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Eric Rhoads]

Kid Curry went on to play and program contemporary music at Miami’s WPOW in the 1990s — and into the new century. This hour from Y-100 in 1978 demonstrates his early experience in that venue. There are a couple of somewhat rare R&B faves here (Miami favorites), but much of this hour consists of the hit songs that some feel killed Top 40 radio. The fact is, these were powerful contemporary hits of the era and yes, they were mostly about dancing.

A young lady opens this recording, and hands it off to The Kid. Anyone know who she is? And while presented as stereo, it’s really only two-track mono, but the recording had enough fidelity to warrant the higher encoding rate. Let’s dance!

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We want to thank the board of ReelRadio, Inc. for their stewardship since the passing of the founder Richard Irwin in 2018.  It has not been easy and they have maintained the exhibits for future generations to enjoy.

I met Richard Irwin, aka Uncle Ricky, when we were freshmen at East Carolina University.  We both had worked at local stations in our hometowns.  No one was more passionate about radio, especially Top 40 radio, than my friend Richard. 

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