[Description by Uncle Ricky]
This is hour 33 of the First and Original History Of Rock And Roll, contributed by Norm Garr. Norm’s recordings are copies from the tapes given to listeners who won a complete set of this original HR&R. They are one generation down from the masters, containing program content only – no news, no commercials. It was originally broadcast by KHJ on Saturday, February 22, 1969. In addition, this hour includes an extended newscast with Marv Howard from the original broadcast, contributed by Don Kent. (The newscast starts at 39:36.)
This segment of the original 48-hour Rockumentary was broadcast between 8 and 9 PM. Our host is Robert W. Morgan.
Continued from the previous hour featuring 1963, much of the Top 40 music presented in this hour is memorable. The “blindfold test” comments from Phil Spector demonstrate his early genius, a genius that decayed into homicidal madness forty years later.
