… puttin’ some words on ya, and talkin’ that trash …
[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by John Quincy]
Contributor John Quincy says this aircheck is from the personal collection of the late Lexington, KY. broadcaster Herb Oscar Kent (WLAP, WVLK). It was recorded from the FM simulcast of WPLO-AM.
Hugh Jarrettcourtesy bandhistory.com
Big Hugh Baby Jarrett was the baritone in The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley’s band. After leaving the band, he became one of the Southeast’s greatest original Rock ‘n’ Roll radio personalities. Jarrett was popular in the early and mid-60’s on Atlanta’s WPLO, and later on WQXI and WLAC, Nashville. He was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame in 2007.
In this rare FM simulcast recording, you’ll hear Jarrett literally yelling into the microphone, and then jump between his music show and the news. His original presentation of the latest R&B and rock ‘n’ roll music was irrestible for a generation of Georgia teens and young adults. This was the coolest radio in Atlanta. Big Hugh Baby was The Man.
Hugh Jarrett passed away on May 31, 2008. He had been hospitalized for two months after being critically injured in an auto accident.