Bwana Johnny, KYA San Francisco November 1969 (scoped) (0:09:33)

Scoped
… we’ll re-broadcast what took place Tuesday afternoon at the Tom Campbell Drug Rap, with such distinguished guests as Tim Leary …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] It’s a Million Dollar Weekend and Beautiful Bwana Johnny (d. October 28, 2005) is heard on Avco’s KYA in San Francisco. There’s a nice promo for Golden Guarantee, the current promotion, and you can win $1000 if you hear a Golden Goof. But a bigger goof is heard on this aircheck. It’s a record directly out of a commercial set, with no ID whatsoever! Maybe that was a mistake — I’d hate to think it was “format” as usual, especially with KFRC across the street. Neat PAMS jingles, though, some we’ve heard before, others are fresh. All are bright and feature a unique vocal blend with that memorable three-note KYA signature.

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