68 year-old Seattle rock ‘n’ roll radio icon Danny Holiday (Daniel Prescott Thygesen) passed away on February 20, 2012, leaving his Pacific Northwest listeners with fond memories of his years at KOL, KSND, KZOK and KBSG. Between radio gigs, Holiday was a record promoter and in his later years, he worked in Graphic Arts. He was inducted into the Northwest Music Hall of Fame in 1990.
This aircheck of the Rock & Roll Time Machine program on KBSG from Sunday morning, April 7, 1991 includes a malfunctioning turntable, which Holiday takes in stride. There’s quite a bit of distracting FM noise in this recording, so most of the music has been restored. (One song that he was unable to play through completely has been included here.)
Danny Holiday had a friendly, energetic and informative presentation. This show includes a short interview with the late Kent Morrill of The Wailers, a story about the song that preceded Don Fardon’s Indian Reservation, and a rare snip of songwriter Jeff Barry playing a distinctly different version of a Phil Spector classic.