… I’ll let you be D.J. if I can be a singer …
Neil Sedaka and WAVZ Sticker
What a thrill! I got to spend two and a half hours on air with songwriter and artist Neil Sedaka, known worldwide for classic hits like Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and his more contemporary Laughter in the Rain. Neil was an exceptionally good sport to come on the air with me in July 1975, right after Laughter in the Rain had become such a huge hit. He was also hot then because another song he had penned was number one: Love Will Keep Us Together (Captain and Tenille). Neil was on tour with The Carpenters that summer when he agreed to play DJ with “Paul the Morning Mayer.”
Other WAVZ staff members you’ll hear on this cut include Chuck Martin, later to become KHJ’s last rockin’ PD, and WAVZ PD Les Garland, just prior to having a hand in something called MTV. As you’ll hear, to wrap up that morning’s show, Neil agreed to let me sing. Please, someone find a bucket, so I can carry a tune! (Beware, your dog may react strangely to some of these sounds.)