… 48 hours, in which to enscapulate approximately 20 years of music …
[Description by Uncle Ricky]
This original hour of the KHJ History Of Rock And Roll aired between 4PM and 5PM on Sunday afternoon, February 23, 1969. This is the final hour of the ground-breaking 48-hour special which we started here on REELRADIO, in March of 2006.
Keep in mind that this program was broadcast in February, 1969. Woodstock was yet to happen, and Monterey was the pinnacle of contemporary music performance. Both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton have comments, along with Producer Tom Dowd (Layla).Complete closing credits for the production are included in this segment, and there’s a honor roll of RKO heavies from all over the country. It’s obvious that even as this final hour was broadcast, there were already plans for distribution to other RKO stations.
Keep in mind that this program was broadcast in February, 1969. Woodstock was yet to happen, and Monterey was the pinnacle of contemporary music performance. Both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton have comments, along with Producer Tom Dowd (Layla).Complete closing credits for the production are included in this segment, and there’s a honor roll of RKO heavies from all over the country. It’s obvious that even as this final hour was broadcast, there were already plans for distribution to other RKO stations.
Our host is Robert W. Morgan, and the first 85 minutes of KHJ after this hour is here.
Thanks to Norm Garr for the final 21 hours of the Original KHJ History of Rock And Roll.
