[Description by Uncle Ricky]
This exhibit, contributed by Norm Garr, presents Hour 18 and the last half-hour of Hour 17 of the First and Original History Of Rock And Roll, as broadcast by KHJ in the wee morning hours of Saturday, February 22, 1969.
Norm’s recordings are copies from the tapes given to listeners who won a complete set of this original HR&R. They are one generation down from the masters, containing program content only – no news, no commercials. We estimate the content in this part was broadcast between (estimated) 4:30 AM and 6:00 AM. Our host is Robert W. Morgan.
The “Pop Music” segment of the History is continued, focusing on 1960 and 1961. We’re gonna do The Twist, and it goes like this: We learn that the first fuzz guitar effect in a popular song was a technical difficulty, hear a demonstration of the first popular record in 5/4 time, but are clueless as to why a song about an agricultural pest should top the charts in 1961. Perhaps people liked remembering those old cotton fields back home?
