The Daniel Fuentz Collection

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Daniel Fuentz] This Exhibit SCOPED (09:42) No music more often! But please remember that we pay bandwidth and hardware costs for anything streamed from REELRADIO. (Complimentary Scoping by Uncle Ricky.) Dick Lyons boasts a long career in Southern California and Los Angeles Radio, (KBLA, KUTE, KGBS, KLOS, KROQ, XPRS, KOCM, KACD, KZLA/KLAC, KBIG) but his first full-time radio gig was the overnight Lyons’ Den on Boss Radio 55, KAFY in Bakersfield, California, circa 1966. This rare sample of early KAFY answers a lot of questions. Yes, KAFY claimed to be “Boss”, but the jingles were most certainly NOT the Johnny Mann originals that appeared on the station a few years later. And, instead of “20/20” news, you’ll hear an edition of “15/45” news! On this hot August night, it was 85 degrees (F) in Bakersfield at 12:45 in the morning! Residents could look forward to a toasty 105 degrees on August 9, but you could rent a furnished two-bedroom garden apartment for $109.50 a month – including the cost of the electricity to operate your “central refrigerated air conditioning system.” Having lived in Bakersfield for a couple of years in the late ’70’s, I can verify that the temperatures were normal and yes, you NEEDED to live in a refrigerator there. Remember, REELRADIO pays music licensing fees to present unscoped airchecks. Sadly, the fidelity on this recording hardly merits an unscoped version, so it’s provided in a ‘scoped version as well. However, the unscoped version does include a forgotten parody entitled “I’m Normal”, by an unheralded performer known only as “The Emperor” (begins at 6:35.)

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Daniel Fuentz] Pepper Sound Studios (later, Pepper-Tanner) was an early syndicator of radio station jingles, promotional features and merchandise (typically for giveaway). Much of Pepper’s business was “barter”, that is, the radio station traded spot announcement and bulk program time in exchange for stuff from Pepper.  Call Your Shot (for KLIF)  Connie Francis Show Biz Quiz (for WFLA)  Jimmy Dean Tall Tales (for WHB)  Brenda Lee Sound Test (for KQEO)  Irving The Invisible (for WKWK)  Steve Lawrence’s Happy Couples (for WABC) Contributor Daniel Fuentz says, “All of these demos were on one 4-inch reel.” (REELRADIO added the short beeps between the cuts.) The production technique, music and SFX are all representative of what was being used on promo production by many Top 40 stations of the period. The stations named in the demos might not have actually used the features – but it did create the impression that the features were in use at successful stations. This particular demo includes six exciting contests! Get Set to Send A Postcard And Win!

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Daniel Fuentz] This is a quick composite of PAMS jingles from Series 34, 35 and 36, as recorded for legendary Top 40 WORD in Spartanburg, South Carolina, probably in the early 1970’s. Among the Jock Jingles are some genuinely famous names from the Southeast, like Bob Canada and Russ Spooner, but there are also a few surprises, like Robert W. Morgan and Fred Hardy. The late Fred Hardy was a salesman for PAMS and it’s likely he sold these packages to WORD. Maybe the WORD PD thought Fred Hardy would make a good “house” name for weekends and backup. That’s easier to explain than Robert W. Morgan. We’re sure that Mr. Morgan never had any intention of working in Spartanburg, S.C., but it’s also likely he’d never know if someone on that station adopted his moniker.

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Daniel Fuentz] This Exhibit SCOPED (09:42) No music more often! But please remember that we pay bandwidth and hardware costs for anything streamed from REELRADIO. (Complimentary Scoping by Uncle Ricky.) Dick Lyons boasts a long career in Southern California and Los Angeles Radio, (KBLA, KUTE, KGBS, KLOS, KROQ, XPRS, KOCM, KACD, KZLA/KLAC, KBIG) but his first full-time radio gig was the overnight Lyons’ Den on Boss Radio 55, KAFY in Bakersfield, California, circa 1966. This rare sample of early KAFY answers a lot of questions. Yes, KAFY claimed to be “Boss”, but the jingles were most certainly NOT the Johnny Mann originals that appeared on the station a few years later. And, instead of “20/20” news, you’ll hear an edition of “15/45” news! On this hot August night, it was 85 degrees (F) in Bakersfield at 12:45 in the morning! Residents could look forward to a toasty 105 degrees on August 9, but you could rent a furnished two-bedroom garden apartment for $109.50 a month – including the cost of the electricity to operate your “central refrigerated air conditioning system.” Having lived in Bakersfield for a couple of years in the late ’70’s, I can verify that the temperatures were normal and yes, you NEEDED to live in a refrigerator there. Remember, REELRADIO pays music licensing fees to present unscoped airchecks. Sadly, the fidelity on this recording hardly merits an unscoped version, so it’s provided in a ‘scoped version as well. However, the unscoped version does include a forgotten parody entitled “I’m Normal”, by an unheralded performer known only as “The Emperor” (begins at 6:35.)