I have been a collector of Beach, Shag and R&B Music for over 50 years. Born in High Point, NC, I was raised in the traditions of the shag dance and its music.
I have DJ’d in clubs and for dance events all over the East Coast and Mid-West. I have also DJ’d for the Competitive Shaggers Association’s contest for many years, the National Shag Dance Championships several times as well as the USA Grand National Dance Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.
I was inducted into The Beach Music DJ Hall Of Fame in 1991, Thirty’s 2 Wall of Fame in Greensboro, NC in 1996 and The Sand Flea Living Legend Association at Ocean Drive, SC in 2015. I have also received many awards such as, The 1997 Shell Award for favorite DJ at The USA Grand Nationals, The Little Tommy Hamrick Award for my dedication to Beach and R&B Music for the past 20+ years and I received the CMBA Award in 2013 for promoting Local Beach Music and was also voted into The Boys of the Band.
One of my greatest accomplishments is being one of the original 13 founding members that started The Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs and have Co-Chaired DJ Throwdown for many years.
Growing up in Dallas NC on a farm made me appreciate hard work and commitment which I have used in my career and as a DJ. I came to love music as a kid listening to BIG Ways Radio. After high school I went into the US Air Force. Sunday Night at the Beach with Randy Rowland became my introduction to beach music, we started shagging and attending SOS. I came to know Dick Hamrick who asked me to fill in for him and my DJ life began. Over the years, many great DJs have mentored and supported me but Kyle Beam has been the one who has given me the advice and knowledge to advance as a DJ to where I am today. I have played at SOS in all of the clubs at OD and call it a privilege to have played at the PAD the last weekend before it was torn down. I joined the Beach DJ Association in 2007 and have met a vast amount of great DJ’s and people over the years. Being a radio DJ at 91.7 FM for many years as the host of the “Breakfast at the Beach Show” every Saturday morning at 6am coined the nickname Kyle Beam gave and the beach & shag world was introduced to 6amTim. One of the best events of DJing was for Joe Brown at “Shagging on the Seas” shag cruises for many years where I met a lot of people who have become wonderful friends and traveled to a lot of fantastic places. Lynn’s Dance Club in Charlotte has become home to me and to Tom Bare for his friendship over the years to be able to play this great music to so many wonderful people. Thanks to all of the shag clubs who have invited me to play for many years all over North and South Carolina. I look forward to Jukin’ Oldies, the comradery of the Jukin’’ DJ’s and meeting many more friends through some of the greatest music of all times.
John played his first dance on a Ferry Boat crossing back & forth the Historic James River in his home state of Virginia in 1962 for his local 4H Club when he was 14 years old with an arm full of vinyl records and a portable two piece stereo record player that he had just gotten for Christmas.
John has played local events and for many Shag & Bop Clubs from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean across the Blue Ridge Mountains to Kentucky and down to the Sunshine State of Florida where he and his wife Phyllis live in the Wintertime. John was the house DJ the last 5 years of its existence for Thursday In Old Town Beach Music event held in Petersburg, Virginia, the longest running Beach Music event held in Virginia playing with all the touring Beach Music Bands.
For several years John was one of the team DJs playing regularly on The Beach Music Cruises and The Making Waves Cruise.
Currently John is a regular on the team of SOS DJs playing at Fat Harold’s Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach, SC.
John has served as Treasurer and as Vice President of The National Association of Rhythm & Blues Dee Jays and is a current member of the Association of Beach & Shag Club DJs.
John had two concurrent careers. He worked for 41 years in the tobacco industry and served in the US Army and Virginia Army National Guard as both an enlisted person and retiring as a Communications & Electronics Officer with 29th Infantry Division (L) after 25 years of service to our country.
John got involved with internet radio back in 2010 as the Man Behind the Curtain on the Morning Mess Around Show and the SNL Sunday Night Live show with Your BeachMusic.com and has remained active in internet radio since then.
John is excited to be joining the great team of DJs here at Jukin’ Oldies Internet Radio where he will join them playing The Greatest Music On Earth.
John hopes you will tune into his “ Johnny’s Jukebox” where his goal is to try and change your listening habits, One Song At A Time.
Artist or in person, Jim Quick is the kind of guy you genuinely want to call a friend. With the charm only a true Southerner can possess, he brings his talent to the stage with a quick-witted, knee-slapping sense of humor coupled with the clear sincerity of his love for his craft.
“As a child, I was real mischievous. Playin’ pranks and makin’ jokes; doin’ stupid stuff you do as a kid. People would laugh; the more they laughed, the more I’d act a fool! It was like applause for more, more, more. I loved being the center of attention. Still do. Add music and, well, that’s spice to the concoction! That’s how I roll.”
And “roll” he does. Quick’s been touring the Southeast US for more than 20 years, playing nearly 250+ shows per year, and has released more than 12 albums including his newest, Revival. Originally introducing their music as the Coastline Band—a band of friends who played the Carolina beach bars day in and day out—the group pushed Quick to the forefront and naturally transformed into Jim Quick & Coastline. Known for his all-out performances and deliberate, off-the-cuff wisecracks, Jim has been a gracious recipient of the Carolina Music Awards “Entertainer Of The Year Award” – nineteen times.
Those who have seen Quick perform in the flesh may wonder if the funny guy sitting at the bar wears the same suit as the artist on stage. The answer is “yes.” “When it comes to me, the person on the street and the person performing are completely the same. As an artist, I am a true, exaggerated version of myself. Magnified. Make no mistake, they are both me, just different sizes.”
Born and raised in deep Carolina, Jim Quick grew up with a kind and fun-loving family. He, along with his younger sister and childhood friends, spent countless hours loping across the grasslands. In quiet time, Jim enjoyed visits with his grandfather, a Veteran of World War II, who shared front-porch-sittin’ and lemonade sippin’ while Sgt. Loyd Merle Quick shared tales of the battle and helped little Jim conquer a debilitating stutter—a budding singer’s worst enemy.
“I grew up between the swamplands and the sand-hills of Southeastern North Carolina. I played a lot in the Gum Swamp area, my yard, and nearby fields. I didn’t have a whole lot of friends in such a sparse, rural area, so I spent most of my time with my imaginary friends. I was a true Son of the South, exploring the land on my bicycle or on foot, pretending I was one of Mark Twain’s characters or a chunky, little descendant of Lewis and Clark.”
When he wasn’t surveying the lands, Jim discovered his love for music in the confines of his bedroom, sitting in front of his Sears & Roebuck stereo with Radio Shack headphones atop his head. Playing the role of both DJ and performer, young Jim would introduce himself before the next song, with which he’d appropriately sing along. His playful dress rehearsal wasn’t in vain. At 14, he secured a job as a radio DJ for a small, local AM station giving him the platform he needed to learn about the entertainment business and create the stage character for which he’s known.
“Working at the station was a real blessing. It was a 500-watt, so really, really small, but it provided me a way to learn about a variety of music genres and what went on behind the scenes. It really gave me that extra push I’d needed to finally start making my own music. Now look at me: I’m nearly a dozen albums in and still goin’ strong!”
After helping to co-host his Dad’s iconic radio show “Steve Hardy’s Original Beach Party”, Britt Hardy has embarked in carrying on his Dad’s radio legacy by starting his own show, “Party For A Lifetime With Britt Hardy”, which debuted on the Beach, Boogie, and Blues Network in February of 2020.
“Party For A Lifetime”, is the Cammy Award winning beach music compilation CD that Britt produced to honor his Dad, and it includes some of the biggest names in Beach Music.
“Party For A Lifetime With Britt Hardy” radio show continues to honor beach classics both past and present!
Britt is further ingrained in the beach music scene, as the drummer for “The Main Event Band”, and is also a former drummer for the Beach Music Hall Of Fame inductee, The North Tower Band. In fact, growing up Britt learned the ropes of music by sitting in on drums with all of the beach groups. Throughout the years, Britt has toured exclusively throughout the Southeastern United States with different musical acts. You could say Britt Hardy has been in beach music his whole life, since the start of his Dad’s radio show in 1974. Britt’s unending love for Motown, 70’s Philadelphia soul, Stax, and R&B comes out on the radio. Party For A Lifetime is styled after his Dad’s show, it’s very upbeat, exciting, and makes you want to move just like you did at the Shag clubs in the golden age of beach music! Britt is proud to call Eastern North Carolina home where he is an avid music and drum collector. Britt loves spending time with friends and love ones, but especially with his kids and grandkids and 3 dogs.
Tuesday night’s going to be Partying, and it’s going to be a Party For A Lifetime!
Craig is a native of King George, VA. . He began DJ’ing in May of 1996. Since then he has played regularly for the NVSC while also playing private parties and for other shag clubs from Georgia to Pennsylvania. He is the contest DJ for the Eno Beach Shag Contest in Durham for the last ten years, the Grand National Dance Championships (GNDC) in Atlanta for the last 7 years, the 2018 Keepers of the dance contest and the 2018 and 2019 Fat Harold’s Labor Day contests and Junior SOS. Craig has been DJing at SOS since 1998 first at the Boulevard Grill (4 years during SOS) and then Ducks (17 years).
Craig became a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ’s in 1996, served as Treasurer in 2001 and 2002, executive Board member in 2019, and was the 2018 Richard Nixon Award recipient.
Join me for CJs Boogie Woogie Dance Party on JukinOldies.com. I will be playing music to fill the dance floors.
