Worldwide internet listeners are in for a thrill as the Little Bossman Show takes to the airwaves on jukinoldies.com each Tuesday 10-Midnight EST. With a prise collection of classics rhythm & blues the Pittsburgh-born, California based Little Bossman, AKA Bill Roberts, specializes in mixing frantic rave ups with smooth vocal group harmony to create some of the most satisfying musical sessions on contemporary radio. Roberts’ mix of affable charm and Jive exhortations have a boundless appeal to not only his core audience “wrinkled rockers” in Bossman parlance-but also to younger listeners just discovering the exciting world of 1950s-era black music.
A natural hipster, the Little Bossman was born for this job: “I became an admirer of the music very early. I’d take the keys to my brother’s car and sneak out to listen to the radio until the battery went dead or he caught me” He said. “As a teenager I often went to record hops that featured popular local disc jockeys like Porky Chadwick.
I lived just a short distance from the Jumpin’ Jive Beehive where Porky appeared each week. He had some thing very special and I’d go to his hops all the time. The first rock & roll show I saw there featured Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lyman & Teenagers, The Chantels, Dickey Do & Don’ts, The Blond Bombshell Joanne Campbell, and a host of others-that was my introduction to rock& roll.
“I had always loved radio, and disc jockeys were a very important part of my life. I’d hang out at the local radio stations every chance I got. This is when I discovered that many really excellent records, 45s mostly, were simply chucked into the dumpsters once the station had rejected most of them for airplay. I became a collector and eventually acquired a stack of oddball 45s, most of them very limited vinyl pressings. One day-finally-Porky invited me to come by the station and play them.”
Once he got in front of the microphone, the Little Bossman was hooked, and those “oddball 45s” that he liberated from the trash bins remain the heart of his broad cast repertoire, minor masterpieces of vernacular pop culture. “I love these recordings and am pleased to present these rare, unusual and hard to find discs each week on my show. “Old records never die, they just groove away,” He said.
A glorious throwback to the heyday of the untamed personality jock, the Little Bossman unfailingly delivers the goods with self-deprecating charm and sounds that you’re unlikely to hear anywhere else.
‘Little Bossman’ Keeps Music of his Youth Alive By RON PAGLIA
For the Mon Valley Independent
Monessen, PA
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Bill Roberts has lived elsewhere most of his adult life. But a large part of his heart and soul remain firmly planted in southwestern Pennsylvania, specifically the areas he worked as” “The Little Bossman” with legendary disc jockey Craig “Porky” Chedwick.
“I grew up in Little Washington, Pa., just a short distance — 18 miles — from Charleroi,” said Roberts from his home near San Bernardino, CA, where he hosts a popular Internet radio show. “I attended Washington High School — home of the Little Prexies — and was graduated in 1959.”
While still in junior high, Roberts began listening to popular local disc jockeys, mostly from the Pittsburgh market — e.g., Barry Kaye, Jay Michael and ‘”the one who offered something very special with his music and style on the radio … Porky Chedwick.”
Chedwick’s popular show aired each day at 4 p.m. over WAMO in Homestead.
“The station’s signal was difficult to pick up — hardly audible — in Washington, but we turned up the volume and listened as best we could,” Roberts said.
“One day, Porky announced he would be making an appearance at the roller skating rink in Washington,” he continued. “The record hop was a huge success, but I wound up on the outside listening in. I was turned away because I was too young. But I was standing out front when Porky showed up on a motorcycle with his satchel of records. What a cool image!
“I stayed out front of the arena and listened to the sounds pouring from the inside. I could only imagine what I was missing. I was hooked on Porky and his music.”
Bee Hive Dances
So much so that Roberts later began following Chedwick to his myriad record hops throughout the area including those at the Jumpin’ Jive Bee Hive in Charleroi.
“I always thought that (Jumpin’ Jive Bee Hive) was such a cool name,” said Roberts. “I wished I had thought of it first. They always had large crowds there and the kids were great dancers and very friendly.”
Roberts recalled that Chedwick usually brought popular recording artists to his dances so they could introduce their music to live audiences. Among those who appeared at the hops were such local artists as the Smoothtones, the El Capris and the El Vinos as well as such national performers as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Coasters, lovely Jo Ann Campbell and many, many others.
Eventually, Roberts was befriended by Chedwick, who was known among his many entertainment personas as “The Bossman.”
“Shortly after receiving my driver’s license, I began driving Porky to his record hops,” Roberts recalled. “Due to the overwhelming number of hops he was offered, Porky began calling me ‘The Little Bossman” and started sending me to be the DJ in his place What a thrill that was.”
One such assignment took Roberts to Redd’s Beach in Fallowfield Twp. in 1961.
“They hired Porky but due to his heavy schedule, they got me instead,” Roberts said. “The outdoor setting was unique at the time, being that it was a teenage nighttime pool party and dance featuring Porky’s music. Needless to say, there were some memorable times.”
Roberts and Chedwick returned to Redd’s Beach (now Pine Cove Swim Club) for a successful encore in 1962.
Ensuingly, Roberts landed a job with the Pittsburgh record distributor, Fenway Records, to garner airplay for newly-released songs by such artists as the Supremes, Johnny Rivers, Bobby Vee, Roger Miller and many others as well as local performers
Moves To KDKA
Roberts added to his growing entertainment resume’ when he accepted a job as music director at KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh.
“I was assigned to build the station’s teen demographics by choosing music to appeal to a younger audience and to boost KDKA’s popular afternoon disc-jockey, Clark Race,” Roberts recalled. “Clark was a true professional and a pleasure to work with.”
It was at this time that KDKA was in an ongoing ratings battle with KQV, the area’s most popular station among teen-agers at the time. Music was beginning to change, and the British Invasion ensured the transition.
‘Not many in the business at the time saw the music inundation from across the Atlantic Ocean,” said Roberts. “Fortunately, I had contacts in the United Kingdom and KDKA was able to keep well ahead of KQV in airing records by the Beatles long before they were released to the public in the United States. As a result, Clark Race’s popularity seemed to soar.”
Another feather in KDKA’s collective cap occurred in 1964 when the Rolling Stones arrived in America for a brief promotional tour. The staff at KDKA hosted a brunch for Mick Jagger and his crew at the Pittsburgh Hilton.
“That’s where I met a very young Mick Jagger,” said Roberts. “The introduction paid off years later when I moved to Hollywood. I had the honor of appearing on one of the twelve postcards that came with the Stone’s classic album, ‘Exile on Main Street.’ I was pictured as the captain of the ship that brought the Stones to America and my wife Kathy is standing with Mick. The photos were shot by famed photo journalist Norman Seif on a sound stage at a Hollywood studio.”
Roberts’ stint at KDKA ended in late 1964 when he was called by Uncle Sam to serve in the U.S. Army. After returning to civilian life, he landed a job with Liberty Records, a California-based firm, to handle Pittsburgh promotion for the label and its stable of artists. He represented such performers as Jackie DeShannon, Dennis Yost of Classic IV, Johnny Rivers, Canned Heat and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band among others.
Chicago Experiences
Not long after, Roberts was transferred to Chicago to represent Liberty in the Windy City. It was there that he met and became friends with popular disc-jockey Dick Biondi and other record-spinners of that era.
After nearly a year of enduring “The Hawk” — a popular term used to describe the Chicago winter wind that blew off Lake Michigan — Roberts pulled up stakes and landed in Los Angeles as national promotion director for Liberty Records, United Artists and the iconic Imperial Records that signed and recorded the legendary Fats Domino.
Among the artists with whom he worked in the ensuing years were Electric Light Orchestra, War, Ike and Tina Turner and the Fifth Dimension, all of whom earned gold and/or platinum records for their efforts. He also toured with Elton John and Rod Stewart, among others.
The mid-1970s brought a major change to Roberts’ career path. He formed a partnership with LA producer and artist manager Bill McEuen. They moved their headquarters to Aspen, Colorado, the international ski mecca and home of John Denver.
“We were fortunate to help manage the careers of versatile entertainer Steve Martin and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,” Roberts recalled. “We eventually landed a solid movie deal for Steve.”
Roberts eventually found California calling again and he returned there in retirement.
:”I’m 82 now and I love living in California,” he said. “Life is good and allows me to enjoy my hobby of providing radio shows to Internet platforms and sharing the music I grew up listening to with the many fans that tune in to my weekly programs.”
Roberts’ love for radio and appreciation of disc jockeys was enhanced when Porky Chedwick invited him to appear on his WAMO show.
“Once I got in front of the microphone, I was hooked,” he said
The music he played then makes up the format of his Internet presentations. The broadcast repertoire features “minor masterpieces of vernacular pop culture.”
“I love these recordings and I’m pleased to present the rare and hard-to-find discs on my show,’” he said.
“Although many of the great artists whose music I play have passed on, their voices never die — they just groove on with our show.”
Listen to Bill…
To enjoy the music and talents of Bill “The Little Bossman” Roberts and The Jumpin’ Jive Beehive Show, log in to www.jukinoldies.com every Tuesday evening from 10 p.m. to midnight. Roberts also can be contacted via email at wdrg111rd@gmail.com and on Facebook.
Dr. Jive grew up in Lexington, North Carolina and was first introduced to the “greatest music on earth” at the age of 2 years old when he discovered his grandfather’s 78 rpm records from the 1930s and 1940s and his parents’ 33 rpm albums and 45 rpm records from the 1950s. His childhood days were spent in front of an old Zenith record player, playing 78s and 45s. He got his own record player at 3 years old and the journey began as he began collecting this great music.
Dr. Jive’s favorite radio station was 106.5 WRDX FM (the first full-time beach music station) broadcasting out of Salisbury, North Carolina.
In 1999, Dr. Jive met D. K. McLaughlin (Daddy Doo Wop) who had just started the “Daddy Doo Wop” show on 90.5 FM WSNC in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Jive listened to the “Daddy Doo Wop” Show on Sunday nights for the next six years and spent many Sunday nights at the studio with Daddy Doo Wop spinning the tunes.
From 2000-2004, Dr. Jive hosted the “Mr. Retro Show” on 103.1 FM WUAG in Greensboro, North Carolina on Sunday nights from 7:00-10:00 p.m. In 2015, he returned to the airwaves with “The Dr. Jive Show” on 90.9 FM WQFS in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he can still be found on Saturday nights from 10:00 p.m.-midnight.
Dr. Jive’s show takes you back to the 1940s and 1950s and features Rhythm & Blues, Blues, Doo-Wop, Soul, Pop, and early Rock and Roll just like you used to hear on old AM radio stations late at night during those years.
Since 1981, Dr. Jive’s collection has grown substantially and the vault is full of stacks of wax. Dr. Jive was infected with the love for this old music at birth and he is still infected today. There does not seem to be a cure in sight for Dr. Jive, but he will do his best to treat your ailments as he writes musical prescriptions left and right on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Jukin’ Oldies Internet Radio.
I began my DJ career doing private parties in 1980 and progressed into the Beach and Shag clubs about 2 years later. During the summer’s of 1982 and 1983, I honed my DJ skills at the Litchfield Inn in Litchfield Beach, SC. In 1984 I DJ’d at the Original Ducks during SOS and I have been fortunate to DJ every SOS since that spring. Over the last 40 years I have had the pleasure of DJing every major Shag event in North Carolina and South Carolina.
In 1998 I was inducted into the Beach Music DJ Hall of Fame, in 2012 I was inducted into the Beach Living Legends and in 2017 I was inducted into the Beach Shaggers Hall of Fame. I hope you enjoy my show and if you would like to send me request for one of my future shows, please send me an email.
I started loving music as a kid when my brothers, cousins & I used to play music and act like we were a band. I owe my musical roots to my brothers & sister. I have now been playing beach music for over 40 years. My first radio job was with WRNS in the eighties playing both kinds of music (Country & Western) in Kinston, NC. I left there & went to WKGK 97.7FM to do my first beach show. I got out of radio in the 90’s until 1998 when I went on the air with the Sunny Beach FM’s in Morehead City. I was there for 4 years until the station was sold & format was changed.
I stayed out of radio and decided to go back to college in 2005 to earn my doctorate from Campbell University in Pharmacy. I lost my mom to a heart attack my first week of college & my dad to cancer in 2008. I graduated from Campbell in 2015 as a Dr. of Pharmacy with a Master’s in Public Health & Clinical Research. I returned to the airways last year in Greenville, NC doing a live radio show on Saturdays 2-7 PM on BeachBoogie&Blues.com.
Now I’m joining a great team on Jukinoldies.com. I have a beautiful daughter and a beautiful granddaughter. I have played at almost all the beach & shag clubs in North & South Carolina & for many of the shag clubs in eastern NC. I love music and love to shag. God has done so many wonderful things in my life and continually opens doors for me. I look forward to playing some great tunes for you on Jukin’ Oldies.
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DJ Jerry Hill & Competitive Pro Dancer Cameron Caruso
Hi everyone, my interest in music first started around the time I was becoming a teenager in the mid-1970s and over here in the UK at that time there was a big 1950s music revival taking place, modern bands were starting to cover old songs by Curtis Lee like his Under The Moon Of Love, Gene Chandlers’ Duke Of Earl, The Edsels’ Rama Lama Ding Dong and The Rays’ Daddy Cool plus many more started appearing in the UK pop music charts back then, this was the start of my love affair with 1950s American music.
Around the same time I inherited my parents old record collection from the 1950s which included many Rock’N’Roll classics by Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Bill Haley, Elvis etc, this plus my growing interest in all things 1950s prompted me to join the UK rockin’ scene in 1978 and I started to attend local R’N’R clubs and making friends with like-minded people and dressing the style of the period too complete with a Ducktail hairstyle, because of this I’m proud to say I as there at the start of the UK Rockabilly Revival has it is now documented and called over here. In 1983 I started to DJ around my home city of Nottingham at the local clubs but in 1985 i moved away to the south-coast town of Bournemouth where I still live today. Over the last 30+ years I have run several rockin’ clubs myself and DJ’d at clubs and weekenders all over the UK including the biggest 1950s music festivals which include Hemsby, The Rockabilly Rave & The Rhythm Riot to name but a few, also 1950s music festivals in Italy @ the Summer Jamboree & the Get Rhythm, in Spain @ the Screamin’, the Rockin’ Race & the High Rockabilly, in Germany @ the Berlin Shake, in Belgium @ Rockin’ Around Turnhout plus others in Finland & France too. In 2006 I joined Forest FM and started presenting my weekly ‘Wednesday Night Rockin’ Party’ radio show on East Dorset’s Forest FM 92.3 and on WWW.FORESTFM.CO.UK between 20.00 – 22.00 (uk time) spinnin’ the current hot rockin’ club classics, forgotten gems and the latest new releases from the hottest bands from around the Planet and at least once a month I have a ‘live’ band or a guest DJ come into the studio to promote themselves. Now you can listen to the Wednesday night ‘live’ show, on Jukin’ Oldies Internet Radio at 9pm, eastern standard time.
I was born and raised in Shelby, NC and now reside just west of Clover, SC. When I was just a boy I listened to Big Ways 61 and Magic 96.1 out of Charlotte. My love of music has always been the Rhythm and Blues, Motown, Oldies, Carolina Beach and Shag Music.
At Fall SOS 2006 I was talking to Kyle Beam, one of the DJ’s from WSGE 91.7 radio station. I told him of my interest in purchasing some DJ equipment and learning to play around with the music, maybe at parties or in my backyard. He said I should come and hang out with him during some of his shows. As it turned out I attended the required training class and in 2007 my radio career began. I began filling in at WSGE when the regular DJs needed a day off, and loved every minute of it. For seven years I was the fill in, playing the music I loved and making friends. Then an opportunity came for a full time slot and the “Beach Beat Radio Show” began on Saturday mornings from 6-9:00 a.m. I am having a blast and feel blessed to have made so many friends at WSGE.
I am excited to expand my career of playing great music by joining JukinOldies.com. Please tune in to the The “Beach Beat” with Lamar Walker each Saturday from noon to 3:00 p.m.
I love the music and mixing it up with YOU, the listener.
Ron Ramsey first created and produced the radio show Headliners In Review Beach & Oldies Show in 1984 for a local AM radio station in his home area. WAAK 9600 in Dallas NC. His theme song was written by Clifford Curry and the song was originally performed by Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters. I liked the song so much I had Chris Cassells re do the song at his studio in Greenville, SC and it because the Headliners Theme Song. I moved the show to WCGC in Belmont, NC a 5000 watt AM station covering the Charlotte market in 1985 through 1988. I also created a music magazine “ Healiners in Review that we published for 3 years and showcased groups from the Carolina etc.
Phil Kistler also help me do a recorded Headliners show for played on 5 area station for a number of years. I received did a “live” Headliners In Review Beach & Oldies for WSGE 91.7 FM the Beach Music Station of the year from 2004 through 2018. I received retired from that volunteer position.
Ron Ramsey & Phil Kistler created a show called Dem Shaggin’ Blues radio in 2007. We created our own Theme song and it was also played on a number of stations in our area. One station WHIP at Lake Norman recently changed music format, but they carried the show for over 10 years.
I am an avid music bluff, I have over 2000 albums and ton’s of great music. Thanks to Dr Philgood I have developed a deep appreciation of the Great Blues Shaggin’ music. Several years ago I created a small private corporation, Atlantic Coast Rhythm & Blues Association, Inc as a means of promoting our music outside the carolinas, mainly overseas. This has led to us creatinig a show “ The Atlantic Coast Rhythm and Blues Radio Show” We are looking forward to playing some of the greatest music in the world on Jukin’ Oldies.
A native of NC, born in Lincolnton, I have been a collector of music since the early ‘70’s. I have collected everything from rock and country but my true love is old jump blues. For example songs by Joe Turner, Hank Ballard and Muddy Waters are just a few of the early ‘50’s artists I treasure. My love for the music is reflected through my collection of 20,000 LP’s and 45’s.
I began my career as a DJ in 1985, playing in the local shag clubs. In 1995, I joined the team at WSGE 91.7 FM and along with Ron Ramsey we hosted a show called “Dem Shaggin Blues”. During this time we were privileged to win a Cammy award. We have also hosted a show called “Headliners in Review”. One of the highlights of my career was DJing at the Boulevard Grill in North Myrtle Beach, SC during a semi-annual event called SOS (Society of Stranders).
Ron Ramsey and I are pleased to bring you our show “Atlantic Coast Rhythm and Blues”. Artists, such as Anson Funderburgh, Snooky Prior and Muddy Waters are just an example of music we will bring to you. We hope you will enjoy our show as much as we love bringing it to you.
John R Williford has been a DJ since 1978. He started at the age of 13 playing for local parties and quickly started playing in a local night Club in Roxboro, NC. Not yet old enough to be in the club, he was the DJ between sets for many bands like the Embers, Chairman of the Board, Tams, Drifters, Band of Oz and more. John also was the sound technician and trumpet player for a local Beach music and Top 40 band Crossfire all through high school. He would DJ between sets for the band and DJ parties and school dances when the band was not playing. His DJ work quickly turned into a business and he was in high demand. It was not long he was picked up as DJ talent represented by booking agency Hit Attractions and later East Coast Entertainment in Charlotte, NC. John has played for many Beach and Shag Parties and events over the years.
Beach and Shag music has been John’s favorite since he first heard Ms Grace in the 1970’s. He enjoys playing for Beach functions and Shag Clubs. John has always had a Beach Music show on the Radio or played Beach Music at all events when he could. In the 1980’s John was the biggest DJ company in the area and responsible for introducing new music to the crowds he played for. In the Age of MTV John started playing music videos at events and clubs he played for on two large 9’ screens. Since Beach Music was not on MTV John shot several hours of video at North Myrtle Beach. There were scenes of the ocean both day and night, Ocean Blvd at the MB Pavilion, The Magic Attic, and all over. He also captured video of the shagger’s at Ducks and Fat Harold’s and all over OD. He use to love to tell the crowd during summer events that we now go live by video to NMB at see what’s happening at the beach. The crowds loved it and wanted more as they shagged to Carolina girls and all their favorites. He was always sent new music on a regular basis from Ripete Records, General Johnson and Andy Smith at Insight Talent. His dedicate following of party goers use to call to find out where he was playing on New Year’s Eve so they could make sure they attended. John even once used leaf blowers to throw confetti on the crowd at Midnight. John loves to play during DJ Throwdown at Ducks in NMB every March and any opportunity to emcee or DJ at a Beach club or event. John has a special love and passion for the music and really enjoys doing his radio show where he can take calls and interact with the audience. John says “Beach Music is my happy music and it takes me to my Happy Place, the Beach”
John got his first job in Radio working for WYNC in Yanceyville, NC. He worked weekends and started his first Beach Music Radio show on Sunday afternoons. John graduated in 1985 from Central Carolina Technical College in Sanford, NC with a major in Radio/TV Broadcasting. He continued to run his mobile DJ business and had a beach music show on the radio at about every station he worked at. John worked for several radio stations in NC and Virginia including WKML Fayetteville, NC (air talent), WDVA Danville, VA (air talent), WJLC South Boston, VA (air talent), WTIK Durham, NC (Program Director & Air talent), WPCM Burlington, NC (Production Manager & Air Talent) where was known as The Original Jack Daniels on the air, WKRX Roxboro, NC (air talent). John also had his Beach Radio shows airing on many stations all over the east coast. John left radio full time in 1996 to focus on his DJ business Carolina Productions & Entertainment full time. He continues to help produce the Saturday Afternoon Beach Party part time and his show Classic Soul Saturday Night. John is a Voice Over Talent and Videographer and works out of his studio on Hyco Lake near Roxboro, NC. For 25 years John was known as the Voice of the NC State Fair.
John’s broadcasting Career took him in many directions. He worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry in many ways. He was emcee for many concerts including shows at The Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh for such artist as Travis Tritt, Clint Black, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire and Faith Hill. He once emceed a concert at a local small town county fair where a new and upcoming artist was set to perform. John hit the stage and introduced this new artist as Garth Brooks. A year later he introduced Garth Brooks at the NC State Fair. John also emceed shows at the North Carolina State Fair for Allison Krauss, Rickey Van Shelton and others. One of his biggest moments was when he was invited to sit in on a live national radio broadcast in Nashville, TN one night with the Great Wolf Man Jack.
In the 1980s John was hired on a regular basis to provide and run sound and lighting systems for special concert shows at a night club called the Flaming Star. John got to work lights and sound for such professional country artist such as Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Ronnie McDowell, Johnny Paycheck, Vern Gosdin, Mel McDaniel, Jerry Reed, John Anderson and many others.
In 2010 John produced a weekly TV show for USAR Pro Cup Racing (formally Hooters Racing) that aired on 18 different national sports networks across the country. John and His video crew filmed all of the races across the country and he edited and produced the TV show. John has also produced video content for the Montel Williams Show, CBS Sunday Morning show, NBC Wedding Bloopers, Dr. Phil Show, WRAL News and WTVD News. John is a volunteer with UNC TV as studio Floor Manager and Camera Operator.
John says he is blessed to have been able to play the music he loves and experience the things he has in his career. He wears many hats but enjoys them all. Music is his passion and entertaining people is something he takes very seriously. Even though he plays all types of music its Beach and Shag music that he loves the most. John is excited to join his friends on jukinoldies.com and is looking forward to many years of playing the music that we all love so much. John says he would be honored one day to be included in the DJ Hall of Fame and maybe be able to put a Cammy on display in the studio. He is a founding member of the Triangle DJ Association and Associate Member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs.
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Back in 1965 my first record player spun the sounds of Motown. I grew up the small town of Asheboro NC home of Archie’s Record Store, WGWR AM Radio Station and WZOO AM. WGWR hosted one of my favorite nightly radio programs “The Platter Party” spun by Asheboro High School students. During my ECU college years, I started seriously collecting records. ECU was a hotbed for college beach clubs like Chapter 10, The Elbo Room, Louie’s Lounge, Papa Kats, The Buccaneer, and Peaches Beach Club. In 1981 I happened to DJ at Peaches Beach Club, the next night I was was working 3 nights a week spinning tunes! 1982 I moved to Cary NC, from there I built my first DJ rig and 40 years later I’m still spinning tunes. Red’s Beach Club was my first break into Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Eastern NC Beach clubs which lead to Shag Social club parties. Dj’d my first SOS in 1990. The Capital Area Shag Club (Raleigh) invited me to DJ one of the best SOS parties for 5 and half years the Tilghman Pool Party! 1991 Gary Bass gave me my first shot playing at Harold’s Across The Street on Ocean Blvd.
My first break into radio occurred in 1990 on 1590 WHPY AM Clayton NC “The Beach Party.”
Since then I’ve worked at many stations…… WHPY “Beach Blast” 1590AM Clayton NC
WYLT “On the Beach” 96FM Raleigh NC
WBZB “Beach Party” 1090AM Garner NC
WODR “Cool Beach” 105.3FM Whiteville NC Monday Thru Friday 10 AM till 3pm
WVCO “The Surf’ 94.9FM OD SC “Friday Night Beach Party” – “Saturday Afternoon Beach Party” – “Soul Sunday” – “Sunday Morning Gospel Brunch” – “Sunday Deck Party” OD Cafe Deck.
Your Beach Music dot com – Internet Radio NMB – “Soul Sunday”
Riptide Radio dot com – Internet Radio NMB “The Morning Tide” Monday thru Friday 9 AM till Noon.
And so now I am currently working at… JukinOldies.com Internet Radio NMB Mon – Fri 7 AM til 10 AM. “The Morning Tide Show”
Saturday Mornings at 1370 WTAB AM “Beach Party” Tabor City NC – 9 AM till Noon. The Burner!
I am a regular Member ASBDJ’s since 1993.
I’m honored to say, I was inducted into the Beach DJ Hall of Fame 2019. I hope you enjoy my morning show. Grab a cup of coffee, tell a friend and tune in!
