Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending a few hours at my Ginchy Stuff Museum with an old friend … Rob Pratt from KDKA. Rob conducted an interview with me which caused me to reminisce about some great times from my music career. When I got home, I began to look through some of my binders full of photos, letters and memories of days gone by. One particular memory was of Herbie Cox, lead singer of the Cleftones and our show at the Emerald Room theater honoring the legendary Disc Jockey, Porky Chedwick. At the time, Porky was inducted into the Rock a & Roll Hall Of Fame with an exhibit called “Dedicated to the One I Love”. Porky was one of 25 DJ’s invited to the Hall that had an impact on the young people they attracted. They were all legendary DJ’s from across the country … names like Jack “the Rapper”, Dorthy Jean the Queen, Cousin Brucie, Joe Niagra, Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg, the “Geater with the Heater” Jerry Blavat and of course the “Dadio of the Radio” Porky Chedwick. Because of the event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we did a special show at the Emerald Room theater honoring our hero Porky Chedwick starring Herb Cox of the Cleftones, yours truly, Johnny Angel and the Halos and the new up and coming R&B group, Unda Presha. Herbie told stories about first coming to Pittsburgh to meet Porky who was responsible for promoting their music. He told a story of Porky picking them up at the train station in his station wagon and taking them to several teen dances to promote their music. With a big smile on his face, he talked about Porky greeting them with a bucket of chicken knowing they must be hungry from their train trip. He also talked about how the flip side of one of their records became a hit because of Porky’s playing the record … “Lover Boy”. Since then, I have worked with numerous artists from that period that praised Porky Chedwick for his support of Rhythm and Blues. They also praised the Pittsburgh Courier Newspaper published in Pittsburgh, one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. I miss those days of radio, DooWop music, the pioneers that created it and especially my time spent with my friend … the great Porky Chedwick!