The Great Innovator of Rock and Roll … Ike Turner
I had the honors of meeting and talking with the great Ike Turner the musician. Hailed as a “Great Innovator of Rock and Roll” by fellow musicians the likes of Little Richard and Johnny Otis. Ike began playing guitar and piano as a child and formed his first group, the Kings of Rhythm, as a … Read more
Return of the Moonglows … Harvey Fuqua
Harvey Fuqua … singer, songwriter, record producer record label executive, talent scout … contributor to the history of Rock n’ Roll, Rhythm n’ Blues and Soul music! Harvey was the founder of the R&B/DooWop group the Moonglows, he was married to Berry Gordy’s sister Gwen Gordy who owned Anna Records and part of the early … Read more
The Motortown Revue…Berry Gordy … Genius
It all started with a dream by Berry Gordy and an $800 loan from his family in 1959. The beginning of Tamla Records and the birth of the Mighty Motown Machine. As many of you know, I have a passion for Soul Music and especially the sounds of Motown which includes the entire Motown Family … Read more
Chuck Berry … Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll
Chuck Berry … in my opinion, the Man who put Rock and Roll on the Map! The man who successfully made the transition of Blues and Rhythm n’ Blues into Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll, a new concept and new driving beat that took the Nation to a new level, musically … some said … Read more
Hangin’ with James Earl Jones
How often does one get to meet and even hang out with one of their favorite actors? From the first time I saw James Earl Jones on the Silver Screen he was starring in the movie “The Great White Hope” … I was still in High School. Over the years he appeared in some of … Read more
Chubby Checker … “Still Twistin’ Today!”
Happy Birthday Ernest Evans … Mr. Chubby Checker … still Twistin’ to this day! It was years ago that I first met and worked with Chubby Checker. At the time I was working a lot with my radio mentor, Porky Chedwick … I mentioned to Porky that I was doing a show with Chubby Checker … Read more