3WS was part of the family!
Let’s take a little trip down memory lane … when 3WS radio was part of the family! My radio was tuned into 3WS from morning until night. My downstairs radio was hard wired into my Light switch that tuned into 3WS. Here are just a few names of our friends and 3WS family … Jim … Read more
3WS SUMMER OLDIES CELEBRATION!
Yesterday I saw a post by an old friend, Paula Parham Hinston, about the 3WS Summer Oldies Celebrations at Three Rivers Stadium. The line up for this one particular show had James Brown as the Headliner, Ronnie Spector, Jan & Dean, the Grass Roots Sputzy and the Soul Providers and yours truly, Johnny Angel and … Read more
Rock n’ Roll Eggs … Jenny Lee Breakfast Nook
What are Rock n’ Roll Eggs? Where can you get them? Where did it all begin? Well let me start by explaining Rock n’ Roll Eggs … it is a breakfast dish that began for me over a half century ago. It’s a dish or bowl that has fried potatoes, onions, chopped up Jumbo mixed … Read more
Herb Reed, Legend, Bassman and Gentleman
What comes to mind when I say the word Platters? As a DJ, Porky Chedwick comes to mind. He called his records Platters as in his phrase … “your platter pushin’ Papa”. Or perhaps a Food Platter, being in the restaurant business, I’ve seen plenty. But, most likely the most famous Platter was Herb Reed, … Read more
The Amazing Maz!
Growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950’s and living in Pittsburgh, I loved watching the Pirates at Forbes Field and listening to the Pirates on the radio. There were only two reasons I bought my first transistor radio with my paperboy money … to listen to Porky Chedwick spinning the sounds and Bob Prince announcing … Read more
Danny and the Juniors … Goodbye to and old friend … Fankie Maffei!
Danny and the Juniors … one of the great Philly Groups that helped lead the way to Rock and Roll History! They formed in 1955 at Bartram High School known as the Juvenaires at the time singing at school parties and local Philly events. In 1957 they recorded a song called “Do The Bop” and … Read more