Memories

This week I was going through some old pictures and memories of days gone by. I stumbled upon a photo of the great Ben E. King with me backstage at a show . And mind started racing … Ben E. King’s birthday is this coming Sunday, September 28th, born in Henerson, North Carolina. One of … Read more

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 … Read more

Over my many years as an entertainer, musician, singer and promoter, I have made a lot of friends … especially my Philly friends. I sang with, worked with and backed many of the acts that came from Philly. Not only that, but many have also spent time with me at my restaurant, Atria’s at PNC … Read more

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

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

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