PAUL WRIGHT
Home of the "60's Sunday Show" on 102.3 HFM
The 60's Sunday
Hi gang and many thanks for dropping by to our "60's Sunday home.Some weeks ago the 60's Sunday fell on Easter Sunday and 45 yrs ago that week Radio Caroline changed the morbid face of radio broadcasting forever,when she gave us the much needed pop music to compliment the so called "swinging sixties".She was broadcasting for the first few weeks from a converted ferry boat anchored 3 miles off of the Frinton,Essex coastline.Then she joined forces with another pop station that joined them called Radio Atlanta,they became one station and called themselves Radio Caroline North,which sailed off to the Isle of Man.And Caroline South and remained anchored off the Essex coast transmitting from the ship called the Mia Migo.I think we should all keep that sobering thought with us forever more.!
All this leads us neatly into where I broadcast the "60's Sunday" from these days from 08.00-11.00 BST,and that is 102.3 HFM.The studios are located in what we like to call HFM towers in Market Harborough,Leicester shire,which sits nicely in the core area to which we serve of South Leicester shire & North Northampton shire.But with the added luxury of the Internet you can tune in anywhere in the world at www.harboroughfm.co.uk and of course its all in stereo.
Each and every week without fail we bring you the music that shaped our destiny from that crucial double decade of 1953-1973,I suppose the starting point of 1953 may not immediately jump out at you.But it was the year of the very first UK hit parade as we knew it, and keener listeners will know that the record that held the honour of being the original number was "Al Martino" singing Here in my heart,which stayed in the zenith position for over a couple of months.And maybe an ideal cut off occurs in 1973 because in my humble opinion the pop music had changed so much from the stuff we enjoyed in the 1950's and 1960's.!!
For all of you who are into archive material from the radio days of yesteryear,we have discovered a real gem for you.Go to www.mysteryradio.co.uk ,the nostalgic clips are updated everyday with new and very interesting stuff,but one question we have to ask "where is it all coming from".?
Due to several listeners asking me to leave the bullet points of our previous show on this page so that can peruse the information at their leisure,so as soon as I have sorted out the stuff for the upcoming show I will update it for you all.
Luckily only 3 people were checking out in the departure lounge this week & we start off with former member of the Coasters Mr Billy Guy,who passed away aged 66 some 7 yrs ago,he was in the US army and made the rank od staff Sgt,and it was 20 years ago since Barry Sadler was shot at the age of 48,his death was not in battle, but in the back of a taxi cab,he sang a melodic song called North to Alaska and Johnny Horton was just 35 when he died nearly 50 years ago.
People blowing out candle's is always a happier theme,so lets kick off with one of our 18 birthday boys & girls.Perhaps one of the more sensible people who tried to get into the hoses parliament would have been 69 on Tuesday,and he was zany Screamin'd Lord Sutch,Paul Simon is making it to the ripe age of 67,fellow American P.J.Proby is 71 yrs old.Band leader Ray Coniff would have been 93,former front man with Sir Douglad Quintet,in the shape of Doug Sahm would have made it to 68.The lucky guy formerly married to Tina Turner would have notched up 78 yrs on this earth,and he was of course Ike,Folk trio female star Mary Travers of Peter,Paul & Mary would have been 73.And fellow female singer Joni Mitchell is making it to 66 yrs old.Our very own Dickie Valentine would have notched up 80 yrs,American male singer Johnnie Rivers who is still working makes it to 67.He played the guitar formerly with the Byrds and he was Gram Parsons,he would have made it to 63 yrs of age,another US group member was Tom Fogerty of "CCR",he would have celebrated his 68th yr.Nobody does a funny show as good as Ken Dodd,and he was born in Liverpool 82 yrs ago on Sunday,Yardbirds member Chris Dreja is 64 yrs young,and still rocking on,Peter Noone from the original Hermans Hermits is still a very young looking 62,Roy Wood of the Move is also in his 60's,but finds himself one year older at 63 on Sunday.Two more birthday boys to go,and they are both in their 70's now,Roger Laverne from the Tornados is 71 on Wednesday,and Liverpool poet and former member of the Scaffold Mr Roger Mc Gough is 72 on Monday. All this plus a sprinkling of events from our rock file,if that is not enough we will be digging some good ones out of cobweb corner too.
The above show will be on your radio on Sunday November 8th,2009,and as usual you can always contact us on 01858-464666,email at studio@harboroughfm.co.uk
All this and loads more of some of the stuff that does not always get a play on your favourite show,the "60's Sunday" with myself Paul Wright.
8.00-11.00 BST on Sunday 8th November,hope you get tuned in bright and early,and maybe contact us while we are on air.?
If you want anything digging out of cobweb corner let me know and I will do the honours for you.I''ll see you around like a record as I say every week.
Godbless from Paul Wright.
Some weeks my good friend and radio colleague DJ Hawke joins us when he has done an over night stint on HFM that he calls the nighthawke,always welcome on the show as we are roughly the same age and have grown up within a couple of miles of each other.So we always have an intimate chat about times gone by etc.When he is on air is usual slot is 22.00-12.00 midnight on 102.3 HFM,so check him out as he will play loads of his favourite ambient type tracks.He will be with us this Sunday after getting his second wind after his mammoth overnight session.Other weeks when Terry is doing his show from 22.00-midnight,Steve Palmer takes over with his fantastic rock train,which runs through until we take to the air air at 08.00-11.00 BST.
Coming along in the next few weeks will be more informative and entertaining interviews,and yes another drummer,(I wonder why),and he will be Barry Whitwam from Hermans Hermits fame,we have been trying to get this arranged for several weeks while the lads have been touring Australia.
This adds onto our list of great 60's hitmakers,they were Gerry Marsden (Mr Liverpool himself),the singer who was backed in Liverpool by the Beatles,and he was our very own lad from the Isle of Wight,Craig Douglas.Big in everyway is P.J.Proby,and we had a colourful chat with big Jim,we were also joined recently by Alan Taylor from the New Applejacks,and he told us of his times backing Adam Faith & Billy Fury.Back to Liverpool for the biggest scouse group to be still going,and it was a pleasure speaking to the original member who is still with the group,and he is John Mc Nally.When England won the football world cup in 1966 Chris Farlowe was sitting at number one on the hit parade with out of time,and it is pity that we did run out of time with the king of the mods Chris,what a very interesting guy.And last but certainly not least was the man from Essex who now lives in Milton Keynes,and we had such a great chat,and I certainly could have chatted forever to Brian Poole.Clem Cattini skinbasher for Johnnie Kidd & the Pirates and the Tornados was on recently,he is coming back in a few weeks to tell us a bit about the 30+ number one records that he drummed on.Glad to report that Graham Smith went down a storm telling all about Kathy Kirby,you can check out more at his on line magazine called encore on line.So more big names to come on our 60's Sunday show,and of course if you can throw a name into the ring for me,I will do my best to get them on the show.Our famous guest was none other than Spencer Davis joining us from America.Our recent star guest was everyone's favourite singer Vince Hill,who spoke to us from his riverside home in Oxfordshire, prior to that we chatted with Phil Capaldi ace drummer with Joe Brown & the Bruvvers.And recently we had the entertaining chat with Beaky,from Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Titch,this was prior to his new bands gig at the Union Inn,in Market Harborough.(they are called the Beaky band by the way).Searchers bass guitarist also told us facts behind the group,and it seems like only yesterday that Frank Allen joined the Liverpool outfit,although it was back in 1964.
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