Powerhouse AM Top 40 Station: KRLA - Los Angeles [Now with vintage KRLA surveys!]

There was this one dj that did some sort of weekly special, probably Sunday night, and he would play extended remixes, one of which was called "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show". Used to tape parts of that show. Tapes gone now though. And KRLA is the only station that played October Country. KHJ never played it.

 

A sigh for Cy, I remember her voice stirring my imagination more than any famous torch singer of the day. Later on, on KPPC there was Mary "Tacos" Turner doing the same.

"Coastal Home Companions"

 

I remember Mary introducing one or two concert acts at the Forum. Far enough away that I still had to use "Just My Imagination"!

Seriously, don't Garrison Keillor and Sue Scott remind you a little of the Emperor and Cy?
That is if you listen to PHC?

Two days a week throughout Junior High, 62-65, I delivered newspapers starting at 3am. You would hear many more UK album cuts on KRLA at that hour not just 45s. As I recall Dick Biondi did some graveyard time but someone else did earlier on.

 

Vintage 1961 KRLA survey courtesy of member Charlie990. I expect Steve to know all of these...

Bob

 

Here's one from 1965...

 

Great thread, Bob! Good morning!


I'm a sucker for old, local charts....the most interesting record on that last one you posted was the Bobby Sherman Decca 45....Bubbled Under in Billboard for a few weeks, classic regional hit.....those are the little prize pieces in any collector's 45 stash, the hits that never quite became hits, except to those living in the area where they did see some serious action.

 

You are welcome Ed! So many "hits" were regional in those years. I admit to liking many of these regional finds...many should have been bigger than they were!

Bob