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Our thanks to Harold Ballard for this unbelievably rare and excellent recording of WAYS in Charlotte, N.C. |
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Long John Silver, WAYS Charlotte, N.C., April 23, 1968 (59:38) . . . on the Long John Silver underground program, at nine oh nine on the vine . . . [Description by Uncle Ricky] There's no question that many of the airchecks in this Repository get a few of us a little misty from time to time, and this one brought tears of joy to the eyes of your curator. While I don't remember this particular hour, or many of the included elements, Long John Silver and BIG WAYS was all I needed to know my junior year in high school. WAYS was always the loudest radio station on the Delco radio in my Camaro. I was working in radio (and TV) during the time Long John was on WAYS, and I often chose him over the unpredictable skip from Chicago. This aircheck has so many examples of what made WAYS the King Of The Carolinas from 1965-1971. Jack Gale is heard with one of many BIG WAYS versions of "imaging" - a promo about the (genuine) WAYS community outreach efforts. BWB Number Three is coming up! And there are jingles, between the spots, before the records, LOTS of PAMS jingles. Plus: Tonto and Super Wonder Dog Blue (the world's only talking St. Bernard).
 The 1965 BIG WAYS Charlotte Christmas parade float, covered with flowers! Left: JJ Jeffrey, Long John Silver, Ron Brandon; Center: Miss Teenage Charlotte (honored guest); Right: Jack Gale, Melvin (John Foley, deceased). Picture courtesy Ron Brandon. I hope that everyone who came of age in the 35 North and South Carolina counties where and when BIG WAYS was #1 will relish this remarkable replay of our youth as much as I did. My sincere thanks to contributor Harold Ballard for this delicious reminder of what I can never forget. |
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