The Hits Just Keep on Coming: The History of Tops 40 Radio
(Book). This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs, fans, singles, jingles, dedications, contests, requests and more. The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, Gary Owens and many others, and includes an exclusive CD with "airchecks" rare recordings from 16 legendary DJs on actual Top 40 broadcasts so that readers can hear the crazed,...
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This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs, fans, singles, jingles, dedications, contests, requests and more. The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, Gary Owens and many others, and includes an exclusive CD with "airchecks" - rare recordings from 16 legendary DJs on actual Top 40 broadcasts - so that readers can hear the crazed, creative and compelling voices that made Top 40 so memorable. Also includes lots of fantastic black-and-white photos to help readers put faces to the voices they know so well, a bibliography and index, and a special Top of the Pops section featuring the Number One records of Top 40 radio from 1957 through 1997 as calculated by the staff of Gavin.
Preface: In the Still of the Night4Acknowledgments: This Is Dedicated ...8Introduction: Radio Ga Ga111Video Killed the Radio Star152The First Time ...193The King of the Old Moondoggers314The Founding Daddy-os375The Good Guys476Bill Gavin: Let's Work Together597Hey, Mr. Deejay, I: The Initial Buzz658You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio819Busted9310Hey, Mr. Deejay, II: I'm Sorry11711Listen to the Music12712Hey, Mr. Deejay, III: East Side, West Side13313Hit Me With Your Best Shot14714Big Boss Man16715British Radio: Sink the Pirates19316FM (No Static At All)19917Just Running Scared21118Video Killed the Radio Star (Reprise)22319Different Strokes ...245Top of the Pops252Bibliography264Index268Credits271
