"Bip Bop"  wrote

There, but by cruel and wicked fate, I might have gone and the world
could be clamoring at my door!

As I have proudly bragged before, I discovered The Beattles (sic)
records early on in Mobile, Alabama where my father was manager of
WGOK, which was one of many Black radio stations in the OK Group, the
largest group of Black radio stations in the country at that time.

I (thanks to my father's connections and my "knowledge" of records)
got to be the youngest programmer that I'm aware of in radio at WABB
in Mobile.  I had discovered The Beatles' Vee Jay recordings and
actually played them completely all the way through (which was unusual
for me to do since I had ALL the hits), but could not get them played
on my dad's Black station because well... they were a Black radio
station.

I did try to get them played on WABB during my stint working there,
but was unsuccessful even though I did get other songs played, such as
"Mairzy Doats" by a now forgotten Dion sound alike (Carlo) on the
Laurie label.  The real DJ programmers at WABB would often call me to
get back the records that I had taken home with me (hey, I couldn't
help it if I was aware of the hits before they were), but I was never
able to get The Beatles played.

Oh, well... the station had its chance for glory!  And.. with their
chance gone, there went mine... I could have been somebody!
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Great story Bip Bop...you were a voice crying in the wilderness...no man is 
a prophet in his own land.

I understand better your great love of music. Please keep your eyes and ears 
open and inform us of any *new music* coming down the 'pike.  ;^)


....blown by the wind, some seeds land in ideal conditions.
 www.Shemakhan.com


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