I went to school at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Birchmount Road in Scarbrough, then a suburb of Toronto but now part of the GTA. And, a short drive north, just over the bridge, was the pressing plant for Quality Records. I rode my bike over the bridge just to the east of Mack Avenue, but never imagined that decades
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Hey, if you missed last night’s show on 97.7 the Beach, you can stream all three segments right here. The playlist alternates between Chuck’s originals and cover tunes by the Beatles, Stones and more….plus a few interview clips with the legend we lost a week ago. Segment One Chuck Berry–Maybellene Linda Ronstadt–Back in the U.S.A. Chuck–No Particular Place to Go
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“In those days racial segregation was a big thing. Lubbock was a very conservative town. When his daddy saw who his son had brought home he woudn’t let me in…I’ll bet they washed them dishes I ate off of about twenty times after we’d gone.” The dinner guest that night was Little Richard. His hosts were Buddy Holly and his
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Yes, paying for music. Who does that today? Next to nobody. A few days ago, I went on iTunes and purchased the Detroit Cobras 2007 album, Tried and True. A few weeks ago, I chatted with Detroit Cobras singer Rachel Nagy. Through a series of emails I connected with Rachel and got her to record a shoutout for my radio
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