You New Yorkers out there remember back in the day when WBLS used to have Frankie Crocker do the station call letters in that booming echoing voice?
“WBLS…The Total Black Experience In Sound Where You Hear…” Then in full blown stereo he’d rattle off like 400
WBLS credited with first popularizing Kraftwerk in the U.S.
artists names for what seemed like 20 minutes listing all who were heard on the station (sounding good while doing it mind you … Remember that? One of these days I’m going to do that (yeahhhh rrrrrrrrrrrright!!) But until then…
Where you’ll hear…
Cheb Mami Santana Shalamar
Deep Forest Dennis Ferrer Flowriders
Ronnie Laws Praful Zap Mama
Miles Davis Roland Clarke Goapele
Susu Bobien Loose Ends Big Moses
Barbara Tucker Rick Garcia The Brothers Johnson
Kludo Eric Carlton E-Man
Lisa Shaw Mr. Fingers Talking Book
Rose Royce Angelique Kidjo Roger Smith
Jacob London Femi Kuti Teena Marie
(Shoot…tired of typing)
And a ton of others!
All Happening Now-now-now…
(stereo effect..like that huh?)
On WBPM NetRADIO
in
Stereo-ee-oe-ee-oe-ee-oe-oo-ooo-oooo
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