Archive for January 29th, 2006
There’s a lot of stuff happening this week on The Night Prowl Show. Here is a brief look at what’s coming up, but there will certainly be surprises that aren’t listed here.
-MTC
BLUESDAY TUESDAY:
The late Chuck Willis, “King of the Stroll” is born on this day in 1928.
Slim Harpo dies of a heart attack while recording in London in 1970.
WEST COAST WEDNESDAY:
Don Everly of the Everly Brothers is 69 today.
Friday:
“Clyde McPhatter’s high tenor takes off like a guided missile. It soars higher and higher until it hits its target…dead center and explodes…blowin’ you mind”
-Matt The Cat
CLYDE McPHATTER
Clyde McPhatter should be remembered as one of the most influential of the early ’50s R&B; singers. His sweet, angelic tenor was first put to gospel singing, but in 1950, it turned to secular music when Clyde joined Billy Ward & The Dominoes. After scoring numerous hits with The Dominoes, McPhatter left to form his OWN group, The Drifters. Depression, alcoholism and the changing sound of R&B; would eventually ruin his career and his life, but this week HARLEM remembers one of the true great, CLYDE McPHATTER.
HARLEM airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 1/30 @ 1pm over NYC
Tuesday 1/31 @ 9pm PST – midnight EST
Friday 2/3 @ 6pm EST
Sunday 2/5 @ 11am over Boston
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