He countered critics by pointing at dramatic ratings jumps at stations which adopted his methods.
That formula, tied to the Boss Radio moniker, took off on the west coast and spread quickly eastward. He streamlined Top-40, limited jock chatter, played only the top-rated songs and stressed a constant, repetitive jingle package. Under Drake’s guidance, KHJ climbed from obscurity to the market’s number 1 position. In 1965 the two joined forces in building powerhouse KHJ in Los Angeles into a much-imitated godfather beacon for a number of Drake-formatted Top-40 stations - and legions of copycat rockers all over the country.ĭrake hired Jacobs as KHJ’s program director, Robert Morgan for mornings and Don Steele afternoons. While consulting Fresno’s KYNO Radio, he went head-to-head with cross-town rival KMAK, programmed by equally talented Ron Jacobs. Drake&Ron Jacobs (R)īill Drake was a well-grounded Georgia radioman and later a successful Southern California deejay in the early 1960s.
Thus began one of many Drake-Chenault successes. RKO-owned KHJ, a Drake client, won that race, and competitor KRLA lost. Although in 1969 there was a Los Angeles market foot race to see who’d release the first such rock history program. From its earliest version, nothing like The History of Rock and Roll had been done before. ĭrake’s inspiration evolved into groundbreaking broadcasts that were as iconic as the music genre they described. Drake recalls it was in 1968 when he came up with the idea of producing a detailed history of rock ‘n’ roll. The HRR was conceived by Bill Drake (left), who with Gene Chenault (right), created some of the most successful radio programming formulas and a format called Boss Radio. The History of Rock and Roll was so successful it was produced in numerous versions over three decades. It still stands as the longest and most listener-impacting documentary of any American medium. It’s a definitive historical account of the transition of rhythm & blues to the most marketable genre in radio.
#PETE ROCK REMINISCE OVER YOU HOW TO#
When I date back I recall a man off the family tree My right hand Poppa Doc I see Took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father When my biological didn't bother Taking care of this so who am I to bicker Not a bad ticker but I'm clocking pop's liver But you can never say that his life is through 5 kids at 21 believe he got a right too Here we go while I check the scene With the Portuguese lover at the age of 14 The same age, front page, no fuss But I bet you all your dough, they live longer than us Never been senile, that's where you're wrong But give the man a taste and he's gone Noddin off, sleep to a jazz tune I can hear his head banging on the wall in the next room I get the pillow and hope I don't wake him For this man do cuss, hear it all in verbatim Telling me how to raise my boy unless he's taking over I said pop maybe when you're older We laughed all night about the hookers at the party My old man standing yelling good God, almighty Use your condom, take sips of the brew When they reminisce over you, for real For real, baby Like that We for real Comin' atcha.It was maybe the biggest thing to happen to rock and roll since Bo Didley, Bill Haley or Chuck Berry, discounting Elvis and the Beatles. Yeah, so lovely That's how we like to do it in the 90's Pete Rock & CL Smooth comin' atcha. (I reminisce, I reminisce) x3 I reminisce, I reminisce Uh! (I reminisce, I reminisce) Yeah (I reminisce, I reminisce) (I reminisce, I reminisce) (I reminisce, I reminisce) I reminisce for a spell, or shall I say think back 22 years ago to keep it on track The birth of a child on the 8th of October A toast but my granddaddy came sober Countin all the fingers and the toes Now I suppose, you hope the little black boy grows, huh 18 years younger than my mama But I really got beatings cause the girl loved drama In single parenthood there I stood By the time she was 21, had another one This one's a girl, let's name her Pam Same father as the first but you don't give a d*** Irresponsible, plain not thinking Papa said chill but the brother keep winking Still he won't down you or tear out your hide On your side while the baby maker slide But mama got wise to the game The youngest of five kids, hon here it is After 10 years without no spouse Momma's gettin married in the house Listen, positive over negative for the women and master Mother Queen's risin a chapter Deja vu, tell you what I'm gonna do When they reminisce over you, my God My God It's so.
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