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Bob Landree, 56 WHBQ Memphis | 1976

“Firefall, You are the woman and that’s the last I’ve seen of my heart, my money, and everything else that I own!…”

It’s the middle of the 1970s, arguably the time when WHBQ was at the peak of it’s popularity in Memphis Radio! Disco Duck was on top of the charts, Rick Dees was at the top of his Ratings, Elvis and George Klein were still around. Ok, it was a long time ago!

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Sheila – 56 WHBQ Memphis | 1976

“…the boss told me to go out and shake my booty…”

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It seems that every Top 40 station in the chain of RKO Generalradio stations had a nearly identical sound. Identical jingle packages, similar slogans and program ‘clocks’. Also nearly identical, is the brand of humor that each of the jocks had. Much of it a pun or bit of sarcasm…

Stew Robb, 56 WHBQ Memphis | 1976

We just been in contact with the police department concerning a traffic light at Watkins & Chelsea? Checked to see if it’s been stolen or not!

A bit of tongue in cheek humor about a traffic light being out, but it does highlight, even if snarkily, the problem with crime in certain parts of the Memphis metro area. Anyway, this isn’t about Memphis crime, its, rather, a kinda funny morning show…

All-New! - Walt Jackson, 56 WHBQ Memphis | 1976

Station: 560 WHBQ Memphis (Wikipedia) (Website) Format: Top 40 Branded: “56 WHBQ“, “The Q” Ownership: (Then) RKO General (Now) Flinn Broadcasting Featured Air Personality: Walt Jackson Contributor: Rob Grayson Aircheck #1612

      ..I have been moonlighting for the police department, now don’t you go tellin’ anyone...

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All-New! - "Dicky Doo" Edwards, 560 WHBQ Memphis | 1976

Station: 56 WHBQ Memphis Format: Top 40 Branded: “56 HBQ” Ownership: RKO General Featured Air Personality: “Dicky” Edwards Contributor: Rob Grayson #1606

…Magic Man, and ya know I really don’t swing that way…

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Johnny Apollo, 1590 WWUN Jackson MS | 1968

Recording Date: 1968 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 1590 WWUN (WHYT/WZRX) Jackson, MS (defunct) Format: Top 40 Branded: “W-Fun!” Featured Air Personality: Johnny Apollo Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM/WKNO-FM/WKNO-TV) Aircheck #1,582

I tell ya, they all over the place tonight, we got winners, and winners, and winners and music…

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Walt Grayson, 1590 WWUN, Jackson MS | 1974

Rob Grayson at WKNO-TV Memphis

Date of Recording: 1974 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 1590 WWUN (WYHT/WZRX) (Defunct) Jackson, Mississippi, USA Format: Top 40 Slogan(s): “Rock 159”, “W-One” Featured Air Personality: Walt Grayson Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM) Airchexx Entry: 1,478

(jingle)…That was our Singing Rubber Band, betcha didn’t know that. It took years to…

Dennis Jon Bailey, 620 WJDX Jackson MS | 1976

Dennis Jon Bailey at WGRR

Date of Recording: 1976 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 620 WJDX (WJDS) Jackson, Mississippi, USA Format: Top 40 Featured Air Personality: Dennis Jon Bailey (WJDX/WRKO) Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM) Airchexx Entry: 1,476

…Gonna go back to the days when revolution was COOL!

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Contributor Rob Grayson writes: “From before WRKO, and long…