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 WHBQ 560 Memphis – Rick Dees – June 2 1977 From The Java Joel Murphy Collection Before he was cranking out the hits at 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles, and before he was rockin’ the Southland on 93 KHJ, Rick Dees spent several years waking Memphis. This aircheck features Rick on 56 WHBQ Memphis, doing his thing. If you’ve never heard him in Memphis, you’ll probably notice that the show sounds…

Dewey Phillips on WHBQ 56 Memphis | November 1950

   WHBQ 56 Memphis – Dewey Phillips – November 1950 As the most popular radio disc jockey in Memphis in the late 1940s and the 1950s, Dewey Phillips was a radio trailblazer with his larger-than-life on-air persona that predated the later Rock and Roll DJs. From 1949 on WHBQ, Dewey didn’t just announce records, Philips was part of the show, singing along wit the records, and punctuating…

Dewey Phillips on WHBQ 56 Memphis | 1950s

   WHBQ 56 Memphis – Dewey Phillips – 1950s As the most popular radio disc jockey in Memphis in the late 1940s and the 1950s, Dewey Phillips was a radio trailblazer with his larger-than-life on-air persona that predated the later Rock and Roll DJs. From 1949 on WHBQ, Dewey didn’t just announce records, Philips was part of the show, singing along wit the records, and punctuating…

This is the tale of three legends. A performer, a future game-show host, and a legendary Top 40 radio station. Put it all together and you have Wink Martindale interviewing Elvis Presley on WHBQ radio in Memphis.

Too many of our younger listeners, this aircheck will likely have little meaning. Wink Martindalehasn’t done a new game show in years (although he is still a DJ – on the Music of your…