Spring 2013 Newsletter

www.wdvrfm.org
April 2013
Tidbits & Tales
Penn-Jersey Educational Radio Corporation
WDVR-FM Newsletter
Spring Fund
Raising
April 1st through the 30th
Call 609-397-1620 with your
pledge of support or fill out
the pledge form on Page 15.
Grantor Spotlight…
River Blue Cafe - A few years ago,
chef Jim
McCormick
saw a problem
in Hunterdon
County. “I felt
there were
too many
high priced
restaurants
opening,” he
Jim McCormick
says. “I wanted
to open an affordable place, with
fresh food, where people could go
without feeling the pinch in their
wallets.” In March of 2011, he
opened that place in Frenchtown
NJ, and christened it The River
Blue Café.
The River Blue is a BYOB establishment with outdoor seating
in fair weather in the heart of town.
The menu includes fresh salads,
hand-made jumbo lump crab cakes,
and the ever popular Black Angus
Burgers.
Speaking of those burgers:
Thursday is “Half-Price Burger
Night,” when every burger on the
menu is half price-- including veggie burgers and turkey burgers. In
addition, on Friday and Saturday the
menu includes a Prime Rib Special
for only $15.99.
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A Busy and Exciting Year
By Frank Napurano, General Manager
It has been a very busy and exciting time since our last fund raiser
in October. We battled a Super Storm
named Sandy, put a new station on
the air in Easton and produced and
presented many live concerts. And
it was all made possible by you our
listeners and underwriters.
Super Storm Sandy certainly put
WDVR to a super test which I am
proud to say we passed with flying
colors. On that worst of all nights our
volunteers took it upon themselves
to stand by their posts all through
that dark, windy, scary night relaying
flood reports, dangerous road conditions and downed power lines.
Our volunteers worked with the
Office of Emergency Management
both in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, airing important life-saving
information, and no less important,
providing comfort and a human
connection for those many listeners huddled together with candles
and their battery-powered radios.
Once again it was you, our loyal
listeners and business supporters,
that provided the funds for our new
standby power generator system,
without which we would have most
certainly been off the air for many
days. Most of the other local radio
stations were silent.
On a happier subject; your donations and underwriting grants to
WDVR allowed WPNJ 90.5 in Easton
to spring to life on December 28.
WDVR 89.7 has enjoyed a sizable
Easton audience for many years.
But now in addition to improving
our signal in that great city, we are
also heard in areas North and West
where our signal was marginal. It
was first a dream followed by a work
in progress and finally a success.
And thus is the happy ending to the
story of WPNJ 90.5. But as Paul
Harvey used to say, “Now for the
REST of the story”.
Getting to that happy ending
was four to five years of engineering, planning, searching, paperwork,
shoe leather and just plain waiting.
Building a radio station is a lot more
than just setting up a chrome-plated
studio with fancy, electronic do-dads.
As a matter of fact the studio is usually the last thing on the agenda.
It involves complex engineering to
find a frequency which will fit and
not harm existing stations, a tower
facility in the desired city, expensive
specialized equipment and probably
most important of all, expert no-how
by colleagues like Charles Loughery
and Robert Wick. But, none of that
would have built WPNJ, or would it
have even been a dream, without
your financial support in previous
fund drives.
Our Virginia Napurano Cultural
Arts Center in Sergeantsville has become a huge success. In addition to
the highly favored Heartlands Hay...Continued on Page 10
The Virginia Napurano
Cultural Arts Center
522 Rosemont-Ringoes Road
Sergeantsville, NJ 08557
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WDVR-FM 89.7
Our Listeners’ Contributions
Ode to WDVR by
Blair Thomson 2012
A publication of the Penn-Jersey
Educational Radio Corporation.
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Phone: 609-397-1620
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A radio station everyone’s taste
with music to hear for those in
haste; Around the stove at The
Country Store, Oldies, goodies,
Dylan and more.
Editor/Publisher: Frank Napurano
Design Production: Carla Van Dyk
and Skyborough Group
Big Band vocals together with
swing; The favorites that we all love
to sing. The Road Less Travelled;
a loved one beside. Saturday night
spent at the Heartlands Hayride.
Country singers Beneath Western
Skies, Crooning about love and
stars in your eyes. Celtic folk along
with bluegrass: Fiddles and banjos
– a touch of class.
Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and dancing to
rock; Records, eight tracks around
the clock. Drink British tea in Tin
Pan Alley, While listening to Long
Tall Sally.
Drummers drumming and cymbals
clanging, Guitars strumming with
strings twanging. Those harmonizing groups enjoying battling;
Gossiping interviewers chitting and
chatting.
Nickel in the jukebox, a forty five.
Memories thrown in keeping us
alive. Afternoon Cruisin’ on Route
Sixty Six, The music playing an
eclectic mix.
Stepping Stones to The Childrens
Shelf, Curtain Up promoting one’s
self. Games played at The All Night
Diner, Echoes From the Hills of
North Carolina.
Classics and hits, where do they
rank! Cafes or a hotel on The Left
Bank. Lots of toe tapping to the
Latin beat, To all of us it is an absolute treat.
Donate or comment, whatever’s the
best; Telephone, email and make
a request. With music to hear for
those in haste.
A radio station for everyone’s taste
– WDVR. ¶
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Tidbits &
Tales
WDVR is solely responsible for the content
herein and law prohibits reproduction of
this publication in whole or in part without
prior written consent of the copyright holder.
A Letter to WDVR from
Candice in Bethlehem, PA
My personal credo has always been
that Radio Rules ! I discovered
WDVR a little over a year ago –
show by show. While I appreciated
the tremendous variety of music,
I came to a larger appreciation of
what live radio can really be. I have
now come to think of WDVR as the
“Great Adventure”.
In a very unique way, it is a personification of what I consider to be the
American Dream: vision implemented through hard work, dedication,
cooperation and profound creativity
at all levels.
Sadly, in this world of advanced
communication ability, there seems
to be a gap between the highly technological ability to communicate and
the existence of actual meaningful
communication. WDVR spans that
gap.
No matter the genre or format, I
always learn something new while
having a good time. Which begs the
question: Are we having fun yet? A
resounding YES if we’re listening to
WDVR ! ¶
Become a DJ For An Hour
on WDVR
with a $100 Donation.
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ADDICTED
When I was four years old I became addicted to the big C-country.
Today as a grandmother I still need
my fix!
My Dad introduced me to C
when I was four years old at the
Dipson Bradford Theater during a
Saturday matinee while Roy Rogers
and Dale Evans sang Happy Trails
to You*. Everything was perfect in
my world with handsome Roy on
his beautiful palomino, Trigger, galloping down the canyons next to
honey-sweet Dale Evans. I got high
and knew while leaving the theater
my trails would be happy until I
met Dale and Roy again. The next
Saturday I got a booster shot of C
when Gene Autry and the Riders
of the Purple Sage sang, Tumbling,
Tumbleweeds.
In my neighborhood a radio
enshrined in a cathedral -shaped
wooden cabinet reigned in every
living room. Parents chose the
programs and children just had to
listen. Every Friday night my Dad
sang along with Sinatra during the
Lucky Strike Hit Parade. Dad never
forgot a word or missed a beat. His
voice sounded just like Ole Blue
Eyes without a lick of C.
When I was eleven years old my
second big hit of C floated through
my friend’s open bedroom window. It
was a hot August night, silent stars
twinkled and crickets chirped. Suddenly a friendly voice announced, “
Howdy folks! This is WWVA Wheel-
ing West Virginia…a slow
pause.. then a loud cacophony of squeaking
fiddles, strumming guitars,
rifting harmonicas and a
new sound—sliding steel guitar. Again I was high on the honky
tonk, waltz and two-step tempos. The
lyrics told stories about cotton fields,
possums in the oven, broken hearts
and drunken dreams.
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand became popular when I was
fifteen so I followed the crowd. In college the Kingston Trio, Four Freshman and Dave Brueback Quartet
performed concerts. The students
from Harrisburg were great dancers
and introduced me to the Motown
sound with bump, grind and slide
motions. At the fraternity parties
Rock n Roll, beer and pot flowed
freely but not a line of C.
After getting married and stuck
in the suburbs I was in denial about
my addiction. Since no one would
ever understand I was forced to go
cold turkey and substituted smooth
jazz for C: Cannonball Adderly,
Stars Fell on Alabama; Ella Fitzgerald, Lullaby of Birdland and Joe
Pass, Green Dolphin Street. Still
dry and desperate- I tried to write
a C song-Hard times in soft beds
without you….
The dry spell ended in the 80s.
I took a hit at the Garden State Arts
Center when the Man in Black with
the deep gravel voice announced, “
Hi, my name is Johnny Cash.” Whoa!
I was flying high on the rhythm of the
backbeat rolling down those railroad
tracks Going to Jackson, hotter than
a pepper sprout. A week later I
overdosed again on C when Randy
Travis walked out on the stage in
Philadelphia strumming and singing
Happy Trails to You.
During the addiction years I
educated myself. Each region in the
United States had a different kind of
C. Even instruments were christened
Texas or Louisiana depending on the
musical style performed. C came in
several packets: classic, rock and
contemporary. The honky tonk piano
sound and lyrics of Brother Ride On
gave me a four-minute rush. Willy
Nelson penned Georgia, a tribute
to his home state, and scribbled
Crazy for Patsy Cline on a barroom
napkin. Merle Haggard sang about
his suffering in jail. Johnny Paycheck
sympathized with anyone stuck in a
dead end job with Take this Job and
Shove it. When Loretta Lynne wrote
and sang The Pill she encouraged
Dolly Parton to crossover with Nine
to Five.
Gangsta rap artists used “reality of life” to defend violence against
women and authority. C lyrics reflected another side of this reality:
respect for soldiers, women and
God and hope for the downtrodden
in these words: lay the Star Spangled
Banner over me; my baby left me
with a baby; and all gave it some and
some gave it all.
Today C addicts can get quick
free fixes on CMT and TNN cable TV,
FM and AM radio stations, Techno
Internet music, CDs and DVDs and
even cheap tours of the Grand Ole
Opry in Nashville. Hurry! Pure C is
being laced with flashy psychedelic
videos and amplified sound effects.
Even the virgin-like C girls are wearing 5-inch stiletto heels and glitzy low
cut sequined tops instead of boots
and fringed leather jackets!
Yes, my name is Carole and I
am addicted to Country Music. ¶
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WDVR-FM 89.7
Sing Like a Bird
by Joe Bud
host of “Battle of the Groups”
Show. They sang “Barbra Lee” but lost to a
single artist.
(This article is based on an
interview with Sonny Til on 3/18/71
by Marvin Goldberg for record
eXchanger magazine, and also an
interview this writer conducted on
2/28/13 with Mary “B”, WDVR contributor)
Hi Gang ! Sorry for the pun
(early birds)! No, not all R&B/R&R
vocal groups were named after birds,
but the most influential pioneers
did take the name of our feathery
friends. The Ravens began in the
mid forty’s in Harlem. Their unique
style utilizing Jimmy Ricks lead bass,
and later the acquisition of Joe Van
Loan, the greatest tenor of the early
R&B period, would launch a beautiful style of music that has lasted to
this very day.
The year is 1947, and we’re in
Baltimore, Maryland. Sonny Til (real
name: Earlington Tilghman) and
the Orioles started singing as the
Vibra-Naires. The original members were Sonny Til (lead), George
Nelson (second lead), Alexander
Sharp (tenor), Johnny Reed (bass),
and Tommy Gaither (guitar). They
were heard by a saleslady named
Deborah Chessler, who became
their manager and had them booked
on the Arthur Godfrey Talents Scout
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Godfrey was so
impressed he invited
them back on his daytime radio show. At this
time they met Jerry
Blaine of Natural Records, and in August,
1948 they recorded
”Barbra Lee” b/w “ It’s
Too Soon To Know”. In
the interim, the boys
changed their name to the Orioles,
after the State Bird of Maryland.
The following is a condensed
review of their first record from the
August 21, 1948 issue of The Cash
Box: “A new vocal quintette on a new
disk that speeds right to the top spot
of the race disks this week and is really something to listen to ---------It’s
great wax and it’s got every possibility of hitting the top everywhere in
the nation”. They would go on many
tours of night clubs and theaters in
Maryland and Washington D.C. and
did a show in Philadelphia with Duke
Ellington. There were many personnel changes over the years and the
group recorded their last song for
Jubilee in January, 1956.
“ the group was formed in 1947 as
the Mellowtones. In 1951 they auditioned for Herb Abramson of Atlantic
records and were signed under their
new name the Cardinals.
The name change was made to
avoid possible law suits from other
established Mellowtones groups during that time period. The group consisted of lead singer Ernest Warren;
Meredith Brothers and Jack Adolette
were the tenors; Donald Johnson on
baritone and Leon Hardy on bass.
In March of 1951 the Cardinals recorded their first release,
“Shouldn’t I Know” b/w “Please
Don’t Leave Me”. After the initial hit
recordings of the” Ravens” and the”
Orioles”, the Cardinals were among
many talented vocal groups that
would continue in the footsteps of
the “Ravens” and “Orioles”.
She continued, “ many of us
would listen to our favorite ‘s on radio
1190 WANN out of Annapolis Md.
“the DJ was Hoppy Adams”. She
continued to praise the Cardinals,
“my favorite song by them was “The
Door Is Still Open”. As a final statement she quoted from the scriptures,
“music is a gift from God”.
Another “bird group”, the Cardinals, also hailed from Baltimore,
Maryland. I interviewed Mary “B”,
a WDVR contributor, who wanted
to first state that “ four years ago
WDVR, Joe Bud, and the Barons
became an addition to my musical
family and “WOW”, I’ve been an
advid listener ever since”.
Of course there were so many
other bird groups, that would contribute to R&B/R&R vocal group
Harmony. Groups like the Robins,
Swallows, Flamingos, Crows, Penguins, Larks, Wrens, Doves, Falcons, Meadowlarks, Blue Jays, and
a whole flock of others, whoops !, I
forgot the Feathers, would continue
to sing this special style of music.
I asked her about the Cardinals
being that she had spent much of
her youth during the time of the
groups popularity, and she stated
Until next time please continue to listen to “The Battle Of
The Groups” and all the fine programming on WDVR. Luv ya. ¶
www.wdvrfm.org
At The Roadhouse
with Ted Lyons
by: Hilary Murray
Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 will be the next issue)
The Honkey Tonk Roadhouse:
20 years and still rockin’ with Ted
Lyons.
Interviewed By Hilary Murray
Thursday mornings, for many of
us, means listening to Honky Tonk
Roadhouse with Ted Lyons, hearing great music and those stories….
And you know what I mean. While
getting dressed, you find yourself
frozen for a moment, to listen more
closely…as Ted philosophizes or
describes yet another adventure
from his childhood, or a revelation
he had during a gig with his high
school rock band. The fun of listening
to Ted’s ramblings is just as interesting as the great music he chooses
to play. He has a knack for getting
to the essence of a story; personal,
yet universal, to which we can all
relate. This is what makes Ted so
special to the many who listen. I
asked Ted about himself and what
being a DJ on WDVR means to him,
as he reaches this milestone 20th
anniversary of Honkey Tank Road
House this spring.
How did you become a DJ on
WDVR?
Ted: In 1992, my neighbor
told me there was a posting in
the deli next door to WDVR regarding openings for DJs and
I thought, "Wow, how cool."
So I applied, got the tour,
took a cross country jaunt
for two months and, shortly after I
returned, started training with the
afternoon guy till my Thurs morning
home opened up. Twenty years later
I'm still at it. I assume someone just
forgot to fire me.
Becoming Ted Lyons, The Early
Years…
Ted: I was born in Plainfield,
NJ; my parents were decent, hard
working, loving people. I spent
about thirteen pretty cool years
there watching TV, playing baseball,
ice skating, sledding, making rafts,
building forts, riding my bike all the
time, learning lots of back ways
home from school (the high school
guys didn't seem to like the Catholic
school kids, particularly in the Plainfield of the sixties,) singing in the St.
Mary's Boy's Choir, sneaking sips
of wine as an altar boy, playing my
brother's records when he wasn't
around, fighting with, and usually
losing, to my sister, and generally
just enjoying life while learning how
to diagram a sentence...compound
and otherwise.
You have a great memory for
details from your childhood in Plainfield and Piscataway; do they just
percolate up during your show?
Ted: My ramblings are unplanned, spontaneous and....true.
Usually something... a call.....a
song...jars a memory.
How did your musical career
begin?
Ted: I don't know where it came
from but music just always seemed
to be there.....from neighborhood
shows, ala The Little Rascals, to
the aforementioned choir. When my
mother convinced me she wasn't
springing for drums, I settled, with
gratitude, on an eighteen dollar, with
case, acoustic guitar from Gregory's
Music Store.
I went through the motions with
lessons and songs until that Feb
night when The Beatles crashed into
my living room. Plainfield.....meets
Liverpool. That was it. The next week
I was in my first band. Two weeks
later I played my first gig, and discovered, to my astonishment..... that
girls liked guys with guitars. WOW!
In 1966 we moved.....ran... to
Piscataway. The guy across the
street was a drummer. The guy up
the block was a guitar player. And
there it is. My mother always assumed I'd get it out of my system.
Sorry, Ma. Thanks for the guitar. ¶
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WDVR-FM 89.7
The Song and the Story…
by Walt Haake
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
“We had no idea if it would be a hit. It was too slow, too long, and right
in the middle of The Beatles and the British Invasion.”
That’s what Righteous Brother Bill Medley recalled about the release of
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ back in 1964. The record did become a hit,
of course -- a No. 1 hit and the seventh best selling single of the year. But
it enjoys another distinction that no other record can claim. We’ll get to that
in a minute.
The story of You’ve Lost That Lovin’
Feelin’ begins with record producer
Phil Spector, who in 1961 formed
Philles Records and began producing hits for artists like The
Crystals, Darlene Love, The
Ronettes and Bob B. Soxx
& the Blue Jeans. There
was a sound to the records
Spector made, which is best
described as “dense, layered
and reverberant.” Spector’s
“wall of sound,” as it became
known, made the AM radios
and jukeboxes of the day sound
like they never had before.
When Spector signed The Righteous
Brothers to his label in 1964, he set out to make their first single on Philles his
finest production to date. Some believe he was out to one-up the other top
producers of the day: Beatles producer George Martin, Beach Boys producer
Brian Wilson, and the producers at Motown.
Spector brought together the talents of the best in the business. First
he turned to husband-and-wife songwriting partners Barry Mann and Cynthia Weill, who had already written big hits like On Broadway, Walking in the
Rain, Blame It on the Bossa Nova, Uptown, and Only in America. Mann and
Weill’s favorite song of the day was the Motown hit Baby I Need Your Lovin’
by The Four Tops. That’s the record that inspired them as they got to work on
a song they tentatively called You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’. Spector liked
the working title and made it permanent.
When the song was finished and presented to The Righteous Brothers,
Bill Medley, the one with low pitched voice, loved it. Bobby Hatfield, on the
hand, was puzzled. He asked Phil, “What do I do while Bill’s singing the entire
first verse?” Spector’s cocky reply was “You can go directly to the bank” (not
exactly those words, though).
In the studio, Spector rounded up a team of top notch musicians and
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background singers, which included
Jazz guitarist Barney Kessel, ace
New Orleans drummer Earl Palmer
and “first call” bass player Ray Pohlman. Glen Campbell was one of
several guitarists and Leon Russell
was on one of the three pianos that
were played in unison. Sonny Bono
played tambourine and you can hear
Cher on background vocals near the
end of the song. A number of other
musicians were also involved with
the recording.
After the song was recorded,
mixed and ready to go, there was
a problem, something that might
prohibit the song from getting radio
airplay. You see, the record’s running
time was nearly four minutes, too
long for the AM radio standards of
the day. Limited airplay would have
been the kiss of death for the record.
Spector was unwilling to shorten the
song, so instead he misrepresented
its running time by printing “3:05” on
the record label. It took a while before radio station program directors
figured out why their playlists were
running long, but by then the song
was a hit.
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
reached the top of the charts on
February 6, 1965. But what distinguishes this hit from all others? As
it turns out, You’ve Lost That Lovin’
Feelin’ became and remains the
most played song of all time in the
U.S. Radio stations have broadcast
it more than eight million times. No
other record even comes close.
In the UK, You’ve Lost That
Lovin’ Feelin’ has the distinction of
being the only record to ever become
a Top 10 hit three different times, in
1965, 1969 and 1990.
The record that may have been
“too slow, too long, and right in the
middle of The Beatles and the British
Invasion,” is also a record we never
lost our lovin’ feelin’ for.
Walt Haake hosts WDVR’s
“Wednesdays with Walt” and, on
the second Sunday of each month,
“Celtic Sunday Brunch.” ¶
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6 AM - 9 AM
9 AM - Noon
Monday Morning
Swing Time
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and Vocals
of Big Band & More
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
MONDAY
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Noon - 3 PM
Echoes From the
Hills
Richard Evans
Bluegrass
3 PM - 5 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 7 PM
Out & About With
Backstory
The Lowdown
Manny Garcia
Joan Van Der Veen Victoria & Rosalind
Interviews, Music Talk & Interviews
Davis
and Chat
Gage on the Market Gossip & News
Bruce Gage
Weeks 2 & 4
Talk & Information
7 PM - 10 PM
Monday Night
Soiree
Tommy J
A Mix of Musical
Favorites
10 PM - Mid
Bluegrass Horizon
Mike Wuerstle
Today’s Bluegrass
10 PM - Mid
6 AM - 9 am
9 AM - Noon
Noon - 3 PM
3 PM - 5 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
6 PM - 6:30 PM
7 PM - 10 PM
Left Bank of Seine
Hotel California Country Roundup Memories & More Battle of the Groups Stepping Stones The Children’s Shelf
The Sound
Tues Only-Tom Bleck
Bill Kahlke
Frank Knight
Tim Bush & Marga
Joe Bud
Hilary Murray
Dee Smith & Kids
Alternative
Jazz & Rock
California Folk & Traditional Country
McKay
Vocal Group
Social Issues
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Carla Van Dyk
Rock
50’s thru 60’s
Harmony
Technology Today New Age, World, Alternating With:
Oldies
Richard Kazimir
Acoustic Guitar Heidi’s Hideaway
Classic Rock
Computer Info
6 AM - 9 am
Bluegrass
Breakfast
Susan Rose
Blue Grass,
Country
9 AM - Noon
Wednesday with
Walt
Walt Haake
Walt’s Favorite
Tracks
Noon - 3 PM
Midweek Midday
Matinee
Bob Wallace
Popular Hits
6 AM - 9 am
Honky Tonk
Roadhouse
Ted Lyons
Folk & Rock
9 AM - Noon
Curtain Up
Don Collester
Theater & Cabaret
Noon - 2 PM
High Noon
Country
Bob Jackson
Country
6 AM - 9 am
Hot Wax
Studebaker Hawk
50’s & 60’s Rock
9 AM - Noon
TGIF
Ted & Roger
The 60’s
Experience
Noon - 3 PM
Bleecker Street
Cafe
Chris Poh & Ed
Petersen
Conversation &
Folk Music
6 AM - 9 am
Under Western
Skies
George Gamble
Cowboy Western
9 AM - Noon
Radio Ranch
Charlie Harrison
Country
Noon - 1 PM
Classic Country
Gold
Richard Evans
1 PM - 4 PM
Bluegrass
Richard Evans
Church Services
11 AM - 1 PM
Moody Church - 6 AM
Celtic Sunday
Milford Presbyterian - 7 AM
Brunch
Amwell Church of the Brethren - 7:30
Walt Haake, Patrick
Cornerstone Christian - 8 AM
Clifford, Eileen
Family Life Center - 8:30 AM
Songtime Weekend w/John Debrine 9:00 Fisher, Ed Saultz
Celtic Music
“Times Refreshing” Pt. Pleasant, PA 9:30
River of Life - 10:00 am
“Let My People Think” w/Ravi Zacharias 10:30 - 11:00am
3 PM - 5 PM
Dogs Rule
Michele Armstrong
All About Dogs:
Interviews with
Experts & Info on
Canine Care
5 PM - 6 PM
Arriba
Carla Maria
Latin Rhythms
6 PM - 7 PM
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WDVR-FM 89.7
Gary Stewart
“King of the Honky Tonks”
By Nancy Supko
In the mid-60’s, an aircraft factory worker named Gary Stewart (a
Kentucky native) and his songwriting partner Bill Eldridge arrived in
Nashville at the urging of Mel Tillis.
This team from Ft. Pierce, Florida
had their first success in 1965 when
Stonewall Jackson took their song,
“Poor Red Georgia Dirt” to #44 on
the country charts.
Gary and Bill were signed on as
staff writers for Jerry Bradley’s Forrest Hills Publishing and their songs
were soon being recorded by artists
such as Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow,
Billy Walker, Jack Greene, Cal Smith
and Roy Rogers. In 1968, Gary had
gotten a record deal with Kapp and
released a few singles, however,
without success and was dropped
by the label.
In 1971, Gary was also working
at Bradley’s Barn, a famous studio
outside Nashville and recorded
some demos there, in particular
some Motown songs done countrystyle. Gary started playing piano in
Nat Stuckey’s band and then moved
on to play piano in Charley Pride’s
road band for a few years, eventually
replacing Ronnie Milsap as Charley’s opening act.
However, Gary was
very disappointed that
his own recordings were not doing
well, felt burned out with his songwriting and was homesick. (He married at age 17 and had two children).
Also, Gary did not like playing the
big auditoriums so he gave up on
Nashville, returned to Florida and
went back to performing in the local
clubs and honky tonks where he felt
more comfortable.
Meanwhile, the Motown tape
Gary made fell into the hands of
Roy Dea, a producer with Mercury
Records. He was impressed and
wanted to sign Gary but before he
could do so, Roy got a call from Jerry
Bradly who asked if Roy would like to
come and work for him at RCA. Roy
accepted and when asked if there
were any new artists he wanted to
sign he said “Yes.
Gary Stewart.” Gary was called
up to Nashville and Jerry agreed to
sign him to RCA. This began a fruitful
partnership between producer Roy
Dea and the artist Gary Stewart.
However, their first single, “I See
the Want-To in Your Eyes” fizzled
when Conway Twitty heard the song,
recorded it and took it to #1.
Gary released a country take on
the Allman Brothers’ “Ramblin’ Man”
which became his first country chart
entry at #63. Then things started
happening with the B-side of that
first single, a song called “Drinkin’
Thing”. This was re-released as an
A side and became Gary’s first top
10 hit.
Gary’s next single “I’m Out of
Hand” also made the top 10 and
then “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’
Doubles) hit #1 in 1975. The album
“Out of Hand was then released and
became critically acclaimed as one
of the greatest honky tonk albums
ever recorded in Nashville and Time
Magazine lauded Gary as “king of
the honky tonks”.
In the 80’s, Gary popularity began to wane. He also had an auto
accident which left him with chronic
pain and eventually RCA dropped
him. Gary recorded a few singles
with independent label Red Ash
that got very little airplay. Gary went
through a few rough years which
culminated in 1988 when his 25 year
old son committed suicide.
Gary somehow pulled himself
together, reunited with his old producer Roy Dea and signed on with
Hightone Records. Later in 1988,
Gary released an album appropriately titled “Brand New” which featured several songs he had written
…continued on Pg 14
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Confessions
of a Bluegrass DJ
“I love cats (and dogs); we
have too many of them at home.
My friends call me “Sparky”.
Barbecue anything and I’ll
eat it. Mowing the lawn can wait
another weekend if there is a
bluegrass festival to go to.”
- Mike Wuerstle, host of
Bluegrass Horizon Mondays at
10pm
CLEARY TIMES TWO
It is delightful to have my husband, John (a/k/a Big Johnny), co-hosting
with me on Tuesday mornings on Country Roundup. John has loved country
music all his life, and remembers when many traditional
artists were enjoying airplay on commercial radio. His
knowledge and background of the genre enriches the
experience of playing and enjoying this music on WDVR.
Once the weather breaks, though, Big Johnny will be
golfing again on Tuesday mornings with his golf buddies
(The Grizzlies). I will miss him, but he’s promised to return
again once the golf season ends in the fall.
(This confidential, uncensored information was extracted
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WDVR-FM 89.7
“Spring On Amsterdam Road” - Denise Saldutti
... A Busy and Exciting Year. From
Page 1
ride, the Arts Center has featured
dozens of varied musical concerts
which have transformed this sleepy
rural New Jersey hamlet into an
important cultural venue. This is all
made possible by the great work of
Richard Evans producer and master
of ceremonies of the Heartlands
Hayride, Carla Van Dyk the producer
of all our many other concerts and
our dedicated volunteer staff.
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As I write this article, it becomes
glaringly evident how important you
are as our faithful listener and supporter. You have truly made WDVR
worthy of the title, “Delaware Valley
Radio”. And we have no doubt that
you will be there again for us during
our April fund drive. Thank you for
your continued faith in us as we enter
our 24th year on the air. ¶
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Become a WDVR Business Underwriter
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Montgomery, Northampton and Lehigh Counties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as those who tune in
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See if one of our underwriting options is right for your business!
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time for mousing
with my new kitty
interloper getting
into everything.
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RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
FLEMINGTON NJ
…Blossom
...River Blue Cafe from Page 1
A WDVR grantor for the past
year, The River Blue Café shows
its appreciation of live music by
hosting an Irish music session on
the second and fourth Sunday,
free to listeners and open to all
musicians. The session has been
gaining renown in Irish traditional
circles even beyond the local area
In addition to Irish music, the
River Blue hosts acoustic guitar
music on the other Sundays and on
the evening of the second Saturday
monthly.
Find us on Facebook at
http://x.co/wpGE (<tiny URL)
or call 908-996-8811.
Photo by Chris Ochadlick ¶
The Virginia
Napurano
Cultural Arts
Center in
Sergeantsville,
NJ
WDVR’s Heartlands Hayride
Upcoming Concerts at
The Virginia Napurano
Cultural Arts Center
522 Route 604,
Sergeantsville, NJ
Visit www.wdvrfm.org for
updates & information
4/13 - Heartlands Hayride:
The Saddlestones
Show 6 - 8 PM broadcast LIVE! Doors open 4:30 PM. Food and refreshments available, free parking, Open seating, no reservations taken; the show
is handicap accessible; bathrooms and dining room require stairs.
4/14 - Gospel with Tish
Zimmerman
$12 donation Children 12 & under $6. To audition for Heartlands Hayride
contact Rich Evans [email protected]
4/20 - Liberty Rock Orchestra
All WDVR events are held at the Virginia Napurano Cultural Arts Center,
522 Rosemont-Ringoes Rd. (Route 604), Sergeantsville, NJ
From Route 29 in Stockton, NJ 08530 - Turn right onto Route 523
(Stockton-Flemington Rd.) and go 3.3 miles.
For information or tickets call (609) 397-5991 or contact [email protected]. Your are welcome to inquire about rentals for concerts or
gatherings.
4/27 - Heartlands Hayride:
Big Valley Bluegrass
5/4 - Independent Stage
Showcase of New Talent
5/11 - Heartlands Hayride:
Chuck Schaeffer
5/18 - Liberty Rock Orchestra
6/15 - Rave On rock ‘n’
roll
7/13 - Hot Club of Phila.
8/3 - Travis Wetzel
PAGE 13
Gary Stuart from Pg 8
with his wife Mary Lou.
Gary recorded a total of three
albums for Hightone with his last
studio release in 1993. He continued to perform mostly on a circuit
between Florida and Texas, where
he was especially popular. In 2003,
Gary’s first album in ten years was
released. This was a live recording
from Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth.
Then tragedy struck the Stewart
family once again when the day before Thanksgiving 2003, Mary Lou,
Gary’s wife of 43 years passed away
from pneumonia. Gary was scheduled to play Billy Bob’s on November
29 but cancelled appearances.
Gary was very despondent over
Mary Lou’s death and his family and
friends were very concerned about
him. He seemed to be doing okay;
however the loss was just too much
to bear and on December 16, 2003,
Gary Stewart was found in his Fort
Pierce home dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was 59.
Gary sang about love, loss and
the cold hard facts of life He wrote
great songs, was a talented musician, an exciting performer and had
a one-of-a kind voice as well as a
unique personality. Gary is fondly
remembered today by his family,
many friends and fans around the
world. As a fan, it is a privilege to
bring this special artist to you on
my program Nashville Nightlife. On
January 30, 2013, I had the pleasure
of doing an on-air interview with
Tommy Schwartz, who was a long
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time personal friend of Gary and
Mary Lou.
Tommy was insightful, funny and
emotional. I could tell how much he
loved those two people and how
much he misses them. Tommy made
a promise to never let Gary be forgotten and I assured him that I am
doing my part here at WDVR. Listen
each Wednesday just after 8pm for
Gary’s “Honky Tonk Heartbreaker”
and join me May 29 for my annual
birthday tribute to the “king of the
honky tonks” – the late great Gary
Stewart. (The recorded interview
with Tommy Schwartz will be posted
on our website soon) ¶
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Since its beginning, WDVR has
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as part of its community connection
and responsibility. For those who are
unable to visit a house of worship in
person, these airwaves allow them
to participate and receive meaningful
dialogue. From 6am to 11am each
Sunday, you can listen from the
comfort of your home. ¶
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