Before WCBS-FM was an oldies station, it had an unusual hybrid Top 40/Progressive Rock format programmed by Gus Gossert. Personalities included Bob (Bob-A-Loo) Lewis, Steve Clark, Bobby "The Wizard" Wayne, and Bill Brown. Here's Lewis, Clark, and Gossert on an April evening in 1970.
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Monday, April 7, 2025
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Longboards N' Longhorns
With Rick Hamilton
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Labels: Longboards N' Longhorns
Friday, April 4, 2025
Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #101
Show #101 of Kogar’s Jungle Juice streams your way! 2 Hours of the best 50’s and 60’s sounds to soothe the savage beast in all of us! Boss Sounds! Boss Radio 66! This show highlights more tunes from the Norton Records label as well as the usual schlock boppers! This show features artists like; The Lost Ones, Tony March, Kip Tyler, The Gee Cees, Carlo and the Cupids, Jack Munsey, Alton and Jimmy, Howlin Wolf, Fention Robinson, The Standells, The Artesians and the mighty King Uszniewicz And His Uszniewicztones!
01 the lost ones - trouble in the streets VALIANT RECORDS
02 Cy Wagner Orchestra with Mary and Marty Mah-Mah Limbo
STAR
03 Michael and the Jesters Screwdriver MINASA
04 Alberto Combo - the green monster TAMMY
05 Kipper and the Exciters - Drum Twist Part One TORCHLITE
06 the gee cees - Buzzsaw CREST
07 The Centars Weird Turtle ROCKET RECORDS
01 Johnny Bragg and the Marigolds Juke Box Rock and Roll
EXCELLO
02 Joe Lyons and the Arrows Bop-A-Loop HIT MAKER
03 The Astro Jets - Boom a Lay IMPERIAL
04 The Pyramids - Ok Baby DAVIS
05 The Robins Ten Days in Jail RCA VICTOR
06 Carlo & the Cupids Crazy Rock PARKER RECORDS
01 Blonde Bomber Strollie Bun HULL
02 Della Thomas with Hopeton Jonson Orch. - Let it Roll (Everybody) MONITOR
03 Flash Terry Cool It LAVENDER
04 Wee Willie Wayne Travelin Mood IMPERIAL
05 Lefty Guitar Bates Back Ground MAD
06 Hooks Coleman Teen Age Baby EXCELLO
01 Alton and Jimmy - no more cryin the blues SUN 323
02 The Kids from Texas Long Legged Linda HANOVER RECORDS
03 Patt Cupp and his Flyin Saucers - Long gone daddy
ROLLIN ROCK
04 David Gates Swingin Baby Doll EAST WEST
05 Vi-Kings with Nils King - Rock a Little Bit DEL-MANN
06 Alan Barnicoat and the bob freedman orchestra Savage
ROCKET
07 Rockin Hi Lows I Need Your Love MARK RECORDS INC
08 Jack Munsey Come On JUN-TEEN RECORDS
01 Fention Robinson and the dukes Tennesee Woman METEOR
RECORDS
02 Arbee Stidham - meet me half way ABCO
03 Hop Wilson Broke and Hungry GOLDBAND
04 Walter J Westbrook and his Phantom Five Bring Your Clothes
Back Home Baby BOBBIN
05 Howlin Wolf - Do the Do CHESS
01 Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
02 Unknown - Voodoo NORTON
03 Night Crawlers Want Me NORTON
04 Cirkit Yesterday we laughed NORTON
05 Artesians Koko
Joe NORTON
06 Artesians - Trick Bag NORTON
07 King Uszniewicz And His Uszniewicztones The Crusher NORTON
Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Forgotten 45s
With David Bruce
Elvis Presley - Spinout
Lesley Gore - Hey Now
Sidekicks - Fifi The Flea
Byrds - Eight Miles High
Chuck Berry - Beautiful Delilah
Rotary Connection - Paper Castle
London & The Bridges - Tell It To The Preacher
Ray Charles - Look What They've Done To My Song Ma
CBS Rawhide spot
Ray Anthony - Peter Gunn
Candymen - Deep In The Night
Andy Williams - A Fool Never Learns
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Money (That's What I Want)
Motherlode - Memories Of A Broken Promise
Monkees Greatest Hits LP spot
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air
Ginger Baker's Air Force - Man Of Constant Sorrow
Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
Group Therapy - Magic In The Air
Celanese Arnelle spot
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Happening '68
Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Where Will The Words Come From
Herman's Hermits - I Know Why
Blossoms - That's When The Tears Start
Tom Jones - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Harvey Russell & The Rogues - Shake Sherry
Joe Cocker - Cry Me A River
Henry Richardson - Dancing Girl
Moody Blues - Ride My See Saw
Royal Teens - Harvey's Got A Girlfriend
Plymouth Road Runner spot
Bobby Sherman - It Hurts Me
George Baker Selection - I Wanna Love You
Steelers - Get It From The Bottom
Mel Gadson - Comin' Down With Love
Lou Christie - I Remember Gina
Linda Ronstadt Pepsi spot
Joe Simon - Drowning In The Sea Of Love
Frogmen - Underwater
Donovan - Atlantis
Beatles - Yellow Submarine
Bangladesh Movie spot
Gene Pitney - Animal Crackers (In Cellophane Boxes)
Sonny & Cher - It's The Little Things
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Forgotten 45s
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Twisted Country 3
With Mark Ehmcke
1. On Farm Road - Sidney Ester
2. Banjo Lovin' Hound Dog - Johnny Banjo
3. Television Set - Cousin Jody 'n 'Odie
4. Glass-Pak - Chuck Daniels
5. The Rock-a-Boogie Piggy - Junior Jordan
6. Long Black Stockings - Tony Butala
7. I Got Stripes - Howard Crockett
8. Invisible Stripes - Eddie Noack
9. Doin' My Time - Jeff Johnson
10. California Hippie Murders - Red River Dave
11. Hill Billy Hippie - Homer & Jethro
12. A Box Of Grass - Buck Jones
13. No Return - Stanley Kimball
14. Dark Angel - Benny Joy
15. I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - Buddy Knox
16. Swamp Gas - The Space Walkers
17. White Lightning 'n' Excess - Lum Hatcher
18. Alligator Man - Bobby Hodge
19. Caffeine Nicotine And Gasoline - Bill Royal
20. El Pizza - Dudley
21. Goatee - Joey Warren
22. Stranger - Houston Barks
23. Fire Burns - Johnny Starr
24. Drunk-Drunk Again - Billy Brown
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Mark Ehmcke
Monday, March 31, 2025
Longboards N' Longhorns
With Rick Hamilton
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Labels: Boss DJ Roulette, Longboards N' Longhorns
Aircheck Of The Week
It's March 1965 in New York, and you're spending the afternoon with the GOAT of music radio personalities, Dan Ingram. He's an essential part of the All American Go-Go Team at 77 WABC.
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Friday, March 28, 2025
Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #100 Norton Records Special!
Here is show #100 of Kogar’s Jungle Juice! A 3 hour action packed tribute to the great NORTON RECORDS!!! One of the most important record labels of our time! Don’t miss this tour through some of my favorite Norton Records releases! Thanks Billy Miller and Miriam Linna for rescuing all these amazing talents (and more) from the record bins of history! This show BARELY scratches the surface of what Norton offers, but it’s a great place to start for newbies or if you just want to hear some truly amazing music! This show features artists like; Bobby Fuller Four, The Medallions, Wade Curtiss, Ron Haydock, Elroy Dietzel, Link Wray, The Cosmic Rays, Charlie Feathers, Johnny Powers and the A-Bones, Jack Starr, Hasil Adkins, Stud Cole, Florian Monday, Mad Mike Monsters, The New York Dolls, The Flaming Groovies, The Wildebeests, Mark Sultan and mo’, mo’ mo’!!!
01 c.j. and the casuals - zombie NORTON
02 The Medallions Blowin' Through Yokohama MUNRO
03 jerry lee trio – banshee NORTHWAY SOUND
04 los vampiranos - el vampiro NORTON
05 The Electric Experience Electric's Theme FENDER
06 Don And The Galaxiex Avalanche FOX FIDEL
07 link wray - the fuzzzzzzz SWAN
08 nautiloids - nautiloid reef NORTON/MR. MANICOTTI
09 Bobby Fuller Four miserlou NORTON
01 Delcos - arabia NORTON
02 The Saucers - Cha Wailey Routa FELCO
03 The Spades I'm on Fire MAJOR
04 The 4 after 5s Hello Schoolteacher ALL TIME RECORDS
05 Dreamtones Jelly Bean EXPRESS RECORDS
06 neons – Tucson NORTON
07 cosmic rays - daddy's gonna tell you no lie NORTON
01 Esquerita - Rockin' The Joint NORTON
02 Bunker Hill and the Raymen - The Girl Can't Dance
NORTON
03 Joe Boots and the Four Winds Rock and Roll Radio
NORTON
04 Otis Riley - Rock And Roll Riley NORTON
05 Gino Washington - out of this world NORTON
06 T. Valentine Do The Do VAL
07 Count Ferrell - wizard of ah's NORTON
08 Jerry McCain - A Cutie Named Judy NORTON
09 little johnny and the silvertones - rock 'til the end
of time NORTON
01 Gene Maltais Gang
War Demo NORTON
02 Elroy Dietzel rock
n bones NORTON
03 Charlie Feathers - Bottle to the Baby NORTON
04 Johnny Powers
and the A-Bones NORTON
08 Ron Haydock And The Boppers – knockout NORTON
09 Morty Shann
& the Morticians - Red Headed Woman NORTON
10 Gene Ross - Everybody's Trying To Kiss My Baby NORTON
11 Wade Curtiss and the Rhythm Rockers Bright Lights NORTON
12 Hasil Adkins - when i saw you last night NORTON
01 The Gentrys - Wild NORTON
02 c.j and the casuals - study hall NORTON
03 The Ready Men - Shortnin' Bread NORTON
04 Condas - The Bird NORTON
05 Wade Curtiss & The Rhythm Rockers - Puddy Cat
NORTON
06 Morty Shann & the Morticians - Movin' In NORTON
07 Florian Monday and his Mondos Mondo REALM RECORDS
08 Stud Cole - The Witch NORTON
09 Jack Starr - Chicken NORTON
10 Jack Starr godzilla we love you NORTON
01 New York Dolls Who
Are The Mystery Girls? NORTON
02 Flaming Groovies Slow Death NORTON
03 Flakes Stupid Girl NORTON
04 Alarm Clocks Don't Get Left Behind NORTON
05 Figures of Light - It's Lame NORTON
06 The Wildebeests - Please Go Home NORTON
07 Mark Sultan - The Wind THE WIND RECORDS
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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Forgotten 45s
With David Bruce
American Breed - Ready, Willing and Able
Chad & Jeremy - Teenage Failure
Stylistics - You're A Big Girl Now
Crampton Sisters - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Jimmy Edwards - Love Bug Crawl
Cool Heat - Groovin' With Mr. Bloe
Doors - Light My Fire
Turtles - Guide For The Married Man
Tommy James & The Shondells - Do Something To Me
Bobby Goldsboro Word Pictures LP spot
Last Word - I Wish I Had Time
Tams - Untie Me
Mojo Men - Sit Down I Think I Love You
Oscar Peterson – Mumbles
Supremes - Some Things You Never Get Used To
Annie Greensprings spot
McKendree Spring - Because It's Time
Kimball Coburn - Spring Rain
Little Willie John - (I've Got) Spring Fever
Birdlegs & Pauline - Spring
Butch Cassidy Movie spot
Procol Harum - In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence
Marcels - My Melancholy Baby
Lewis & Clarke Expedition - I Feel Good (I Feel Bad)
Drifters - Baby What I Mean
Jay & The Americans - Crying
Bobby Bloom - Sha La Boom Boom
Second Time - Listen To The Music
Monkees – Valleri
Billy Graves - The Shag (Is Totally Cool)
Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
Hollies - Just One Look
Gary Puckett & Union Gap Pepsi spot
Obsession - Music To My Heart
Poets - She Blew A Good Thing
Yardbirds - Still I'm Sad
Ritchie Dean - Goodbye Girl
P.J. Proby - Hold Me
Genesee Beer spot
Billy Joe Royal - Hush
Tigers - GeeTo Tiger
Red Sovine - Phantom 309
Rays - Daddy Cool
Pontiac spot
Dion - Drip Drop
Castells - I Do
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Forgotten 45s
Monday, March 24, 2025
Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Tom Hanks
Aircheck Of The Week
Over a year before he was hired at New York's WABC, Roby Yonge was Miami radio's Big Kahuna on WQAM. It's the Spring of '66 on Boss Radio 66.
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Sunday, March 23, 2025
Boss DJ Roulette
With Debbie D
Loretta Lynn - Fist City
Wanda Jackson - My Big Iron Skillet
Bat Girl - Equal Pay
Julia Bates - You Done Messed Around And Made A Mean Woman Mad
Julie Durocher - Bad News
Brenda Lee- Thanks A Lot
Shirley Jean - I'll Get Even With You
Tammy Wynette - He Loves Me All The Way
Judy Brackin - Mama's Baby Again
Billie Jo Spears - Mr. Walker, It's All Over
Lynn Anderson - I Never Promised you A Rose Garden
Bobbie Gentry - Seasons Come, Seasons Go
Dusty Springfield - You Don't Own Me
Dee Dee Sharp - Don't Call Me Any More
Barbara West - You're No Good
Louis Prima & Keely Smith - That Old Black Magic
Etta James & Sugarpie De Santo - Do I Make Myself Clear
Angeliques - Sunshine Boy
Jean Shepard - He's My Baby
The New Bangs - Go Go Kitty
Mary Weiss with Reigning Sound - Cry About The Radio
Patti Whipp - Walkin'
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Labels: Debbie D