While we're hangin' out in 1961, let's slide westward to St. Louis, MO, to hear a classic high-energy Top 40 sound via WIL and Rockin' Robin Scott (actually Bob Dayton). The date on this 'check is Wednesday, February 8, 1961.
Interesting to note that amid all the ruckus and commotion, the #1 song on the Silver Dollar Survey that week was courtesy of Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music.
Also, have a close listen to the station IDs. That's the voice of the legendary Dan Ingram.
Runtime: 5:12 (scoped)
Download here, courtesy of The Internet Archive.
Interview with Jeffrey Riman
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Professor Jeffrey Riman was kind enough to make time to talk with me about
reporting for Billboard back in the early 1970s while he was music director ...
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