Top 40 Hits on Hawaii Radio
Mel
OLD TOP 40 HITS ON LOCAL HAWAII RADIO
Someone recently commented to me about an old Buoys song that was a #1 hit
on local radio back in 1971. That song was called "Timothy" and it is a
bizarre rock track about a bunch of miners who got trapped and ate poor
old Timothy to get their bellies full.
Anyway, this brought up something that I think is worth discussing.
Pop-rock hits (and not Hawaiian music per se) that were big on local top
40 radio (KKUA, KPOI, KORL) in the early to mid 1970s, but were NEVER big
hits in the rest of the United States.
So to get the ball rolling, do any of you remember the following hit songs?
The following were hit singles in the early-mid 70s by acts signed to
nationally distributed labels and became hits here in Hawaii:
"Summer Sun" - Jamestown Massacre (1972)
"I Hear Those Churchbells Ringing" - Dusk (1971)
"Pipeline Sequence" - Honk (1972)
"Give Up Your Guns" - The Buoys (1971)
"Grovin' Out On Life" - The New Beats (1970)
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" - Middle of the Road (1971)
"Island Woman" - Pablo Cruise (1975?)
"Mandrill" - Mandrill (1971)
"Morning of Our Lives" - The Arkade (1971)
"I Found Someone of My Own" - Free Movement (1971)
"I Dig Everything About You" - The Mob (1971)
"Cubano Chant" - El Chicano (1971)
"Sunshine Keri" - Lee Oskar (1976)
"Life and Breath" - Climax (1972)
"Walking in the Georgia Rain" - Climax (1973)
"Rock n Roll Heaven" - Climax (1973)
"Precious & Few" - Climax (1971)
- it became a top 5 hit nationwide in 1972.
>From the 1960s these national acts scored big with Hawaii hits:
"My Hawaii" - The Rascals (1968)
"A Place in the Sun" - The Rascals (1967)
"Sueno" - The Rascals (1967)
- this band was really big here at the time
"Someone, Someone" - Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (1965)
"Theme from the Endless Summer" (1966) - forgot who did this...
In the 1970s these local acts made some great rock/pop songs that got
heavy airplay on local top 40 radio:
"Remember Mary" - The Sweet Marie (1970)
"Stuck in Paradise" - The Sweet Marie (1971)
"Stella's Candy Store" - The Sweet Marie (1972)
- anyone know if any of these are on CD????
"Cheryl Moana Marie" - John Rowles (1970)
"She's All I Got" - John Rowles (1972)
"If That's The Way That You Want It?" - Diamond Head (1973)
- I'm not too sure about this band or record if they were local or
what.. the only thing I know is that the 45 is on ABC Records.
"1900 Yesterday" - Liz Damon & the Orient Express (1970)
- this song went to #38 on the Billboard charts.
"Me Japanese Boy I Love You" - Liz Damon & the Orient Express (1973)
And of course towards the middle of the 1970s, the real obvious local
favorites, Cecilio & Kapono plus Kalapana and later Summer managed to snag
heavy airplay on local top 40 radio with their slate of very well known
hits....
All of which never made the national top 40 but still fondly remembered
and played here....
Mel @ The Hawaii Radio & Television Guide Archive
http://hotspots.hawaii.com/melpages/HIRATV/archive1.html
Chuck Foy
Mel and folks,
"Remember Mary" - The Sweet Marie (1970)
"Stuck in Paradise" - The Sweet Marie (1971)
"Stella's Candy Store" - The Sweet Marie (1972)
- anyone know if any of these are on CD????
The above are not available on CD as far as I know. I remember the
boys very well as I was the disc jockey during their breaks when they
were playing as Sweet Marie's in the International MarketPlace in 1973
(under the old Farrell's Ice Cream place).
The guys have gone their separate ways and I have lost track of
them. The drummer, Willy Bims was last heard of doing studio work in
LA. Don't know what Sonny and Teddy are doing now.
Thanks for the memories - for I was also working at KKUA from
1972-73.
Chuck
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Barry & Kathy
Mel wrote in message ...
>
>OLD TOP 40 HITS ON LOCAL HAWAII RADIO
>
>Someone recently commented to me about an old Buoys song that was a #1 hit
>on local radio back in 1971. That song was called "Timothy" and it is a
>bizarre rock track about a bunch of miners who got trapped and ate poor
>old Timothy to get their bellies full.
Timothy was a mule, right? I remember the song but can't recall the melody.
As for the list you presented...WOW! I hadn't realized that many of those
hits never made it on the mainland. Growing up, I had always assumed that
whatever Top 40 hits we heard here had first been proven over there.
Interesting to see some of those listed. I can understand the
island-oriented stuff (Pipeline Sequence, Island Woman, etc.) not going over
on the mainland, but Cubano Chant?!
The first concert I attended as a kid was the Young Rascals and the Byrds at
the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku. My mom took me, stuffed cotton balls in
her ears and slept through the whole thing. I still have the program.
Mahalo, Mel, for the great memories!
dpp_spammusubi_eater
Mel wrote:
> "My Hawaii" - The Rascals (1968)
Once in a while I'll pop into a used LP/CD store when I'm on the
mainland and look specifically for this album. I still haven't found it
yet. The song was listed in some type of lookup database as of two
years ago.
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In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, chuc...@worker.com wrote:
The Sweet Marie:
> "Remember Mary" - The Sweet Marie (1970)
> "Stuck in Paradise" - The Sweet Marie (1971)
> "Stella's Candy Store" - The Sweet Marie (1972)
> - anyone know if any of these are on CD????
>
> The above are not available on CD as far as I know.
Oh that's a real shame that these great songs are still not on CD. Luckily
the 45s that I have are still in good shape. I put these songs and their
B-sides on tape some time ago so I can still enjoy them with regularity...
the neat thing about the "Stella" 45 was that it was issued on clear red
vinyl.. I have 2 of these. All were issued on Yardbird Records which give
an L.A. address, despite the band being "local".
LD Reynolds
On 17 Jun 1999 20:20:05 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
wrote:
Anyone got a clean copy of "On The Road To Hana" by Mu??
"Howzit Brah" by Society of Seven?
How about "Here Is Happiness/Forever More" by the Tokyo Happycoats?
One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
Chicano?
LD
Sharon T G Westfall
LD Reynolds (ja...@mauigateway.com) wrote:
: On 17 Jun 1999 20:20:05 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
: wrote:
: >Timothy was a mule, right? I remember the song but can't recall the melody.
I'm playing the song on my computer right now..
Timothy, Timothy, where on Earth did you gooooo..
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I knowwwww...
I always assumed Timothy was the singer's kid brother <gack!!>
: >The first concert I attended as a kid was the Young Rascals and the Byrds at
: >the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku. My mom took me, stuffed cotton balls in
: >her ears and slept through the whole thing. I still have the program.
I don't remember going to the concert, but I do remember it was a big
thing, what year was that?
This thread got me thinking about all those local rock bands on Maui from
small kid time, I had to go ask a (slightly older :-) co-worker to confirm
their names, Asian Blend is still performing I think on Oahu, Purple Haze,
Shamrocks... What band did Jamie Lawrence play in? He's the guy that
sings Malie's Song/Hawaiian Lullaby with Keali'i Riechel...
: Anyone got a clean copy of "On The Road To Hana" by Mu??
: "Howzit Brah" by Society of Seven?
: How about "Here Is Happiness/Forever More" by the Tokyo Happycoats?
: One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
: Chicano?
Gosh, I don't remember who, but now all these darn songs in this thread
are going through my head.
Geez, LD, I was going to post a <wave> to you to go visit Mel's web page,
cause last time I looked there, he had a few of your New Year's Eve top
100 lists from the early 70's and I was hoping you could fill in some
more. Growing up on Maui, we had only 2 AM radio stations, as far as us
kids were concerned, KMVI ruled, and you were "The" King! I never
imagined you were so heavy into Hawaiian Music too!
Mel
In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, wes...@lava.net (Sharon
T G Westfall) wrote:
> I always assumed Timothy was the singer's kid brother <gack!!>
Timothy was one of the miners.
> : Anyone got a clean copy of "On The Road To Hana" by Mu??
> : "Howzit Brah" by Society of Seven?
> Gosh, I don't remember who, but now all these darn songs in this thread
> are going through my head.
"Road to Hana" as far as I recall was only played on radio stations in
Maui.. namely KMVI which LD was on at the time and KNUI... I think KAOI
was just getting started over there in 1974.
The Society of Seven had a string of other hits that were frequently
played on Hawaii Top 40 radio... these included "We Can Make It Girl," and
"Frisco Bay" from 1971, both issued on Uni Records... and "My Special
Angel" from 1973 and "99.8 Love Fever" from 1974, the latter 2 on
Silversword Records...
On the Big Island in Hilo the popular radio stations at the time were KHLO
and KPUA that played the top 40 stuff us "kids" loved. Sweet Marie's
"Stella's Candy Store" was a big hit in Hilo and so were 2 Japanese
records released by then 8 year old Jimmy Osmond... "My Little Darling"
and "Goodbye Mr. Tears" on Denon International Records. Both made it to
KPUA's weekly Top 21 in 1972.
> Geez, LD, I was going to post a <wave> to you to go visit Mel's web page,
> cause last time I looked there, he had a few of your New Year's Eve top
> 100 lists from the early 70's and I was hoping you could fill in some
> more. Growing up on Maui, we had only 2 AM radio stations, as far as us
> kids were concerned, KMVI ruled, and you were "The" King!
Back in Honokaa on the Big Island we got decent radio reception from KKUA
and KORL out of Honolulu, and KMVI on Maui. LD used to do their top 35
countdown show on Wednesday nights as I recall.... KKUA had their weekly
top 20 countdown show on Monday afternoons at 3 with Ron King and later
Steve Nicolet.
I know at the time, KPOI was still a big station in Honolulu (the old 1380
AM operation) but in Honokaa it was very difficult to pick them up unless
you placed your radio next to a big pipe or listened to it above the TV
interference during the night.
Such was the joys of AM radio listening in the early to mid 1970s.
MEL
Mel
In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
Reynolds) wrote:
> Anyone got a clean copy of "On The Road To Hana" by Mu??
> "Howzit Brah" by Society of Seven?
> How about "Here Is Happiness/Forever More" by the Tokyo Happycoats?
Sounds like you and I are lookin' for the same records... Wasn't "Howzit
Brah" the B-side to one of the SOS's other hits on Uni records? Perhaps
"We Can Make It Girl" or "Frisco Bay." All of these records seem to be out
of print... I posted something about them earlier but for some reason the
post never made it to this topic...
> One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
> Chicano?
Now there's one I don't remember....
MEL
S M Gon
Timothy was not one of the miners. On the album liner is a picture of
the band/miners and their pack mule, Timothy. So much for cannibalism
under duress!
Barry & Kathy
Mel wrote in message ...
>
I believe it was Malo. Still have the LP stored somewhere at my mom's
house.
And I still think Timothy was the mule. LD, wasn't it you who told me that
many moons ago? <g & wave to LD from kc>
Mel
In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, dpp_spammusubi_eater
<dpp.kan...@aloha.spammusubi.nety> wrote:
> Mel wrote:
> > "My Hawaii" - The Rascals (1968)
>
> Once in a while I'll pop into a used LP/CD store when I'm on the
> mainland and look specifically for this album. I still haven't found it
> yet. The song was listed in some type of lookup database as of two
> years ago.
I have the LP.. it's on Atlantic Records and is called "Once Upon A
Dream". The album is kind of weird in that it is probably the groups'
first "concept" album following on the heals of trendsetter, The Beatles
who came out a year earlier with "Sgt. Pepper". Anyway, "My Hawaii" is the
last track on the first side. The song "It's Wonderful" is the most well
known track off this album. Sadly the entire album is not on CD. Nor is
the song "My Hawaii" available on any Rascals CD compilation.
However the track did finally surface on CD last year when Tom Moffatt and
Oldies 107.9 FM radio out of Kailua release "Uncle Tom's Top Twelve
Oldies" CD featuring 12 hits that were particularly strong in the Hawaii
market from the late 1950s to late 1960s... "My Hawaii" is among the CD's
12 tracks which also include former island resident Robin Luke's "Susie
Darling" and Mercy's "Love Can Make You Happy." Most of the tracks on this
CD are rather common to other compilations except for "My Hawaii." I think
this is the song's first appearance on CD.
The album is on EMI-Capitol Special Products, catalog # TMP 107.9 or if
that is not correc than try 72438-19952-2-8... some CDs got too many
numbers on them.
The CD was recently reduced in price from $17.99 to $10.99 and was on sale
at our local Tower store for $9.99 a few weeks ago.
Mel
In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, "Barry & Kathy"
<kc...@mauigateway.com> wrote:
> >OLD TOP 40 HITS ON LOCAL HAWAII RADIO
> Timothy was a mule, right? I remember the song but can't recall the melody.
See... some people say Timothy was one of the miners, while others say it
was the mule. The song's lyrics never mention anything about a mule. The
opening lines are "trapped in a mine that had caved in...."
Anyway to keep this somewhat on topic here, on KKUA radio "Timothy" became
a number 1 hit on their weekly Top 20 in 1971, replacing Three Dog Night's
"Joy to the World" after that song held the #1 spot for about 6 to 7
weeks.. can't remember how long it was now, but it did hold on for the
longest time to become a #1 record of the year on KKUA's Top 69 Chart.
"Timothy" was a #1 song for 3 weeks, which was then replaced I believe by
Paul Revere & the Raiders' "Indian Reservation" song.
> As for the list you presented...WOW! I hadn't realized that many of
those hits never made it on the mainland. Growing up, I had always
assumed that whatever Top 40 hits we heard here had first been proven over
there.
It is really strange too.... several of the records I listed on the
original post were pretty big hits here, but when I looked them up in Joel
Whitburn's Top 40 Hits book, many were not listed, or faired rather poorly
on the top 40....
I think "Cubano Chant" by El Chicano which had a lot of airplay here was
never relased on a 45. It is on their Revolution LP, which is out of
print... It doesn't appear on the band's greatest hits compilation either.
I remember one of the biggest things local DJs crowed about was the fact
that Climax's "Precious And Few" became a number 1 hit here in Hawaii long
before it made it to the Billboard Top 5 in 1972. That record topped the
local charts here in 1971... about 6 months before it went top 10
nationwide.
In a weird twist, none of Climax's follow-up songs became national hits,
while several more became local hits in Hawaii.
> Interesting to see some of those listed. I can understand the
> island-oriented stuff (Pipeline Sequence, Island Woman, etc.) not going
over on the mainland, but Cubano Chant?!
Yep... I think Hawaii people have always made hits sung about islands and
tropical places big hits no matter who recorded them. Another one that I
can think of that was sort of a hit here but nowhere else is a rather
tacky Abba song called "Happy Hawaii" which got some airplay in 1977.
To add to my list of local groups having hits... I forgot the mention the
Society of Seven. They were at one time on Uni Records (which was owned by
MCA and later became MCA Records along with Decca and Kapp).... Anyway,
the S.O.S. had several radio hits here in the early to mid 1970s:
"We Can Make It Girl" - Society of Seven (1971)
"Frisco Bay" - Soceity of Seven (1971)
The 2 above I thought were really great records and probably could have
been national hits.... These 2 songs and I think another was on Uni.
They also charted locally on top 40 radio with
"My Special Angel" - (1973)
"99.8 (Love Fever)" - (1974)
These 2 records were on SilverSword Records.
LD Reynolds
On 20 Jun 1999 21:35:02 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>nds like you and I are lookin' for the same records... Wasn't "Howzit
>Brah" the B-side to one of the SOS's other hits on Uni records? Perhaps
>"We Can Make It Girl" or "Frisco Bay." All of these records seem to be out
>of print... I posted something about them earlier but for some reason the
>post never made it to this topic...
Yes Mel. We considered it a two-sided hit. I wish someone would talk
SOS into compiling a colletors Box Set someday. One of Hawaii's
greatest show bands. Remember "Walk Away" from the "SOS Fever" album
on Makaha?
>
>> One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
>> Chicano?
>
>Now there's one I don't remember....
>
It was a monster hit, especially with the Filipino community. "Le
Mucho Ti Querio" (sp) by Rene And Rene was another regional hit, same
era. Wow. The memories are coming in a rush here...
LD
LD Reynolds
On 19 Jun 1999 05:35:01 GMT, wes...@lava.net (Sharon T G Westfall)
wrote:
>
>LD Reynolds (ja...@mauigateway.com) wrote:
>: On 17 Jun 1999 20:20:05 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
>: wrote:
>: >Timothy was a mule, right? I remember the song but can't recall the melody.
>
>I'm playing the song on my computer right now..
>
>Timothy, Timothy, where on Earth did you gooooo..
>Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I knowwwww...
>
>I always assumed Timothy was the singer's kid brother <gack!!>
>
>: >The first concert I attended as a kid was the Young Rascals and the Byrds at
>: >the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku. My mom took me, stuffed cotton balls in
>: >her ears and slept through the whole thing. I still have the program.
>
>I don't remember going to the concert, but I do remember it was a big
>thing, what year was that?
>
>This thread got me thinking about all those local rock bands on Maui from
>small kid time, I had to go ask a (slightly older :-) co-worker to confirm
>their names, Asian Blend is still performing I think on Oahu, Purple Haze,
>Shamrocks... What band did Jamie Lawrence play in? He's the guy that
>sings Malie's Song/Hawaiian Lullaby with Keali'i Riechel...
Jamie was front man for "Sunflower", one of the great local pop/rock
bands on Maui back in the early 70's... some others you've already
mentioned. I remember them mostly from the popular Kahului Armory
youth dances.
>
>: Anyone got a clean copy of "On The Road To Hana" by Mu??
>: "Howzit Brah" by Society of Seven?
>: How about "Here Is Happiness/Forever More" by the Tokyo Happycoats?
>
>: One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
>: Chicano?
>
>Gosh, I don't remember who, but now all these darn songs in this thread
>are going through my head.
>
>Geez, LD, I was going to post a <wave> to you to go visit Mel's web page,
>cause last time I looked there, he had a few of your New Year's Eve top
>100 lists from the early 70's and I was hoping you could fill in some
>more. Growing up on Maui, we had only 2 AM radio stations, as far as us
>kids were concerned, KMVI ruled, and you were "The" King! I never
>imagined you were so heavy into Hawaiian Music too!
>
>
Thank you for your kind words. They don't call me a dinosaur for
nothing! My interest in Hawaiian music dates back to Danny Kapoi,
Buddy Fo, Jessie Nakooka, and The Waiehu Sons...and while I'm thinking
of it, it'd be nice to have some of THOSE old recordings resurrected
on CD. I was host of "Hawaiian Serenade" . on Sunday mornings from
1967 until Jessie Nakaooka took it over in 1972. (If my memory serves
me true.)
If you were a REAL KMVI NiteTime Radio listener in the late 60's/early
70's, then you remember a song called "Don't Cry Joni" by Conway
Twitty and "Higher And Higher" by the Manila Machine. I use these two
titles as an example of the diversity on our top 40 lists back then.
Both were hits only on Maui to my knowledge. You may also remember the
Friday nights when we tracked new albums from beginning to end, and
Saturday Night Love Letters. How I wish I had saved those letters
whenever I run in to the people, 30 years later, who wrote them.Those
were the days when D.J.s had a huge amount of input as to what was
played on their shows. We thought nothing wrong with playing a Tom
Jones record in the same half hour with Jimi Hendrix. Now-a-days
computers generate the lists. I hope I don't sound TOO bitter. *smile*
LD
Sharon Pomroy
What a thread Mel! Mahalo nui loa!!! Having worked in several Waikiki
night clubs from 71-77 your mana'o is making my head spin with those
memories. The second club I worked in Waikiki was Sweet Maries. With
Prince Teddy, Sonny Lathrope and Willie Bims on the most drums I have
ever seen a drummer use. For some reason thirty is the number of drums
that come to mind. Maybe Chuck Foy remembers how many drums because I
remember Chuck. He was one of several DJ's who would spin platters on
the bands' breaks. John Elliot (KKUA), Lane Roberts (KKUA), Ron Castro
(KKUA) and others. Aki Akioka was manager and Kalani Kia ran the bar. I
ran the floor.
The guy who owned the place also opened The Stuffed Tomato at the conner
of McCully and Ala Wai. You mentioned Climax. Lead singer Sonny
Gerracy(sp?) and Climax opened the Tomato and we were a smash .........
for a while.
Shortly after that I moved to Capt. Nemos. Daimond Head was one of many
groups that played there. Hal Blaine, Ray Hosino and Bobby Cabral were
part of the band. All local boys'. They were the Fabulous Ravens before
Daimond Head ( I tink, if I rememba' right). If That's The Way That You
Want It was a biggie alright. Ray died in an auto crash while the band
was at Nemos'. When they (DH) picked up the new Bass player, I forget
his name, he was a big hit with his unique style of bass playing. He had
been the bassist for Sly and the Family Stone. When Sly came into town
for a concert the entire band came to Nemos' and took over the stage for
the last set. Now that was a nght to remember.
As for the Endless Summer, The Sandells pops up but I don't know about
that one. Excellent movie and song.
Sheesh, Liz Damon and the Orient Express at Cest Ci Bon. Golden Throat
with Nohealani Cipriano at the Oyster Barrel, Iva Kinimaka at the Cock's
Roost just across from Sweet Maries. Don Ho and the Ali'is at Dukes.
I could go on foa days!! But nuff foa' now.
Mahalo Mel !!!
Peter Pomroy
Sharon T G Westfall
Mel (nos...@nospam.net) wrote:
: To add to my list of local groups having hits... I forgot the mention the
: Society of Seven.
: They also charted locally on top 40 radio with
: "My Special Angel" - (1973)
: "99.8 (Love Fever)" - (1974)
and
"This is My Life" sung by the hearthrob, Roberto! Who was recently on one
of Emme's Island Moments with his now hearthrob son, Martin.
LD Reynolds
On 21 Jun 1999 18:50:02 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
wrote:
>
>
>Mel wrote in message ...
>>
>>In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
>>Reynolds) wrote:
>>> One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
>>> Chicano?
>>
>>Now there's one I don't remember....
>
>
>I believe it was Malo. Still have the LP stored somewhere at my mom's
>house.
>And I still think Timothy was the mule. LD, wasn't it you who told me that
>many moons ago? <g & wave to LD from kc>
Malo, eh? Could I borrow the album and burn a CD of it for my Hawaiian
Jamz show? The studios are being moved to Kihei and production should
continue July 1st.
Hate to pop yer bubble Kathy, but Timothy was very human. Yikes!
>
>
>
>
dpp_spammusubi_eater
Mel wrote:
>
> However the track did finally surface on CD last year when Tom Moffatt and
> Oldies 107.9 FM radio out of Kailua release "Uncle Tom's Top Twelve
> Oldies" CD featuring 12 hits that were particularly strong in the Hawaii
> market from the late 1950s to late 1960s... "My Hawaii" is among the CD's
>
> that is not correc than try 72438-19952-2-8... some CDs got too many
> numbers on them.
>
> The CD was recently reduced in price from $17.99 to $10.99 and was on sale
> at our local Tower store for $9.99 a few weeks ago.
Looks like a trek down to Tower's is in order.
Mel
> Yes Mel. We considered it a two-sided hit. I wish someone would talk
> SOS into compiling a colletors Box Set someday. One of Hawaii's
> greatest show bands. Remember "Walk Away" from the "SOS Fever" album
> on Makaha?
OK.. yes, as I vaguely recall "Howzit Brah" and I think "Frisco Bay" were
back to back on the same 45.... Some of this stuff is probably locked in
some vault at MCA Records.. I have no idea where the Makaha label stuff
would be... I vaguely remember "Walk Away." Did that come out in 1970?
Wow.... I think Makaha was the same label some of Liz Damon's stuff was
on.
mel
Barry & Kathy
LD Reynolds wrote in message ...
>
>On 21 Jun 1999 18:50:02 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Mel wrote in message ...
>>>
>>>In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com
(LD
>>>Reynolds) wrote:
>>>> One more question: Who had the hit "Sabour A Mi"? Was it Malo or El
>>>> Chicano?
>>>
>>>Now there's one I don't remember....
>>
>>
>>I believe it was Malo. Still have the LP stored somewhere at my mom's
>>house.
>>And I still think Timothy was the mule. LD, wasn't it you who told me
that
>>many moons ago? <g & wave to LD from kc>
>
>Malo, eh? Could I borrow the album and burn a CD of it for my Hawaiian
>Jamz show? The studios are being moved to Kihei and production should
>continue July 1st.
>
>Hate to pop yer bubble Kathy, but Timothy was very human. Yikes!
Yikes is right! :-) I will search for the album and pray that it's not too
scratched up to play. And mahalo to you, LD and Mel for starting such a
great thread here!
The Baldwin High class of '74 is having its 25th reunion August 21st, and
guess who's playing: Asian Blend!!! Talk about a blast from the past!
Jamie Lawrence, another classmate will be performing as well. Remember
their group started out as "Sunflower Power" before they shortened it to
Sunflower. And how could you list the big Maui bands without mentioning the
Shamroks?! I also remember getting into Maui Beach's nightclub with fake
IDs and adoring the Glass Candle from Oahu.
And to the folks who brought up "Walk Away" and "This is my Life", thanks
for wonderful memories! When I was in the eighth grade and had a big crush
on Roberto Nievera, my cousin took me to see SOS in their showroom. We got
front row seats so I could gaze lovingly at him and receive his smiling
admiration in return. As soon as the first number began, I started breaking
out in hives (an allergic reaction to the underarm anti-perspirant I had
used for the first time that afternoon) and by the time the show was pau, I
was a puffy, itchy mess! My pre-teen heart was crushed. Not to mention my
ego. :-)
In answer to someone's question a few posts ago, I believe the Young
Rascals/Byrds concert on Maui was in 1969. My mom's got the program tucked
away in one of her scrapbooks. I will get over to her house soon and take a
look.
Again, mahalo to everyone for the great reminiscences! Keep it going, yeah?
LD Reynolds
On 22 Jun 1999 15:35:01 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
>Reynolds) wrote:
>
>> Yes Mel. We considered it a two-sided hit. I wish someone would talk
>> SOS into compiling a colletors Box Set someday. One of Hawaii's
>> greatest show bands. Remember "Walk Away" from the "SOS Fever" album
>> on Makaha?
>
>OK.. yes, as I vaguely recall "Howzit Brah" and I think "Frisco Bay" were
>back to back on the same 45.... Some of this stuff is probably locked in
>some vault at MCA Records.. I have no idea where the Makaha label stuff
>would be... I vaguely remember "Walk Away." Did that come out in 1970?
>Wow.... I think Makaha was the same label some of Liz Damon's stuff was
>on.
>
>mel
I have seen Liz Damons Orient Express on CD at Tempo here on Maui.
"1900 Yesterday" was really big here as was "Walk Away" by SOS. Funny
about that particular era from 1967 to 1973. It was somehow a magical
time for radio. Of course I had the advantage of being the only form
of electronic entertainment on Maui in those days because the TV
stations signed off right after the 10 o'clock news. Even KMVI signed
off at ten untill I came along and offered to keep the station on the
air until midnight voluntarily. I eventually got paid for the
additional two hours. After I left the air you could almost hear all
the radio dails spinning to 1380 for the overnight "L.A. Freeway" show
on KPOI. BTW, Mel... I had your site bookmarked and now I can't seem
to find it could you post it or e-mail it to me?
Hi Kathy! *wink*
LD
>
kayt
Great thread... songs and places and bands I have not even thought
about in YEARS.
Also made me think of some of the bands that were playing HS and Y
dances, and then niteclubs, just about the time I was uh... not quite
old enough... to be in those niteclubs... just say mid seventies.
Glass Candle, Dimensions, Pinky's Rose Garden, Skye... who else??
There are a bunch more that I can ALMOST remember the names but not
quite...
kayt
TikiRoom18
>Also made me think of some of the bands that were playing HS and Y
>dances,
On the Big Island we had a band called "Naturally"...or at least I assume they
were from the B.I., they were a bout 7 guys if I rememeber and they played
schools in the early 70s... mainly doing covers...anybody else heard of them?
\m/ //oo\\ \m/ "Aloha and a Happy Day!"- Cosmo \m/ //oo\\ \m/
TikiRoom18
Here's a song that was popular, at least on the Big Island, in the early-mid
70's. The band was calle HoneyBerry Jam and their only hit was "The Kona Gold
Song"...anyone else remember this one? I was lucky to find a 45 of this at a
yard sale in Hawaii. Did this song break on the other islands as well?
I also found "Me Japanese Boy I love You" on 45... same sale BTW...wow.
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
Hello LD...
My site is at http://www.lava.net/~macpro/HIRadioTVhomepage.html
Click on the link to go to the archives site from there.
As for TV stations on Maui signing off after the 10:30 news... I don't
remember that too well because my parents would make me go to bed way
before then... On the Big Island in the Honokaa area we get (and still do)
our over the air TV signal from the translator stations on top of
Haleakala.... so KITV 4 is at channel 12, KGMB at 3, KHON at 7, KHET at 10
and most recently, KHNL at UHF 15. That's it for over the air clear TV
signals to that part of the Big Island. Lucky there is cable now to get
more channels.
As a young teen I remembered the time you were on KMVI 55 (i-55) and
broadcasted to 12 midnight.. and after that it was the best time to listen
to the old KPOI 1380 because most TVs were off as well as adjacent radio
stations, which meant for a cleaner signal... The funny thing on KMVI like
several neighbor island radio stations, the broadcast day would begin with
either a Japanese language/music show or Filipino show in the early
morning hours before the morning drive jock would check in.. usually 4 AM
to 6AM...
I guess this probably went with the times plantation workers would get up
and listen to their radio shows before work.
MEL
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, tikir...@aol.com
(TikiRoom18) wrote:
> Here's a song that was popular, at least on the Big Island, in the
early-mid 70's. The band was calle HoneyBerry Jam and their only hit was
"The Kona Gold Song"...anyone else remember this one? I was lucky to find
a 45 of this at a yard sale in Hawaii. Did this song break on the other
islands as well? I also found "Me Japanese Boy I love You" on 45... same
sale BTW...wow.
That one sounds vaguely familiar... though I can't remember the tune right
off hand... on another note there was a song that J.K. played on his KPUA
radio show in Hilo called "Noe Noe Lani My Heart Stay Broken for you...."
I don't remember who did it or what, but it was part of that station's top
40 mix for a while.
Several years ago I bought the Liz Damon "Me Japanese Boy" album at Tower
Records for only 99 cents... I think the store was clearing out their LPs
at the time.... I still have the record....
MEL
Mel
> I have seen Liz Damons Orient Express on CD at Tempo here on Maui.
> "1900 Yesterday" was really big here as was "Walk Away" by SOS. Funny
> about that particular era from 1967 to 1973. It was somehow a magical
> time for radio.
Oh yeah forgot to mention, I've seen the same CD in other record stores
too... I haven't gotten around to buying it since I still have my original
LP.... I agree that the period to 1973 and possibly 74 was one of the
better times for local Top 40 radio because a LOT of stuff got played on
our stations that were not played in other markets... I look at old charts
posted to newsgroups like rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1970s from other
cities... the same time periods we are talking about here have nary a
mention of some of the old songs and artists mentioned in this thread....
In a way I think Hawaii people have been more open to listening to
different kinds of music than people on the mainland, and I think this is
sort of true today since we have a ton of fans who like different genres
such as top 40, contemporary, rock, Hawaiian, reggae, and whatever else.
MEL
LD Reynolds
Right again, Mel. But more so, as disc jockeys in the 60's and early
70's, at least at KMVI, we were given a lot of freedom when it came to
chosing the tunes we played. Of course, we all stayed within a very
generally stated criteria. At night, I stayed pretty much with the top
40 stuff and album rock of the era, but being Music Director for the
station, I auditioned everything that came in the mail from the record
distributors. More often than not, I would add records I liked but
were not necessarily on the Billboard Hot 100. Some became hits, some
didn't. I was also very receptive to the local bands who came to me
with demo tapes and vinyl. Now-a-days jocks get fired for doing that.
LD
>
>MEL
>
>
LD Reynolds
On 25 Jun 1999 18:35:02 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>Hello LD...
>
>My site is at http://www.lava.net/~macpro/HIRadioTVhomepage.html
>
>Click on the link to go to the archives site from there.
>
>As for TV stations on Maui signing off after the 10:30 news... I don't
>remember that too well because my parents would make me go to bed way
>before then... On the Big Island in the Honokaa area we get (and still do)
>our over the air TV signal from the translator stations on top of
>Haleakala.... so KITV 4 is at channel 12, KGMB at 3, KHON at 7, KHET at 10
>and most recently, KHNL at UHF 15. That's it for over the air clear TV
>signals to that part of the Big Island. Lucky there is cable now to get
>more channels.
>
>As a young teen I remembered the time you were on KMVI 55 (i-55) and
>broadcasted to 12 midnight.. and after that it was the best time to listen
>to the old KPOI 1380 because most TVs were off as well as adjacent radio
>stations, which meant for a cleaner signal... The funny thing on KMVI like
>several neighbor island radio stations, the broadcast day would begin with
>either a Japanese language/music show or Filipino show in the early
>morning hours before the morning drive jock would check in.. usually 4 AM
>to 6AM...
>
>I guess this probably went with the times plantation workers would get up
>and listen to their radio shows before work.
You assume correctly! Both KMVI and KNUI started the broadcast day
with filipino programming aired prior to morning drive (and still do),
aimed at the sugar and pineapple field workers. Because Maui had only
two stations back then, they had to be all things to all people, thus
the Japanese programming in the mid-days on KMVI, The Portuguese Hour,
Hawaiian serenade, The Webb Beggs Big Band Bash and of course,
Nitetime Radio Top 40 for the young adults. The japanese program,
called "The Yamato Show" with Fusayo and Haruo Koike became America's
longest running regular radio broadcast, on the air from 1947 to 1990.
I wonder if any older Mauians remember the midday game show called
"Disappearing Dollars", the UH co-operative extention office's "Farm
And Home Show" and "It's Our Opinion" an editorial comment from then
General Manager Nora I. Cooper?
Do any of these broadcasters names ring a bell? J. Akuhead Pupule,
Rick "Da Carabou" Medina, Mcavoy(sp) "The Riddle King" Lane, Poor
Richard Graham, Cliff "El Gecko" Arquette, Jazz "The Town Crier"
Belknap or "Little David"? (Now you know what the initials stand for.)
LD
>
>
LD Reynolds
On 22 Jun 1999 19:05:03 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
wrote:
>
>The Baldwin High class of '74 is having its 25th reunion August 21st, and
>guess who's playing: Asian Blend!!! Talk about a blast from the past!
>Jamie Lawrence, another classmate will be performing as well. Remember
>their group started out as "Sunflower Power" before they shortened it to
>Sunflower. And how could you list the big Maui bands without mentioning the
>Shamroks?! I also remember getting into Maui Beach's nightclub with fake
>IDs and adoring the Glass Candle from Oahu.
Golly Kathy, ya think I could sneak in and listen? That sounds like a
giant blast!
PS: I told you back then that Timothy was the mule, because of all the
heat I was taking for playing the record in the first place. I told
Mrs. Cooper that so she wouldn't make me pull the record. She wasn't
going for the cannabalism theme at all.
LD
>
>And to the folks who brought up "Walk Away" and "This is my Life", thanks
>for wonderful memories! When I was in the eighth grade and had a big crush
>on Roberto Nievera, my cousin took me to see SOS in their showroom. We got
>front row seats so I could gaze lovingly at him and receive his smiling
>admiration in return. As soon as the first number began, I started breaking
>out in hives (an allergic reaction to the underarm anti-perspirant I had
>used for the first time that afternoon) and by the time the show was pau, I
>was a puffy, itchy mess! My pre-teen heart was crushed. Not to mention my
>ego. :-)
>
>In answer to someone's question a few posts ago, I believe the Young
>Rascals/Byrds concert on Maui was in 1969. My mom's got the program tucked
>away in one of her scrapbooks. I will get over to her house soon and take a
>look.
>
>Again, mahalo to everyone for the great reminiscences! Keep it going, yeah?
>
Remember that first concert with Cecilio & Kapono (1973). Bill
Thompson was their manager then and also an announcer for KMVI. Some
of the other concerts we helped promote were: The Classics IV, The
Chambers Brothers, Seals And Crofts, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Malo
and Sonny Gerrachi (sp) and Climax. Weren't you at Rainbow Bridge for
the Jimi Hendrix concert?
LD
dpp_spammusubi_eater
LD Reynolds wrote:
>
> Remember that first concert with Cecilio & Kapono (1973).
Whoa... what about those concerts in Diamond Head during the early to
mid 70's? Too young to go to those then but I still remember seeing
posters around town advertising those summer concerts.
TikiRoom18
>e there was a song that J.K. played on his KPUA
>radio show in Hilo called "Noe Noe Lani My Heart Stay Broken for you...."
>I don't remember who did it or what, but it was part of that station's top
>40 mix for a while.
>
standpoint
and accent of different ethnic groups on the island...kinda like "Mr San Cho
Lee" by the Beamers in later years. I have seen the album, years and years
ago,
but I also forget who recorded it...
Does anyone recall the years that Don Ho had a few hits out like "Just Hang
Loose" and "Who Is The Lolo (That Stole My Pakalolo)"? I recall those songs as
gettting a LOT of airplay in Hilo....
Tiki
Chuck Foy
LD and folks,
<<Do any of these broadcasters names ring a bell? J. Akuhead Pupule,
Rick "Da Carabou" Medina, Mcavoy(sp) "The Riddle King" Lane, Poor
Richard Graham, Cliff "El Gecko" Arquette, Jazz "The Town Crier"
Belknap or "Little David"? (Now you know what the initials stand for.)>>
Being an old timer from that period - I worked with Aku at KGMB (I
was his lackey Otis in 1972-73 before moving over to KKUA doing spot
news and production work along with promotions).
Need to add one - how about Agapito?? Anybody know what happened to
him - along with Granny Goose (George Groves) and Courteous Courtney
(Courtney Harrington).
Chuck (Chuck Roberts)
Barry & Kathy
LD Reynolds wrote in message ...
>
>On 22 Jun 1999 19:05:03 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
>wrote:
>>
>>The Baldwin High class of '74 is having its 25th reunion August 21st, and
>>guess who's playing: Asian Blend!!! Talk about a blast from the past!
>>Jamie Lawrence, another classmate will be performing as well. Remember
>>their group started out as "Sunflower Power" before they shortened it to
>>Sunflower. And how could you list the big Maui bands without mentioning
the
>>Shamroks?! I also remember getting into Maui Beach's nightclub with fake
>>IDs and adoring the Glass Candle from Oahu.
>
>Golly Kathy, ya think I could sneak in and listen? That sounds like a
>giant blast!
>LD
Hey, we're allowed to bring guests, so we can have enough people to close
the restaurant to the public for the night. But you know, LD, they'll
probably insist that you bring your old 45 rpms and spin for your supper!
:-)
>Remember that first concert with Cecilio & Kapono (1973). Bill
>Thompson was their manager then and also an announcer for KMVI. Some
>of the other concerts we helped promote were: The Classics IV, The
>Chambers Brothers, Seals And Crofts, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Malo
>and Sonny Gerrachi (sp) and Climax. Weren't you at Rainbow Bridge for
>the Jimi Hendrix concert?
>
>LD
Missed Rainbow Bridge, was just a little young for that. But I absolutely
remember the first C&K concert on Maui. Baldwin Auditorium, yeah? 25 years
later, Barry & I were at Castle Theater for the reunion concert. Chicken
skin and tears all night long. What a tremendous show that was!
I do remember being at the Raiders concert (War Memorial) and Malo
(Lahaina). I may have been to Chambers Bros & Classics IV also, but it's
kinda fuzzy. And I found the old Byrds/Young Rascals concert program!
August 1967. I'm sure they played Oahu before coming over to Maui.
And back to Maui broadcasting...who recalls the days when KMVI-TV actually
did some local programming? They would deviate from Channel 4's
Oahu-originated stuff and put on "Bowling Along with John Middleton". There
were probably other shows as well, but that's the only one I remember, as I
was maybe 5 or 6 years old and my parents were avid bowlers.
Speaking of dinosaurs in Maui radio, last I heard, Riddle King McAvoy was
still doing his one man show portraying Mark Twain. Any updates?
kc
dpp_spammusubi_eater
Chuck Foy wrote:
> Need to add one - how about Agapito?? Anybody know what happened to
> him - along with Granny Goose (George Groves) and Courteous Courtney
> (Courtney Harrington).
Agapito Bennington Smythe. I remember that name.
George Groves had a mid morning TV talk show a few months ago. I'm not
sure that it's even on the air anymore.
I'm not sure but Courtney Harrington appeared on TV not too long ago. I
can't remember if he was a spokesperson for an organization or if he was
just being interviewed.
LD Reynolds
On 27 Jun 1999 07:35:06 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
wrote:
Hey, we're allowed to bring guests, so we can have enough people to
close the restaurant to the public for the night. But you know, LD,
they'll probably insist that you bring your old 45 rpms and spin for
your supper!
>:-)
>
Ya know I find that a most tempting offer... except all those 45's
have been converted into compact discs. Guess it would't be the same,
eh?
BTW, I found a copy of "Sabour A Mi"... it's by El Chicano. Also on
the same CD (Latin Oldies) I found "Lo Mucho Que Ti Quiero" by Rene &
Rene on the same CD... should I bring those too?
aiby...@my-deja.com
"Once Upon a Dream" was released on CD, but not in the U.S. Last year
Atlantic Records re-released some classic albums in commemoration of
their 50th anniversay, and this was one of them. It's listed at CDNow
as a French import, but I think it's on backorder. Their imports are on
sale until June 30, so it's currently $11.89. Amazon.com lists it as
Label Out Of Print.
"Once Upon a Dream" also came out in Japan, as part of a 7-CD box set
that included all (except Time/Peace, their greatest hits) of the
Rascals' Atlantic albums. It also just came out last year and is
listed as Label Out Of Print on Amazon.com. It ran around $130.
In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>,
nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
> In article <nortle-929...@news.lava.net>, dpp_spammusubi_eater
> <dpp.kan...@aloha.spammusubi.nety> wrote:
>
> > Mel wrote:
> > > "My Hawaii" - The Rascals (1968)
> >
> > Once in a while I'll pop into a used LP/CD store when I'm on the
> > mainland and look specifically for this album. I still haven't
found it
> > yet. The song was listed in some type of lookup database as of two
> > years ago.
>
> I have the LP.. it's on Atlantic Records and is called "Once Upon A
> Dream". The album is kind of weird in that it is probably the groups'
> first "concept" album following on the heals of trendsetter, The
Beatles
> who came out a year earlier with "Sgt. Pepper". Anyway, "My Hawaii" is
the
> last track on the first side. The song "It's Wonderful" is the most
well
> known track off this album. Sadly the entire album is not on CD. Nor
is
> the song "My Hawaii" available on any Rascals CD compilation.
>
> However the track did finally surface on CD last year when Tom Moffatt
and
> Oldies 107.9 FM radio out of Kailua release "Uncle Tom's Top Twelve
> Oldies" CD featuring 12 hits that were particularly strong in the
Hawaii
> market from the late 1950s to late 1960s... "My Hawaii" is among the
CD's
> 12 tracks which also include former island resident Robin Luke's
"Susie
> Darling" and Mercy's "Love Can Make You Happy." Most of the tracks on
this
> CD are rather common to other compilations except for "My Hawaii." I
think
> this is the song's first appearance on CD.
>
> The album is on EMI-Capitol Special Products, catalog # TMP 107.9 or
if
> that is not correc than try 72438-19952-2-8... some CDs got too many
> numbers on them.
>
> The CD was recently reduced in price from $17.99 to $10.99 and was on
sale
> at our local Tower store for $9.99 a few weeks ago.
>
> mel
> http://www.lava.net/~macpro
>
>
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On 17 Jun 1999 08:20:06 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>OLD TOP 40 HITS ON LOCAL HAWAII RADIO
>
>Someone recently commented to me about an old Buoys song that was a #1 hit
>on local radio back in 1971. That song was called "Timothy" and it is a
>bizarre rock track about a bunch of miners who got trapped and ate poor
>old Timothy to get their bellies full.
Being as how I was only a little kid at the time, I don't remember
many of the songs other than the regular top 40 hits. I was more
into the Beatles and Grand Funk. But one song stands out in my mind
(or at least one line of the song). I think I only heard it once. It
was called (I think) "Who Was the LoLo, that Stole My Pacalolo."
Although only 10 years old in the mid-70's, hearing this, I knew
exactly what it was talking about.
The gist of the songs was about a guy who was mad because someone
stole his stash, but after the cops bust him and find none, he's happy
and thankful to the aformentioned lolo.
I also can recall an FM station called QFM which was ( I guess) a
typical 70's fm station. Album oriented rock. It was cool because
they were the only station who could play the unedited version
of "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band. AM stations wouldn't
allow the "s-word' on the air at the time. Actually they still don't
as far as I know.
check out actual recordings of KKUA's Uncle Mikey and Komasami Kong at
my website:
http://arizona.speedchoice.com/~casey/audioclips.htm
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Mel
> You assume correctly! Both KMVI and KNUI started the broadcast day
> with filipino programming aired prior to morning drive (and still do),
> aimed at the sugar and pineapple field workers. Because Maui had only
> two stations back then, they had to be all things to all people, thus
> the Japanese programming in the mid-days on KMVI, The Portuguese Hour,
> Hawaiian serenade, The Webb Beggs Big Band Bash and of course,
> Nitetime Radio Top 40 for the young adults. The japanese program,
> called "The Yamato Show" with Fusayo and Haruo Koike became America's
> longest running regular radio broadcast, on the air from 1947 to 1990.
Yep. I think the Japanese morning show on KIPA 620 in Hilo has been on for
a very long time too... those old plantation days morning shows were a
staple on the neighbor island radio dial... KIPA in Hilo even had the
Japanese show on all morning every Sunday.. and I think you guys at KMVI
had a Japanese show on all night every Sunday.
In Hilo on KPUA radio the broadcast day went pretty much like this:
5:AM - the Japanese language and music show (can't remember the name of it now)
6:AM - Mel the Mynah Bird Medieros (he's still on at KIPA today) - the
news used to feed over from KGMB radio on Oahu in the mornings with J.
Akuhead Pupule. (KPUA was once owned by Cec Heftel who also owned KGMB TV
and radio in those days)
10:AM - Hawaiian music with Hal Bodreau
2:PM - Contemporary music - a number of personalities passed through this
slot, the only one I remember was Steve A. Reno who came over from KGMB.
6:PM - Jim Kennedy (aka J.K.) - he was to Hilo what you, L.D. were to
Maui.. the rock guy playing top 40 and taking phone call requests from us
and counting down the weekly top 21 every Monday night.
9:PM or was it 10 - Gus Forsythe "The Night Owl" continued the top 40
stuff and another guy carried over the overnight midnight to 5 slot with
more top 40 stuff...
This was all on KPUA 970 AM (in those days) from about 1971 to mid 1973.
> Do any of these broadcasters names ring a bell? J. Akuhead Pupule,
> Rick "Da Carabou" Medina, Mcavoy(sp) "The Riddle King" Lane, Poor
> Richard Graham, Cliff "El Gecko" Arquette, Jazz "The Town Crier"
> Belknap or "Little David"? (Now you know what the initials stand for.)
Aku I remember well.. didn't you guys used to run his news on KMVI too???
I remember Rick Medina... he was on in the mid days back in 1971....
didn't he later become a politician or something???
I also remember Mcavoy Lane too.. but somewhat vaguely.
The rest escapes me...
MEL
Mel
> Right again, Mel. But more so, as disc jockeys in the 60's and early
> 70's, at least at KMVI, we were given a lot of freedom when it came to
> chosing the tunes we played.
I think this was fairly true for a number of radio stations here, because
what were hits on one island were not even played on another island... in
some cases.. however the really big hits became hits everywhere... i.e.
"Joy to the World." One thing I definitely remember was that you guys on
Maui were playing Middle of the Road's version of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep
Cheep" and turned it into a hit long before the record was played in
Honolulu and Hilo.... Funny thing is that this version was a big hit in
the islands, but throughout the USA a version by Mac & Kate Kissoon was
bigger... All occuring in late 1971.
> distributors. More often than not, I would add records I liked but
> were not necessarily on the Billboard Hot 100. Some became hits, some
> didn't.
Like the song I just mentioned above as well as those previously. Back in
the early 1970s local top 40 radio just had a better diversity of music
styles.. today, everyone is playing Backstreet Boys, Madonna, Sheryl Crow
and Wil Smith....
>I was also very receptive to the local bands who came to me
> with demo tapes and vinyl. Now-a-days jocks get fired for doing that.
With the possible exception of KTUH and the now defunct Radio Free Hawaii,
there is not musical outlet for local rock bands....
MEL
Mel
> Remember that first concert with Cecilio & Kapono (1973). Bill
> Thompson was their manager then and also an announcer for KMVI. Some
> of the other concerts we helped promote were: The Classics IV, The
> Chambers Brothers, Seals And Crofts, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Malo
> and Sonny Gerrachi (sp) and Climax. Weren't you at Rainbow Bridge for
> the Jimi Hendrix concert?
I saw C & K for the first time in Hilo in 1974. I think the concert only
cost $4 to get in back then. Isn't Bill Thompson the same guy who went on
to do the morning show at KKUA radio? If it is, he's back in Honolulu
working for KHVH Real Radio 830 AM.
The first concert I seen in Hilo was Deodato back in 1974... They were
still well known for the hit "2001".... the opening act was local Hilo
jazz group Justin Thyme....
Sonny Gerraci was also with The Outsiders (sang the hit "Time Won't Let
Me" in 1968) before joining Climax in the early 1970s... or whatever...
Some of the concerts that made it to Hilo in the early 70s included
Sugarloaf and The Stampeders. Also one of the fake Dawn groups showed up
at one of the Hilo hotels for an extended stay... I remember seeing ads in
the paper for the group which they associated the hits "Knock Three Times"
and "Summer Sand" with. This was 1971... and at that time, the real Tony
Orlando and Dawn weren't touring or on TV yet.
MEL
Mel
> Ya know I find that a most tempting offer... except all those 45's
> have been converted into compact discs. Guess it would't be the same,
> eh?
While I love CDs and the superior sonics they offer, I somehow cannot get
rid of several hundreds of 45s and LPs I have in my collection...
Mel
> "Once Upon a Dream" was released on CD, but not in the U.S. Last year
> Atlantic Records re-released some classic albums in commemoration of
> their 50th anniversay, and this was one of them. It's listed at CDNow
> as a French import, but I think it's on backorder. Their imports are on
> sale until June 30, so it's currently $11.89. Amazon.com lists it as
> Label Out Of Print.
Wow.. now that is news to me... but kind of late now... I never liked the
entire album that much, but only got it because "My Hawaii" was on it...
but since I found that Uncle Tom Moffat's CD compilation had the same
track on its CD, I don't need to buy it now.... However maybe if it comes
out as a Rhino reissue or something for the U.S. market, perhaps then I'll
get it, or if I am lucky may find it at a used record store someday...
It is funny that an American based rock group like the Rascals does not
have all of its albums available in America....
MEL
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, dpp_spammusubi_eater
<dpp.kan...@aloha.spammusubi.nety> wrote:
> Whoa... what about those concerts in Diamond Head during the early to
> mid 70's? Too young to go to those then but I still remember seeing
> posters around town advertising those summer concerts.
Yep. Living on the neighbor island and being a kid, never gave me the
opportunity to go and see these. I remember these concerts being heavily
promoted on Honolulu radio stations and also in the old Sunbums
newspaper.. the most prominent group that get associated with those crater
concerts is Santana... and I think they and Buddy Miles recorded a live
album there too.
MEL
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, clcr...@hotmail.com
(Casey Crisler) wrote:
> "Who Was the LoLo, that Stole My Pacalolo."
That was a hit by Don Ho.. previously mentioned somewhere along this thread.
> I also can recall an FM station called QFM which was ( I guess) a
> typical 70's fm station. Album oriented rock.
That would be KGMQ FM 93.1... when Heftel still owned it and was part of
the KGMB TV and KGMB AM radio group. As far as I can remember the FM side
started off as KGMB FM and they played oldies.. then they switched to KGMQ
FM and played mostly top 40 to about 1974 or maybe 1976... then perhaps
they may have switched to album rock,which I think they did for a short
time.. I think that is when they changed their call letters to KQMQ FM
which it still is today... I remember "Captain" Dan Cook was one of the
DJs on QFM.. the same Dan Cook that does the news on KHNL News 8 today.
> they were the only station who could play the unedited version
> of "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band.
KIPA radio AM 620 in Hilo played the long version on their progressive
rock show "Music for a Change" with Thor on weeknights....
MEL
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, kali...@aol.com
(KALIHIBOY) wrote:
> >"Cheryl Moana Marie" - John Rowles (1970)
> >"1900 Yesterday" - Liz Damon & the Orient Express (1970)
>
> 1970 ? R U shure 'bout dis date , cause I 'member dis one prom da ol
days @ Queen Surf 68 / 69 B-4 Fasi tore it down.
It could be that Liz Damon was playing "1900" back in the late 60s as you
say. However the recording never became a hit until 1970.. and according
to Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of Top 40 hits it peaked at #38 in
January of 1971. The song got extensive airplay in Hawaii during the fall
of 1970 and the hit carried over until 1971.
I may be a bit cloudy on "Cheryl Moana Marie" but I recall the record
being played extensively during the summer of 1970. I wish I had a local
Hawaii radio chart from that year to make sure it was popular then. I have
the LP but it is buried in a closet right now so I don't have time to look
up the copyright date on the song.
MEL
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, dpp_spammusubi_eater
<dpp.kan...@aloha.spammusubi.nety> wrote:
> George Groves had a mid morning TV talk show a few months ago. I'm not
> sure that it's even on the air anymore.
Last I heard he was doing some kind of infomercial type of shows for
various local firms.. they probably put it on at various times on
different stations... I haven't seen it, but remember reading about it
somewhere.
> I'm not sure but Courtney Harrington appeared on TV not too long ago. I
> can't remember if he was a spokesperson for an organization or if he was
> just being interviewed.
Wasn't Harrington working for the city as a P-R person some time ago? I
thought he may have gone back to radio at KHNR/KGU recently.... but then I
may be wrong.. can't remember nor keep track of everyone on the dial...
too many people...
MEL
TikiRoom18
>Some of the concerts that made it to Hilo in the early 70s included
>Sugarloaf and The Stampeders. Also one of the fake Dawn groups showed up
>at one of the Hilo hotels for an extended stay...
Do you recall that Tommy James & The Shondells performed in Hilo?(Late
60s-Early-Early 70s...) Also James Cocker performed at "the civic". In the
early 80s even James Brown made it to Hilo. I had friends that went to a
Yvonne
Elliman concert in Hilo and said that the concert was being filmed and the
show
was stopped and started several times to please the cameras. The Ink Spots
used
to come perform at a Hilo Hotel kinda regularly, I wonder how many (if any) of
the original groups were a part of that?
I remember hearing that Hilo didnt get concerts because the "acoustics" at the
civic "were'nt right". But we occasionally still got shows....
There was an all day "festival" ( as it was called back then...) at the civic
(early-mid 70s) and even Zulu showed up and performed. A group from Michigan
called "Daddy Cool", all women, tore the place up and performed around town
for
awhile.. I even seem to recall them getting some airplay back then, for a few
weeks anyway...
TikiRoom18
> Also James Cocker performed at "the civic".
Make that JOE Cocker.. I knew that it didnt sound right when I typed it
earlier.... so solly cholly!!
Mel
>> "Noe Noe Lani My Heart Stay Broken for you...."
> I rememeber that one clearly, I recall each verse was done from the
> standpoint and accent of different ethnic groups on the island...kinda
like "Mr San Cho Lee" by the Beamers in later years. I have seen the
album, years and years ago, but I also forget who recorded it...
Yep. Me too.. I would like to know now... That was one of those local
novelty records that seemed to be a hit only in Hilo.
> Does anyone recall the years that Don Ho had a few hits out like "Just
Hang Loose" and "Who Is The Lolo (That Stole My Pakalolo)"? I recall
those songs as gettting a LOT of airplay in Hilo....
Yep. I remember the "Pakalolo" song by Don Ho.. it was sometime in the mid
1970s when he did that one.. I don't recall "Just Hang Loose," but it
would sound like a song Ho would have recorded... I thought there was a
version of this record by someone named Ron Tish.
Anyone remember Wili Moku's "Palolo Valley Girls" from 1982? It was based
on the Moon & Frank Zappa single, "Valley Girl" from the same year. This
record got a lot of airplay I think on KQMQ radio, where Moku was employed
at the time.... I have the 45....
Anyone remember a record called "Beach Rock" by a group called Blue Fin?
It was released on the SeaWest label I think. I have the 45, but sadly it
is in very bad shape because my kid brother played it and many of my hard
rock albums to death....
Oh and speaking of pakalolo records, anyone remember "Smoke Two Joints" by
a group that I think called themselves the Toys in 1983?
MEL
Colleen
This guy after mid night...was his intro Sampa Ti by Santana???
Mel wrote:
> In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
> Reynolds) wrote:
>
Mel
In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, Colleen
<coll...@coho.net> wrote:
> This guy after mid night...was his intro Sampa Ti by Santana???
I frankly don't remember.... I was asleep most of the time by then...
BTW, Gus Forsythe on KPUA was "Teddy Bear" and another guy was the "Night
Owl," and now I can't remember his name.... hmmm maybe he was on @ 12....
MEL
Casey Crisler
On 30 Jun 1999 05:05:04 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, clcr...@hotmail.com
>(Casey Crisler) wrote:
>
>> "Who Was the LoLo, that Stole My Pacalolo."
>
>That was a hit by Don Ho.. previously mentioned somewhere along this thread.
>
Don Ho??? Wow that's a shock. I figured he was supposed to be a
"clean" or non-controversial singer.
>> I also can recall an FM station called QFM which was ( I guess) a
>> typical 70's fm station. Album oriented rock.
>
>That would be KGMQ FM 93.1... when Heftel still owned it and was part of
>the KGMB TV and KGMB AM radio group. As far as I can remember the FM side
>started off as KGMB FM and they played oldies.. then they switched to KGMQ
>FM and played mostly top 40 to about 1974 or maybe 1976... then perhaps
>they may have switched to album rock,which I think they did for a short
>time..
maybe my remembrances of it are not as accurate as I thought.
>> they were the only station who could play the unedited version
>> of "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band.
>
>KIPA radio AM 620 in Hilo played the long version on their progressive
>rock show "Music for a Change" with Thor on weeknights....
Even with the 'S' word? They probably played the "funky kicks" line
instead. Sounds like an interesting show nevertheless.
LD Reynolds
On 30 Jun 1999 03:05:09 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
>Reynolds) wrote:
>
>> Right again, Mel. But more so, as disc jockeys in the 60's and early
>> 70's, at least at KMVI, we were given a lot of freedom when it came to
>> chosing the tunes we played.
>
>I think this was fairly true for a number of radio stations here, because
>what were hits on one island were not even played on another island... in
>some cases.. however the really big hits became hits everywhere... i.e.
>"Joy to the World." One thing I definitely remember was that you guys on
>Maui were playing Middle of the Road's version of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep
>Cheep" and turned it into a hit long before the record was played in
>Honolulu and Hilo.... Funny thing is that this version was a big hit in
>the islands, but throughout the USA a version by Mac & Kate Kissoon was
>bigger... All occuring in late 1971.
>
>> distributors. More often than not, I would add records I liked but
>> were not necessarily on the Billboard Hot 100. Some became hits, some
>> didn't.
>
>Like the song I just mentioned above as well as those previously. Back in
>the early 1970s local top 40 radio just had a better diversity of music
>styles.. today, everyone is playing Backstreet Boys, Madonna, Sheryl Crow
>and Wil Smith....
So true. The reason is that all the major record lables have pooled
their promotional resources and now-a-days only two or three
distributors contract record service to all the radio stations. To be
more cost-effective, the music service companies compile a list of
what they believe the hits will be on a single CD every week and then
mail it to their client radio stations. Very rarely do I ever see
singles or albums by a single act come across my desk today. I can
remember maintaining a working relationship with several local lable
promoters from every lable imaginable. They all had offices in
Honolulu, however most of those offices were closed down over the
years or limited their promotional mail to local artists and groups.
Having a Hawaiian Music program on the internet, I am more than
grateful for their existance.
LD Reynolds
On 30 Jun 1999 03:05:08 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, ja...@mauigateway.com (LD
>Reynolds) wrote:
>
KMVI rebroadcast J.Akhuhead Pupule every morning from KGMB complete
with Bill Edwards and his "Coconut Wireless". Then, as on KPUA, many
"DJ Transients" passed through the middays. Our weekly Japanaese
program ran from 1 til 3p. Afternoon drive was held down by several
popular radio personalities of the day. Including Poor Richard Graham,
McAvoy Lane, Cliff Arquette and Rick Medina who later became a Council
member in the local government. I wish I hadn't partied quite so
hardy back in those days...no doubt I would be able to remember them
more clearly!
LD Reynolds
On 30 Jun 1999 05:05:04 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>
>In article <nortle-930...@news.lava.net>, clcr...@hotmail.com
>(Casey Crisler) wrote:
>
>> "Who Was the LoLo, that Stole My Pacalolo."
>
>That was a hit by Don Ho.. previously mentioned somewhere along this thread.
>
>> I also can recall an FM station called QFM which was ( I guess) a
>> typical 70's fm station. Album oriented rock.
>
>That would be KGMQ FM 93.1... when Heftel still owned it and was part of
>the KGMB TV and KGMB AM radio group. As far as I can remember the FM side
>started off as KGMB FM and they played oldies.. then they switched to KGMQ
>FM and played mostly top 40 to about 1974 or maybe 1976... then perhaps
>they may have switched to album rock,which I think they did for a short
>time.. I think that is when they changed their call letters to KQMQ FM
>which it still is today... I remember "Captain" Dan Cook was one of the
>DJs on QFM.. the same Dan Cook that does the news on KHNL News 8 today.
As I recall the old KPOI-FM was the top underground rocker in the late
60's early 70's. Same era as the old KMEL in SF. I also remember that
KKUA AM 69 played a lot of the full unedited album versions of the
rock hits back then. But alas, to my dismay they switched call letters
to KDUK "The Duck" and began playing disco. I maintain THAT was the
day that music died on Hawaii Top 40 radio. Its all bass, synth-drums
and rap now. At least KPOI is back as a "heritage rocker" again. I
find myself listening to KLOS over the internet these days. Radio in
Hawaii for the most part, I'm sorry to say, simply sucks. Too many
being run by bean-counters instead of broadcasters. Don't get me
started!!
LD
>
>> they were the only station who could play the unedited version
>> of "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band.
>
>KIPA radio AM 620 in Hilo played the long version on their progressive
>rock show "Music for a Change" with Thor on weeknights....
>
>MEL
>
>
>
Barry & Kathy
LD Reynolds wrote in message ...
>
After serving on the Council for years, Rick da Carabao worked in other
County capacities (County Clerk, I think) before retiring from public
service.
McAvoy "Riddle King" Layne returns to Maui every few years to visit with old
friends, including some of the Special Olympics kids (now all grown up) he
used to delight with his silliness. Someone told me he's an elementary or
intermediate school teacher, but I still find that one hard to believe.
LD, your memory is much better than you claim. Some of those names, I
haven't thought about in years!! I used to engineer for Webb Beggs' Big
Band Bash while I was (briefly!) at KAOI-FM. "String of Pearls" was his
theme song.
Oh, here's a name you forgot to mention: Remember our buddy who would rant
for 10 minutes every weekday evening, after the news and right before the
Yamato Show? Stuart McBernie and the Voice of Americanism!
Another fond memory: you put that horrible song "Run Joey Run" on the
playlist, and we hated it so much, Jim and I spliced out everything but the
intro and the last 5 seconds of the song, and left it in rotation. We may
even have destroyed the record so you wouldn't make another dub. Hee hee,
those were the days, huh?
kc
LD Reynolds
On 4 Jul 1999 19:05:01 GMT, "Barry & Kathy" <kc...@mauigateway.com>
wrote:
>
>
>LD Reynolds wrote in message ...
>>
>>On 30 Jun 1999 03:05:08 GMT, nos...@nospam.net (Mel) wrote:
>>
>>KMVI rebroadcast J.Akhuhead Pupule every morning from KGMB complete
>>with Bill Edwards and his "Coconut Wireless". Then, as on KPUA, many
>>"DJ Transients" passed through the middays. Our weekly Japanaese
>>program ran from 1 til 3p. Afternoon drive was held down by several
>>popular radio personalities of the day. Including Poor Richard Graham,
>>McAvoy Lane, Cliff Arquette and Rick Medina who later became a Council
>>member in the local government. I wish I hadn't partied quite so
>>hardy back in those days...no doubt I would be able to remember them
>>more clearly!
>>>
>>>I remember Rick Medina... he was on in the mid days back in 1971....
>>>didn't he later become a politician or something???
>>>
>>>I also remember Mcavoy Lane too.. but somewhat vaguely.
>>>
>>>The rest escapes me...
>>>
>>>MEL
>>>
>>>
>
>
>After serving on the Council for years, Rick da Carabao worked in other
>County capacities (County Clerk, I think) before retiring from public
>service.
>
>McAvoy "Riddle King" Layne returns to Maui every few years to visit with old
>friends, including some of the Special Olympics kids (now all grown up) he
>used to delight with his silliness. Someone told me he's an elementary or
>intermediate school teacher, but I still find that one hard to believe.
I had heard he was still doing his one man "Mark Twain" show as
well...
>
>LD, your memory is much better than you claim. Some of those names, I
>haven't thought about in years!! I used to engineer for Webb Beggs' Big
>Band Bash while I was (briefly!) at KAOI-FM. "String of Pearls" was his
>theme song.
>
>Oh, here's a name you forgot to mention: Remember our buddy who would rant
>for 10 minutes every weekday evening, after the news and right before the
>Yamato Show? Stuart McBernie and the Voice of Americanism!
Remember the "tongue in cheek" intros I supplied? That man made me the
old hippie I am today.
>
>Another fond memory: you put that horrible song "Run Joey Run" on the
>playlist, and we hated it so much, Jim and I spliced out everything but the
>intro and the last 5 seconds of the song, and left it in rotation. We may
>even have destroyed the record so you wouldn't make another dub. Hee hee,
>those were the days, huh?
So THATS what happened to it! *smile*
LD
>
>
>