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  • WOOK (Washington, D.C.) - July 3, 1960

    From Dean F.@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 4 02:51:33 2023
    I've never heard song #9.

    Week: 1960-07-03
    Format: R&B
    Cal Hackett
    WOOK

    1. The Spaniels - I Know
    2. Ray Scott - We Need Love
    3. Little Willie John - Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
    4. The Falcons - The Teacher
    5. The Crests - Trouble In Paradise
    6. Lloyd Price - Question
    7. The Cruisers - Cryin' Over You
    8. Chubby Checker - The Twist
    9. Artie Lewis - Abracadabra
    10. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Think

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Dean F. on Tue Jul 4 07:47:51 2023
    On 7/4/2023 5:51 AM, Dean F. wrote:
    I've never heard song #9.----------
    I've never heard #'s 2, 4, 6, 7, OR 9.
    I was 12 years old in 1960 and by then I had my own radio and listened
    every day.
    You would think something that was a big hit a few hundred miles away
    would be pretty well known in NYC, but evidently that was not the case.




    Week: 1960-07-03
    Format: R&B
    Cal Hackett
    WOOK

    1. The Spaniels - I Know
    2. Ray Scott - We Need Love
    3. Little Willie John - Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
    4. The Falcons - The Teacher
    5. The Crests - Trouble In Paradise
    6. Lloyd Price - Question
    7. The Cruisers - Cryin' Over You
    8. Chubby Checker - The Twist
    9. Artie Lewis - Abracadabra
    10. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Think

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Jul 4 12:43:27 2023
    On Tue, 4 Jul 2023 02:51:33 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I've never heard song #9.


    9. Artie Lewis - Abracadabra

    You haven't missed anything

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqN2kzv9-w4

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  • From Dean F.@21:1/5 to Roger Ford on Tue Jul 4 15:28:52 2023
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 8:43:29 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

    9. Artie Lewis - Abracadabra
    You haven't missed anything

    Doesn't exactly strike me as R&B.

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  • From Dean F.@21:1/5 to DianeE on Tue Jul 4 15:29:58 2023
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 7:47:55 AM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:

    I've never heard #'s 2, 4, 6, 7, OR 9.
    I was 12 years old in 1960 and by then I had my own radio and listened
    every day.
    You would think something that was a big hit a few hundred miles away
    would be pretty well known in NYC, but evidently that was not the case.

    I would imagine WOOK was a low-powered station that signed off at sunset. A lot of those R&B stations were.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Dean F. on Tue Jul 4 15:38:41 2023
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 6:30:00 PM UTC-4, Dean F. wrote:
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 7:47:55 AM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:

    I've never heard #'s 2, 4, 6, 7, OR 9.
    I was 12 years old in 1960 and by then I had my own radio and listened every day.
    You would think something that was a big hit a few hundred miles away would be pretty well known in NYC, but evidently that was not the case.
    I would imagine WOOK was a low-powered station that signed off at sunset. A lot of those R&B stations were.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOOK_(AM)

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  • From Dennis C@21:1/5 to Bruce on Tue Jul 4 16:05:12 2023
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 6:38:43 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 6:30:00 PM UTC-4, Dean F. wrote:
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 7:47:55 AM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:

    I've never heard #'s 2, 4, 6, 7, OR 9.
    I was 12 years old in 1960 and by then I had my own radio and listened every day.
    You would think something that was a big hit a few hundred miles away would be pretty well known in NYC, but evidently that was not the case.
    I would imagine WOOK was a low-powered station that signed off at sunset. A lot of those R&B stations were.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOOK_(AM)
    Steve Miller's is better.

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  • From Dean F.@21:1/5 to Dennis C on Tue Jul 4 17:57:33 2023
    On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 7:05:14 PM UTC-4, Dennis C wrote:

    Steve Miller's is better.

    For that matter, so was Erma Franklin's.

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 4 23:25:08 2023
    On Tue, 4 Jul 2023 02:51:33 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Playlist (auto-found but checked for a pass mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=I31VsFLHUeo,7-3K8tkNX7I,rB-cJ-MhpIo,6pyWhEqriIk,7Ar-fHMwm_A,pkdHqCp3Bhw,h7X0UBMSZDk,-CCgDvUM4TM,pCAYon6MYOw,-Iu6kTi7tbA,

    Week: 1960-07-03
    Format: R&B
    Cal Hackett
    WOOK

    1. The Spaniels - I Know
    2. Ray Scott - We Need Love
    3. Little Willie John - Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
    4. The Falcons - The Teacher
    5. The Crests - Trouble In Paradise
    6. Lloyd Price - Question
    7. The Cruisers - Cryin' Over You
    8. Chubby Checker - The Twist
    9. Artie Lewis - Abracadabra
    10. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Think

    {9.} Doesn't exactly strike me as R&B.

    with teen idol looks, Artie Lewis indeed was white,
    "Why Don't They Believe Us?" 1959-60 NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkVkWuDB_QU

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to RWC on Wed Jul 5 19:29:13 2023
    On Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:25:08 -0400, RWC <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Tue, 4 Jul 2023 02:51:33 -0700 (PDT), "Dean F."
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Playlist (auto-found but checked for a pass mark): >https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=I31VsFLHUeo,7-3K8tkNX7I,rB-cJ-MhpIo,6pyWhEqriIk,7Ar-fHMwm_A,pkdHqCp3Bhw,h7X0UBMSZDk,-CCgDvUM4TM,pCAYon6MYOw,-Iu6kTi7tbA,

    Week: 1960-07-03
    Format: R&B
    Cal Hackett
    WOOK

    1. The Spaniels - I Know
    2. Ray Scott - We Need Love
    3. Little Willie John - Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
    4. The Falcons - The Teacher
    5. The Crests - Trouble In Paradise
    6. Lloyd Price - Question
    7. The Cruisers - Cryin' Over You
    8. Chubby Checker - The Twist
    9. Artie Lewis - Abracadabra
    10. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Think

    {9.} Doesn't exactly strike me as R&B.

    with teen idol looks, Artie Lewis indeed was white,
    "Why Don't They Believe Us?" 1959-60 NYC

    I think there may well be a second "Artie Lewis" out there

    The first record attributed to him has a more pronounced r&b sound

    "Supposin'" - 1959

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1T4B1xoufQ

    Ditto with the last record attribute to him

    "Ain't No Good" - 1967 (on Loma a normally straight r&b label)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du41MVVqm70

    Maybe its the doppelganger effect that spooked WOOK ? :)






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