Music
Local Musicians, Radio Personalities,
Radio Music Survey Sheets, My Personal Music Collection Lists and Other Music Nostalgia

Ralph Pryor (left) and Paul Richardson (1960)

Mitch Thomas, WILM Radio DJ (from News-Journal article, 1986)
Listen to Mitch Thomas HERE (Real Audio file)

'Tex' Larraine and The Range Riders ('Hank', 'Tex', 'Slim', 'Shorty' and 'Cheyenne') doing a
radio broadcast over WDEL, July 1936 (submitted by B.Hartman)

Richard 'Dick' Holmes behind the WILM microphone, 1940's.
Check out Dick's Web Site Richard B. Holmes. You will find his Bio, Photos, Music & Air Checks and Current Events.
You can still hear Dick today on WILM doing American Cancer Society Public Service Announcements.

Above 3 photos of Hank 'Rusty' Russell and The Blue Rangers

Rusty was first known as "Little" Charlie Russell and played with Frankie DelCoglin's Band, "The Trail Blazers".
They appeared weekly on Saturday mornings on radio station WAMS. They also were featured regularly at the Columbus Hall for dances and live 'Remotes'. Additionally, appearances were made at the Queen and Warner Theaters and for a short while, The Strand Theater.

After that, Rusty "Winged It" solo on radio station WTUX.  Then returned to WAMS as "Hank Russell, The Blue Ranger".  Plans for a nightly, hour-long program of records and live music on radio station WILM were scrapped when he was drafted into the US Army during the Korean War.

Rusty has a Web Site loaded with photos and nostalgia.  Go HERE to visit Rusty's Site.

Joe Pyne's "It's Your Nickel" program (1950's), broadcast live from The English Grille over radio station WILM.  It is believed to be the nations first "Call-In" talk show.  You never actually 'heard' the caller, however.  Joe 'repeated' (?) what the caller was saying due to the nonexistence of 'Tape Delay'.

"The Young Sound" logo sticker from CBS-FM music service from mid-1960's to the early 1970's
Click HERE (Real Audio file) for "The Young Sound" theme by Tony Hatch - who also wrote 'Downtown'