Year: 2009
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Beatlemania Returns To Vancouver!
This year’s Pacific National Exhibition opens with a tribute to The Beatles. The Fab Four appeared at Empire Stadium in Vancouver on August 22, 1964. I was the emcee for that historical event: [audio:https://redrobinson.com/blog/audio/red_64_beatles.mp3|loader=0xFFC0C0] I will also emcee this show from the Global Stage on the PNE grounds on the exact date and time: 8:15pm.…
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The Beatles And Mad Mel, 1964
Mad Mel came to C-FUN in 1964 and created quite a stir. He lasted about 10 months. From here he went to Australia when private radio was just getting up and running. He created a sensation Down Under. I have lost track of him. His real name was Mel Potts. He was an eccentric but…
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A Day At The Races
This photo was taken at Hastings Racecourse at the winners’ post where I decorated the winning horse, Krazy Koffee. The horse is owned by Butch Goertzen of Chilliwack. This was the 9th race of the day and the 15th running of the Redekop B.C. Cup Classic. The winner took home over $100,000 and another 13%…
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Incoming! Reading your email
Hi Red, another great Sunday of the greatest oldies of all time. As strange as this sounds in some ways you remind me of Dick Clark playing the old tunes on American Bandstand. When I was growing up in the late seventies and eighties I watched that show every Saturday. Well buddy keep up the…
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Reditorial: Bean Counters Know Beans About Radio
“Most radio stations today are spending a fortune they don’t have, all chasing the same ever shrinking sliver of the audience. In the meantime, generations that have grown up on radio and still consider it important in their lives are begging for programming that appeals to them. Yes, it’s a more difficult demo for radio…
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Seattle Traditions: Pat O’Day, Hydros, Blue Angels
My friend and Seattle radio legend Pat O’Day takes center stage for the 42nd year at Seafair this weekend… along with the fastest powerboats in the world, the Unlimited Hydroplanes. There’s action in the air too: the U.S. Navy Blue Angels return to thrill crowds Saturday at 1:30pm. KIRO TV will air more than six…
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Senior Living profiles “The Old Redhead”
History was made on August 31, 1957 when Elvis Presley stepped onto the Empire Stadium stage to perform a rock ‘n’ roll show in Vancouver. Not only was it his first and only live show in Vancouver, it was the last time Elvis would ever grace a stage outside of the U.S. The Master of…
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Pink Martini, Ola Onabule in Vancouver
During the recent Vancouver International Jazz Festival it was my honour to emcee the Pink Martini concert at the Orpheum Theatre featuring vocalist China Forbes and leader Thomas M. Lauderdale on piano. They were accompanied by a 51 piece orchestra. It was a stirring spectacular. Actually, they were trying for a 54 piece orchestra but…
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Singer Terry Black remembered at service
When he was a teenager living in Vancouver, John Howell hated to go to Dance Party nights if Terry Black was there. “He was so good looking,” the Port Moody resident said, “that nobody else ever had a chance with any of the girls.” (more from Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week) Terry Black sings…
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Another passing: Terry Black at 60
Back in the British Invasion days a young Vancouver singer took the city by storm. His name was Terry Black and he was discovered by Buddy Clyde on CHAN-TV’s teen show Dance Party. Through some connections, Buddy was able to get the attention of Lou Adler from Dunhill Records, the same label that the Mamas…