Author: Red Robinson
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Chad and Jeremy at the “Red”
It was a great night at the Red Robinson Show Theatre with a part of the famous British Invasion taking to the stage. Chad and Jeremy appeared with The Searchers and it was quite a show. It was also one of the longest in the theatre’s young history as the show didn’t end until 11pm.…
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Ventures founder Bob Bogle dies, 75
Bob Bogle – the co-founder of legendary Tacoma garage-rock band The Ventures and the architect behind the distinctive guitar sound of early hits Walk, Don’t Run and Perfidia – has died. Bogle, a resident of Vancouver, Wash., was 75 when he died on Sunday. He suffered from non-Hodgkins lymphoma and became too frail to play…
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Arnie Nelson signs off
Photo courtesy Vancouver Radio Museum and Brian Walks Just the other day I received word that Arnie Nelson had passed away. Arnie was only a kid when he worked for CKNW. He appeared on many of the old “live” radio shows of the Forties and Fifties and was well known as a steel guitar player…
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Reditorial: TV Crybabies
Lately we have been inundated with TV networks asking us to Save Local Television. But what are the facts? Only a handful of corporations own most of the media in this country. They neglect to tell you that corporate headquarters are in Toronto, or Montreal or Winnipeg. They fail to tell you how much “local”…
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Julio Iglesias at the “Red”
Julio Iglesias, honorary Colombian Consul Rosa Marshall, me. photo: Steven C. Pesant Julio Iglesias lived up to his reputation as a great Latin romantic when he appeared at the Red Robinson Show Theatre on May 30. He did not disappoint. The biggest applause came when he performed his hit, Of All The Girls I’ve Ever…
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Joe Cocker at the “Red”
photo: Steven C. Pesant Joe Cocker blew us all away at the Red Robinson Show Theatre on May 29. The singer who charted 21 hits in Billboard magazine over the decades gave us a sampling of his very best. The crowd was on its feet after he sang You Are So Beautiful and it ramped…
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Red Around Town: May 16
I can’t begin to tell you how stressful moving is. Carole and I just moved from Deep Cove to downtown Vancouver and Coal Harbour. In the midst of the move we flew to Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. Returned home only to fly to Las Vegas for a wedding: Howard…
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We lose another radio great: Al Jordan passes
Al Jordan audio courtesy Owen Coppin Sad news today: the passing of someone special in my life. Al Jordan was one of the most gifted announcers ever to work in broadcasting in this country. (Click here for Dan Russell‘s tribute to Al… courtesy radiowest.ca) (Click here for Brian Lord‘s tribute to Al… courtesy radiowest.ca) When…
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Ted Reynolds dies, Garry Raible retires
It was the best of times in radio and television. Back in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s Vancouver enjoyed a myriad of radio, television and print personalities… unlike today when a citizen is hard pressed to name 12 major personalities in our town from media. He covered it all in his long and illustrious career,…
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Mail: From Rock to Brock!
Dear Red, we have been fans of yours and your radio show for a long time. Your show and music are very special to lots of us out there. It is unfortunate that most radio stations have moved away from the music and real-time DJ programming. I go back to the days of Alan Freed.…