King Coleman Blasts Racism In Radio – BROADCASTING Magazine (1968)
BROADCASTING MAGAZINE, AUGUST 26, 1968 Carleton “King” Coleman, former disc jockey and now head of Platinum Records, shouted, “I detest this whole program,” and told the FCC official he had no business making such a speech to NATRA. “He should have made this talk to the station owners,” Mr. Coleman said. “We are announcers and […]
Ed Cook, King Coleman, and Milton Butterball Smith Radio Logs (1958)
Canadian Disco Gold and Platinum
Nickie Lee – “The Ten Commandments of Man” – Dade Records – Record World (1967)
Deejay Nickie Lee of WAME, Miami, was cut by Henry Stone on Dade label on a fantastically funny thing called “The 10 Commandments of Man.” It broke quickly in Miami, and Atlantic has it…
Miami’s First All R&B and Gospel Radio Station – Cash Box (1957)
“…Edward Castleberry, program director of WMBM-Miami Beach, Fla., tells us WMBM is the only r&b and gospel music station that can be heard all over South Florida and even in countries such as the Bahamas. It is part of The Rounsaville chain of seven radio stations, six of which are r&b. WMBM’s Gospel and […]
Milton Butterball Smith “Keep Miami Cool” Campaign for Underprivileged Kids
Milton “Butterball” Smith was one of America’s 13 Original R&B DJ’s as noted by Jack The Rapper (Joseph Deighton Gibson Jr.) and worked on various radio stations in South Florida. His pioneering work in broadcast coincided with the careers of many famous people and he was influential nationally. Here is an article from Cash Box […]
Latimore Radio interview on the Right Track Soul Show UK
On Sunday, May 26, 2013, Latimore was interviewed on Harry’s & Diana’s The Right Track Soul Show on 94.4 fm, Salford City Radio in the United Kingdom. He talks about the very beginnings of how he got into the music business to how he met Henry Stone in the 1960s, right up to today with […]
Vernon Campbell, KTLR Oklahoma City, sings praises for the new “Latimore Remembers Ray Charles” CD
This just in from Vernon Campbell KTLR AM 890, Oklahoma City, OK: Praise for “Latimore Remembers Ray Charles” Hallelujah It’s time for the evening services to begin with a lot of screaming and shouting “Hallelujah” as we begin on Latimore’s hot new release of “Latimore Remembers Ray Charles.” I’ll be bragging to the world “I […]