Get On Down With The Stepfather Of Soul!: Soul on the Air #19 - Bill "Butterball" Crane, 1968

Monday, January 12, 2015

Soul on the Air #19 - Bill "Butterball" Crane, 1968

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As promised in December, "Soul on the Air" is back on "Get on Down"!

WVON's Bill "Butterball" Crane has been featured on this blog before, and I will refer you to that post about information about Mr. Crane. As the comments to that post attest, the Butterball aircheck was one of the most popular ones posted here, and I'm glad to bring you more of Crane on WVON, this time from December 15, 1968. In addition to Crane's great patter, there's lots of good stuff here, including records by Jerry Butler, Ike & Tina Turner (who open the aircheck), Otis Redding, Clarence Carter and the Dells, along with a news break announced by WVON newscaster Clair Nelson.

Keep an eye on this page, because another aircheck will be featured this month. Here's a hint: it's from Washington, D.C.!

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E.FM Radio said...: You are the Man! This is wonderful and appreciated Jason. Thank you!; 1:56 PM

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About "Get on Down" and "Soul on the Air"

Although "Get on Down with the Stepfather of Soul!" was conceived as a rare soul blog, it has evolved into being the Web's best source for '60s and '70s soul radio broadcasts, known as airchecks, thanks to the "Soul on the Air" series. With that in mind, the original blog concept has been retired (see this blog post for more information). This blog is now dedicated to the "Soul on the Air" features, which are listed below. Enjoy!

#1 - Herb Kent, WVON, 1970

#2 - Bill Kenner, WBEE, 1966

#3 - George Vinette, WYLD, 1968

#4 - Johnny Lloyd, WOOK, 1966

#5 - J. Evans/T. Quinn, WGRT, 1967

#6 - J. Gates/L. Thimes, KATZ, 1968

#7 - Big Bill Hill, WOPA, 1967

#8 - Joe Cobb, WVON, 1972

#9 - Fat Daddy, WWIN, 1966

#10 - L. Cordell/E. Cook,WVON,1966

#11 - Gladys "Gee Gee" Hill, KCOH, 1970

#12 - Richard Pegue, WVON, 1975

#13 - Bill "Butterball" Crane, WVON, 1967

#14 - "Ugly" Al Dixon, WAPX, 1975

#15 - Dr. Bop, WAWA, 1973

#16 - Mr. Vee, WGRT, 1972

#17 - Herb Kent, WVON, 1971

#18 - Pervis Spann, WVON, 1965

#19 - Bill "Butterball" Crane, WVON, 1968

#20 - Rudy Runnels, WOL, 1966

#21 - Hal Brown, WAMO, 1969

#22 - Buddy Lowe, WILD, 1965

#23 - Herb Kent, WVON, 1965

#24 - Bill "Doc" Lee, WVON, 1965

#25 - B. Allen/J. Thomas, WAUG, 1967

SPECIAL - The WAOK Tape (1971) (courtesy of The Campaign for Independent Broadcasting website)

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