Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of April 24, 2016
Edition #882

Talent: GARY MITCHELL
Station: CKLW Windsor, Ont.
Date: February 17, 1968
Time: 26:29/24:44 (unscoped)

Long-time radio consultant Guy Zapoleon has called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format."

A listen to this 1968 aircheck of Gary Mitchell on CKLW shows us why.

So many genres of music are represented here. R&B fans can enjoy Otis Redding, the Delfonics and Sly and the Family Stone. For adult contemporary, there is Petula Clark, the Pozo-Seco Singers, Dionne Warwick and Paul Mauriat. Bubble-gum is represented by the Cowsills and the 1910 Fruit Gum Company. The Beatles and the Foundations are here for the British invasion. Country is heard with Henson Cargill and Roger Miller.

In addition, there's the California sound of the Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the Four Seasons. The Ronettes and the Marvelettes represent the girl groups and there's teen idol Bobby Rydell. For Canadian content look no further than the Diamonds. And of course, there's Motown, with the Temptations and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. And that's just Part 1!

Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Pt. 1 here.

Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Pt. 1 here.
 

Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Pt. 2 here.

Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Pt. 2 here.
 

(The Tom Howard Collection)