Drake Chenault radio jingles

[metjohnVideo]

A middle KHJ jingle (legal ID/Los Angeles) isn't Drake, it's the TM You campaign by Dick Hamilton. The rest are, tho...

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[recto89]

Wow I heard of KFRC in the 1990's had a jingle that said "More Oldies KFRC San Francisco" during station ID's and promos.

[glandryiris]

XM used to have a show on their '60s channel where they did a tribute to a radio station.

[gxgolden1]

Love this stuff. Most of the jingles are good quality. When I used to collect this stuff in the 1960's, I could only get AM airchecks, never very good. Thanks for the collection.

[nanlisa]

I listened to KHJ when I was last in Los Angeles back in 1983. It's a pretty good station.

[newhotman1001]

I was a DJ at WJIM in Lansing, MI. while at MSU on the weekends. Our jingles were similar but not quite the Drake jingles. I did try to emulate the Big 8 (CKLW, the Motor City) jocks as closely as possible. We had the Sound Power survey (I don't know if anyone else used it or not) and after the news at 5 minutes after the top of the hour the jingle would say, "DJ's name, WJIM plays power sound and it would countdown 10,9,8,7,6,5,5,5" and you would play the no.5 song of the week.

Grew up w/Big 8.

[deaconblues101]

Muzikman GREAT jingles from the BEST in the business Drake Chenalt

[Waynescott1]

WOR-FM,,NEW YORK!

[suziesbro]

CHICENMAN was certainly not created at CKLW. "The Big 8" may have leased CHICKENMAN from creator Dick Orkin at WCFL. His "Famous Radio Ranch" is now in the Sherman Oaks area of the City of Los Angeles. Orkin is still going strong, according to last reports, and he deserves the credit--along with several others--for creating and producing CHICKENMAN at WCFL.

[dario1947]

Years ago, I was able to get the signal from CKLW in New York. That's about 600 miles.

[luridplanet]

KOL in Seattle had the Boss Radio format, but it wasn't as successful as in most cities

[adoptfromarescue]

OMG, I love your post. These jingles remind me of the Hi-Lo's style. I love the way that they tone it down, when singing the name of the city.

[tubemaster2703]

CKLW is a Canadian station, correct?

[ChuckJPC]

It is in Windsor, Ontario ...eh.

[CanadaguyRudey]

@tubemaster2703

and the HITS keep on coming.

TheBIG8- listened to it as a kid inWindsor

[Glinkaism1]

@tubemaster2703 Yes! It was just across the border from Detroit in Windsor, Ontario Canada. "And the hits just keep on comin'". What group recorded these? Was in PAMS of Dallas? Does anyone know?

CKLW developed "Chickenman" It is still running! Hear in on WNAR AM, an internet radio station. :)

[frankp3]

@Glinkaism1 The Drake jingles were recorded by The Johnny Mann Singers.  I believe at RCA studios in LA.

[kcphish]

Love the Drake jingles, however I do take issue with KSTN being labeled an imitator. In reality, Boss Radio and the Bill Drake genius was given birth @ KSTN Stockton. A real imitator (and a poor one) was KAFY Bakersfield. They had the jings and not much else. There was no true understanding of the Boss Radio format. I worked for both. Bakersfield is where the "whole world would agree, I was no Dave Diamond, and never would I be".

[ChuckJPC]

Noted, having known Dave Diamond (KFRC, KBLA) and Barry Shane (Salberg) of KSTN

[khj93play]

Every time I hear this famous jingle it takes me back to my younger days in Palms California. I still have those weekly surveys from "Boss Radio" 93 KHJ!

[luridplanet]

Some call letters are a real mouthful to put to music lol

[thfromrichmond]

Sorry to report that KSTN 1420 Stockton Ca has gone dark. Boy I sure miss the 50's and 60's AM broadcast band when radio was live and no computers. Now, we are lucky to have the "True Oldies Channel" on AM here in the San Francisco area on the latest version of KFRC, its not the "BIG 610" but is way better than nothing.

[funtyrone]

KCMO FM was kinda doing a drake-style jingle clone at once!

[luridplanet]

Never cared for "boss radio", but the talent of the people who made and performed the jingles was amazing

[musicollector1975]

KHJ...Need I say more?

[tleparskas]

this first CKLW top hour jingle (at 3:12) is not an original 60's CKLW Big 8 jingle. The music and singers are Johnny Mann singers from the 60's, but the voice-over (The Good Times Are Back) was done in 1986 for 93.9 CKLW-FM -an oldies station.The voice is Big Jim Edwards a Big 8 jock from the late 60's. Dave Shafer was the PD. The next jingle IS an original 60's jingle with Bill Drake's voice. We air a version of it on CKWW AM580 - from the original Big 8 studios on Ouellette Ave. Windsor.

[videoholic50sto70s]

Exactly right!! I have an aircheck of CKLW-FM from 1986 when they tried to duplicate thier famous "Big 8" format (and it flopped!) when they used this hour ID.

[funtyrone]

one more drake station, WMEE 1380 fort wayne, in.

[eurolease24]

cklw at 3.12 was the best detroit/ windsor/cleveland/toledo

[funtyrone]

that KSTN was 2005, also used a combination of the CKLW top of hour fanfare, and then, after "and the hits just keep on comin," used a jingle made by Gwinsound, also used for WTRY

[Terry7111967]

You forgot one more Drake/Chenault clone: KUDL/The Big 138/Fairway(Kansas City). KUDL-FM is still around as an A/C station with Delilah at Night.

[biggfred999]

WIBG was not Drake Chenault. It was a clone, consulted by Paul Drew, an ex-employee of Drake's. There were many other clones out there as well.

Also, by the late 60's, just about any radio station could buy the jingle package.

[tenquebaby]

I got a chance to work at 13/KYNO back in the early 70's...which was great, cause I grew up listening to the "Lucky 13" as a kid...Got a chance to work with Mike Novack, John Berry, Kris Van Kamp and Danny Romero...also worked for the rival station, KMAK...those were the days...

[funtyrone]

boss radio forever!

[Valleyheat]

KYNO the big 13

[tenquebaby]

Grew up listening to the "Lucky 13" as a kid...and later worked there in the mid

70's...

[vintagehipp]

I remember listening to WLS Chicago with Larry Lujack. I was in Tennessee and you could only pick it up after 10pm or so at night. I was probably 9 at the time. My regular station was WHBQ in Memphis. Great memories!

[luridplanet]

Does anyone know who did the jingles for KJR-Seattle? They had a totally different treatment than PAMS, Drake or Johnny Mann

[scbieber]

Wow... I grew up listening to 93 KHJ. This sure brings back memories.

[Mingowildcat]

What a thrill to hear the KAKC jingle! Wow. Thanks.

[ChuckJPC]

Bill Drake passed away Nov 30, 2008.

[writeroffthelake]

CKLW - a big part of my adolescent summers at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio and in the winter back in Western Pa, when the weather was good and it was late at night, I could usually draw in CKLW.

[nanlisa]

I definitely remember CKLW. I used to pick it up at night right here in Philly.

WIBG went off the air in 1977. It then became WZZD, which first featured the top songs of that day (the late 1970's), and it then switched to religious programming in 1980. It is now WNPT with Dennis Prager, Laura Ingram, and Rush Limbaugh.

Besides WFIL, I used to listen to WIBG as well. We used to have WIBG on the school bus every morning.

[wildbilltexas]

Thanks for the KAKC jingles, I listened to them in 1974-7 before they switched to MOR.

[OldBob2]

Actually, KMEN lead the way by years in SoCal. Ron Jacobs was the influence and later worked with Drake & company to repeat what he did in San Bernardino and Fresno.

[troyboy1971]

CKLW-The big 8 of boss radio! Thanks for the memories!

[troyboy1971]

Wow! CKLW was the Boss of Detroit, MI and Winsdor ON. Thanks for the memories. :)

[manhizzy]

KSTN Stockton may have had imitation jingles, but Bill Drake was programming KSTN in the early 60s. KSTN was owned by the late Knox LaRue who had been Gene Chenault's business partner- I worked for Knox and KSTN.

[10TVMan]

Awesome. I has inspired me to get out some of my old collections and post them.

[starjacko]

wiping the tears from my eyes...cool shit!

[keithcop]

Thanks so much--KFRC forever!

[djjas79]

Such a great sound. Thanks for posting this!!

[RetroJoe66]

Very cool! Another great imitator was 1050 CHUM, Toronto.

[VideoViper]

cool

[videoholic2007]

GREAT stuff!! As a jingle collector and radio buff, I really appreciate this kind of stuff! Check out some of my radio videos posted on YouTube - videoholic2007

[flagsin1965]

Somebody must have a compilation of the famous Hit Parade 68 and 69 packages. Drake syndicated them to radio stations all over the U.S. This is a terrific compilation right here and they would add to it.

[leatherjaymannnn]

Absolutely Boss!

I love it!

Thanks for puttin it HERE!!

[Cora1]

Classic !

[Cora1]

Nostalgic cool !