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KDWBAM Radio Aircheck 2101963 MinneapolisSt Paul MN – Don DuChene program
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One of the reasons this is a cool 1960s radio tape is because there are no edits. On most of DJ Don DuChene’s other radio tapes, he would lean over and hit the pause button on his reel-to-reel recorder at many points when recording a portion of one of his on-air shifts. That way, he could truncate songs, eliminate some commercials, and in general cram as much DJ content as possible onto one tape. But on this recording from Hour #1 of Don’s 12 Midnight to 6AM shift on KDWB (630 AM) on Sunday morning, February 10, 1963, it’s simply 30+ minutes of 1963 Top Forty radio exactly as it sounded for Twin Cities listeners over 53 years ago. Just turn it on, let it play in the background while you go about your day, and enjoy. • This aircheck is chock full of great tunes from the early 1960s and the DJ’s nimble segues and banter between songs. And since it’s the overnight on-air shift, there are not many commercials – as sponsors typically prefer to spend their advertising dollars on daytime spots when there are more listeners. • Skip ahead to (25:10) for the 12:30AM newsbreak to hear all the top news headlines from the previous day, Saturday, February 9, 1963. • Artists their songs heard on this early February 1963 morning include: • The Rooftop Singers (Walk Right In) • Roy Orbison (In Dreams) • Brenda Lee (That’s All You Gotta Do) • Paul and Paula (Hey Paula) • The Chiffons (He’s So Fine) • Steve Lawrence (Go Away Little Girl) • Dion (Ruby Baby) • George McCurn (I’m Just a Country Boy) • Neil Sedaka (Alice In Wonderland) • Don DuChene was a radio disc jockey in the Midwest U.S. from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. In the early-to-mid 1960s, Don had a popular show on KDWB (AM 630) in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN. In the Fall of 1965, his show moved to KSTP-AM 1500 where he worked through the end of the decade. Don wrapped up his Twin Cities radio career at KQRS-AM/FM in the early 1970s. The 1960s and early 1970s were a quickly evolving time for rock n roll and pop culture. Don’s tapes are a peek into that time and the heyday of old-school American radio.
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