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I'm still a bit baffled by the whole thing. He also spent some time at WGR in the early 60s, but is best known in Buffalo for his time at WKBW Radio.
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Steve Cichon is a proud Buffalonian helping the world experience the city he loves. The band members themselves were nowhere in sight, finding out about the single's success only after hearing it played on the radio. A disc jockey in the late 1950s at Buffalo, New York's Top 40 station WKBW, he and fellow deejay Phil Todaro had access to a recording studio and called the shots for several bands who lived near Buffalo.
At any rate, the single, showing Todaro and Shannon as writers, did well enough to get the Rebels an appearance on American Bandstand, the increased exposure creating some confusion as to their name, so it was changed to The Buffalo Rebels. Released on Shan-Todd Records, after Shannon and Todaro, the record picked up airplay in several nearby cities and from there spread coast-to-coast; it had a considerable mid-chart run in the spring of 1959. In April, "Crickets" hit the charts as a Rockin' Rebels record but had a less eventful run than the first time around in '59.
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The 25-year veteran of Buffalo radio and television has written five books and curates The Buffalo Stories Archives-- hundreds of thousands of books, images, and audio/visual media which tell the stories of who we are in Western New York. Dj Tom Tom at Habana. Starting at tiny little WXRA Radio in Kenmore while still at Bishop Timon High School, Tom’s last on air gig in Buffalo brought him to WHTT for about a decade starting in the mid 90s. Share. Tom and Phil came up with a new label, Mar Lee (based on the names of their girlfriends) and the resulting Rebels single made some noise in 1960 on stations in the Great Lakes region and a few markets further away. HOPE THE DAY WAS FABULOUS! "Rockin' Crickets" was written by the enterprising pair and recorded by the Canadian band.
See Photos. Tommy Shannon was born on August 11, another celebrated year having passed 4 days ago, this past Monday.
Then there was The Russ Hallett Trio, a band from Binghamton, New York, further east near the Pennsylvania border.
He … JOHN "R" DEVELOPED A CULT LIKE FOLLOWING ON WLAC NASHVILLE, Terry H Edwards (Terry Hunt when I worked at KHJ). The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Tommy Shannon (born Thomas Lafitte Smedley; April 18, 1946) is an American bass guitarist, who is best known as a member of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Cichon puts his wide range of professional experience—from college professor, to PBS documentary producer, to radio news director, to candidate for countywide elected office—to work in producing meaningful interpretations of the two centuries worth of people, places, and events that make Buffalo the unique place that we love. By Steve Cichon He also spent some time at WGR in the early 60s, but is best known in Buffalo for his time at WKBW Radio. All rights reserved. Join Facebook to connect with Tommy Shannon and others you may know. Hey, they didn't care; they liked the name. https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tommy_Shannon&oldid=170526607, Article de Wikipédia avec notice d'autorité, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence. Also appearing are Alan Haynes with Jackie Newhouse, The Castenada Project and Los Lonely Boys.
or. Sometime around the fall of 1962, Swan Records owner Bernie Binnick happened to be driving through town, most likely on a record promotion road trip, and caught O'Brien's show. CKLW ‘EIGHT-O’ ON THE RADIO: TOM SHANNON …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Your comment has not yet been posted. Comments are moderated and will not appear until approved by the author. The guys hooked up with Shannon and recorded an instrumental variation on his radio theme, titled "Wild Weekend." The group's name once again became an issue due to its conflict with Duane Eddy's Rebels, something Binnick hadn't considered when he had the thing pressed.
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By Thomas Tryniski 309 South 4th St WKBW's Dick Biondi signs autographs at a record hop, 1960. Steve's Buffalo roots run deep: all eight of his great-grandparents called Buffalo home, with his first ancestors arriving here in 1827. The song has a special place in my heart– not just because Tom and I (and Tim Russert) all went to Holy Family grammar school on South Park Avenue in South Buffalo… but because it was to “Wild Weekend” that my wife and I made our entrance to wedding reception. Find your friends on Facebook. Starting at tiny little WXRA Radio in Kenmore while still at Bishop Timon High School, Tom’s last on air gig in Buffalo brought him to WHTT for about a decade starting in the mid 90s. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 6 mai 2020 à 18:43. TOMMY SHANNON: Tommy Shannon at KB's 1430 Studios in the late 50s : Tom Shannon was watching "The Simpsons" the other night when he suddenly heard his old radio theme song, "Wild Weekend," being played on the program. His stories of Buffalo's past have appeared more than 1600 times in The Buffalo News. The name was again changed, this time to Rockin' Rebels, and depending on where you lived, the song was by one or the other (for me, living in Los Angeles, it was the Rebels; I didn't know about the Rockin' Rebels until many years later). Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them. A couple of years went by. De gauche à droite: Chris Layton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Tommy Shannon. Way Back Attack trademark and content document.write('© 2010-' + (new Date()).getFullYear()); Michael Jack Kirby. Hallett's group had only one known single release ("Frosty") backing Shannon, though it's doubtful Tom played an instrument on the record.
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Big John Little and his band were still around but like Hallett found no real reason to be happy about the situation. With the original group out of the picture, the follow-up single was "Rockin' Crickets"...not a new recording, but the original Hot-Toddys version! The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. The group was made up of brothers Jim Kipler (guitar) and Mickey Kipler (saxophone) with bass player Paul Balon and drummer Tommy Gorman, fully aware of hitmaking "twangy" guitarist Duane Eddy's Rebels band. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Please try again. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Why? The Tommy Shannon Blues Band will be making their Dallas debut at the 22nd Annual Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride and Concert scheduled for Sunday, October 2, 2016. Liens externes.
It wan't a huge hit, but it made Shannon and Todaro a little money...which, according to one if not both Kiplers, they neglected to share with the band.
THE REBELS Wild Weekend. It was all very confusing.
Take, for example, the Hot-Toddys of Port Colborne, Ontario, about 20 miles away along the northern shores of Lake Erie.
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