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WBCR-news: April 2008

1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roller to Appear on Beauty and The Beat

Just before the Solid Gold Reunion Show at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center this coming Saturday night, Larry Chernicoff, host of WBCR’s Beauty and the Beat, will interview Bobby Jay, the bass singer in Frankie Lymon’s Legendary Teenagers.  Beauty and the Beat is on every Thursday from 3 -5 pm. Bobby Jay will be joining Larry on the air at 4 pm this Thursday, April 10th.

The Teenagers first and biggest hit was “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”. They were known for both their harmony and choreography, also had hits with “I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent” and “The ABCs of Love”.

BOBBY JAY was born and raised in Harlem, and was was bitten by the show business bug at the age of eleven after hearing Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Bobby went on to become an award-winning radio personality, but eventually joined the group now known as Frankie Lymons ґLegendary Teenagers, the group that originally inspired him to get into the business. Being a member of this ғRock Nђ Roll Hall of Fame group was only a dream for Bobby Jay years ago, but today he can say ԓdreams really do come true.

→ Posted on Mon. April 7th, 2008 by biotic.

Interview with Richard Thompson on Common Sense Songs

Note: The concert at the Mahawe has been postponed until Saturday October 25.

Graham and Barbara Dean will air their 40-minute interview with legendary British folk-rocker Richard Thompson on Common Sense Songs, beginning at 8 PM on Wednesday night, April 16th, three days prior to his solo appearance in our area at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Theatre.

Richard Thompson was one of the founders of Fairport Convention back in the late 60’s, and therefore one of the originators of the British folk-rock scene. Their 1969 recording Liege and Lief was voted the most important folk album of all time on BBC Radio 2. He was also voted one of the twenty greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.  His influence on both sides of the Atlantic is gargantuan.  He’s received many rewards for his songwriting, and his songs have been covered by artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Del McCoury Band, June Tabor, Sandy Denny, and so many others.  He continues to innovate, surprise and delight his audiences around the world with his creativity and guitar mastery.

→ Posted on Mon. April 7th, 2008 by biotic.