I have some old concert handbills with "WCLF THE VOICE OF LABOR" on the bottom.

And WLS? What did THAT stand for? And what was the name of the "S"?????

Dick Biondi's nephew is a DJ, worked here in ABQ for awhile, probably moved on to greener pastures, but he was a really nice guy.

Ojo, Dick Biondi was the DJ that was fired for telling the joke.

WLS stood for World's Largest Store as ithe station was originally owned by Sears, Roebuck and Company.

Part 3:

Mac identified WJJD as the first fulltime country station in Chicago which is correct. Where were they on the AM radio dial?

For extra credit, where was WLS on the dial?

Thank you...and being in the animation business I've always admired your 6120 slingin' Yogi Bear!

I cannot claim the "Yogi" avatar as it was created for me by Bryan K.

Bear said: "Ojo, Dick Biondi was the DJ that was fired for telling the joke.

WLS stood for World's Largest Store as ithe station was originally owned by Sears, Roebuck and Company."

Yes, I remember that, which is why I mentioned his nephew, but didn't realize no one had answered the question yet! Only fitting you should then identify Sears as WLS' original owner.

Here's a trivia question my sister and I were discussing the other night. Our dad called on the Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward and JC Penny main offices. Which store had apparel guidelines for sales reps, warning them not to wear brown, and to wear only a "black, gray, or navy blue suit?"

Dick Biondi.

The first time I ever saw a Rock&Roll band play live, Dick Biondi MC'd the show. The band was the Volcanos, from Clinton Iowa. Biondi was driving a TR3.
BZ

Billy and OJO got the answer to Part 2 correct. Dick Biondi who was a real superstar to his fans was fired for what today is really a very tame joke.

OJO, Here's a trivia question my sister and I were discussing the other night. Our dad called on the Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward and JC Penny main offices. Which store had apparel guidelines for sales reps, warning them not to wear brown, and to wear only a "black, gray, or navy blue suit?"

That would have to be Penney's as I worked for Sears and my Dad worked for Wards and neither of us had a "no brown" dress code.

I actually worked for Wards for two days myself. My boss was a real ( ! ) and I lost my temper and smacked him pretty good. Needless to say, I was escorted out.

"Where in hell is the farm report? What's this Hollywood Argyles crap?"

We have a WINNER!!! The first rock song played on WLS' new format was "Alley Oop" by the Hollywood Argyles. Well done Bob! Do you live in the Chicagoland area?

Naw, Bear, I grew up in mid Missouri and I loved the "Big 89 from the City by the Shore." Also, listened to "The Friendly Giant, KAAY, Little Rock." I worked in Top 40 radio for 35 years. Some of the trivia is still with me.

Happy 52 years to DICK BIONDi. He started on WLS am in Chicago May 2,1960. I listen to him all the time when i'm working in the garage and the ONLY time i listen to broadcast radio. for the last 10 years of so, nothing but satellite. I have little patience otherwise.

He also made a joke about "if they girls skirts get any shorter, you won't have to guess if they dye their hair.."

I believe that Clark Weber is still on from time to time. Clark told a local band, the Shadows of Knight, that they should record a song called Gloria. What ever happened to that?

John Records Landecker is still on WLS too.

For extra credit, where was WLS on the dial?

i was asleep when this was posted, but i can still sing the jingle from memory, on key: "eigh-ty NINE, double-you ELL-ess"

Landecker was responsible for one of my favorite AM radio moments of all time: back in 1977 someone called in to his "Boogie Check" feature and John let him play "God Save The Queen" by the Sex Pistols over the telephone.

and now.. Time for Animal Stories....

so1om, "I believe that Clark Weber is still on from time to time. Clark told a local band, the Shadows of Knight, that they should record a song called Gloria. What ever happened to that? "

"Gloria" was a big hit for the Shadows of Knight in the Midwest. It got into the top ten, maybe even #1 in Chicago. My cousin Michael Burnham was the lead guitar player. Michael is the one with the Les Paul.

For extra credit, where was WLS on the dial?

i was asleep when this was posted, but i can still sing the jingle from memory, on key: "eigh-ty NINE, double-you ELL-ess"

Landecker was responsible for one of my favorite AM radio moments of all time: back in 1977 someone called in to his "Boogie Check" feature and John let him play "God Save The Queen" by the Sex Pistols over the telephone.

We have a winner.

Oops, Rockabillybob came up with the right answer first, but you're both winners in my book.

Still waiting for WJJD's number on the AM radio dial...

i thought i knew, but looked it up to check and was wrong, wrong, wrong.

Oops, Rockabillybob came up with the right answer first, but you're both winners in my book.

Still waiting for WJJD's number on the AM radio dial...

WJJD ended up at 1160.

so1om, "I believe that Clark Weber is still on from time to time. Clark told a local band, the Shadows of Knight, that they should record a song called Gloria. What ever happened to that? "

"Gloria" was a big hit for the Shadows of Knight in the Midwest. It got into the top ten, maybe even #1 in Chicago. My cousin Michael Burnham was the lead guitar player. Michael is the one with the Les Paul.

WJJD ended up at 1160.

Sarcasm, Bear, Sarcasm...My brother used to play with all those bands from Chicago. Places like The Cellar, the Deep End, Green Gorilla, etc.. Lots of teen clubs and such. All the bands from the Dunwich label -Saturday's Child, The Mauds.. Lots of good stuff.

Jimmy Rogers of the Mauds just passed away last summer. I used to see him playing pool at a few bars my band would play at. The rest of the Mauds still play.

My cousins Carl and Nick are in the Buckinghams. I live a block away from where they lived.. My bro would go over there and oogle all their Vox amps.

My brothers band FRS, Federal Reserve System, had a pretty good following. Shows every weekend and if not, they'd head to he southside and sit in with people like Johnnie Taylor..

60s chicago.. great time for music.

I grew up in Chicago and it was an amazing radio experiance. As a young kid listening to WLS, WCFL and then when FM hit WDAI. If that wasn't enough the coolest 'real' station emerged and was only music at night and spanish speaking all day was WXRT. The did featured artist each day I think it was and you could pickup the list at your local record store, those were the days. Then there were the underground stations like Triad which I remember Zuma did art work for. Growing up listening and being a part of the infancy of FM had an impact and it was a once in a lifetime experience that was really cool. My high school operated a radio station, 88.1 WLTL that I did a once a week show Friday night from 10:00-11:00 I think it was. Great times for sure, even took and failed taking my engineers test!

Curt, were you north side or south side? Ever see Joe Mantegna play bass, i forget the band name... But yeah.. it was much different by they time i was a teen in the early 80s. DJs replaced everything. it was a rarity to be in a band in HS. around niles with all the hundreds of kids, there was about 20 that played. and if you did, you were considered a burnout.

Never did see Joe play bass.

We had three distinct groups in my high school and you had to figure things out quickly. I lived in Western Springs and my high school class was something like 1,400. We had jocks, greasers and freaks so I just kinda became friends with the people that mattered in each group. I moved to the north side, Montrose and LSD during my senior year when I moved out of my parents place. Chicago is the coolest city and all I can remember are great times.

Styx played at out high school but I think The Cryan' Shames were better at that time.

Recent trip.

Graduted from HS in '71. "Underground" FM was "it" for listening by then.

As a very young kid, mom always listened to Wally Phillips, and he had Chet on numerous times. I wasn't into all of his music, but the conversations were great. "Practice every day".

Local teen clubs had a ton of talented bands play regularly, some would go onto the fame and fortune that everyone dreamed about.

REO was a great band back then, but by the time they hit it big, the music wasn't the same at all. Never liked them on vinyl.

Can't remember all of the other names, but Chicago was pretty hot back then, with even more great "garage bands"

Wow, the memories are coming back that I had forgotten about.

Great city, but I can never go back.

Bear said: "That would have to be Penney's as I worked for Sears and my Dad worked for Wards and neither of us had a "no brown" dress code. "

The local joke was that Sears and Wards were based in Chicago, and therefore had enough cache to realize no one in their right mind would attempt to do business in a brown suit, so no warning was needed. But JPC, out of Wyoming and Texas and God knows what other hinterlands, had to issue a warning. And this was to reps calling on their buyers. . .not for their own employees.

"Grandmama, who is the gentleman in the brown suit?" "Never mind dear. If he's in a brown suit, he's not a gentleman. LOL.

Curt, I used to live at Sheridan, right where it tuned west off of LSD - just south of Montrose Harbor. Of course, I'll old enough to remember the Edgewater Beach, so no doubt before your time!

Did anyone listen to Norm Pelligrini's "Midnight Special" on WFMT? I loved that show. First time I'd heard Big Bill Broonzy and Pinetop Smith mixed in with the likes of Malvina Reynolds, Brian Bowers, Bonnie Koloc and Fred Holstein.