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It turns out that our very own Tom "Yum Yum" Alicandri was a big star before his exposure on the Night Prowl Show. In 1973, a bow tie clad Yum appeared on To Tell The Truth. Click the above image to begin Yum Yum video playback.
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He's one of the greatest songwriters of all time, but you'd never know since he sold most of his copyrights for a couple of hundred dollars in quick cash. This week, Matt The Cat brings you the story behind the story on the late, great Jesse Belvin. We'll dig deep in the vaults to pull out records he did with Marvin Phillips (who would go on to form Marvin & Johnny) and Eugene Church (as The Cliques). He's the heart and soul of LA R&B and this week, he's on HARLEM!
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Special Guest: Ernie Maresca
For the first time in Night Prowl history, we're featuring the great sounds that came out of the East Coast, especially New York City. Matt The Cat will be joined by one of the greatest songwriters from the early 1960s, Ernie Maresca, who grew up in The Bronx and wrote Dion's biggest hits ("Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer"). He worked at Laurie records for nearly 30 years and has lots of stories to share. Oh and don't forget Ernie had his own top 10 hit (#6) in 1962 with "Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out".
Thursday, September 13, 2007 7pm - midnight ET, 4pm - 9pm PT
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This week Harlem digs deep into the catalog of one of the first ladies of rhythm & blues, "Miss Peaches" Etta James. Johnny Otis discovered her in 1954 and signed her to Modern Records. You'll dig some choice sides from her Modern Records period with Matt The Cat, all week long on HARLEM.
Harlem airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 9/10 @ 1pm over NYC
Tuesday 9/11 @ midnight over LA & 9pm over Harlem
Friday 9/14 @ 6pm over Portland, ME
Sunday 9/16 @ 11am over Winston-Salem, NC
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Born on September 7, 1936, Charles Harden Holly helped change and shape modern popular music. Friday Night, The Night Prowl Show honors one of rock's finest with rare interviews and performances by the one and only Buddy Holly.
Friday, September 7th from 7pm ET - 11pm ET.
Also, don't miss the World Famous Friday Night Cat Fight at 10pm ET. Your votes will determine the next Friday Night Cat Fight winner.
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Radio is my first love. I've wanted to be on the radio ever since the first time I understood that there was someone out there broadcasting to my little radio. I was lucky enough to land my first spot on the radio at age 13 at WBMT in Boxford, MA. I want to Emerson College solely for their stellar radio program and the chance to be on WERS in Boston and cover all six New England States. I then landed at XM Satellite Radio in Washington, DC in 2001, just before XM's launch. I look forward to the next big radio challenge heading my way. As you can see, Radio is in my blood and this is my blog.
