After Bebop A Lula: Utica Bands 50's 60's

[dino]

Please forgive my misspelling of Ascension in reply#1575. Bad mistake especially around this time of year, sorry.

[kit]

Dave,
Any chance you'd have the frequencies and times for the shortwave stations you listen to? I'd like to listen once in a while as well.

[dgriffin]

Kit,
Most nights you'll find stations between 7 and 10 pm on the 49 meter band from 5900 KHz. to 6200, the 31 meter band from about 9200 to 9900, and the 25 meter band from about 11.6 MHz to around 12.0 The SW bands above ... 13.6 to 13.9, 15.0 to 15.6, 17.6 to 17.8 and 21.4 to 21.6 MHz. ... are considered daytime frequencies, but at this point of the solar cycle, you won't hear much on these upper bands. We are at the very bottom of the cycle, but there are some indications we are heading up with the appearance of a sun spot a month or so ago.

Radio Espana's best frequency here in the US Northeast is 6055 KHz. Cuba is always on 6000 and you'll easily hear Venezeulan stations elsewhere ... I can't remember the freq's right now, but when band condx are good, what's called the "Tropical Band" is always good for stations for Latin and South America and Africa. That's from 4700 to 5100 KHz.

Oh. the 41 meter band from 7060 or so to 7450 KHz.

A real problem for short wave listening in recent years is all the the g.d. rf noise from home appliances, TV's, cable, computers wifi routers ... you name it. Much of it slaps noise down into the shortwave region, especially from 10 MHz down. You can receive only the very strongest stations in a normal home today, using a portable radio and its whip antenna. I use a special small aperture loop antenna mounted outside 25 feet from the house and feed in via grounded coax and a balun. My amateur radio work is mostly on 20 and 30 meters cw and some digital. I do get the old tube stuff on the air at night on 80 meters cw, but I have to find freqs between the noise peaks. But there's nothing like firing up the old Hallicrafters and National receivers and transmitting with the Barker & Williamson 5100.

[kit]

Dave,
Interesting cubby-hole. By the way, I'm also KC2GQR and will probably either see you at the Volunteer picnic on Friday night or at least talk to you on the air just before or after the Boilermaker on Sunday. Sadly, our illustrious almost leader (or maybe she actually is our leader and no one seems to know it) Kim won't be running it this year. Maybe next year.

I don't have a very sophisticated receiver (actually only a cheap Radio Shaft) but I'll try to pick up the stations you've mentioned. Thanks for providing the bands and frequency ranges.

[jon hynes]

Susie Southworth -1969

[jon hynes]

Artist at 13

Susie's Mother Influences Singing Career

Susie Southworth, who at the age of 13 is a recording artist, began her singing career at the ripe old age of nine. The person most influential in shaping Susie's career has been her mother. Here is an account of how Susie started on the road to stardom.

Susie's mother (Dorothy Southworth) is a singer and also conducts her own band. At the age of nine, every time her mother would practice, Susie sang along. One night her parents took her to a place where a country band was playing and Susie made her first public appearance.

When the crowd heard her they applauded loudly and shouted for more. Since that time Susie has entertained at many jamborees.

[jon hynes]

One day Stan Fish, the Santa Fe Rider of TV fame, heard her and invited her to appear on his show. She was 12 years old.

At the age of 13 Susie cut her first record in Utica and a little later she found herself in Nashville, Tenn., the country music capital, cutting her second record.

Some of the big name artists with whom Susie has appeared are Lue More, Kenny Biggs, Carl and Pearl Butler, Kenny Roberts and Jean Shepard.

Susie's first record was "My Heart Could Never Stand to bew Broken by You" and "Once a Day". Her second was, "Two Rolls of Scotch Tape" and "Break All the Bright Lights." More than 1,000 records have been purchased by local people who have heard her singing at jamborees.

Susie's most recent public appearance was in Cortland where she sang at an Easter Seals benefit. On the same day she went to Savannah for a show.

Susie says she is very appreciative of the people who have bought her records and is hoping to do another soon.

[kit]

Don't know if any of you remember (or even knew her) but Suzy Southworth looks a lot like New Hartford's Sally Moszak did back then (actually in about 1964).

[jon hynes]

Country Pulsations mean good-time music


The Country Pulsations appear at Partner's Choice River Road (Route 49, Marcy), every Friday and Saturday night.

The Country Pulsations bring local country and western C&W music audiences exactly what they want - good, solid music to dream and dance to, and an easy going, good-time weekend atmosphere that allows them to cut loose without things getting too rowdy.

Partner's Choice has been the band's home for almost seven years. But the band itself has been together 23 years, during which they've played at hundreds of Utica area places and events, including clubs, fairs and weddings. The group has hosted radio station WUTQ's "Talent Search." The reasons for the Country Pulsations continuing popularity are easy to spot. Lead singer and bass guitarist Gary Brigham is a skilled master-of-ceremonies type of guy.

[jon hynes]

The band - consisting of Brigham, Stan Fish petal steel guitar, Anthony O'Dell guitar and vocals, and Terry Schmelaie drums, vocals) - plays songs from the current C&W charts, as well as songs by such country music hall of framers as Hank Williams and Eddy Arnold. During a recent performance they swiftly moved through a wide variety of material. Their selections include the Charlie Daniels Band's brash, mind-your-own-business "Long Haired Country Boy." then came back with Anne Murray's soothingly romantic ballads, "Can I Have This Dance for the Rest of My Life," and then moved on to Merle Haggard's macho, don't-pin-me-down "I Was Born The Running Kind" - and thus covered a lot of Country ground. O'Dell sang lead during the gritty Daniel's song. Brighm supplied the clear baritone lead for the ballad, while Fish and Schmelaie added every competent instrumental back-up.

In fact, the band neatly shifts from slow to fast gear, and then back again. Throughout it's performances, which gives dancers of different ages and different tastes the opportunity to move on the dance floor with either speed or grace, or both.

[jon hynes]

Brigham spoke of his long connection with, and love for, country and western music. Brigham founded this band 23 years ago, but enthusiasm for the music he plays hasn't abated one bit. And while the band keeps up with the most recent and popular songs, Brigham speaks fondly of his early influences and especially if singer-songwriter Eddy Arnold: "It (C&W) was the music I grew up with, in fact for me, it was music."

As well as keeping up with current trends in country and western music, Brigham noted that he often returns to his earlier roots and influences" for inspiration - including vintage 1950's and early 60's ballads. He also listed Hank Williams Jr., Joe Stamley, and Alabama as being among his current favorites.

Fish is widely known in this area for his previous work with Stan Fish and the Santa Fe Riders, a group which enjoyed much popularity in the Central New York area.

In short, the Country Pulsations provide a setting in which good spirits abound. Quite a large percentage of the audience are obviously repeat customers, but there's always room for more.

[jon hynes]

Agent - Tom Bach 65

[jon hynes]

[jon hynes]

[starchild]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIT!!!