Forty days and counting!! The ARCA CD & Record Show is almost here and promises to be the best one in many years. It’s almost a sellout with the dealers, with only a couple of spots left; we should be full in a week or two. We have most of our regular, popular dealers returning […]
Birmingham author, Tim Hollis, will have a book signing at the ARCA CD & Record Show on Friday evening, April 30th from 6-8pm. What’s a book signing got to do with a record show? Two of Tim’s over 20 books are music related. The first, “Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records,” deals with […]
One of the funniest men in Birmingham radio is coming to the ARCA CD & Record Show this year. Bill Lawson, affectionately known as Dollar Bill is a native Birminghamian and has been a staple on the radio since 1971. Over the next few years, Bill worked at stations in various parts of Alabama before […]
If you grew up in Birmingham in the 60s, most likely you listened to one of the best radio stations in the south, WSGN, the big 610. They called their DJs, the Good Guys. One of the most popular Good Guys was Dave Roddy, sometimes called, “Rockin’ Roddy.”Dave grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He began […]
Dealer Space Sold Out Space at the show is once again 100% reserved. We’ll got your favorite dealers returning along with several new dealers so you’ll got a great chance of finding that special music you’ve been wanting. Don’t miss our only show this year! Broadcast Information The Peach 97.7, the area’s premiere Oldies station […]
The Peach 97.7, the area’s premiere Oldies station (60s, 70s and 80s) will have a table at this year’s Record and CD Show. They will have representatives on hand to talk about the station and its music.
One of Alabama’s own power bands, Revolver, will make an appearance at this year’s annual ARCA CD & Record Show. Four very gifted musicians and songwriters first formed in Huntsville in the early 60s. The band consisted of two sets of brothers, Mike and Kenny Webber and Vannie and Dannie Warren. Like a lot of […]
Our annual CD and Record Show is April 30 & May 1, 2010 at the Bessemer Civic Center. Hours for the show are:Friday, April 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (early birds 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m)Saturday, May 1, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Complete Show Details.
Hey Music Lovers, ARCA has traveled 30 years along with US as a musical companion. ARCA has been with us through Record/CD Shows, monthly meetings, Christmas parties, “Original Gold Wax,” mail-outs, summer record/picnic parties, etc. What a journey it has been since that day in February 1980 when a handful of music lovers decided to […]
I’ve been looking for vinyl sales data for 2009 and found some interesting information. From an October 23, 2009, Goldmine article , “The numbers are in: music sales are down. All across the board the music industry is taking a hit – everywhere except vinyl records… vinyl sales are up 124 percent. Vinyl shipments more […]
