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Bill Lawson
One of the funniest men in Birmingham radio is 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 landing at WERC in Birmingham in 1979. During the 70s, […]
Henry Lovoy
The name, Henry Lovoy, should not be a stranger to anyone who grew up listening to music in or around Birmingham in the 60’s through today. Henry has played music all of his life starting at a very young age, and I do mean young. It’s also hard to think of a Birmingham band that […]
Lee Masters
Lee Masters is one of the most durable DJs in Birmingham. Born and raised in Birmingham, Lee got interested in radio when, as a young teenager, walked into WAQY studios, near his home, one day. There he met station owners, Tommy Charles and Doug Layton. That quick meeting led to Lee working at the station […]
Paul Peterson
Bio Pending My Dad – Paul Petersen
Marc Phillips
Hotel was formed in 1973 by area musicians and, after a few initial personnel changes, solidified its most recognized line-up by 1976. That line-up included original members Marc Phillips on keyboards and Tommy Calton on guitar. The band was rounded out with Lee Bargeron (keyboards, guitar), Mike Reid (guitar), George Creasman (bass) and Michael Cadenhead […]
Revolver
Four very gifted musicians and songwriters first formed in Huntsville in 1965 after the four watched The Beatles with the rest of the world on the Ed Sullivan Show. The band consisted of two sets of brothers, Mike and Kenny Webber and Vannie and Dannie Warren. They took the strange name of ‘The So…But So […]
Dave “Rockin’ ” Roddy
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 […]
Merrilee Rush
Merrilee Rush was born Merrilee Gunst in Seattle, Washington. At a very young age, she studied classical piano. At age 16, she auditioned for and became the lead singer of a local band, the Amazing Aztecs, which was led by saxophone player, Neil Rush. She auditioned to play the piano, but was also asked if […]
January Meeting for Record & CD Show
We don’t have an official meeting in January. We will be meeting on January 21st to prepare for our Record Show. More details are in your newsletter.