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WKDA GOOD GUY SURVEY
NOW IN IT’S 13th CONSECUTIVE YEAR!

MIDDLE TENNESSEE RADIO & TELEVISION COUNCIL
     STATION OF THE YEAR
          1967-1968

WEEK OF MARCH 29, 1969

The official WKDA Good Guys Top 40 Survey is based on
telephone requests, record sales and WKDA’s evaluation
of other pertinent information.

Survey note: The next time d.j.’s are listed, a pretty big
shake-up. (3/1): Captain Midnight, Johnny K, Dave Allen,
Don Sullivan, D.J. Dan, Bruce Clark, Jonny Wailin
D.J. notes: “D.J. Dan” Hoffman
(5/24): Chuck Steele, Dave Allen, (mustachioed) Bruce Clark,
“the bearded” Bob Cole*, Al Adams, Don Sullivan,
Willie Eager (weekends?)
*unaccounted for on the am airwaves since 8/3/68,
whilst wreaking havoc on the fm side

Chart notes: These songs move up after dropping the week before:
“Hot Smoke & Sasafrass” (3-4-3); “Morning Girl” (5-8-6);
“You Gave Me A Mountain” (4-10-5); Galveston (16-21-7);
“But You Know I Love You” (9-12-8); “Run Away Child, Running Wild”
(13-18-11)

Song notes cont
4. new band, Argent’s first album
21. The Raiders. (More-to-that-story another time/another place.)
28. written by local guys Buzz Cason & Mac (full name: McGavock) Gayden
35. Reasonably favorable (short) reviews in both Billboard & Cashbox.
36. Tony Orlando, then an executive at Columbia Records
40. This one features the vocals of Joey Levine, integral part of Super K Productions:
singer, songwriter, producer.

Contributed by: Doug Dean (Sunday, 2022-02-27)