Recently, a smattering of non-Top 40, R&B/soul-specific hits, Country & Western, and
Canadian 90's dance-formnatted charts have been being entered into ARSA. This is
both perfectly welcome and perfectly OK. But as the guy who happily adds in all the
flip/label/catalog specifics every day, each one of these types of surveys takes me,
on average, more than three hours apiece, to "reconcile" into our 45 database. The
reason is that usually, more than half of these chart entries have never appeared
on even a single one of our over 17,000 entered surveys yet. Top 40 surveys average
between 0 and 2 "newbies". All I ask is that you, if possible, "space out" the entry
for these types of lists a little. For example, our loyal KC-area-key-in madman, Lee
Tucker, entered in a 50-song C&W list this morning. 3 1/2 hours later, I finished
it, and I felt like having a beer (and I hate beer!) Then, I see another "killer"
C&W survey entered and completed right behind it! Now, I hate leaving the ARSA db
with more "new 45 construction" needed, but if I don't stop now and start in on the
home front's "weekend honey-do" list, my Mary's threatening to call off tonight's
eats at our favorite Italian place! Oy vay! No biggie, guys. We all volunteer time
at our convenience. Weekends are good for many of us to key, and I understand that.
But if you could possibly help me keep the "ARSA boiler room" from overheating, due
to quantities of these "specialty" surveys entered at once, it would be very much
appreciated, my good friends!   -Jim

Thanks John; good to hear from another Mid-Westerner.  I've enjoyed your KXOK
Surveys as I was stationed at Scott AFB there in Belleville, Il from July 1969-Jan
1971 and would have contributed some of these if you had not already done so.  I've
tried E-Bay with no luck thus far; never thought about Craig's List so I'll give it
a try.  Thanks again.   

Gary, thanks for the information on our source material for
the KCPX surveys...  FYI, i really enjoy reading
this station's publication!


ben.

Lee, greetings from another midwesterner - from the other side of the state - St.
Louis.  I've enjoyed looking at your surveys.  I have almost the same experience
with the surveys from St. Louis - except, luckily, my mom didn't throw them away. 
In fact, she threw nothing away!!!! So I have entered over 400 KXOK surveys and I
just bought 117 of them from the 70s on ebay.  Paid too much for them, but I know a
bunch of them are ones I don't have - so I am looking forward to entering them.  I
check ebay once a week. I have bought a few of them there.  You might also try
Craig's list.  Good luck!!!!

John Schwob

I have thoroughly enjoyed contributing more than 200 WHB 40 Star Surveys that I
received from the station upon my release from the Air Force in 1971 or was able to
locate on-line; however, I am now down to my last 7 (not counting a couple of Top 71
Hits of the year surveys) and seem to have exhausted all on-line sources. I have
many more surveys from other radio stations that I plan to contribute; however, I
came of age in the 60s listening to WHB and would be greatful if anyone could turn
me on as to where I might be able to acquire/buy more their 40 Star Surveys,
especially from the 1963-1967 era.  I once had these but they were thrown away when
I left home for the Air Force in July 1967. Any help would be greatly appreciated
and it goes without saying that I would contribute them to the data base. 
Additionally, does anyone contribute Top Hits of the Year Surveys; I have three of
these but don't want to contribute them if they're not welcome.  I thoroughly enjoy
this website and hope to continue contributing for a long time.     

  For some of the KCPX surveys, I was only provided with three pages rather than
four.  I don't know the reason for the missing fourth page.  Sorry. 

   Gary

Hi Gary,

was wondering why the FOURTH page of this really cool
radio station publication was not published this time around... would appreciate
that missing 4th page being posted, that is, IF there was one.

thank you for consideration of my request, Sir.



best regards,


ben e. mccoy.

I have made all of the necessary corrections/adjustments, John - thanks for letting
ARSA know.    -Jim 

As I was entering a survey today for KSLQ 98.1 in St. Louis, I noticed that there
was a "stray" survey for KSLQ 980 AM in St. Louis.  That survey should be merged
with the KSLQ FM station since there was no AM station for KSLQ.

Thanks,

John Schwob

Roger that, Kenn! Actually, another "magic dot in error" situation popped on that
very same survey, for the Bobby Lee Trammell double-sider. Turns out it was
released on 3 different labels, during three separate "spaced-out-over-time" years
(1958/1961/1964). As I recently mentioned to John on here, don't sweat such "magic
dot" things when you observe them during key-in. Just leave 'em for me, 'cause I'll
usually both notice 'em and correct 'em in a day or two, good buddy!   -Jim

Just a quick note for this survey ... the #45 song by Conway Twitty, "She Loves Me",
is not the same as his 1976 song "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me". 
(The '64 single "She Loves Me" has not yet been entered into the database.)

Hope that's clear!

Jim - You (and the ARSA data base) continue to amaze me!!  You da man!!

Fortunately, I know of a way to determine when a "magic dot" has been wrongly
matched by ARSA to a song with more than a one year +/- difference contained in its
"master db entry". I check this daily. As it happened, even before I checked Chart
Chat today, I'd made the correction, and added the 1960 45 "Opportunity" by Jewel &
Eddie to the database. Of course, you wouldn't know that I had this "trick up my
sleeve", so many thanks for the heads up, my friend! And, with almost 70,000 of my
"best friends" currently in the ARSA singles db at this point, trust me, I'm
"battle-hardened", and there's almost no ARSA situation that I haven't seen/been
able to correct/reconcile by this point! Also wanna send out major props to all our
loyal, wonderful survey keyer-inners. Thanks to you guys, ARSA continues to be the
"gold standard" at what it does, anywhere on the 'Net, and that's sayin'
somethin'!!!!    -Jim 

ARSA Jim - I added the WIL survey for 5/1/1960 and there is a song #30 that is
Opportunity by Jewel & Eddie.  The data base assigned this song to Opportunity by
the Jewels.  I think that is an incorrect assignment since the Jewels song is
vintage 1964.  Hope you can research it and fix it!!  Thanks a lot.

John Schwob

Rick, Yes Oldiesloon does not have the Fab 40 Surveys for   for 1/4,(no 1/11 ever
published)  or 1/18/58.  They have the Al Jarvis /Music City list instead. The
first real KFWB Fab 40 Survey shown on Oldiesloon is the week ending 1/25/58.  

Jim, when I googled  Flutenanny I got Robert Turner. It listed his works starting in
1959 through the 60's and 70's. So the timing is right. However it never mentioned
Flutenanny specifically among his compositions/performances/recordings. Might have
just been an album tune that caught on.  The mystery continues ....

Robert, I'm wondering if you have ever checked the  Oldies Loon  website. They have
a fairly complete KFWB chart site. You might have more accurate information
regarding their January 1958 chart listings. 

If any of our Canadian (or other) contributors can possibly shed some light on
either a definitive artist for, a late 1963/early 1964 Canadian and/or U.S. 45
release for, or an alternate title spelling for a song only currently known as
"Flutenanny", I/ARSA would appreciate it. Normally, uniquely spelled words make my
researching job easier, but not this time. This is one of those instances where
loyal keyer-inner Rick Hy was jotting down the CKOC/Hamilton (Canada) station
countdown by hand as a listener back in the day, and the DJ didn't announce full
title/artist details for this likely instrumental, so he has no "firm" details to
pass along/document for this 1/27/11 survey addition to ARSA. I was able to find a
long-time Canadian musician (Robert Turner), active at the time, who at least
performed a song by this title, so I'm using him as basically an "artist
place-holder" until more is known. This is an ARSA first. I knew it was gonna
happen sooner or later, as I've been pulling some major "rabbits out of hat" when
this situation has happened to Rick in the past. Maybe we'll get lucky, and someone
here will know something. Thanks, everyone!    -ARSA Jim

Hi Rick,
The top 30 surveys from KFWB that you posted were really from KFWB, but not The Fab
40 that started with KFWBs format change in Jan 1958. Al Jarvis was at KFWB for many
yaers and he had his own top 30 list which was the top selling records at Music City
Sunset & Vine in Hollywood.
Jarvis left KFWB in March of 1960.

My collection of KFWB Fab 40 Surveys 1958-65 contains mostly xerox copys for the
year 1958.

Robert (Bob) Harlow

Thanks for your help with the KFWB survey. My source for these early charts are
xerox copies I assumed were official but evidently not with your input. Thanks
again.
Rick Hy