Just a quick sampling of a few of my favorite WLS jingles from the early '60s/late '50s. WLS began using PAMS of Dallas to produce their jingles in the early 1960s. But these jingles in this montage are a product from just before that time, when WLS jingles were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers. I must say, as radio jingles go, I've always believed that nobody has ever matched the quality of the Johnny Mann Singers during the Drake era (KHJ/Los Angeles, KFRC/San Francisco, WRKO/Boston, etc.). But I'd honestly forgotten just how good these Anita Kerr Singers jingles on WLS were. They're clearly from an earlier time in top 40 radio, so the style is decidedly more square. But the vocals are incredible. Almost as good as the Drake Johnny Manns. Almost. These are just a few of my favorite Anita Kerr Singers jingles done for WLS. Growing up in the midwest (in Kansas City) in the '50s and '60s, I remember as a kid sleeping over at friends' houses, we'd always stay up late (well past the time our parents would approve) and listen to our 7-transistor radios through our pillows. And we'd tune in "faraway" radio stations, like WLS in Chicago. I still remember quite well hearing these exact jingles on the radio, and it's been over 40 years since they aired. This short jingle montage includes a few cuts from the "personality" package, as well as two of the greatest "weather" jingles of all time. I still get goose bumps hearing the "Radar Weather Eye" jingle. It's just so cool! :-)
28 авг 2024
