I used to listen to The Hound as a young teenager;hearing for the first time those great songs by black performers that simply weren’t available on the super square local stations. It was a musical breakthrough for me and I came to rely on WKBW and The Hound for the latest and greatest R&B. Of course, this was in the days before canned commercials and payola (top 40) radio.
The Hound was hip! Not only did he have his finger on the pulse of real music of the time, he knew how to talk to us in terms that we could dig. Cats and Chicks! Gillette blue blades were part of his story about that hot date tonight. That’s how he read the ads.
What we need is a selection of his WKBW shows transfered to CD! Then folks would have an idea of what we’re talking about.
Good Luck!
Steve