AUTHENTIC Gold Record Jim Croce Bad Bad Leroy Brown as presented to WPOP
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Authentic GOLD RECORD “Jim Croce” “Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown” ABC/DUNHILL
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This gold record was presented to my uncle BY ABC/Dunhill Records. Bob Paiva, who worked at WPOP during the 60’s and early 70’s. It was because Jim Croce performed this song for the first time live and the following summer became a hit. I am unsure exactly when this performance took place.
The Back Story as told to me by mu uncle:
At the time, probably 1972-1973, my “radio promo” uncle had this thing going on where he’d invite musicians to be a “guest DJ” for an afternoon at WPOP in HArtford, CT.
Jim Croce had no interest in the DJ bit but offered a live performance in a conference room. It was the first time BAD BAD LEROY BROWN was played with a live audience, (the staff).
The next summer it bacame a hit, ABC/Dunhill Records gave my uncle and the station a framed gold record as a Thank you.
I have a link to a 2008 post from a site of past WPOP employees and one where this incident was mentioned as a side note.
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The following is the post & the link, I have been unable to get a response from the one who posted it.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 10:36AM
Hi Gang,
I was involved with WPOP in the summer before it went all talk. My mom, Joan Giucastro worked in the office, and married Doc Fidler, station GM. The Amaturo Group moved us to St Louis in 1975, after the station was sold. My mom and Doc turned a pop hits station...KGRV, into KISS radio...easy listening, which in turn turned it into an all computerized rap station, MAJIC 108. That last summer at WPOP was the best.
Every Saturday I got to sit in the receptionist seat and take requests and high school football scores and give them to the jocks. Mostly Frank Holler...who called me voluptous Vicki....I was 13!! I loved Go magazine....I still have a couple of copies somewhere. We had a ding a ling contest that I had to give prizes for...in honor of Chuck Berry's song. That was fun.
And I remember the day Bob Paiva called me in to his little office and asked me if I liked a particular song. It turned out to be.."It Never Rains In Southern California." WPOP got some kind of award for being the fist station in the country to play it. I was very cool and suave in school because my parents worked at the number one rock station in the area.
I remember when Jim Croce came to the station for a mini concert. He played "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" for the first time in front of an audience right there in the conference room. The next summer it was a hit. How cool was that?
Anyway, thanks for all the great memories with this website....it's awesome!
Vicki Giucastro Simon (e-mail)
(http://www.wdrcobg.com/wpop_mailbag2.html)
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