RARE GOLD 45 AWARD in 1968 for GENE and DEBBIE PLAYBOY
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$ 183 Sold For
Mar 16, 2012 Sold Date
Mar 11, 2012 Start Date
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 This is one of the coolest pieces i have ever seen
This is an original gold record award presented to bertha porter and staff of WDRC from TRX records in 1968
YOU CAN GOOGLE BERTHA PORTER WDRC
 EBAY WONT LET ME ADD LINK
 Bertha she was a big shot.
i tried to get info on how many were made , but cannot find anything on it only a few i am sure.
before new standards gold records were for 1 million sellers now a days it is 500,000
here is a liitle info on her
Her choices of music resulted in national recognition and at least 15 gold records for being the first to play singles that went on to become national hits. Among the awards she received:
ummer 1963 - gold record for Al Martino's "I Love You Because"
January 1964 - winner of the 1963 Music Director of the Year award from the trade magazine, the Gavin Report
January 1966 - for the third consecutive year, winner of Music Director of the Year from the Gavin Report
March 1966 - gold record (#5) for The Wonder Who's "Don't Think Twice"
October 1966 - gold record (#6) for The Happenings "See You In September"
1966 & 1967 - successive Music Director of the Year from the Gavin Award
January 1967 - gold record (#7) for Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman"
January 1967 - gold record (#8) for the Young Rascals "Good Lovin'"
February 1967 - gold record (#9) for Tommy James & The Shondells' "Hanky Panky"
July 1967 - gold record (#10) for the Easy Beats' "Friday On My Mind"
June 1968 - gold record for Gene & Debbie's "Playboy"

Porter was held in very high esteem by longtime Billboard Magazine radio editor Claude Hall. In the November 23, 1968 issue he called her the "queen of music directors," quoting Bertha's philosophy for picking new records:

THIS IS AN AMAZING PIECE FOR ANY COLLECTOR

FRAME LOOKS GOOD SOME MINOR DINGS BUT NO CHIPS

GREAT SHAPE FOR BEING 44 YEARS OLD



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