Summary: It’s been said that when you’re born with the middle name “Records,” your destiny truly has been chosen for you. John Records Landecker fulfilled HIS destiny by becoming one of the most popular and respected disc jockeys in radio history, helping shape and define Top 40 radio in its heyday. Listeners by the millions in Philadelphia, Toronto, and Chicago never missed a John Records Landecker show — waiting for the “boogie check,” for example — and untold numbers of radio personalities drew their inspiration from him. They just don’t make ‘em like this any more. And now he tells his story in a book called, “Records Truly Is My Middle Name.” More below the media player. Listen to John Records Landecker The Indie Author Life From “Records Truly Is My Middle Name”: BOOGIE CHECK CHARACTERS All sorts of eclectic characters emerged on the Boogie Check. A kid that hung out around the station was dubbed “The C-Kid” (because he always wore a Cubs hat). He would call in, sound a horn, say “Good Evening John”, and then offer his observations about the world. Other kids called up and flushed toilets, burped, asked weird questions, or told corny jokes. One Boogie […] Similar Posts: Why I Don’t Charge Authors to be Interviewed A Personal Note from Bill Thompson Why The Indie Author Fear of Skype? It’s a Small (Weird) World, After All How to Get Your Song on the Radio The post Memoirs of a Top 40 Radio Legend appeared first on The Bookcast.
