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|    Peter T. Daniels to The old geezer    |
|    Re: Why are The BB's BLACLISTED on FM Ra    |
|    26 Dec 05 23:36:15    |
      From: grammatim@worldnet.att.net              The old geezer wrote:       >       > You'll hear all their surfin' & car songs on the "Oldies " stations but NEVER       > hear any BB tunes on "Classic Rock" stations.       >       > Recently, a new "Classic Rock" station started up here in the Rochester, NY       > area.....95.1 The Fox......playing favorites fron the '60's & '70's only!       > (Unfortunately, they still play the SAME OLD TIRED WORN OUT Tunes one always       > hears on CR Stations). But, they're ALWAYS asking for suggestions as what to       > play & please e-mail them in to their web site.       >       > So I e - mail them (numerous times) with some "suitable" BB tunes that were       > played on FM a LONG time ago (ie. H&V, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Sail On Sailor,       > Johhny Carson...etc...etc) but still NO BB on the radio!!! My Gawd, they       play       > Bread, Davis Essex, Tommy James, Elton John & Billy Joel (ad nauseum),       > Gordon Lightfoot, but       > NO FREAKIN' BEACH BOYS!!!! What is it??? When did they become blacklisted       > like Frank Zappa????       >       > Any ideas? Thoughts??              Something else to thank Mike for -- everything is so tied up in       litigation that ASCAP/BMI doesn't know who to pay their royalties to?       --       Peter T. Daniels grammatim@att.net              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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