John Zacherle: A Freak Before His Time See if the image isstill inout of their minds. They werefree -wheeling atmosphere, live your mind. Deep-set eyes, high-into the Stones, Beatles and theconcerts and liveinterviews. ly polished hair, black cape andWho. I flipped right along withIt's more fun." As for WNEW's a voice that resembled a com-the kids," said Zach. PD, Scott Muni, Zach only has bination of Boris Karloff, Count He continued,"NatAsch,wordsofpraise."Scotthas Dracula and Ed Sullivan. Dur-who, at the time was Programdone a miraculous job at that ingcommercialbreaksZach Director of WNEW-FM (cur-station. He's brought in some would sloshhis way throughreintly Nat is Program Direc-excellent people." assorted food products, offend-tor at KMET-FM in Los An- ing no one except Julia Child.geles) gave me the opportunity Profound Respect He mixed ghoulish cocktails, heto do some dj work on week- threw spaghetti, and those un-ends. Idid some crazy things On today's music, he opines, mistakable deep bursts of "Ha,then, like the time I threw dol-"I treat the nostalgic days of ha, ha" were always evident. lar bills of out our 13th floorthe '50s as a goof. In those days The show went from ABC towindow. You should've seen thesingers sang material written WOR to WPIX, and then, un-people scurrying through theby others. Today the writer has John Zacherle snow andslushto become the performer. I have Visiting Record World fortunately for us, into obscur- getthe ity. A few yearslaterZachmoney. I felt like Terry South-profound respect for that." By MITCHELL FINK turned up again, but this timeern's Magic Christian. Ha, ha, It's not easy for us to forget NEW YORK-The year wasit was with a teen-age danceha." From weekends to a morn-thenostalgicdaysofJohn 1959.The show wascalledshow on Newark's channel 47. Iting show, and then to the 10Zacherle. He was a freak be- "." Horror mov-marked the turning point inp.m. -2 a.m. slot, fore it was fashionable. Tran- ies on television. Many on theJohn Zacherle's career. Now, Zach makes his homesylvania remains forever im- EastCoastrememberthat at WPLJ-FM, and at the same bededinthedepthsof our show, but not because of the Flipped Right Along 10p.m. -2a.m.slot.He toldminds, as do the screams of movies. We tuned in to witness RecordWorld,"IfeeltheEvelyn Ankers in our ears. a true freak. His name: John "I started listening to musicswitch to PLJ brings me closer Keepupthezanyantics, Zacherle, that caused 13 -year -olds to go tothe audience. We have aZach. We loveit. Ha, ha, ha.

Bloodrock Prepares Sly Concert in N.J. Open Air Fests Campus Study Sly & the Family Stone will For Summer Concertsappear on July 10 at 8:30 p.m.For St. Paul Stirs Dissent Bloodrock, Capitol Recordsat Hinchliffe Stadium in Pater- ST. PAUL - Harry Beacom The FCC's decision to study sextet, plays a pair of festivals is beinghas announced plans for threecollege that have in late June to warm up for aproduced by the American Con-Open Air Celebrations at Mid-expanded beyond their campus two -month summer tour start-cert Association of Englewoodway Stadium here on June 26,boundarieshasevoked some ing Friday, July 2, at the Audi-Cliffs, N. J., and Jules D. ZalonJuly 24 and Aug. 21. sharpexchangeswithinthe torium in Roanoke, Va. of Paterson, N. J., in coopera- Headliners at the June 26 Commission. Thebandwillbeamongtion with the Greater Patersonconcert were the Band, John Commissioner Nicholas John- headliners at the CelebrationChamber of Commerce. Sebastian, Delaney and Bonnie,son criticized the move asit of Life Festival on June 25 in PaulButterfieldBlues Band,might represent student repres- Louisiana, with the specific lo- Crow and Muddy Waters. sion.Commissioner Houser cation part of the mystery pur-Youth Expo Trio Acts tentatively set for thecriticized Johnson, a favorite in the college community, for posely being createdbythe Three Warner Bros./RepriseJuly 24 "Superball" are Chuck event'spromoters.Bloodrock Berry and John Baldry, withseeking to attract and excite a record acts, the Beach Boys, selected constituency. moves the next evening to Tor-Alice Cooper and Thirty Daysother acts to be announced for ontofor theFestivalat HSOut, have been booked to ap-this date and the Aug. 21 event. Stadium. pear at the 1971 InternationalTicket information may be ob- Youth Expo at the Kingsbridgetained at the following numberRoyal American Armory in the Bronx from June (612) 335-9581. Segal & Staffer 29 -July 6. Into Rock Field CLUB REVIEW NASHVILLE - Dick Heard, President of Royal American Procol Harum Tour Records,Inc.,announces the Cooper Impressive entry of that label into the rock Procol Harum, A&M artists, field with the release of "Mer- are set to begin their second NEW YORK-Roulette art-rilee Thompson" b y Duffey's U.S. tour of the year commenc-ist Don Cooper appeared at thePlantation Band. ing on July 30at theStarGaslight II last week and gave an impressive performance. The record, produced by Tony TheaterinPhoenix, Ariz., Moon for KavelProductions, Derek Sutton of Chrysalis Man- The young man from Mis-bringsDougDuffey,former agement announced. souri,who hastouredwith lead singer with Merging Traf- Staffer Gregg Geller and British both B,S, & T and Chicago,fic, back to the recording scene. singer /composer Marian Segal seemed right at home in theAmong Moon's production cred- chatatherintroductorypartyNext Harp LP intimate climate of theclub. its are hit records by Merging given by Bell Records at the Bit- His unique vocal style shone onTraffic, the Vogues, Rene and ter End on .June17. Marian has Decca's Glass Harp, current-"Ballad of C. P. Jones," "Do or madeseveralsuccessfulconcert Rene, and the Pozo Seco Sing- ly represented by their albumDie," "Aces Man" and a de-ers. appearancesinLondon and com- lightfulparody, posedallthe songsinherfirst "GlassHarp,"gointo New "IsIt True Heard also stated that the album, "Fly On Strange Wings,"York's Electric Lady studios inWhat They Say About Hippies."label will release a series of distributed by Bell here. Occasion the next two weeks to record Atlantic's Papa Nebo and Pat.pop singlesinthe next few marked thereleaseof herfirst Chamberlain were also on theweeks by Gene Simmons, Dee single,"Alan'sSong,"andthe their second album, producedbill, and both were appealingBrothers and Dee Band and Vic start of her U.S. tour. by Lew Merenstein. new acts. Fred GoodmanAkers.

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