tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5614511329103016189..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Casey Kasem 1932--2014NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65768329713182892382014-06-17T14:39:44.441-04:002014-06-17T14:39:44.441-04:00Casey Kasem was a Los Angeles disc jockey during t...Casey Kasem was a Los Angeles disc jockey during the mid Sixties when AM was King. He got the housewife time slot from 12 to 3 on 50, 000 watt KRLA. He mostly won his time slot in that market. He knew his audience and he wasn't really a big favorite with the kids.<br /><br />In post-A Hard Day's Night America, he recorded the sappy "Letter from Elaina". While only bubbling under nationally, Casey saw to it that it got plenty of airplay on KRLA where it reached the top 40.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3pb-DPYQ0<br /><br />There would be no Glory Stompers without Casey, and more importantly, no one to give voice to Shaggy. His acting reached its pinnacle on The Two-Headed Transplant.<br /><br />The stuff Negativland culled from Nick Bougas' Celebrities At Their Worst CD is priceless. Everyone should own those sets.<br /><br />R.I.P. Casey. Hope your relatives don't throw meat at each other during the funeral.<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com