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Jay Hamilton

Jay Hamilton is a veteran disc jockey, program director, music director and radio programming consultant. In the Pacific Northwest, he is best remembered for his time at KMPS AM/FM during the '70s and '80s. Jay is now retired and lives on the Olympic Peninsula. Music, of nearly every genre, has always been an important aspect of his life and he frequently contributes opinions, articles and "Collectibles" to Puget Sound Media.

Collectibles: “Henley’s Opus”

A Multitude Of Tunes Few can legitimately deny the abundantly clever storytelling lyrics of "Hotel California," "Lyin' Eyes," "Desperado," "One…

5 years ago

The Jet City & Bob Dylan ~ 1965

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Bob Dylan's self-titled 1st studio album was recorded in late November, 1961 and…

5 years ago

Unusual Collectibles

How Unusual Can It Get? In November 1965, The Unusuals, a popular garage rock band from Bellingham, WA recorded a…

5 years ago

Baby Sandy Gets Bing Crosby A Job In Radio

Who The Heck Is Baby Sandy? Most of us have heard of the iconic child star of the 30s and…

5 years ago

Everyone’s Favorite Uncle

I recall many years ago my preschool niece, Angela, sauntering into the front room, where her adult relatives were gathered…

5 years ago

Collectibles: A Very Berry Christmas!

A Little Christmas Chuck Chuck Berry & Little Richard probably had more to do with the advancement of Rock 'n…

5 years ago

A Clever Contemporary Christmas Carol. 1949 Radio Style.

"Marley was dead: to begin with. There was no doubt whatever about that." So begins the familiar 1843 novelette which…

5 years ago

Collectibles: From E to F

"E" = Elvis + "F" = Frank Many touted it as a passing-of-the-torch moment when Frank Sinatra, the teenage idol…

5 years ago

Greg Heister Has Gone To The Dogs

  It's a Dog's Life Spokane sportscaster Greg Heister has gone to the dogs and it has contributed to him…

5 years ago

Collectibles: Charlie Rich & The Watergate Scandal!

I first became aware of singer/songwriter Charlie Rich as a teen, constantly listening to Top-40 Radio, when I heard his…

5 years ago

KOL Memorabilia

I was fortunate to have two tours of duty at the old KOL/KMPS building on Harbor Island. The 1st time…

5 years ago

“Tonto, who is that masked man?”

HIM - KEMO SABE  (Oh! Alright, alright! ... Him - Willie Nelson!) Willie Nelson was always very good to us…

5 years ago

Retweet This Conspiracy Theory!

Here we are already marking the 54th Anniversary of the death of Beatle Paul McCartney on November 9th, 1966. Wait…

5 years ago

Found Performance: Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley's "Six Days On The Road" has a strong identity as a Country song, but in 1963 when I…

5 years ago

He Up And Died: Jerry Jeff Walker

He Up And Died The lyric "He Up And Died" is from Jerry Jeff Walker's masterful song "Mr. Bojangles." In…

5 years ago

Found Performance: Massachusetts (acoustic) The Bee Gees

Although this is my 2nd "Found Performance" featuring The Bee Gees, let me emphatically state that I am not the…

5 years ago

Found Performance: Brothers Gibb (1963)

Editor's note: I have had some fun with "Found Performances." This growing collection consists of rare and/or interesting TV or…

6 years ago
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