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Steven Smith

Found Performance: “Galveston” by Glen Campbell

The early releases of "Gentle On My Mind," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Hey Little One," "I Wanna…

5 years ago

Seattle’s Past: The Hydros & Pat O’Day

This article is dedicated to Seattle legend Pat O'Day, one of those great radio personalities who was well-known to listeners…

5 years ago

1990 American Country Countdown: Host is KMPS’ Ichabod Caine

This summer while working on a biographical article with well-known Seattle radio personality Ichabod Caine, I was searching for a…

5 years ago

Pacific NW Regional Hit: Richard & The Young Lions in ’66

In listening to old sixties airchecks from Seattle, I noticed that a big hit at KJR in the summer/fall of…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Georgy Girl” by The Seekers

This Found Performance harks back to the mid-sixties. The Seekers, an Australian folk/pop group, knew how to put out bright…

5 years ago

Pacific Northwest Legend Bob Robertson Passes

Bob Robertson, the renowned Pacific Northwest sportscaster has passed. He was best known over the years as the voice of…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes

Yesterday "Bette Davis Eyes" became a mega hit for Kim Carnes back in 1981. It was all over the radio…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler

  Anyone who peeks in at these "Found Performance" videos I post has probably caught on that I tend to…

5 years ago

Michael Boss Remembers the Border Blaster — Mighty 690 (Pt 1)

Editor's note: The radio life can be a circuitous route. On my very first radio job, and it was his…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “I Put A Spell On You” by Nina Simone

One of the best known  versions of  "I Put A Spell On You" is by legendary jazz and blues performer…

5 years ago

Orange County Weekly (Dec. 2018)

As an 11-year-old kid in the summer of 1981, life was, by all discernible metrics, pretty cool. Even in the…

5 years ago

Pat O’Day Memory: Erik Lacitis – 1984

QZVX would like to thank Gary "Shannon" Burleigh for his help in keeping us "in the loop" on all things…

5 years ago

Pat O’Day and Pat Cashman on ‘the (206)’

Another Pat, TV and radio personality Pat Cashman, shared his memories of Pat O'Day with friends and colleagues who worked…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Thunderball” by Tom Jones

Soundtracks from blockbuster movies often turn into top selling records and radio hits. "Thunderball" (1965) was the fourth of the…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Is That All There Is?” by Peggy Lee

I consider this Capitol Record's release to be in the category of very weird, but "likable"! In 1969 it was…

6 years ago
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