Frankie Crocker's Sound Of New York

Radio legend Frankie Crocker was the star of New York's airwaves for two decades, leaving behind him a legacy that saw him described as the 'Muhammad Ali' of radio, not just for his fame, but for his arrogance and confidence. Whilst heading up stations not just as a DJ, but as an influential programme controller he parlayed his notoriety into film appearances as both a personality and an actor, and as a recording artist, fronting up his Heart & Soul Orchestra. He also skirted around controversy before leaving radio to become a presenter on MTV's more adult station VH-1 on its launch in 1985. However, none of this would have happened without his taste in music, which saw him pioneering a presenting style that he described as 'The Total Black Experience In Sound', encapsulated here. If Frankie Crocker isn't on your radio, your radio isn't really on!

Track List Lp Side A 1. Lee Dorsey Yes We Can - Part 1 2. Barry White Where Can I Turn To 3. Al Wilson Show And Tell 4. The Winstons Color Him Father 5. Razzy Bailey I Hate Hate 6. Barbara Mcnair More Today Than Yesterday 7. Carol Douglas Doctor's Orders Side B 1. Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind 2. Profile Shaft 3. Grady Tate Moondance 4. Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl 5. Ernie K-doe Here Come The Girls 6. Joe Simon The Chokin’ Kind 7. New Birth Fallin’ In Love