WAKY Promotional Material

On this page you'll find scans and photos of WAKY promotional material listed chronologically.
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The Louisville Scene


Over the past four years at the Rod 'n Custom Car Show here in Louisville, I've had the feeling that the fantastic success of this annual event belongs as much to the participating bands as it does to the owners of the "Dream Cars" on display.

Each year the number of bands have increased and each year the crowd drawn to the bandstand gets bigger and bigger. This is proof that Kentuckiana is one of the finest training grounds for the bands in the nation. Other cities haven't had the turnout for the band battle that we've had in Louisville.

This past year, the WAKY Dee-Jays and I decided that the awards to the winning bands should be more than a trophy or cash. The one prize that would mean more to a winning band would be a record. So, we've decided that an album spotlighting the top twelve bands was the answer. And it was!

I've just heard this album, the first on the Rod 'N Custom label and the decision to release an album has certainly been justified. It's great! They are fantastic!

Many thanks go to previous band battle winners -- The Chanteurs, The Majestics and The Sapphires -- who took the time to judge this event and select the twelve winning bands. Now hop under the hood of this album jacket and hear for yourself.

Carl Casper

 

Rod And Custom LLP 3001

Side I

"Round 'N Round"
(The Secrets)

"Something You Got"
(The Lynchmen)

"Gee Whiz"
(The Carvavans)

"One More Chance"
(The Rondells)

"Summertime"
(The Pas-Tells)

"Can't You See That She's Mine"
(Romers)

Side II

"What Made You Change Your Mind"
(J.C. and the Humans)

"Last Time"
(The Patriots)

"Hey, Hey, Hey"
(The Malibu's)

"Gotta Girl"
(The Sixpence)

"Talkin' About You"
(Centaurs)

"Daytripper"
(The Vibratones)

The Louisville Scene is distributed exclusively by:

Kentuckiana Record Sales
P.O. Box 261, Louisville, Kentucky 40201

Mason Lee Dixon writes: "Here is the original handout (1971) on my interpretation of the classic song 'American Pie' from that year. Don McLean wrote it and WAKY promoted the song with this flyer."

These key chains are some of the many promotional items Penny Whitaker
created during her 9 1/2 years as WAKY's Continuity and Promotions Director

Johnny Randolph writes about the checklist: "I used it about the whole time I was Program Director. The jocks were required to get each element in every quarter hour and could combine the elements. The goal was to keep us on track with the basics. I even required the deejay to write down the song title. (Sounds like BMI week.) When I sprung an aircheck session, I used the finished sheets for reference. You may think this procedure was viewed as a pain by the jocks but it was to the contrary. Burbank was the biggest advocate."

WAKY Billboards (Early '70s)

WAKY John Denver promotional one-sheet

Promotional piece from WAKY's 1975 Free Picnic

Promotional piece from WAKY's 1976 Free Picnic

WAKY Sixties Weekend promotional one-sheet