The prophecies of Frankie Crocker come true!!!

[Fantomas]

The Greatest (this is not a debatable issue, he simply was) disco radio DJ (Paco, Rasco, and all others come in second to Frankie) said this when MTV first came out:"....the end of good music".

He also said this about rappers:"...they rap because they can't sing".

[jim]

I would say the early 90s or so.

Though a few good tunes pop up here and there.

[djoem]

do you know that rosco has passed away .....



paco and joe causi and rosco were the best when they were all toghter on 92 wktu



u could here joe causi and all his classics on sundays night 6:00 to 9:00 on 103.5 ktu

[Fantomas]

Don't want to rain on your parade, but Frankie Crocker was the best----and original.

These other guys tried to imitate him.

WKTU was famous because it was made mostly of Latins and Whites; WBLS was a Black owned station. I'm White and not a fan of Affirmative Action, but I like to give credit where credit is due. When Crocker and Ted Courier were playing Disco and the air and experimenting with mixes, WKTU wasn't even around.



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http://blacktalentnetwork.com/html/frankie_crocker.htm

[fellow]

Who made the original version of Frankie's sign off song. The remake by Benson was not good. There I go there I go there I go....

[Mixmachine]

It think it was King Pleasure's "I'm in the mood for love", it was discussed here before but I'm not sure if the link still is available after the forum software upgrade.

[Fantomas]

It was , indeed, King Pleasure and the song was Moody's Mood for Love. King Plesure has a couple of version's himself of this song. I have the one Frankie Crocker played in the air in MP3 format. If anybody is interested, I'll email it to you.

[Funky Dude]

Hmm..... I wonder what Frankie Crocker would have said about Satuday Night Fever?