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TEHRAN JOURNAL - TEENAGE ROCK (1961)
Check out this clipping from the Tehran Journal.
It is from sometime in the Spring of 1961. I figured it out
because Corina-Corina did't appear on the top 25 'flyer'
until Feb 3, 1961 and dropped from 3rd to 4th place on May 25, 1961.
Keep reading for more long forgotten stuff . . .
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"AFRS Teen Age Rock"'
by Jerry Krepp
(Excerpt from Community School 1961 Yearbook, p.56)
Since the latter part of June, 1960, faithful AFRS listeners have
been listening to Teenage Rock three nights a week. Being a request
show, Teenage Rock, for the past four or five months, was aired
solely from the "records requested most" point of view. On November
4th (1960), the first Tehran Top 25 was played, Since that time,
the Top 25 has become almost as important as the requests
themselves, the requests still being the mainstay of Teenage Rock.
Each Friday, a new survey of the Tehran Top 25 is played. The Top
25 is determined by votes and requests which come in to me through
the mail and from schools in Tehran.
The very first Number 1 song was "It's Now or never" by Elvis
Presley. After Mr. Presley's song had fallen off the top, the
Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run), the Drifters
("Save The Last Dance For Me"), Dodie Stevens ("No"), Bobby Vee
("Rubber Ball"), Ray Peterson ("Corina Corina") and Buzz Clifford
("Baby Sitting Boogie"), to mention only a few, are some of the
artists who have had the honor of being on top. Currently "Apache"
by Jorgen Ingman roosts in the Number 1 position on the Tehran Top
25.
Over the period of nearly a year as DJ on Teenage Rock, I would
say that Connie Francis is the most popular female artist here in
Tehran, with possibly the Everly Brothers being the favorite vocal
group. The favorite instrumentalists would be a toss-up between
Duane Eddy & the Rebels and The Ventures. Of course, there would
be no contest for the favorite male vocalist, as it appears that
Elvis Presley would head that category, although Ray Peterson, Roy
Orbison, Paul Anka and Neil Sedaka would be running close for
second place.
Now I would like to take this opportunity to thank any and all who
participated in any way in Teenage Rock. I would also like to take
this opportunity to extend my sincere wishes for continued success
and happiness to each and every member of the graduating class of
'61.
Good Luck
Jerry Krepp
AFRS RADIO - TEENAGE ROCK (1961)
Note: The earliest weekly Top 25 'flyer' I have in my (C.Sandes) collection is a
memeographed - - black ink on white paper - - version, No. 4, dated
November 25, 1960. It was compiled by:
- Jerry Krepp
- Dick Himmel
- Brian Bolling(sic)
By December 16, 1960, issue No. 7 had taken on the red, white
and black format shown below. By January 13, 1961, Dick Himmel's
name was dropped from 'flyer' No. 11 and credit for compiling
was only attributed to:
- Jerry Krepp and
- Brian Bowling (spelled correctly this time)
With issue No. 15 on February 10, 1961, Brian Bowling's name was
dropped from the 'flyer', now compiled by:
- Jerry Krepp and
- Jack Boyt
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