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An East St. Louis radio station helped hook listeners in the St. Louis region on hip-hop back in 1979. That’s when New York record executives Joe and Sylvia Robinson sent the song “Rapper's Delight” to WESL. Former WESL owner Gentleman Jim Gates discusses the moment.
You were either a roots man or a 'soul boy' in Jamaica during the 1970s. Rasta and reggae appealed to the former while the latter were drawn to American R&B music. That's the scene Russell Thompki...
Philly's 105.3 FM - the Best R&B & Throwbacks
To celebrate Black History Month, World Cafe is exploring the Black roots of R&B through the decades, beginning with the '70s.
Jerry Blavat, known to his fans as "The Geator with the Heater," has died at age 82. The Philadelphia radio DJ, performer and music influencer who danced as a teen in the early days of American Bandstand succumbed to a rare disease Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Jefferson-Methodist Hospital in South Philly.