Paul Sherman was given the nickname
Crown Prince of Rock 'n' Roll
by Alan Freed, who was then billing himself as
the "King of Rock 'n' Roll", on WINS.
Crown Prince of Rock 'n' Roll
by Alan Freed, who was then billing himself as
the "King of Rock 'n' Roll", on WINS.
http://www.AlanFreed.com
http://1960sailors.net/05c_Rock%27n%27RollRadio.htm
But AM radio ruled rock 'n' roll, and WINS definitely ruled the New York City rock 'n' roll radio airwaves. By the time Alan Freed was fired in 1958 and went briefly to WABC before being fired again in 1959 in connection with the congressional payola hearings, he had been joined at WINS by Paul Sherman (the "Crown Prince" of rock 'n' roll), fast-talking "Cousin Brucie" Morrow (later, the top jock at WABC), Jack Lacy ("Listen to Lacy") and hands-down, the most popular and distinctive of the Freed successors, Murray the K.
http://airchexx.com/2009/06/17/composite-wins-and-wmgm-new-york-october-1961/
The first DJ on this clip is Paul Sherman long time veteran on 1010 Wins starting in the early 40′s and doing news after the format change in 1965.He was Alan Freed's personal first choice for fill in and I used to have Paul filling in for Murray the K on the “Swinging Soiree” in 1962 on a 30 minute tape.
"WINS began playing rock 'n' roll full-time around 1956 and featured such legendary performers as Alan Freed, Murray the K, Stan Z. Burns, Paul Sherman, Mad Daddy (Pete Meyers) and Johnny Holliday."
"For years, Jack Lacy was a regular afternoon presence at WINS New York, one of the Big Apple's pioneering rock 'n' roll stations. WINS began playing rock 'n' roll full-time around 1956 and featured such legendary performers as Alan Freed, Murray the K, Stan Z. Burns, Paul Sherman, Mad Daddy (Pete Meyers) and Johnny Holliday.
The good times at WINS as a music station were relatively short-lived, however. In 1965, WINS became one of the first stations in the U.S. to switch to a 24-hour news format, a precursor of things to come in AM radio."
"...and is hosted by Paul Sherman, better known in the radio community as "The Crown Prince Of Rock & Roll". Paul was also credited for being Alan Freed's personal choice for fill in..."
In December 1956 the following radio spots were heard at the 7 pm lead-in to Alan Freed’s show; with a stringed instrument in the background, announcer Sidney Grosse (who, in 1958 had a nighttime show on Saturday nights, “The Voice in The Night”, during which he read thrillers such as "The Tenants" by William Tenn) was saying, “Everybody’s dialing Ten-Ten; everybody’s dialing Ten-Ten; everybody’s dialing Ten-Ten, ‘cause your favorite station for weather and news, is W – I – N – S, New . . . York”, which was immediately followed by announcer Brad Phillips station jingle: “For music, news, time and the weather; keep your dial where the Tens come together: WINS New York. And now the Alan Freed Show, with a warm welcome back to Alan.”
Freed replied: “Thank you very much, Brad Phillips. Well, hello everybody. Gee, we’ve been away so long—I just told my engineer, Pete Lee/Leigh, I didn’t know whether I—if I knew exactly what to say when we got back on the radio again. It’s sure grand to be back home again, and of course a tremendous vote of thanks to the ‘Crown Prince of Rock and Roll’— Paul Sherman, who did a magnificent job standing-in here, while we went down to catch a little sun on the sunny shores of Miami Beach, Florida, and it was really wonderful. It’s so grand to be back here again as we get all set to [sic] the big beat in popular music not only in America, but all around the world! SO—as we say—‘get your dancin’ shoes on and WELCOME to your Rock and Roll Party!”
http://1960sailors.net/05c_Rock%27n%27RollRadio.htm
But AM radio ruled rock 'n' roll, and WINS definitely ruled the New York City rock 'n' roll radio airwaves. By the time Alan Freed was fired in 1958 and went briefly to WABC before being fired again in 1959 in connection with the congressional payola hearings, he had been joined at WINS by Paul Sherman (the "Crown Prince" of rock 'n' roll), fast-talking "Cousin Brucie" Morrow (later, the top jock at WABC), Jack Lacy ("Listen to Lacy") and hands-down, the most popular and distinctive of the Freed successors, Murray the K.
http://airchexx.com/2009/06/17/composite-wins-and-wmgm-new-york-october-1961/
The first DJ on this clip is Paul Sherman long time veteran on 1010 Wins starting in the early 40′s and doing news after the format change in 1965.He was Alan Freed's personal first choice for fill in and I used to have Paul filling in for Murray the K on the “Swinging Soiree” in 1962 on a 30 minute tape.
"WINS began playing rock 'n' roll full-time around 1956 and featured such legendary performers as Alan Freed, Murray the K, Stan Z. Burns, Paul Sherman, Mad Daddy (Pete Meyers) and Johnny Holliday."
"For years, Jack Lacy was a regular afternoon presence at WINS New York, one of the Big Apple's pioneering rock 'n' roll stations. WINS began playing rock 'n' roll full-time around 1956 and featured such legendary performers as Alan Freed, Murray the K, Stan Z. Burns, Paul Sherman, Mad Daddy (Pete Meyers) and Johnny Holliday.
The good times at WINS as a music station were relatively short-lived, however. In 1965, WINS became one of the first stations in the U.S. to switch to a 24-hour news format, a precursor of things to come in AM radio."
"...and is hosted by Paul Sherman, better known in the radio community as "The Crown Prince Of Rock & Roll". Paul was also credited for being Alan Freed's personal choice for fill in..."
In December 1956 the following radio spots were heard at the 7 pm lead-in to Alan Freed’s show; with a stringed instrument in the background, announcer Sidney Grosse (who, in 1958 had a nighttime show on Saturday nights, “The Voice in The Night”, during which he read thrillers such as "The Tenants" by William Tenn) was saying, “Everybody’s dialing Ten-Ten; everybody’s dialing Ten-Ten; everybody’s dialing Ten-Ten, ‘cause your favorite station for weather and news, is W – I – N – S, New . . . York”, which was immediately followed by announcer Brad Phillips station jingle: “For music, news, time and the weather; keep your dial where the Tens come together: WINS New York. And now the Alan Freed Show, with a warm welcome back to Alan.”
Freed replied: “Thank you very much, Brad Phillips. Well, hello everybody. Gee, we’ve been away so long—I just told my engineer, Pete Lee/Leigh, I didn’t know whether I—if I knew exactly what to say when we got back on the radio again. It’s sure grand to be back home again, and of course a tremendous vote of thanks to the ‘Crown Prince of Rock and Roll’— Paul Sherman, who did a magnificent job standing-in here, while we went down to catch a little sun on the sunny shores of Miami Beach, Florida, and it was really wonderful. It’s so grand to be back here again as we get all set to [sic] the big beat in popular music not only in America, but all around the world! SO—as we say—‘get your dancin’ shoes on and WELCOME to your Rock and Roll Party!”