The 1st Song #WKCR played: #SwingIsHere by #GeneKrupa!
#BOTD: #HBD #WKCRFM!
#OTD #TDIH #October10, 1941: @WKCRFM becomes #history's 1st #FMRadio station. #RadioStations #CollegeRadioStations #JazzRadioStations #ColumbiaU #Radio #RadioHistory #HistoryOfRadio #NYC @wkcroyal.bsky.social

#BOTD: #HBD! Happy Birthday, #WKCRFM!
#OTD #TDIH #October10, 1941: @WKCRFM becomes #history's 1st #FMRadio station.
#WKCR #RadioStations #CollegeRadioStations #JazzRadioStations #ColumbiaU #Radio #RadioHistory #HistoryOfRadio #NYC @wkcroyal.bsky.social
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKCR-FM

( #JCKaelin here: #PhilSchaap of #WKCR said Jo Jones was the greatest drummer ever!)
#OTD #TDIH #October7, 1911 #HBD #JoJones! #PapaJoJones #Drummers #Bandleaders #JazzPioneers #Jazz #CountBasieOrchestra #AllAmericanRhythmSection #RideCymbal #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xel-...

( #JCKaelin here: #PhilSchaap of #WKCR said Jo Jones was the greatest drummer ever!)
#OTD #TDIH #October7, 1911 #HBD #JoJones! #PapaJoJones #Drummers #Bandleaders #JazzPioneers #Jazz #CountBasieOrchestra #AllAmericanRhythmSection #RideCymbal #JazzSky #MusicSky
youtu.be/e4LEL3OREKE?...

( #JCKaelin here: #PhilSchaap of #WKCR said Jo Jones was the greatest drummer ever!)
#OTD #TDIH #October7, 1911 #HBD #JoJones! #PapaJoJones #Drummers #Bandleaders #JazzPioneers #Jazz #CountBasieOrchestra #AllAmericanRhythmSection #RideCymbal #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCyY...

( #JCKaelin here: #PhilSchaap of #WKCR said Jo Jones was the greatest drummer ever!)
#OTD #TDIH #October7, 1911 #HBD #JoJones! #PapaJoJones #Drummers #Bandleaders #JazzPioneers #Jazz #CountBasieOrchestra #AllAmericanRhythmSection #RideCymbal #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYbp...

And so it has begun...
#Coltrane100 #WKCR

#OTD #TDIH #September7, 2021: #DOTD: #RIP: #PhilsShaap, jazz disc jockey, historian, archivist and producer, proprietor of the @philschaap Jazz Shop, (b. April 6, 1951). He continues to host in reruns Bird Flight and Traditions In Swing on #WKCR. #JazzSky #MusicSKy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Sc...

It's #SonnyRollins! The #SaxophoneColossus all day! Yay! Listen any time all day #September7 to the 24 hour #SonnyRollinsBirthdayBroadcast at wkcr.org online or on #WKCR FM 89.9 New York on your radio dial! #SonnyRollinsLives!

#WKCR