Out of L.A. this legendary label was run by Bob Keane who first launched the careers of Ritchie Valens, Sam Cooke and Bobby Fuller, and lost them all tragically. You'll hear the original Hippy Hippy Shake, Canadian-born Bobby Curtola, teen idol Johnny Crawford, some tunes from sister label Donna Records by the Pentagons and Ron Holden, and the doo-wop masterpiece "Those Oldies But Goodies" by Little Caesar and the Romans.

In this show, the tiny label run by Scotty Moore called Fernwood which gave us masterpieces like "Tragedy" by Thomas Wayne and the Delons

In this show, notice I play the original Only You by the Platters, but it isn't the one we've known all along. The one you know well was released shortly afterwards on another label - Mercury if my memory doesn't fade. People like the Mercury version instead, but I like both.

Smash Records: Classic Rock n Roll, Country and Pop countdown from Mercury's subsidiary label which featured Joe Barry, Dickie Lee and Bruce Channel.

End Records: Good guys countdown featuring George Goldner's independent label which gave us the Flamingos, the Chantels and Little Anthony and The Imperials.

Ember Records: Good guys countdown featuring Herald's subsidiary label out of New York City and providing the hit-makers Silhouettes, Five Satins, Lee Allen and Billy Myles.

Good guys countdown featuring Wand Records, Scepter's sister label created by Florence Greenberg, who launched the early careers of the Shirelles, Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown.

Good guys countdown providing the hit making machine of the Shirelles and Dionne Warwick's breakthrough in the world of music.

Good guys countdown featuring Modern's genres of R&B, gospel and blues, providing hits and misses from its artists such as Jesse Belvin, The Cadets, Jimmy Beasley and a whole lot more...

Good guys countdown featuring the hits and misses of the Seatle-based label called Dolton, providing large-scale pop oldies output from the Fleetwoods, The Ventures, Vic Dana and the Frantics.