Ron Santo's continued omission from the National Baseball Hall of Fame is a joke. What better way to turn a frown into a smile than to do a podcast of Comedy Bits. No way is Joe Morgan and his pack of cronies going to get the last laugh.

I was Moving in 1987. I was out of radio and had been for 5 years. It was time for a change of scenery. Moving to Arizona was one of the best decisions I ever made. Some of the songs I listened to back then are featured on this show. Enjoy!

Chicago radio legend Tommy Edwards, who's been hosting afternoons on Love FM since October, is moving up to mornings. As morning personality, Edwards will succeed John Monds, who left last month to host afternoons at KRBV-FM in Los Angeles. No word on if Uncle 'Lar might be an occasional guest.

So The Dixie Chicks comeback is complete. Bullsh*t!

Just because they were given 5 Grammy Awards proves nothing. Only 11,000 members of a select group vote on those awards. Their peers might love them, but the American public still does not.

Where are their CD sales? In the toilet. What about airplay on ANY radio stations? Almost non-existent. Who is going to their concerts? Judging by the rescheduling of dates and half-full shows, only their most ardent fans.

Even the lead clucker, Natalie Maines, knows the truth. TVs across the nation tuned to another channel after The Police finished & The Chicks took the stage.

What did I do during their performance? I took a "Natalie." In fact, just thinking about those three dodos makes me want to take another "Natalie."

Can anybody loan me a can of Oust? I might need a plunger and a fresh roll of Northern, too.

Leave it to Tommy Edwards to drag his old radio pal Larry Lujack into 21st century cyberspace. At Edwards' urging, the legendary Superjock has begun keeping a blog from his home in Santa Fe, N.M. It's posted at: www.larrylujack.com

"Nothing new with me," Lujack writes. "Just hangin' out . . . golfin' a few balls . . . awaiting my next ill-fated comeback."

Edwards now hosts afternoons on Bonneville International rhythmic oldies WILV-FM (100.3).

Inspired by The Stepfather of Soul, Davewillieradio delves into Classic Soul. Some of these songs were on mainstream Top 40 stations and should be played on Oldies outlets, but don't seem to make the cut.

Included is a tribute to The Spinners' Billy Henderson, who recently passed away.

This show was 30 minutes longer than normal. It was difficult to leave any of these great tunes out. The ones that didn't make this show will be featured in upcoming casts.

And The Cradle Will Rock as Van Halen will reunite with original singer David Lee Roth for a 40 city summer tour of North America.

It will be the first time that Roth performs live with the band since 1984, when he was replaced by Sammy Hagar. A brief reunion with Roth in 1996 resulted in two new songs but no tour.

Original bassist Michael Anthony will not be a part of the reunion. Late last year he was replaced by Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son Wolfgang.

On March 12, Van Halen will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Just helping out my friend, jb, at The Hits Just Keep On Comin'.

Enjoy Hoochie Koochie Lady by Elf.

It's time to Rock Your Socks Off at Davewillieradio. Featured on this show is a Pat Benatar 3-Pack. We've also got some Rolling Stones and Loverboy. Special thanks to homercat at Good Rockin' Tonight for the Tim Curry tune. This one almost made my head explode!

After nearly 30 years, the Eagles will soon release their first album of all-new music. The band was nearing completion on an album of all-new material. "It's coming out in 60 to 90 days, if we don't kill each other first," founding member Don Henley told the crowd Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

"The Long Run" in 1979 was the Eagles last album featuring all-new studio material. That album included the Grammy-winning single "Heartache Tonight." My favorite tune was "The Disco Strangler." I remember playing it on a turntable like it was yesterday.

The group officially disbanded in 1982. They reunited in 1994 for a comeback tour featuring Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmidt and Don Felder. The band appeared together again in 1998, with past members Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Their new album will feature Henley, Frey, Walsh, and Schmidt.

New Wave is one of my favorite types of music. It's great for listening or dancing. It was initially marketed as a chart-friendly version of punk. The style was often mixed with other genres such as Funk, Disco, Reggae and Ska.

Tom Petty has jokingly taken credit for "inventing" New Wave. He has been quoted as saying that journalists struggled to define his band, The Heartbreakers. They were not punk rock, but some still wanted to identify them with Elvis Costello and the Sex Pistols. Petty also suggested that the 1978 song "When the Time Comes" from the "You’re Gonna Get It!" album "might have started New Wave. Maybe that was the one."

Regardless of who invented it, please enjoy these New Wave Hits.

Van Halen made a "jump" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday along with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., the Ronettes and Patti Smith.

Van Halen was the 1980s hard rock quartet led by guitarist Eddie Van Halen and outrageous lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and later rocker Sammy Hagar. They put out hits such as "Jump" and "Panama."

R.E.M. was the quintessential indie rock band until breaking through to mass success in the early 1990s with songs like "Losing My Religion." Their first single, released in 1981, was "Radio Free Europe."

Grandmaster Flash led the most innovative act in early hip-hop. 1982's "The Message" was like a letter from urban America. Their 1983 anti-cocaine polemic, "White Lines," was critically acclaimed.

Punk rock poet Patti Smith and Phil Spector favorites the Ronettes round out the 2007 class.

A panel of 600 industry experts selected the five artists, who must have issued a first single or album at least 25 years before nomination, to be inducted at the annual ceremony on March 12th in New York.

Listen to this special featuring Soon-To-Be Rock 'N Roll Hall of Famers.

If you were a fan of WOKY in Milwaukee from the mid-60's to the mid-70's, you're in for a treat. The Mighty 92 is back! Check it out at www.mighty92.com The toll-free request line is 1-800-659-1965.

It's Disco Saturday Night all over again courtesy of Davewillieradio.

Saddam is dead! He was hung along with his half-brother and the ex-chief judge of the Revolutionary Court.

What do Saddam and a Christmas tree ornament have in common? Both look good when hung by dawn's early light.

What is the difference between Saddam and porn star Ron Jeremy? One is hung well, the other is well hung.

What song would I have played right after Saddam was hung? Either "Swingin'" by John Anderson or Mason Proffit's "Two Hangmen".

With that, have a Happy New Year!

The golden age of rock 'n' roll radio in Chicago will return for five hours Friday when XM Satellite Radio's '60s channel pays tribute to "The Voice of Labor"...WCFL. Starting at 3 p.m. Central Time, host Terry "Motormouth" Young will play songs, jingles, stations breaks and commercials from Super CFL's heyday.

John Records Landecker will be pulling double duty today and Friday. In addition to hosting his afternoon show on WZZN-FM, he'll team with Catherine Johns to fill in for Don Wade and Roma on their WLS morning show. WLS veterans Landecker and Johns were paired together on WJMK-FM.

James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose revolutionary rhythms, rough voice and flashing footwork influenced generations of musicians from rock to rap, died early Christmas morning. He was 73.

Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta on Sunday and died of heart failure. He initially seemed fine at the hospital and even told people that he planned to be on stage in New York on New Year's Eve.

Brown was one of the major musical influences of the past 50 years. From Mick Jagger to Michael Jackson, David Bowie to Public Enemy, Brown's rapid-footed dancing, hard-charging beats and heartfelt yet often unintelligible vocals changed the musical landscape. He was to rhythm and dance music what Bob Dylan was to lyrics.

Brown's classic singles include "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag," "(Get Up I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud," a landmark 1968 statement of racial pride.

"The Hardest Working Man in Show Business" won a Grammy for lifetime achievement in 1992, as well as Grammys in 1965 for "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (best R&B recording) and for "Living In America" in 1987 (best R&B vocal performance, male.) He was one of the initial artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

Brown is survived by at least four children, two daughters and sons Daryl and James Brown III. Friends were making flight arrangements Monday to come to Atlanta to determine how to memorialize Brown.


Please enjoy A Tribute To James Brown

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