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Buddy Harman - Music Row's Hal Blaine
You heard him on Keener playing the drums on Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" and Roger Miller's "King of the Road". But Buddy Harman, who died August 21 at age 79 is being remembered as the Father of modern country drumming. That's him on the skins on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," Elvis Presley's "Little Sister," Patsy Cline's "Crazy," Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," and Ray Price's "Crazy Arms." He became the first well known percussionist in the country genre, was the Grand Ole Opry's first staff drummer, and provided the back beat that made Country hot stuff during the rock era.

New 1970 Airchecks!
What's the ideal July 4th present for a Keenerfan? We got it when the red and green VU meter logo of Bob Green Productions graced our mailbox. The legendary WKNR production and progarmming ace found a box of cassettes in his vault that yielded these two 1970 Keener gems. There's this extended Bob Green aircheck that gives you a feel for the Keener vibe during it's second run for glory. The jingles are a mixture of Clyde and classic Keener jingles and an eclectic combination of current hits and WKNR gold. Bob's presentation is straight ahead, playin the hits personality. His encyclopedic knowledge of the hits is in evidence and he makes it look all too easy, even when a planned record doesn't want to play. Then we have Scott Regen, the night after R. Dean Taylor was his studio guest. Juxtapose this piece against his early Keener work and you'll instantly feel the evolution into a more mature, yet perfectly executed performance. This was radio that you could leave on all day. Even as the playlists tightened up, the personality kept us coming back for more.

The New Beach Boy Box Set
By Scott Westerman - Keener13.com Curator

On June 10, Capitol released a box set with the Beach Boys US Singles from their 1962-1966 prime. This 66 track collection features both the A and B sides, the original mono mixes, stereo mixes and a ton of other goodies that we've come to expect with Beach Boy re-releases. It includes a 48 page hardbound book. Capitol has the new media marketing nailed too. The official Beach Boy website has a special section devoted to the box set that includes a flash player allowing you to listen to your favorite tune in it's original glorious mono format.