Bob Horn, August 1950

August 1950 - Disc jockey Bob Horn, 34, moves from WIP radio in Philadelphia to WFIL radio.


  Bandstand was originally a radio show broadcast by Philadelphia's WIP-AM station and hosted by Bob Horn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Horn_(broadcaster)


  WFIL-AM's Transmitter site in South West Philadelphia, began operation December 1, 1937 here with 1,000 watts. Scanned from 1947 WFIL publication "Going Forward With Radio".

   WFIL-AM's Transmitter site in South West Philadelphia, 1939

Disc Jockey Play Chart Top 10 in USA
 - September 2,1950

1 Goodnight, Irene-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
2 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole
3 Play A Simple Melody-Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby
4 Sam's Song (The Happy Tune)-Bing & Gary Crosby
5 Bonaparte's Retreat-Kay Starr
6 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
7 All My Love-Patti Page
8 Goodnight Irene-Frank Sinatra
9 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena-Vic Damone
10 Can Anyone Explain-Ray Anthony
 + September 16,1950
Goodnight, Irene-Jo Stafford
 + September 23,1950
Can Anyone Explain-Ames Brothers
I Love That Guy-Sarah Vaughan
 + September 30,1950
Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
M.S. Touchdown-Hugo Winterhalter
Nevertheless-Paul Weston

Juke Box Charts Top 10 in USA
 - September 2,1950
1 Goodnight, Irene-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
2 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole, Les Baxter Orchestra
3 Play A Simple Melody-Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby, Matty Matlock Orchestra
4 Sam's Song (The Happy Tune)-Bing & Gary Crosby, Matty Matlock Orchestra
5 Bonaparte's Retreat-Kay Starr, Lou Busch Orchestra
6 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, Weavers
7 I Wanna Be Loved-Andrews Sisters, Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
8 I'll Never Be Free-Kay Starr, Tennessee Ernie Ford
9 Cincinnati Dancing Pig-Red Foley
10 Can Anyone Explain ? (No, No, No!)-Ames Brothers
 + September 9,1950
Goodnight Irene-Frank Sinatra, Mitch Miller Orchestra
 + September 16,1950
Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
Nola-Les Paul
 + September 23,1950
All My Love (Bolero)-Patti Page, Harry Geller Orchestra
Mona Lisa-Victor Young Orchestra & Chorus, Don Cherry
 + September 30,1950
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, Artie Shaw

Most Played Juke Box Race Records Top 10 in USA
 - September 2,1950
1 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole
2 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
3 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
4 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
5 Well, Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
6 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
7 I'll Never Be Free-Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie
8 Goodnight, Irene-Paul Gayten
9 Good Morning, Judge-Wynonie Harris
10 My Foolish Heart-Gene Ammons
 + September 9,1950
Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 + September 16,1950
I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher Trio
 + September 23,1950
Tenderly-Lynn Hope Quintet
 + September 30,1950
Sax Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther