The
Citizen, Gloucester, England
November 20th, 1979
DISCO FEVER HITS TOWN
The boom in the number of disc jockeys in
Gloucester just goes to show that disco
fever is well and truly in town.
The close competition and rivalry between
budding DJ's was evident in a disco competition
being run for the past three months in the
city, writes Joey Wilton.
The finals last week at Tiffany's brought
the competition to a climax, with Atmosphere
II just beating Little Ian's Creation Disco.
Both are Gloucester discos and the winners
Paul Palmer (20) and Sylvester Samuels (19),
won themselves two hundred and forty pounds
worth of disco equipment and prizes.
Runner-up Ian Fernehough, of Kingsholm
Rd., who has just started DJ work full-time,
won prizes worth one hundred and fifty pounds.
TOUR
In third place was one of the visiting
DJs who took part - Disco Fever, with Jeff
Slater, from Buckinghamshire. Winner of
the dancing competition was Donovan Smith,
of Gloucester.
One of the judges, woman DJ Honey Bee Benson,
who worked at Tiffany's until October, chose
Jeff's disco to win a Scandinavian tour
- with the possibility of an extended contract.
Organizer of the competition was Barry
Brown, of Barry's Disco, who said he was
pleased with the high caliber of entrants.
"We wanted more recognition for the
disco scene and more respectability",
he said. "There are now 300 DJs in
Gloucester and although it is competition
there is work for everybody. Disco's are
the in thing. It is now a big industry."
And good news for any more hopefuls - he
plans to organize a bigger and better competition
next year.
The Citizen,
Gloucester, England - September 11th, 1979
CHARISMA WINS THE DAY
The final heat of the Grand Disco Competition
was held last week and now entrants will
be keeping their fingers crossed for a placing
in the semifinals.
The winners of the fourth heat were two
local youngsters who despite their brief
experience in the business, and a small
rig, won over the crowds.
Under the collective title of Atmosphere
II, Paul Palmer (20) and Sylvester Samuels
(18), took on the two other outfits and
managed to assure themselves a place in
the battle to come. The competition organizer,
Barry Brown, was highly impressed with the
flamboyant style of Paul and Sylvester.
Second place went to Geoff Slater who had
traveled from Chesham with Disco Fever.
Third position was awarded to the Cheltenham-based
Blue Ice.
Monday
Morning Reply (Radio Industry Publication)
- July 16, 1990
Mid-day Chat with Sylvester Samuels
WKND / Windsor,
CT, recently opened itself up
for some pretty hot interviews with the
likes of Bootsy Collins and Barry White.
They joined PD Melanie McLean, as did Jack
Gibson (aka Jack The Rapper), who entertained
listeners for two hours. Johnny Gill strolled
in during mid-day to chat with SYLVESTER
SAMUELS. During the fourth of July weekend,
the station featured the "WKND Power
Music Fest," providing a unique array
of local entertainment, food and beverages.
Listen
to live rare broadcasts of Sylvester
Samuels on this classic Hartford R&B,
Classic Soul & Jazz music radio
station. WKND was the ONLY Connecticut
Black music station in the 60's &
70's and a powerhouse for R&B music
in the 80's & early 90's. From 1988-1992
the legendary on-air line-up talents
of Eddie Jordan (Morning Drive), Sam
Harrison Jr. (Gospel), Sylvester Samuels
(Mid-Day) & Melonae McLean (Afternoon
Drive) graced the Greater Hartford airwaves.
Special thanks to these great broadcasters.
These are actual studio recorded broadcasts.
They are NOT broadcast quality. In
order to bring you these unique recordings
in real time, for the first time,
over the internet the quality has
been reduced.
Your
are listening to the POWER WKND 1480
AM - With
your hostSylvester
Samuels
1480 WKND - October
11th, 1989
Mid-Day Show (Length: 38 Mins)
1480 WKND - June 21st,
1990
Afternoon Drive Show
Johnny Gill Interview (Length: 47
Mins)
1480 WKND - April
25th, 1994
Afternoon Drive Show (Length: 28
Mins)
1480 WKND - July
28th, 1995
Morning Drive Show (Length: 39 Mins)
Current Radio Shows
Sylvester Samuels can be occasionally
heard in the U.K and Europe playing
70's & 80's rare grooves, jazz funk
and soul on Starpoint
Radio as guest host of The Original
Mastercuts Show From Six Million Steps.
Shows are achieved at the Six
Million Steps website.
Starpoint Radio
- The Original Mastercuts Show - From Six Million Steps
Shows will be Added to this jukebox when they become available:
Brighter
Tomorrows Inc - April 29, 1988
Marcie McCaffrey, BTI Board Member
I am writing to express my deepest gratitude
for the great show your company put on for
us at the 4th Annual Suitcase Party. This
year you entertained 535 extremely happy
people and we hope to have an even larger
crowd for you next year. As you know, the
proceeds from this event benefit the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, and we raised over
$6,000 this year thanks to the professionalism
and hard work of people such as yourself.
It is through contributions such as yours
that we can continue donating funds to this
most worthwhile cause. I look forward to
working with you in the future as do all
the people you had partying all night long!