Giant Gene is The Number 1 "Ambassador" Of "The Sounds Of Philly" Around The World

 
Giant Gene Arnold's "Sounds Of Philly" Radio

"This is The worldwide home of The Popular Philly AM and FM Radio DJ who played oldies, hard-rock and then disco long before they had a genre'.

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             Celebrating his 50th Year in Entertainment

YOU ARE INVITED TO 
"GIANT GENE'S d'Scene REUNIONtm"
SATURDAY JULY 31   9PM-2AM
JT's Philadelphia House..Castor at Cottman
Phila PA 19153  215-342-1161
Dance Contests** Surprise Guests** Prizes.
Giant Gene was the Guy that Made It Happen!

George Manney On Drums..Just like at D'Scene  and all of your Favorite d'Scene 70's Oldies..Miss Mini Contest..More!
With over 3,000 dancers a night at d'Scene, here's
your chance to do it again! We wanna' see YOUR face in the place! The memories are here this Saturday night..not at the Shore!

Special Guest Stars: Denise Montana (Miss Goody Goody-Top 10 Hit "No.1 DJ" Platinum Disco Artist
And Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist

 Russ Edwards, Popular Americana Artist will also guest.

Cruisin' 92's Steve Kurtz will Judge one of the Dance Contests-as will Lois Burak..popular Philly Personality

Bob Davis, Founder of soul-patrol.com and radio host will also be a judge, along with 
Author Bill Mettinger, (The Kensington Kid)

Admission: $15.= 2 Beers Roast Beef Sandwich...Ton's O' Fun
Capt. Mike will guest DJ with Mikey V
Sponsored by: OOT Magazine..Dance on the OOT TV Network
Sponsors: Pat's Music Center..Frankford and Cottman
Beutyworx Salon-Day Spa 7242 Frankford Ave Philadelphia PA 
Goodman Family Chiropratic Center 7256 Rising Sun Ave.Phila PA Shear Know How By Dee..8106 Roosevelt Blvd. Philadelphia PA
Produced By: JT's Philadelphia House    Philly Pop Music

To hear more of your favorite "Philly Sounds" programs and interviews , Scroll Down this page and Click on your choice of current "updated" or restored broadcasts To see Giant Gene intro your favorite Philly groups at the Spectrum, go to www.youtube.com and put "giant gene arnold" into the search box.
To see a "Sounds Of Philly" video preview, click here

                Terry is Gene's wife, long-time producer, singer, actress, and  voiceover artist. To learn more visit her site.

Visit Terryl's Showcase Page and Voice Demo at http://imterryl.tripod.com/terryl
Here is one of her Country Hits.."There'll Never Be A Next Time For Me"

About Gene

In the beginnings of his radio career. (after singing, acting, and writing and producing music), Gene joined RJ (Ron Joseph) in late 1966 at WEEZ-AM radio, and then they rocked over to WIFI-92 FM in Philly, and created the Number One FM Sound in the city, performing at dances and record hops throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and nearby South Jersey. He called his shows "Giant Gene's Discoscene", and later, wrote for Discoscene Magazine. For 3 summers, after he created "Gene Arnold's AM Underground" on WCAM, he also did the broadcast live from the "fun capital of the Shore"...Wildwood New Jersey, where he hosted and MC'd many of the top names in rock music in concerts there, at The Spectrum, The Electric Factory, and on his programs. They included Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Iron Butterfly, Vanilla Fudge, The Allman Brothers, Chicago, and many more. While credited with the first "popular progressive rock" shows in the area before any major stations had gone to that format, and introducing groups he is still friendly with such as Nazz, his populariy grew from dance music and the dances and shows he performed at for fans throughout the Delaware Valley. Gene also hosted "Gene Arnold's American Scene" on CBS Radio's WCAU-1210, and his syndicated "Duperstar Concerts' and "History of Disco" series.

              TO READ THE CONTINUATION OF GENE'S  BIO IN THE SCRAPBOOK, CLICK HERE

 

***Here is Gene Arnold's Official Broadcast Pioneer Biography***

Our goal is to educate and inform you of the very historic "Sounds Of Philly" that Gene was a vital part of by introducing you to the people who made it, and their ever classic recordings of their worldwide hits. Look for this logo at www.soul-patrol.net radio, and hear many of Gene's "Superstar-Soul" Programs when you see this symbol. There are hundreds of great programs there, so scroll all the way down.

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Gene was highly honored to receive the coveted "Legends Of Black Music Award", and was also recently named Number 25 on the "World's Best DJ" List. Europes leading Disco and DJ Magazine,Visit the writers and publisher at www.djsportal.com. Gene is also featured in Wikopedia, the internets leading Encyclopedia. Not being on the air for all those years, (with the exception of our syndicated re-runs and his voiceovers on virtually a thousand  commercials on TV and Radio, it's great to be remembered. This site is our way of thanking you by bringing you the info you want about the stars, the music, and the "behind the scenes" facts about how it all happened. Ron's DanceTalk Magazine, published by Ron Bess, is another excellent source of dance music info.

Here are the current programs you can listen to now with Real Player or Windows Media.

	Terri Landi Show 2010:
	New Songs: interview with Gil Saunders, lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
	The History of Disco, in the words and songs of the stars who made it!
	The History of Motown: Stevie, Diana, The Marvelletes, The Four Tops, and others talk about their hits
	The Ojays Talk and sing their big hits, and play DJ with Giant Gene
	The History of Philly Soul: All of your favorites from Philly, plus lots of details on the music
	Time in a Bottle: The Man Behind Jim Croce, Maury Meuhliesen, plays and sings with Jim
	NEW NAZZ-2 and OLD NAZZ: "Hello, it's Me" music, and a chat with Stewkey
	Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell: Philly faves talk with Gene about everything
	More on NAZZ: Stewkey talks about life after #1 hits, and his new NAZZ 2

 

 Gene ntroduced The Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Spectrum on April 12 1969. He MC'd him 3 more times after that by his request over the years.Gene also MC'd The Doors, The Allman Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Cat Stevens, Chicago, Steppenwolf, Frank Zappa,and most of the beloved rock stars of that era, and helped get local groups like Stone Dawn, The Legions, Almond Joy, The Driftwoods, and many more.

Gene  is honored to be a member of The Disco DJ's Hall Of Fame , and The Philly Radio and TV Hall Of Fame, and a part of The New York Public Library's "A Decade Of Saturday Nights" bold Exhibit highlighting the people and places of Disco with highlights of the era well preserved and beautifully displayed.He is also a Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneer Member.

We also thank you all for making us so much a part of the internet music scene worldwide. Jody was right. People EVERYWHERE love "the Sounds Of Philly!" so we do it just for the fun of it. Thanks to good friend Marty Angelo for his efforts to keep Disco alive, and to Rich Levin www.pctalkweb.net , Bob Davis,(of www.soul-patrol.net) and Dave Skalish, (Chief Technician CBS Radio Stations)who lovingly have restored many of our original broadcasts, and of course, to Terry, who makes everything possible, and Jim, Anna, and our friends at www.netcetra.com who are easily the best web creators and site hosts anywhere  

Links to stars, other sites,  and music you'll love

RJ Ron Josephs www.rjforever.com

Nazz at http://www.itsaboutmusic.com/nazz.html

Philly's "original" rocker..www.charliegracie.com

100 Great Disco Links http://www.70disco.com/70links.htm

Philly's Own Hall and Oates www. hall and oates .com/

Great Disco site www.disco.com

Philly's Own LaBelle www.pattilabelle.com/index2.html

Philly's Teen Idols:
 www.frankieavalon.com
www.fabianforte.com
www.chubbychecker.com
www.bobbyrydell.com

The Rock Hall Of Fame www. rock hall .com/

The Kings Own Site www.elvis.com

Find Your Favorite Philly CD's www.amazon.com

Philadelphia Radio and TV Hall Of Fame http://phillymemories.tripod.com/id2.htm

Our very own beloved www.jimcroce.com

Philly's Own "Godfather Of Disco Vince Montana Jr

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RIP Al Alberts, Al Martino, Bobby Burnett, Irv Homer, Fred Sherman, Teddy Pendregrass
 

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