http://odeo.com/channels/109356-KCAC Fishcough no <p>This is a collection of airchecks for all who remember the pioneering Phoenix album-rock station, <span class="caps">KCAC</span>, its station manager, the late great William Edward Compton, and the early <span class="caps">KDKB</span>.</p> This is a collection of airchecks for all who remember the pioneering Phoenix album-rock station, KCAC, its station manager, the late great William Edward Compton, and the early KDKB. This is a collection of airchecks for all who remember the pioneering Phoenix album-rock station, KCAC, its station manager, the late great William Edward Compton, and the early KDKB. en-us 40 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:14:35 -0700 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:14:35 -0700 http://odeo.com/episodes/1376319-Kent-State-comments William Edward Compton was, according to the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, “the ring leader of a merry band of free spirits who brought a new era to Phoenix rock and roll radio,” beginning when he took over as station manager of a small, AM-only station called KCAC. In Phoenix, KCAC – one of a handful of stations pioneering the format that became known as “album oriented” radio – quickly became the station of choice of a new generation of music listeners. Eventually, KCAC succumbed to financial problems, and in 1971, most of the staff migrated to a new station called KDKB. In June, 1977, a tragic car accident took Compton’s life. In this clip from July 4, 1970, Compton comments on the then-recent confrontations between students and police at Kent State and introduces two hastily-released songs about the events. William Edward Compton was, according to the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, “the ring leader of a merry band of free spirits who brought a new era to Phoenix rock and roll radio,” beginning when he took over as station manager of a small, AM-only station called KCAC. In Phoenix, KCAC – one of a handful of stations pioneering the format that became known as “album oriented” radio – quickly became the station of choice of a new generation of music listeners. Eventually, KCAC succumbed to financial problems, and in 1971, most of the staff migrated to a new station called KDKB. In June, 1977, a tragic car accident took Compton’s life. In this clip from July 4, 1970, Compton comments on the then-recent confrontations between students and police at Kent State and introduces two hastily-released songs about the events. William Edward Compton was, according to the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, “the ring leader of a merry band of free spirits who brought a new era to Phoenix rock and roll radio,” beginning when he took over as station manager of a small, AM-only station called KCAC. In Phoenix, KCAC – one of a handful of stations pioneering the format that became known as “album oriented” radio – quickly became the station of choice of a new generation of music listeners. Eventually, KCAC succumbed to financial problems, and in 1971, most of the staff migrated to a new station called KDKB. In June, 1977, a tragic car accident took Compton’s life. In this clip from July 4, 1970, Compton comments on the then-recent confrontations between students and police at Kent State and introduces two hastily-released songs about the events. tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376319 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:14:35 -0700 no KCAC jackson, Compton, kdkb, kcac, kent state http://odeo.com/episodes/1376318-Ohio-Jackson-Kent-Blues tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376318 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:14:04 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376317-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376317 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:13:32 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376316-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376316 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:13:05 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376314-Little-Queenie-Honky-Tonk-Women-Street-Fighting-Man tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376314 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:12:39 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376313-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376313 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:12:05 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376312-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376312 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:11:37 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376311-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376311 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:11:10 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376310-Affair-on-Eighth-Avenue-Your-Love-s-Return-The-Last-Time-I-Saw-Her-Face tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376310 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:10:44 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376309-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376309 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:10:12 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376308-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376308 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:09:38 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376307-My-Generation-Live-At-Leeds tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376307 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:09:14 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376306-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376306 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:08:44 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376305-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376305 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:08:13 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376304-July-Fourth-Commentary tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376304 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:07:45 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376303-Declaration-of-Independence tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376303 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:07:02 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376302-Fourth-of-July-music-collage-part-1 tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376302 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:06:27 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376274-Fourth-of-July-music-collage-part-2 tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376274 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:05:40 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376272-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376272 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:04:31 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376271-I-Love-You-Seasons tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376271 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:04:10 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376270-Concluding-comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376270 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:03:42 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376269-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376269 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:03:14 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376268-Station-ID tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376268 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:02:47 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376267-Sweet-Thing-And-It-Stoned-Me-Astral-Weeks-Into-The-Mystic tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376267 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:02:16 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376266-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376266 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:01:45 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376265-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376265 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:01:07 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376264-I-m-Going-Home tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376264 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:00:39 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376263-Comments tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376263 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:00:10 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376262-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376262 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:59:33 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376261-Symphony-For-The-Devil-Sympathy-For-The-Devil tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376261 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:59:02 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376260-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376260 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:58:31 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376259-One-For-The-Clock tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376259 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:57:57 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376258-Commercials tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376258 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:57:21 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376257-For-Free-Songs-To-Aging-Children-Rainy-Night-House-Part-1 tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376257 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:56:46 -0700 no KCAC http://odeo.com/episodes/1376256-Rainy-Night-House-Part-2 tag:odeo.com,2006-06-25,1376256 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:56:12 -0700 no KCAC