The Infinite Dial

Suburban NYC's WGHT (North Jersey 1500) has always had a special place in the hearts of music junkies for a reliable mix of the Oldies you hear everywhere and the songs that you hear nowhere else. But the emphasis has switched slightly toward the latter now that Rich Appel has started doing some weekend shifts on the station. Appel, a record label research department veteran during the week, has established a second beachhead in recent years as an oldies/music trivia expert, particularly with the newsletter Hz So Good (pronounce it like your Chief Engineer would). He's been appearing as a morning show guest on WGHT for a while now, so this was the next logical step. And it's one more reason to appreciate WGHT as a locally-operated small-market outlet that operates in defiance of current "radio law."

Here's WGHT in the final hour of Appel's Sunday afternoon show. The car themed songs are part of a special weekend:

Jan & Dean, "Dead Man's Curve"
Skylark, "Wildflower"
Charlie Gracie, "Butterfly"
Desmond Dekker, "Israelites"
Elton John, "Levon"
Elvis Presley, "Spinout"
Rick Springfield, "Human Touch"
Bruce Springsteen, "Human Touch"
William DeVaughn, "Be Thankful For What You Got"
Joe Jones, "You Talk Too Much"
Steve Miller Band, "Jet Airliner"
Paul Revere & Raiders, "Kicks"
Chuck Berry, "No Particular Place to Go"
Bob Dylan, "Tangled Up in Blue"
John Cougar, "Jack & Diane"