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Richard Arnold Beattie- KLZ FM- The Innovators- Legends from 1965

Richard Arnold Beattie

On a hot Denver afternoon in August 1965, the FM studios at KLZ-FM were invaded by a young man from Philadelphia. Bill Gardner had a stack of .45 RPM single records with colorful logos that he had just bought from a local record store. In the studio were the Classic Music -"long hairs." The youngster addressed the middle aged commentators; they took their records and exited the booth. And Gardner changed the FM airwaves - forever. "I don't think that Denver really knows what they started. Rock and Roll on FM was a crazy idea at the time," Gardner said. "When I entered the studio, and played "California Girls," by the Beach Boys, we were off and running." Rock and Roll is a mainstay today on FM, and Denver still is an Innovator when it comes to Album Oriented Rock. Gardner brought in DJ, Max Floyd, (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and Oddy Cloney who were the anchors of KLZ- FM- The Innovators! This is that story, along with the Rock and Roll Music Promoter, Barry Fey; The Beatles at Red Rocks; Jimmy Hendrix and several great sound-checks and interviews about KLZ- FM, the Innovators. 



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