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A true Son of the South, Jumpin’ spun rhythm and blues platters — what many called “race records” back in the day — and targeted the local black audience. With his smooth, deep Southern drawl and hip patter, many listeners automatically assumed that G.O. was black.
Nov 22, 2018 · More Cruisin' radio stuff. What more could you expect? Cruisin' 1955 from 1983 is finally here.
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May 15, 2024 · Jumpin' George: "Bucket Blues" -- R&B. Unforgotten Vinyl. 1.62K subscribers. Subscribed. 5. 116 views 11 hours ago. 1953. With Leroy Felts And His 7 Sharps.
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Feb 5, 2019 · Jumpin’ George Oxford, KSAN, KDIA, San Francisco/Oakland: Oxford began at KFRC in 1945 with a poetry program. He wanted to be a newscaster; if he had to play records, he’d prefer classical music.
This repeated exposure, coupled with a growing white R&B audience, made "Jumpin'" George Oxford one of the most effective radio personalities of the time. His slogan for the year (you'll hear it here) - a variation on the futile plea in Billboard, "Be alive in '55!" The music was alive that year.
According to the March 30 article, KSAN had obtained a temporary restraining order one day earlier barring Oxford from identifying himself on KDIA’s air as “Jumpin’.” The complaint noted that Oxford had been hired by KDIA on January 26, 1960, despite being under contract to KSAN.
One of the men helping shape the burgeoning rock revolution was "Jumpin'" George Oxford, a mild-mannered white Southern family man who when facing a radio microphone turned into a dapper, jive-talklng rhythm and blues disc jockey, introducing records by black artists for a station beamed to the black market, KSAN In San Francisco.
