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by "Sunshine" Sonny Payne
More About KFFA Radio
KFFA signed on the air for the first time on November 19, 1941,
and two weeks later, Robert Jr. Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson
broadcast the first "King Biscuit Time" show. "King
Biscuit Time," one of the longest running daily radio programs
in America, has helped promote the music of many blues artists,
and KFFA is the first to play many blues songs on the radio. Many
of these songs originated during the live broadcasts and the
words changed from day to day. After the death of Sonny Boy Williamson
in May of 1965,"King Biscuit Time" continued to feature
live artists such as James "Peck" Curtis and Dudlow Taylor
until 1969. By that time, most of the blues artists had gone north
to Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago and other greener pastures. Since
1965, I have continued to air the show at 12:15 pm, Monday through
Friday. I still play the traditional blues songs of our listeners'
favorite blues performers, opening with a Sonny Boy Williamson number
every day, and also feature many contemporary blues recordings.
You can read more about "King Biscuit Time" in a story
written by my good friend Lex Gillespie for "The King
Biscuit Times " a few years
ago, by clicking
here.
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