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And here is Mike with a "how to" video on registering your nick name.

Shows
First up, the Show Calendar to find what's on tonight or any other night.  Right below that are the DJ profiles.  Read a general description of their shows, communicate with them via email, Facebook, and Twitter, check out their websites and in many cases, their show archives, in case you missed a show.
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The dj request line email addresses appear right here along with many more links for archives, Facebook, etc., when available for each day's shows.
 

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SHOW DESCRIPTION
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Tim Tillson

The HiFi Party
8-11P

The HiFi Party is where you hear the best in UNcommon oldies, Doo Wop, Soul, Pop, R&B, Rockabilly, British Invasion, Surf and Garage from the 50's and 60's.  Oh, and it's the home of the Second Chance Survey.

Website
Archives
Survey Songs
Facebook
Twitter
Email

 

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Richard Sibello

The Richard Sibello Music Bordello
5-8P

This is where the greatest records of all time reside, ALL the time, and we invite you to set a spell, relax and join in every Tuesday from 5 to 8 PM. Notice I didn't say the greatest HITS - it didn't have to be a hit to be great, just like it didn't have to be great to be a hit! Host Richard Sibello plays everything, from the sublime to the ridiculous, from his collection of over 25,000 records. He also tells the untold stories of rock and roll (are there any LEFT??) and segues semi-smoothly from genre to genre, as long as it's from the 50s, 60s and early 70s. Plus the last Tuesday of every month is a CLASSIC SOUL BLOWOUT, featuring nothing but the greatest in classic soul and R&B for three hours straight!! Best of all, you won't need penicillin after visiting THIS bordello!!

Archives
Facebook
Email


Lee Michael Demsey & the DC Dynamos

The Time Machine
8-11P (check calendar for different hosts)

The Time Machine is hard to define. As the name tells you, we take you forward and backward in time, but that's just part of the equation. With ten differt hosts, everyone has a different approach, but we're all trying to do the same thing, keep you entertained with the best tunes we can find, usually the more obscure the better. However,  we try to mix in some songs you might know, but haven't grown tired of. Based out of suburban Washington, the DC Dynamos aim to please, and we like to think we hit the bulls-eye more often that not.

Archives
Facebook
Email

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Rick Lewis

The Hometown Countdown
 2-6P

Every week Rick picks a different station survey to countdown, adding along the way, lots of extras. A must listen!

Website
Twitter
Email

Ramtown Mike


Judy, Randy, Jeff, George & Pete 

Ramtown Mike and Friends: Judy, Randy,Jeff, George & Pete
8-12M (check calendar for different hosts)

From 8-9P eastern, we feature on the 1st Wednesday of each month, Truly Judy's Tunes, the 2nd Wednesday is Randy on the Radio and the 3rd Wednesday, it's Jeff’s Rock'N'Roll Record Party and the last Wednesday we rotate George Green's Music Machine & Pete's Picks. From 9-12M eastern, it’s the Otherside of Ramtown where the emphasis is on fun with musical oldies contests. Plus the last Wednesday of the month is an all Request Fest. All Wednesday shows present music from the 50's, 60's & early 70's. The main focus is on those rarely heard quality oldies that do not get played elsewhere.

Website
Mike's Archives
Judy's Archives
Judy's Youtube Favorites Folder
Randy's Archives
Jeff's Archives
George's Archives
Pete's Archives
Facebook
Email
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Alex Galbraith

The Platter Party
Alternating with two other hosts
8-11P (check calendar)

Alex plays mostly music from the mid 50's to the mid 60's. The show is filled with Teeners, Rock'n'Roll, DooWop, Girl Groups, Instrumentals, Surf,  Rockabilly and phone in requests. Add to the music a few TV themes and radio jingles of the day along with old time commercials . All in all, it's a nostalgic trip into the past with rare tunes never played on the radio.

    Website and Archives
Email
 
Ed Pauli

Rockin' Ed's Mystery Train Wreck
Alternating with two other hosts
8-11P (check calendar)

From the 50s to the 60s with every genre stop in between, Ed looks for great, undiscovered records from the first two decades of rock'n'roll.

 Archives
Facebook
Email

Clarke Davis
 The Clarke Davis Experience
Alternating with two other hosts
8-11P (check calendar) and
Back To The Hop
Saturday 8-10P

The Clarke Davis Experience is a mixture of music, commentary and opinion.  Music provides a broader sense of enjoyment when presented in context.  Rather than just random selections, Clarke Davis seeks to provide another layer of understanding to the music.    Comments about the song, artist or location are coupled with respect for the production itself help you to enjoy the experience further, the Clarke Davis Experience.  

Clarke loves music and enjoys sharing his musical discoveries with you.  Please join him for a fun visit during his show on Top Shelf Oldies.  You can expect a world wide perspective with a wide assortment of musical styles.  Each selection is hand picked to provide pleasure and perhaps just a bit of expansion of musical horizon to the listener.
 Archives
Email
Facebook
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Rick Lewis

Oldies and More
8-12M

Hear everything from early R&B to 60s sunshine pop and garage band greats.  Fun mandatory, gloom prohibited.

Website
Twitter
Email
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Clarke Davis

Back To The Hop
8-10P

See Clarke's show description in the Thursday section.

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Johnny G

Vinyl Treasures
 10-12M but always longer

For the first three or four Saturdays of the month, I feature vocal group harmony and R&B at its best from the 50's & early 60's   I also play Rock n' Roll, Teeners, Soul, & a little Rock-a-billy!  On the last Saturday of the month, I spin music primarily from 1964 through 1969.  All the music comes directly from rare original 45's, as I have over 150,000 records in my collection.  You can even watch me spin these 45's live by clicking on the Live Video Stream link on the right and watch or hear archived shows by choosing those links.

Website
Live Video Stream
Audio Archives
 Video Archives
Facebook
Email
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Dave The Rave

Relics and Rarities
 9-12M

I have a music library of over 500,000 songs including 100,000 plus original 45's, many rare that sound great and leave you wondering how they never became hits. Relics & Rarities on Topshelf Oldies is the most fun for me because I have total freedom to play whatever sounds good with no restrictions.  Combining the many lost 45 gems with cool hits has been the formula for Relics & Rarities since February 1996 when this show first aired on WPDQ. Relics & Rarities also played to a national audience on XM, and is currently heard in several markets through syndication.

Website
Facebook
Twitter
Email
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Otto Mation
Spinning anytime the humans aren't

Otto is the guy you hear on the overnights and during days on TopShelf.  He claims he knows (and plays) the music YOU love.  Communicate with him via his Twitter link to the right.

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