Thank You and Farewell to Danny Holiday
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Tune in Saturday May 5th at 1:00 PM when KSER pays tribute to the late Danny Holiday. Hear tributes from friends and colleagues. We'll also feature excerpts from the archives of the Rock and Roll Time Machine. Danny was a Northwest radio legend who passed away in February. Listen in and hear Danny one more time!
KSER is saddened to bid farewell to our radio colleague Danny Holiday. Danny, host of the popular Rock 'N' Roll Time Machine, heard most recently Saturday mornings on KSER, passed away February 20, 2012 after a long illness.
Danny's Rock 'N' Roll Time Machine focused on the music of the 1950s and '60s, the formative years of rock 'n' roll, and of deejays like Danny Holiday. Raised in Everett and transplanted to Anacortes, Danny developed an early passion for rock music and brought that zeal to radio stints at KOL in Seattle during the "boss jock" era, and later to the Rock 'N' Roll Time Machine on KZOK and KBSG in the 1980s and '90s. During the 1970s he worked in the record industry, getting to know and promote many famous artists.
After a period of retirement, Danny felt the call of the microphone and revived the Rock 'N' Roll Time Machine on KSER. He called his three-hour programs, "a back-roads approach to the music", incorporating bits of artist trivia, alternate recordings, personal stories and Danny's wry personality. As he used to say, "there is not another show exactly likely this one anywhere in the world." We would add that Danny was surely a one-of-a-kind too.
Thank you, Danny Holiday, for your service to KSER, to our listeners, and to the music you loved.
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Danny's influence lives on
Danny played some Beatles outtakes a while back. I wrote and asked him where I could get them. I wanted to share them with my son, who is a young musician as a Christmas present. Danny was kind enough to send a copy of the recordings.
I told Danny that I thought that hearing the Beatles' rough recordings might encourage my son to keep working on his music. It did! My son began a band called "Leafeater". Hearing the back stories and mistakes encouraged my son to be a better musician and get his music out. Leafeater plays in Portland, and my son loves to listen to the gift recordings from Danny.
We are sorry that Danny passed away before we got to send him the first Leafeater cd. HIs kindness and sharing still makes me smile as I recall some story he shared on the radio, and when I listen to my son's band, I know that Danny sent some encouragement to help another generation.
Thanks for today's memorial show! We miss Danny!
Peace, Liz
Looking forward to the Danny Holiday show
We'll have the program turned up in the workroom. Spin those tunes for us one more time, Danny!
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