Who originated the phrase "Greetings, pop pickers!" and what was the show called? Enquiring minds want to know.
Greetings, Pop Pickers!
Greetings, Pop Pickers!
Roy,
Who originated the phrase "Greetings, pop pickers!" and what was the show called? Enquiring minds want to know.
Who originated the phrase "Greetings, pop pickers!" and what was the show called? Enquiring minds want to know.
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother" - Albert Einstein
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother" - Albert Einstein
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Re: Greetings, Pop Pickers!
I've seemingly beaten Roy to it on this occasion - that’s an easy one for my generation here in the UK to answer – the late Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman. There's literally tons of stuff about him on the web. For example, see......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Freeman
“Greetings pop pickers!” was generally uttered after the introduction of what became Alan Freeman's signature tune ‘The Sign of the Swinging Cymbal’ that always kicked of his weekend BBC radio editions of 'Pick of the Pops' - a run down of the UK top 20 singles for that week. Which by the way, is the piece of music that both starts and ends this YouTube tribute at……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5bpPuAdVUY
To quote an extract from his Wikipeadia entry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHx7VMK8 ... re=related
For an another YouTube clip of Alan Freeman sportingly doing a paradoy of himself in a ‘Smashy and Nicey’ sketch while supposdedly waiting for God in a home for retired DJs see……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqZm1Yd ... re=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Freeman
“Greetings pop pickers!” was generally uttered after the introduction of what became Alan Freeman's signature tune ‘The Sign of the Swinging Cymbal’ that always kicked of his weekend BBC radio editions of 'Pick of the Pops' - a run down of the UK top 20 singles for that week. Which by the way, is the piece of music that both starts and ends this YouTube tribute at……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5bpPuAdVUY
To quote an extract from his Wikipeadia entry:
As a comical side issue, the Harry Enfield character of prententious DJ ‘Dave Nice’ was loosly based on Alan Freeman. While his record turning partner-in-crime, ‘Mike Smash’ (played by Paul Whitehouse) was a likewise smilin' teeth charactricure of fellow radio DJ Tony Blackburn. See.....In 1961 Alan Freeman moved to the BBC Light Programme as presenter of the Records Around Five show, which was introduced by his signature tune At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal written by Brian Fahey. In September 1961 he introduced Pick of the Pops as part of a Saturday evening [radio] show Trad Tavern. Pick Of The Pops became a permanent [radio] show in its own right in 1962, with Freeman fronting it until 1972. At the same time, he was one of the original team of presenters of BBC TV's Top of the Pops and a regular member of the Juke Box Jury panel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHx7VMK8 ... re=related
For an another YouTube clip of Alan Freeman sportingly doing a paradoy of himself in a ‘Smashy and Nicey’ sketch while supposdedly waiting for God in a home for retired DJs see……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqZm1Yd ... re=related
Re: Greetings, Pop Pickers!
Ah! That's who it was. Thanks Peter.
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother" - Albert Einstein
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother" - Albert Einstein