…and four more have passed away, early Fall 2025
These men have sang for the Turtles and Flo & Eddie; was a trailblazing Italian clothes designer; won two World Series with the Baltimore Orioles, and later managed a winning World Series team; and was the Nashville pedal-steel “Man of Steel”, playing for Waylon Jennings and countless others.
The Country Caravan featured a mix of lively DJ sets, jam-packed talent showcases, and major events.
WPLO-AM 590’s Country Caravan was a defining force in Atlanta radio during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, marrying music, community, and personality in a way that few stations ever matched. The real Country Caravan era emerged during this time, featuring a mix of lively DJ sets, jam-packed talent showcases, and major events billed as the “WPLO Shower of Stars.” These weren’t just concerts—they were full-scale country happenings.
All the photos in this post are from my Mother’s collection of Country Music memorabilia. They were taken by me, either at Nalley or Sandy Springs WPLO Caravan in July 1967.
Continue reading “WPLO Country Caravan”Mother loved Country Music and Patsy Cline was one of her favorites.
Patsy Cline, born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia, remains one of the most revered voices in American country music history. Raised in a working-class family during the Great Depression, her early years were marked by hardship. Her father, Samuel Hensley, left the family when she was young, leaving her mother, Hilda, to support Patsy and her siblings.
Now there’s Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blixzen, Rudolph, Flossie, Glossie, Racer, Pacer, Fearless, Peerless, Ready, Steady, Feckless, Speckless, Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patches, Montel, and ???
I mentioned a few alternate reindeer in my previous post “Santa’s Reindeer“, like the South Park rescue team and the reindeer in L. Frank Baum’s book. Here I’ll go into more detail about those other less known reindeer. We all know Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blixzen, and Rudolph, but who were the others? Like, Robbie the Reindeer is the son of Rudolph and appeared in two BBC specials.
