Bill Randle, one of the most influential,
star-making disc jockeys of the 1950s and 1960s
and a Cleveland radio voice since 1949 died 3
years ago today at the age of 81. Shortly before
he passed on, Bill asked his daughter Pat to
finish his memoirs for him. She accepted, and
she's busy working on the book. The working
title is �The selling of Elvis�.
It was in the fall of 1955 when concert promoter
Bill Randle worked with Elvis for the first
time. Randle has said that he turned down an
offer to manage the singer. But in January 1956,
he did introduce Presley on his first national
TV appearance on CBS' "Stage Show." By then,
Randle was doing double duty, also serving as
host of a popular Saturday afternoon show on
WCBS in New York, where he also heavily featured
Presley's music. It�s not clear yet when Pat
Randle will have her fathers book finished.
Source: Elvismatters
Posted: 12th. July 2007
