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The Citizen, Gloucester, England
November 20th, 1979DISCO FEVER HITS TOWN
The boom in the number of disc jockeys in Gloucester just goes to show that disco fever is well and truly in town.The close competition and rivalry between budding DJ's was evident in a disco competition being run for the past three months in the city, writes Joey Wilton.
The finals last week at Tiffany's brought the competition to a climax, with Atmosphere II just beating Little Ian's Creation Disco.
Both are Gloucester discos and the winners Paul Palmer (20) and Sylvester Samuels (19), won themselves two hundred and forty pounds worth of disco equipment and prizes.
Runner-up Ian Fernehough, of Kingsholm Rd., who has just started DJ work full-time, won prizes worth one hundred and fifty pounds.
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In third place was one of the visiting DJs who took part - Disco Fever, with Jeff Slater, from Buckinghamshire. Winner of the dancing competition was Donovan Smith, of Gloucester.
One of the judges, woman DJ Honey Bee Benson, who worked at Tiffany's until October, chose Jeff's disco to win a Scandinavian tour - with the possibility of an extended contract.
Organizer of the competition was Barry Brown, of Barry's Disco, who said he was pleased with the high caliber of entrants.
"We wanted more recognition for the disco scene and more respectability", he said. "There are now 300 DJs in Gloucester and although it is competition there is work for everybody. Disco's are the in thing. It is now a big industry."
And good news for any more hopefuls - he plans to organize a bigger and better competition next year.
The Citizen, Gloucester, England - September 11th, 1979
CHARISMA WINS THE DAY
The final heat of the Grand Disco Competition was held last week and now entrants will be keeping their fingers crossed for a placing in the semifinals.
The winners of the fourth heat were two local youngsters who despite their brief experience in the business, and a small rig, won over the crowds.
Under the collective title of Atmosphere II, Paul Palmer (20) and Sylvester Samuels (18), took on the two other outfits and managed to assure themselves a place in the battle to come. The competition organizer, Barry Brown, was highly impressed with the flamboyant style of Paul and Sylvester.
Second place went to Geoff Slater who had traveled from Chesham with Disco Fever. Third position was awarded to the Cheltenham-based Blue Ice.
Monday Morning Reply (Radio Industry Publication) - July 16, 1990
Mid-day Chat with Sylvester Samuels
WKND / Windsor, CT, recently opened itself up for some pretty hot interviews with the likes of Bootsy Collins and Barry White. They joined PD Melanie McLean, as did Jack Gibson (aka Jack The Rapper), who entertained listeners for two hours. Johnny Gill strolled in during mid-day to chat with SYLVESTER SAMUELS. During the fourth of July weekend, the station featured the "WKND Power Music Fest," providing a unique array of local entertainment, food and beverages.
These are actual studio recorded broadcasts. They are NOT broadcast quality. In order to bring you these unique recordings in real time, for the first time, over the internet the quality has been reduced.Your are listening to the POWER WKND 1480 AM - With your host Sylvester Samuels
1480 WKND - October 11th, 1989
Mid-Day Show (Length: 38 Mins)1480 WKND - June 21st, 1990
Afternoon Drive Show
Johnny Gill Interview (Length: 47 Mins)1480 WKND - Agust 19th, 1992
Afternoon Drive Show (Length:41 Mins)1480 WKND - April 25th, 1994
Afternoon Drive Show (Length: 28 Mins)1480 WKND - July 28th, 1995
Morning Drive Show (Length: 39 Mins)
Current Radio Shows
Sylvester Samuels can be occasionally heard in the U.K and Europe playing 70's & 80's rare grooves, jazz funk and soul on Starpoint Radio as guest host of The Original Mastercuts Show From Six Million Steps. Shows are achieved at the Six Million Steps website.
Shows will be Added to this jukebox when they become available:
Brighter Tomorrows Inc - April 29, 1988
Marcie McCaffrey, BTI Board Member
I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the great show your company put on for us at the 4th Annual Suitcase Party. This year you entertained 535 extremely happy people and we hope to have an even larger crowd for you next year. As you know, the proceeds from this event benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and we raised over $6,000 this year thanks to the professionalism and hard work of people such as yourself. It is through contributions such as yours that we can continue donating funds to this most worthwhile cause. I look forward to working with you in the future as do all the people you had partying all night long!
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