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Music Lessons - The Curse of the Kid World - in 2 parts
Airdate: Friday - February 1, 1974

WOR Show

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Hey listen, before we get going here. . .

Show Description

Selling Pianos "You too can own a piano" Shep talks about a movie with WOR stars what is the name? At 16 he had a job at a local radio station. "Uncle Jean" One of the very first shows he ever did was every Sat Morning. "Miss Dorothy's Talent Hour" Shep was the 'traffic cop' who dragged the kid's off the stage andd set up the next one. Miss McCullough gave lessons to Shep and others on the 'Strings' "The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T." starring Peter Lynd Hayes and Mary Healy

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:38	this is WOR friends. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 16:50	American Motors	Matador
• 23:59	Provident Savings Bank
• 34:26	Hollywood Bread
• 35:00	Cunard
• 36:06	Huffman Koos
• 37:37	Orville Reddenbacher Gourmet Popcorn

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:31; 16:02	Harlem Strut	'Piano Music'
• 04:49; 27:51	Mama's Got the Blues
• 08:13; 33:48	Hock Shop Blues

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 17:51	Dan
• 02:27	Ed Scaterday
• 36:14	Jerry Lambert

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	People		McCullough, Miss

Record: 7530 / ID: 19740201W7530

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	February 1, 1974 Recno: 7530	Music Lessons - The Curse of the Kid World - in 2 parts

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19740201W7530	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	02-12-2024	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	05-21-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

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Dating Notes

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Time: 02:12 Source: Jim Clavin

Shep singing "Happy Friday to you"

Source: Jim Clavin

Show# W1440 "Sports" is confirmed at 9:15 so this is the 10:15 show

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2 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

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Pete Delaney

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 74-02-01 The Curse of the Kid World - in 2 parts
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

Running Time: 40:10

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 02 01_W7530_097 Music Lessons - Talent Hour.mp3
Station: WOR

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975