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THE RON KING SHOW, on www.RKPradio.com ,showcases Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music by independent Christian singers, songwriters and bands from the tri-state area of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia. The show also contains interviews and stories from these artists. Original and informative! Enjoy!

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THE RON KING SHOW, on www.RKPradio.com ,showcases Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music by independent Christian singers, songwriters and bands from the tri-state area of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia. The show also contains interviews and stories from these artists. Original and informative! Enjoy!

    THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ON THE RON KING SHOW

    THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ON THE RON KING SHOW

    Hi Folks!   Have you ever wondered where Contemporary Christian Music came from or how it got started?  Recently a great new movie was released called the "Jesus Revolution" which gave me the idea to produce a show about the "Jesus Music" that was an integral part of that great spiritual revolution that started in the 1970's.  Arguably, the story of Jesus Music begins when a young west coast pastor named Chuck Smith from Calvary Chapel Church was asked by a hippie band called "Love Song" if they could play in his church. As chuck tells it in his autobiography, "I was a bit apprehensive about what the band would play and what they would sound like".  So, Pastor Chuck asked the band if he could hear a sample of their music. The band eagerly agreed and started lugging their guitars into the church. They set up their gear and eventually started playing a song they had written called "Welcome Back." As Pastor Chuck tells it, "as soon as the band started playing, the power of the Holy Spirit fell upon our little church and I was awe-struck; the band was really good!  Pastor Chuck asked the band if they could play for a youth service that very evening and they did.  And so began "Jesus Music," which would eventually be called Contemporary Christian Music and, indeed, the beginnings of the "Jesus Revolution" itself.  I hope you enjoy our podcast and find it entertaining and informative.  Ron King  .

    • 24 min
    CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN RANDY RIGGLE ON THE RON KING SHOW

    CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN RANDY RIGGLE ON THE RON KING SHOW

    Hi Folks, for those of you who are familiar with the Ron King Show audio podcast, you know that most of the time we feature Christian bands, singers or gospel groups from the areas of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. Well, instead of that, on this episode of the Ron King Show we have the pleasure of having as our guest, from the "big" city of Lone Pine, PA the excellent Christian comedian Mr. Randy Riggle. You may be wondering what's the difference between a Christian comedian and a regular secular comedian is and Randy gives us the answer to that question. Randy also talks about whats it's like to be on the road as a comedian for over forty years and some of the difficulties encountered in making a full time living at it. Randy loves to travel and has had the pleasure of meeting , and working with, some of the top comedians in the business over the years and we get to hear Randy tell us all about that also. During the interview, Randy does a great impression of singer Johnny Mathis which is quite funny; you won't want to miss that.   I loved interviewing Randy; he's a lot of fun and I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to his interview as much as I did producing it.   Thanks for listening!  Ron King

    • 33 min
    TAMMY JO & THE IRON HORSE BAND ON THE RON KING SHOW

    TAMMY JO & THE IRON HORSE BAND ON THE RON KING SHOW

    Hi Folks: Well, we have a great interview and some excellent original country music on this edition of the RON KING SHOW.  Our three studio guests include Tammy Jo & Iron Horse; all from the upper Ohio Valley (Moundsville, WV and St. Clairsville, Ohio) and are comprised  of Larry Truex on electric  bass guitar,  John (Buster) Gatten on electric lead guitar and Tammy Jo Whitlatch on acoustic guitar and vocals.  Tammy Jo & Iron Horse have only been together a little over a year but the individual members of the band all have years of experience  playing with other bands before getting together to play in Iron Horse. The group has just released their first CD together called "MY CADILLAC" and boy is it a good one! Their title tune written by Tammy, called "My CADILLAC, is quite reminiscent of the vibe on the Grammy winning CD "RAISING SAND," produced by T Bone Burnett and starring Allison Krause and Robert Palmer. Another great original tune on the new CD, also written by Tammy, is a song called "WEST VIRGINIA." (No. not the one by John Denver; that song is called "Country Roads.) And to let  you hear just how unbelievably good the band is we'll let you hear "WEST VIRGINIA"  on the podcast. We think that TAMMY JO & IRON HORSE is one of the very best country bands to come out of west Virginia in a long time and, after listening to their music, we think you'll agree. Happy listening!   Ron King

    • 26 min
    CRUSIN' SUNDAY NIGHT--50'S oldies on WJPA RADIO--GEORGE LASKO and RON KING

    CRUSIN' SUNDAY NIGHT--50'S oldies on WJPA RADIO--GEORGE LASKO and RON KING

    If you enjoy oldies music from the 50's and the 60's, then you are really going to enjoy this episode of the Ron King Show.  Ron visits WJPA Radio in Washington, PA and is the guest of DJ (Gee Whiz) George Lasko who has been hosting the CRUSIN' SUNDAY NIGHT radio show for many years and has built up a huge following. George and Ron discuss the early days of Doo-Wop music and play one of Ron's records that was recorded at Regent Sound Studios in New York City just off Broadway in about 1958. From there George and Ron play records from Ron's recording career throughout the years up until the present. The show comes to a nifty end as DJ George plays one of Ron's brand new songs from Ron's latest album "TWO ANGELS MOVED IN FROM MEMPHIS;" the new song is a hilarious tune called, "BLACK SOCKS AND BERKINSTOCKS." So sit back, take a trip back in time and enjoy some of the nicest memories from the best days of your life!  Love!  Ron King  

    • 35 min
    SANDY LUSCO HUFFMAN ON THE RON KING SHOW

    SANDY LUSCO HUFFMAN ON THE RON KING SHOW

    Our guest for this edition of the Ron King Show is Sandy Lusco Huffman, a seasoned Christian/Country singer-songwriter now living in rural New Freeport, PA,  just over the state line from West Virginia. Sandy started out singing and performing in school when she was very young in Pittsburgh and by the time she was a teenager she was opening up for top country artists, such as Ronnie Milsap, on  the WWVA Radio Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. (The Jamboree could be heard at night on WWVA radio in 16 states and parts of Canada at that time.) Sandy also got to perform at "Jamboree In The Hills" where most of the top Nashville country acts of the day performed. However, as Sandy entered her twenty's she began to feel that, even though she still loved music and performing, the type of compromising life style that sometimes went with it all was just not what Sandy was looking for.  So, give a listen to Sandy's story and see how it all turned out. I'm sure you'll like it. It's truly interesting!!  Ron King  .

    • 27 min
    CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN DAVE BYERS ON THE RON KING SHOW

    CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN DAVE BYERS ON THE RON KING SHOW

    Dave Byers, a Christian musician, singer and songwriter from East Liverpool, Ohio is our guest on this edition of the Ron King Show. Dave talks about his younger days when he wanted to become a secular rock star to eventually becoming a Christian and then, further down the road, becoming the worship leader at his church.  During the podcast Dave relates a humorous story about how three fathers of three different girls that he was dating, one by one, all tried to lead Dave to Christ. Dave also talks about being one of the first people to try to sell merchandise on the internet (mattresses, headboards and music supplies) and being quite successful at it. In addition, Dave discusses his time in the Air Force in Alaska and getting married while he was still stationed there.   Dave Byers is a very interesting and funny guest and we're quite sure that you're going to enjoy this edition of the Ron King Show!

    • 33 min

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