Here is the songlist from a January, 1970 aircheck from KQWB-FM 98.7. At this point they had not pivoted over to "Q98FM" and their rock heavy playlist, they were still a 70's free form FM station. This hour ran from 6:30 to 7:30 on a Sunday night in January, 1970 (unknown exact date). This is the song list by DJ "Brother Dave" (Dave Shannon):
Thank You- Sly and the Family Stone
Friendship Train- Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Times They Are A-chaingin’- Bob Dylan
Blowin’ Away- The 5th Dimension
Hold On- The Rascals
Feelin’ Alright- Traffic
Ferrante & Teicher- Midnight Cowboy
The Flying Burrito Brothers- Hippie Boy
John Mayall- Room To Move
The Jackson 5- One More Chance
Crosby, Stills and Nash- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Joe MacDonald (Country Joe and the Fish)- Bass Strings
Crow- Evil Woman
Jimi Hendrix- Hey Joe
Area Code 615-Ruby
As you can see it's a fairly wild (for Fargo) mix of rock, country rock and urban music with a mix of hits and deeper cuts. All of this music seems to be a year or year and a half old at the oldest as of the January, 1970 airing. Because you can learn something new everyday, I was unaware that Feelin' Alright was originally a song by Traffic and have never heard this version before. Also, Bass Strings was a controversial song about marajuana and LSD use by Country Joe and the Fish; an early evening airing of this song was somewhat unusual.
Here's the Soundcloud link:
KQWB-FM January 1970 part 1
Thank You- Sly and the Family Stone
Friendship Train- Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Times They Are A-chaingin’- Bob Dylan
Blowin’ Away- The 5th Dimension
Hold On- The Rascals
Feelin’ Alright- Traffic
Ferrante & Teicher- Midnight Cowboy
The Flying Burrito Brothers- Hippie Boy
John Mayall- Room To Move
The Jackson 5- One More Chance
Crosby, Stills and Nash- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Joe MacDonald (Country Joe and the Fish)- Bass Strings
Crow- Evil Woman
Jimi Hendrix- Hey Joe
Area Code 615-Ruby
As you can see it's a fairly wild (for Fargo) mix of rock, country rock and urban music with a mix of hits and deeper cuts. All of this music seems to be a year or year and a half old at the oldest as of the January, 1970 airing. Because you can learn something new everyday, I was unaware that Feelin' Alright was originally a song by Traffic and have never heard this version before. Also, Bass Strings was a controversial song about marajuana and LSD use by Country Joe and the Fish; an early evening airing of this song was somewhat unusual.
Here's the Soundcloud link:
KQWB-FM January 1970 part 1