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Winston "Buddy" Deane was a broadcaster for more than fifty years, beginning his career in Little Rock, Arkansas , then moving to the Memphis, Tennessee market before moving onto Baltimore where he worked at WITH-AM radio. He was one of the first Disc Jockey s in the area to regularly feature Rock-and-roll . His dance party television show debuted in 1957 and was, for a time, the most popular local show in the United States . It aired for 2 1/2 hours a day, six days a week.

Dancers on the show include Judy Kimball .

The show featured many kinds of dance, particularly Swing .

It was the basis of The Corny Collins Dance Show in the John Waters movie and musical '' Hairspray ''


REFERENCE

  • Washington Post, ''Winston "Buddy" Deane - Baltimore DJ'' obituary, Friday, July 18, 2003, Page B-7.



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