STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you tune in to Sirius XM over the next week and think you recognize a familiar voice, you’re right on target!
New Dorp resident Tom Tyburczy will guest deejay on a radio show called “My Nifty ‘50s” on ‘50s Gold Channel 72.
Check him out on Friday Jan. 19 at 7 p.m., Saturday Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., Sunday Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. and Wednesday Jan. 24 at 11 p.m.
HERE’S HOW IT ALL HAPPENED
Since Tyburczy is a steady listener of Sirius XM radio, he heard an announcer ask if there were any listeners interested in assuming the role of guest deejay. He emailed the station.
“They wrote back right away and immediately asked if I would be interested in assuming the role,” he recalled.
And since the crooner — who’s a powerhouse of information when it comes to any type of music — had some interesting facts about several oldie tunes, he put together an introduction and threw in some background on the popular tunes of the day, and emailed that as well.
“And they loved it,” Tyburczy added.
A LITTLE ON THE SHOW
The show, that’s about 28 minutes in length, will include popular oldies like “Little Star,” the iconic song made famous by Staten Islander Vito Picone of Vito Picone and the Elegants that topped the charts and earned a Gold Record in 1958.
“Little Star” was recorded on ABC Paramount’s subsidiary label, APT. The group was named the number one R&B and the number one pop artists of the year, and adorned the cover of Cashbox Magazine receiving their gold record.
Aside from doubling their original record sales since 1958, the group has received the Million-Airs Award for “Little Star” airing one million times on the radio. Their song has been immortalized in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, was featured in numerous movies, and in HBO’s blockbuster series, “The Sopranos.”
Tyburczny will also feature “Hush a Bye,” sung by Al Contrera and The Mystics, the record released in 1959 that would spend 16 weeks on Billboard Hot…
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