Coming to WDKK Friday, May 21st 7PM EST
The sound of Sonny Hopson blasted through the airwaves like a perfect storm. “Make no mistake-ah, Jake-ah,” went The Mighty Burner from 1965 to 1986 on WHAT 1340 AM. Sonny Hopson was the best friend black music ever had, playing the hottest soul platters and adding his own heaven-sent shouts.
Beginning with a top rated radio program in 1965, Harold “Sonny” Hopson has been a permanent and immensely popular fixture of Philly’s music scene. Over the years “The Mighty Burner” has maintained high ratings and popularity on WHAT 1340-AM, WIBF “Live From the Astro Disc” and WDAS where he served as an assistant to the president. Such excellence has allowed him to stretch into other endeavors.
Sonny has managed and produced many artists including Herb Ward, The Emanons, Fantastic Johnny C, The Cooperettes, Ann Robinson, George Freeman, Charles Earland and many others. Sonny’s list of television credits includes serving as the co-host of the Ed Hurst Show on WPVI-TV6, the Georgie Woods Show on WHPL-TV17 and CBS’ host and M.C. of the Miss Black America Show. In addition, Sonny was the proprietor and manger of Sonny Hopson’s Celebrity Lounge in Germantown, the proprietor of the Astro Disc Club in downtown Philly and the Executive Producer of WKBS-TV 48′s Astro Disc Television Show.
Sonny Hopson was a popular soul DJ on Philadelphia radio in the 1960s. He was also involved in managing and producing artists (including the Fantastic Johnny C, Charles Earland, the Emanons, the Cooperettes, Ann Robinson, George Freeman, and Herb Ward), hosting TV shows, and owning local clubs. An excerpt (or possibly excerpts) from his 1969 radio show was issued on CD by Philly Archives in 1969, featuring his slithery, speedy announcements in front, in back, and over soul tunes of the period, interspersed with commercials and news bulletins.
Join DA Williams as he welcomes to WDKK RADIO, The Legendary “Sonny Hopson”.
