Bob Rivers is one of the best-known rock and roll radio on air personalities in the northwestern United States, as well as a prolific producer of parody songs. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ...

Rivers' radio program, The Bob Rivers Show, is broadcast on Seattle rock station KZOK-FM. Nickname: Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Greg Nickels (NP) Area  - City  142. ... Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-1980s. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with KZOK. (Discuss) KZOK is a Classic rock station based in Seattle, Washington. ...

The Bob Rivers Show cast includes: Spike O'Neill; "Downtown" Joe Bryant; Kaci Aitchison; director Arik Korman; and executive producer Mike Jones.

Previously, between late 1989 and August 2000, the show aired on Seattle, Washington Active Rock radio station KISW-FM under the title Bob Rivers Twisted Radio. The Bob Rivers Show was also simulcast on Portland, Oregon "1980s Rock Hits" radio station KVMX "Mix 107.5" from 20 March 2006 until 5 October 2006, when the station dropped the morning show and switched to a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary format under the new branding "Movin' 107.5". 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in August, 2000. ... Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. ... KISW-FM, is an FM radio station in Seattle, Washington at the frequency 99. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... KVMX is a commercial broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon area and broadcasts at 107. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Rhythmic Adult Contemporary is a format similar to Rhythmic Top 40 radio. ...

WAAF Bob and Zip

Bob Rivers spent almost 6 years at WAAF-FM in Boston as part of their successful Bob and Zip morning show with fellow on air personality Peter "Zip" Zipfel. WAAF 107. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ...

During his tenure with WAAF, Rivers started producing parody and novelty songs, both for the station and for the KATZ/Newcity "American Comedy Network" a radio syndication service that provided comedy material to local U.S. and Canadian radio stations. One of the first parodies he produced was "Breakin' Up Is Hard On You", about the lawsuit and resulting court ordered split up of U.S. telecommunications company AT&T's Bell System by the United States Department of Justice. The song was sung to the tune of Neil Sedaka's #1, 1962 hit "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart. A novelty song is a usually intentionally humorous song, usually in published or recorded form. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... A court order is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties before the court and requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... AT&T Inc. ... The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their affiliations with each other. ... DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. Justice Department redirects here. ... Neil Sedaka 2005 Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. ... Breaking Up is Hard to Do is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ...

In 1987, Rivers released Twisted Christmas, which contained the Christmas music radio hit "Twelve Pains of Christmas", a parody of the holiday standard "Twelve Days of Christmas". "Twisted Christmas" was certified a gold record by the RIAA. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Twisted Christmas is a humorous Christmas album recorded by Bob Rivers and his Comedy Corp. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Twelve Days of Christmas and the associated evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide), are the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas Day (December 25) through the morning of Epiphany on (January 6). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... The RIAA Logo. ...

WIYY "98 Rock"

In the spring of 1988, during a brief stint at Baltimore radio station "98 Rock" WIYY-FM, Rivers gained some notoriety for an 11-day, on-air marathon during the Orioles losing streak. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: The Greatest City in America,[4] Get in on it. ... WIYY is a radio station in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, broadcasting on 97. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ...

KISW Twisted Radio

After arriving at KISW in Seattle in 1989, Rivers released a second album of humorous holiday-themed music in 1993 entitled I Am Santa Claus (the title track was a parody of Black Sabbath's song "Iron Man"). Since then, three other holiday-themed albums have been released, including: More Twisted Christmas (1997); Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire (2000); and White Trash Christmas (2003). 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Iron Man is a signature song of Birmingham heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath. ...

Bob Rivers and his Twisted Radio show have also produced a countless number of regular, non-holiday parodies covering anything from pop culture to politicians, to the various sports teams and players in the Seattle area. These "Twisted Tunes" can be heard for free on his website. CD compilation albums are also available. Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ...

KZOK The Bob Rivers Show

In 2001, the cast and show moved to KZOK. The cast includes Spike O'Neill, "Downtown" Joe Bryant, Kaci Aitchison, director Arik Korman and executive producer Mike Jones. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• Many tracks recorded by Bob Rivers are commonly misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic due to similar-sounding vocals. This misattribution has been common due to the wide circulation of his tracks on P2P music-sharing services.

• Rivers was twice voted "Major Market Rock Personality of the Year" by Radio & Records, a weekly U.S. radio and music industry trade magazine.

• Rivers was once voted "Billboard's Radio Personality of the Week" by Billboard magazine, a weekly U.S. music industry trade magazine.

• Bob Rivers's parody, "Cheney's Got a Gun," a parody of the Aerosmith hit "Janie's Got a Gun" was submitted on the music parody website Amiright in February 2006, followed by three other separate "Cheney's Got a Gun" parodies.

• Once afraid of flying, Rivers earned his private pilots certificate in 2002 and later an instrument rating. He's the owner of a Cessna single-engine aircraft and frequently flies in Western Washington.

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External links

• Bob Rivers / Twisted Tunes website
• KZOK website