Charlie "C.A." Apple (born 1941 - Penn Hills, Pennsylvania) is a veteran R&B and oldies radio disc jockey from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Apple began broadcasting at WPSL 1510 AM in Monroeville, Pennsylvania in 1966, and his career has seen stops at mostly small AM and FM stations in the Pittsburgh area. Along the way, he has amassed a cult following of fans who refer to themselves collectively as The Apple Corps. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Penn Hills is a census-designated place located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine. ... Oldies is commonly used in the United States to describe certain music from the 1950s, 1960s, and the 1970s. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in Pennsylvania Founded  -Incorporated 1758   County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Monroeville is a Home Rule Charter Municipality located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific item, usually a film, television or radio program, though some comic books, musicians, writers or others also gain dedicated followings. ...

Heavily influenced by fellow Pittsburgh DJ Porky Chedwick, Apple's announcing style often utilizes speaking in rhyme and makes extensive use of reverb. Like Chedwick, Apple's show specializes in what he has coined "Pittsburgh Oldies" or simply "sounds" - songs originally popular on a local basis, but largely unknown outside the area. The format includes blues, doo wop, garage bands, and novelty records frequently - though not always - by groups from the Pittsburgh area. A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry. ... When sound is produced in an enclosed space multiple reflections build up and blend together creating reverberation or reverb. ... For the emotional state, see Depression (mood). ... Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... Garage band is a general term for startup rock bands, often consisting of teenagers and twenty-somethings. ... A novelty song is a usually intentionally humorouse song, usually in published or recorded form. ...

See also:'

• Porky Chedwick
• Mad Mike Metro

• The Apple Corps
• Pittsburgh City Paper article about Charlie Apple