Whether you’re a long-time listener or a newcomer to my show, you’ll find out quickly that I can be correctly classified as a record nut. How did I get this way? Well, growing up I always had control of the car radio, I cranked up the stereo at home until my parents (and the neighbors) couldn’t stand it anymore, and I was the guy that always had an earphone attached to a little transistor radio I carried in my pocket. During the day, that radio was always tuned to AM 1130, WDGY Minneapolis with its great DJ’s, Million Dollar Weekends, and “much more music”. After sundown, like so many of you, I explored the nighttime sky-wave and tuned in to other AM giants like WLS Chicago, KAAY Little Rock, WHB Kansas City and KOMA Oklahoma City. During the 1970’s and 1980’s these stations all changed formats and what we were left with was FM oldies stations playing the same songs over and over while in the 2000’s terrestrial radio has all but abandoned the music of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Frustrated with those developments I decided that somebody, somewhere, has got to be able to play anything and everything that ever registered on Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Charts between 1955 and 1990, and it might as well be me! While I don’t have all the approximately 20,000 hits from that era, I do have quite a few on vinyl and CD, and KOWZ and you the listener have been good enough to let me play them for you every Friday evening since 1998.

As for myself personally – my name is Dale Siegfreid – besides the title Vinyl King I have several other titles. One is CPA, as I work in the Austin office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, (CLA). Another title is Dad, as the Vinyl Queen (wife Lori) and I are the parents of the Vinyl Prince (son Joseph) and the Vinyl Princess (daughter Laura). While both of those children are now grown with careers of their own, in their growing up years I enjoyed coaching their hockey, baseball and softball teams as well as all other aspects of raising a family. As a family we (have, and still do) enjoy all kinds of outdoor activities – biking, fishing and hiking; we also enjoy cheering for and attending Minnesota Gopher hockey games and Wild hockey games. Our faith plays an important role in our lives and both the Queen and I have held, and currently hold, leadership positions at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Austin. One other thing (and here’s a shameless plug) – I’m also a mobile DJ and invite you to contact me if you want an entertaining and interactive DJ for any upcoming event that requires music from the 1940’s to the present, dancing, and lots of fun!

Thanks for stopping by, and before leaving, please feel free to visit some of the links below to various sponsors of The Rock and Roll Classifieds. As you know, their support, and your support of them, is an important component of my show. I also invite you to use the link on this page to send me a request/dedication for a future show or send me an email: vinylking@kowzonline.com.

I hope you can tune in to KOWZ FM 100.9 this coming Friday evening, and as always please remember, that peace, love and rock and roll are all here to stay!