Bill Young
Bill Young
1939-2014

The man that started it all. The developer of the modern day concert commercial by which all others are judged.

"The walls are shaking, the earth is quaking and the roof will be coming...OFF!"

“Before Bill, we would go into the studio and record and splice (for commercials), but Bill would get in the studio and spend hours on a masterpiece of production. That is his biggest legacy. Even after I left Houston, I would hear a ZZ Top commercial and it obviously was Bill Young doing the voice.” - Chuck Dunaway

“One thing I remember is that after I started at KILT-FM, my son wanted a bulldog and I didn’t have the money to buy it for him. Bill forked over the money, and I bought the bulldog. I still owe him for that.” - Jim Pruett

Dead Air: The Rise and Demise of Music Radio

Dead Air: The Rise and Demise of Music Radio

Rock Music - first dismissed as a passing fad - quickly scored a profound cultural change in history: Language, Fashion, Marketing, Media, Politics, Design, Movies, Sex, Parenting, Art, Race, Drugs, Spirituality -- nothing remained the same. Bill Young was in charge of radio programming for fifteen years during this time at one of the nation's most influential Top-40 radio stations. Along the way, Bill also became known as the 'voice' of Rock and Roll -- creating advertising for most of the major concert tours, from AC/DC to ZZ Top! Bill Young's new book, 'Dead Air--The Rise and Demise of Music Radio' is a must-read, roller-coaster ride for everyone who loved radio and rock 'n roll!