Robbie Robinson (21 April 1940 – 31 August 2021), better known by the name Robbie Dale and nicknamed The Admiral, was a British radio disc jockey who was the chief DJ of Radio Caroline during the 1960s.
In the mid 70s he was found on the Dutch broadcaster TROS, where he did a regular radioshow on Hilversum 3 on Thursday afternoons.
He was given the nickname "The Admiral" by Dave Lee Travis because he reportedly liked the boat to be "shipshape"; he sometimes wore an admiral's uniform while doing his show.[3]
He was involved in popular music in other ways. He recorded a single, "Soul Mama" for Pink Elephant records, released in 1969.[4][5] He also wrote the 1969 single "Soul Entertainer" for the funk-soul band Respect.[6]
Dale is a member of the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame.[7]
Later lifeedit
During the 1970s, Dale retired from broadcasting, ran a contract cleaning business in London, and one of his major contracts was with Capital Radio. In 1980, he returned as manager and regular DJ on Sunshine 101, which became one of the most popular pirate radio stations in the Republic of Ireland, until unlicensed radio was outlawed in the country in 1988.
robbie, dale, robbie, robinson, april, 1940, august, 2021, better, known, name, nicknamed, admiral, british, radio, disc, jockey, chief, radio, caroline, during, 1960s, bornrobbie, robinson, 1940, april, 1940littleborough, lancashire, englanddied31, august, 20. Robbie Robinson 21 April 1940 31 August 2021 better known by the name Robbie Dale and nicknamed The Admiral was a British radio disc jockey who was the chief DJ of Radio Caroline during the 1960s Robbie DaleBornRobbie Robinson 1940 04 21 21 April 1940Littleborough Lancashire EnglandDied31 August 2021 2021 08 31 aged 81 Lanzarote Canary Islands SpainCareerStation s Radio Caroline Contents 1 Pirate radio 2 Later life 3 References 4 External linksPirate radio editDale was born in Littleborough Lancashire England in April 1940 He was chief DJ on the offshore pirate radio ship Radio Caroline 1 Dale was one of the DJs on Radio Caroline on 14 August 1967 with Johnnie Walker when the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 came into effect 2 At its peak the station had 23 million listeners After the closedown of Radio Caroline he worked for the Dutch pirate radio ship Radio Veronica from May 1968 to August 1969 In the mid 70s he was found on the Dutch broadcaster TROS where he did a regular radioshow on Hilversum 3 on Thursday afternoons He was given the nickname The Admiral by Dave Lee Travis because he reportedly liked the boat to be shipshape he sometimes wore an admiral s uniform while doing his show 3 He was involved in popular music in other ways He recorded a single Soul Mama for Pink Elephant records released in 1969 4 5 He also wrote the 1969 single Soul Entertainer for the funk soul band Respect 6 Dale is a member of the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame 7 Later life editDuring the 1970s Dale retired from broadcasting ran a contract cleaning business in London and one of his major contracts was with Capital Radio In 1980 he returned as manager and regular DJ on Sunshine 101 which became one of the most popular pirate radio stations in the Republic of Ireland until unlicensed radio was outlawed in the country in 1988 Dale moved from Dublin to Lanzarote Canary Islands in 1989 where he operated a holiday apartment complex 8 Dale died from dementia complications in Lanzarote on 31 August 2021 at the age of 81 9 References edit Walker Johnny 2008 The Autobiography Penguin The Offshore Radio Revolution in Britain 1964 2004 BBC website 31 August 2004 Radio Caroline and Sunshine 539 man Robbie Robinson has died Hot Press Retrieved 3 September 2021 Deejays Sing A D Offshore Echoes Archived from the original on 31 December 2012 Retrieved 13 December 2012 Robbie Dale Soul Mama Queen Stella Discogs com Retrieved 13 December 2012 Respect 2 Soul Entertainer Discogs com Retrieved 13 December 2012 Offshore disc jockeys of the 60s D Offshoreradio co uk Retrieved 2 September 2021 Hosts Sanfranciscopark com Retrieved 2 September 2021 Radio Caroline pirate Robbie Dale dies at the age of 81 Radiotoday co uk 1 September 2021 Retrieved 2 September 2021 External links editRobbie Dale discography at Discogs nbsp This article on a dance music disc jockey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This British biographical article related to radio is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robbie Dale amp oldid 1184313125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
