J.D. The D.J. Jim Dudas In Memoriam

On August 22, 2011 Jim passed away after having health problems over the past year. I knew Jim for about twenty years. We did lose contact for the past nine years or so. Long ago he owned a small record shop called The Atic II in Charleroi Pa. That is where I first met him. We became good friends I used to go with Jim Once in a while and help him DJ just for kicks. I bought many, many 45's from jim, even after he closed his record shop I would go to his home and buy records. Jim taught me that a great record does not have to be worth a thousand dollars, he would always steer me in the right direction, I was pretty green back in those days. I use to make some pretty bad trades in my younger days for instance swapping a mint Poets-Wrapped Around Your Finger on J-2 records for a Little Milton single on Jewel. He interduced me to groups like The Apollos-Mr. Creator, Smokey & His Sister, Johnny Barfield and His Men Of Soul, he was the king of Mad Mike singles.  In fact he went out of his way to find out what some of my records were worth to help me out. For years he hosted the radio show called Mon Valley Memories, when he converted to CD's I bought his collection from him. You will be missed Jim. (On a personal notes why his death is a little hard for me is that my father passed away on August 22 also, eleven years ago.)
He had a great love for oldies and doowop here is one of his favorites.