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05/29/05
When Hoppy Adams excitedly announced "Tonight! Tonight! Tonight!" over the airwaves at WANN 1190 AM, it signaled one thing: Somebody big - maybe James Brown or the Coasters - was about to step on to the stage at Carr's Beach. Find Us On Facebook
He was the master of ceremonies in the 1950s and '60s at the concert pavilion on the then-segregated beach for African-Americans just outside Annapolis. Mr. Adams was part of the "Original Ten," a group of African-American radio announcers in the country who gained a reputation with their own playlists of up and coming songs. On the air in Annapolis for 40 years, he was more than a radio...
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