Talk:Rodney Bingenheimer

Bowie
I like Rodney & all, but if his radio show started in '76, he could hardly have been the first (even first in town) to play David Bowie, who was quite an established star by then. Or at least, if he did so, it wasn't on that show. - Jmabel | Talk 22:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * He played Bowie records at the English Disco(s) on Sunset in 72-73, also ferried him around town (to record label offices and such). Most of the article text looks quite verifiable to me, but it does need lots of cleanup and sourcing. Gwen Gale (talk) 11:45, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

"Correction"
What is with having a "correction" after the external links? One version or the other should be citable, and should be in the article. - Jmabel | Talk 22:16, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Annette Funicello
He appears in the movie Back to the Beach, and supposedly played a role in catalyzing that movie by playing a lot of Annette Funicello records on his show in the 1980s (especially a record "Jamaica Ska" which Annette didn't even remember having ever sung). 01:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Roq or ROQ?
Is the title of his radio show Rodney on the ROQ or Rodney on the Roq? It appears both ways in the article. Felicity4711 (talk) 09:11, 3 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I believe he spells it Roq. Gwen Gale (talk) 11:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Nena
I'm surprised there's no mention here of Nena or 99 Luftballons. By some accounts, it was Rodney Bingenheimer who made Nena and that song famous outside of German-speaking countries. Michael Hardy (talk) 06:14, 1 July 2010 (UTC)


 * He broke lots of bands into the southern CA market. Gwen Gale (talk) 11:48, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Pictures
Jeez, there are six photographs in this biographical article, and only one of them actually has the subject of the article in it? One of them is even included because the subject of the article was allegedly described as "faint[ly]" looking like the person in it??? Does anybody else think this is silly? --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:47, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't think it's silly. Resemblance between Bingenheimer & Sonny Bono wasn't faint but close and relevant -- if you read the article, the fact that Bingenheimer resembled Sonny Bono was a big boost in getting him in with Sonny and Cher. A big part of his personality is his look, his do, his hairstyle. I've looked HARD for a full picture of Bingenheimer but the ONLY one on Commons is one where he's with three other people. The other pictures (IMHO) are relevant to the story, since Bingenheimer promoted them. Rather than be one of those persons who complain about things, why not try to fix it? Find a good picture of Bingenheimer -- get his PR people to post one to Commons.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 18:55, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

External links modified
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 * Checked, okay.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 22:20, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

jewish
I read in a book that he was born to a jewish family. His name is either German or Jewish (from Germany): habitational name for someone from Bingenheim on the Eder river (Hesse). 2A02:908:193:FA40:CC52:3EC1:E3F7:9B7F (talk) 10:48, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Sexual exploitation and abuse of minors, anyone?
[|Famed L.A. DJ accused of sexually assaulting 6 teen girls] ...Including one of the Go-Go's and one of the Runaways. The first of these accusations was months ago. And nobody added it to the top of Bingenheimer's bio? I couldn't find it anywhere in the entry.

Jeri Southern (talk) 08:01, 12 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Came here for the same reason. Surely this should be added to the page. I may add a simple line about it in the "Personal life" section for now, with the Rolling Stone piece as a reference. (BTW I tidied the formatting of your post to make it more in line with Wikipedia and fixed the URL you had added.)—The Keymaster (talk)