Lundagin Mo Baby!
One of our favorite radio programs during the 1970s was the late Johnny de Leon's radio program with the title of "Lundagin Mo Baby." Johnny De Leon's assistant or sidekick during that time was a guy named Ngongo who of course had a speech impediment which Johnny exploited to no end to the delight of the listeners. For example, he would ask Ngongo to say, "Bataan Matamis!" Ngongo would reply with " Baaan Maamis!". Or Johnny would have Ngongo say "Aji No Moto" which was the brand name of a popular vetsin or food seasoning. Ngongo would end up saying "Ayi no moto." Another thing that I miss about this program is the time check which would be accompanied by the banging sound of pots and pans. During that time, digitized sound effects were still unknown. We also enjoyed listening to the call sign that Johnny and the field reporters used. 'Beke 1 Beke2! Ang lalaki ng Beke ninyong tatlo!" Above all I anticipated the angelus which ended with the story "The Deck of Cards." This was a story about a young soldier who used a deck of cards as his bible and prayer book much to the dismay of his superiors. We would listen to Johhny's radio program usually at 6:00 in the evening
i can totally relate to that i grew up listening to his radio program. doesn't he also have a morning radio program? i remember his sunday radio show ala party pilipinas & asap with his twin daughters and son in it. he wears a long sleeves shirt most of the time and dark glasses. his side-kick ricardo lindaya aka ngo-ngo. there another radio announcer in the same station the pinoy james brown pagkatipunan is his last name. then there's manolo favis.
ReplyDeleteanyway, is johnny still around? and here's the
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsCiaxPhtVY
Johnny De Leon passed away several years ago. Nobody knows what happened to his sidekick Ngongo
Deletemay i add this on johnny.
ReplyDeletebuddy castillo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2hZ62wK9nA
Yes of course.
Deleteyung morning show nya " OH! JOHNNY OH!
ReplyDeleteI remember this tandem, also some radio program like 24 oras, lola basyang.
ReplyDeletetHIS IS bUDDY cASTILLO. mR. jOHNNY DE lEON WAS IN REAL LIFE juan manlapig. hE WAS A KOMIKS WRITER, AND A GREAT RADIO BROADCASTER. hE BECAME POPULAR LATE 50S UP TO 1978 WHEN HE DIED WHILE INSIDE THE RADIO BOOTH. hE WAS THE ORIGINAL "MR. PUBLIC SERVICE". hIS WRITTEN RADIO NOBELA "24 ORAS WAS VERY POPULAR AND WAS FILMED IN 4 EPISOEDES WHEREIN JOHNNY HIMSELF ACTED IN ONE OF THE EPISODE3S. HE WAS A BUILDER OF STARS AND ONE OF THEM WAS NORA AUNOR AND MYSELF. THROUGH HIM I BECAME AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION WHEN I RECORDED MY FIRST ORIGINAL COMPOSED SONG LISTEN. HE WAS MY MANAGER. UNDER HIS MANAGERIAL SKILL, I WAS ABLE TO RECORD MORE THAN 30 OF MY ORIGINAL SONGS. THROUGH HIM I WAS ABLE TO MAKE 5 MOVIES. HE DIED IN 1978 A YEAR AFTER HIS IDOL ELVIS PRESLEY DIED.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. Really appreciate it. :)
DeletetHIS IS bUDDY cASTILLO. mR. jOHNNY DE lEON WAS IN REAL LIFE juan manlapig. hE WAS A KOMIKS WRITER, AND A GREAT RADIO BROADCASTER. hE BECAME POPULAR LATE 50S UP TO 1978 WHEN HE DIED WHILE INSIDE THE RADIO BOOTH. hE WAS THE ORIGINAL "MR. PUBLIC SERVICE". hIS WRITTEN RADIO NOBELA "24 ORAS WAS VERY POPULAR AND WAS FILMED IN 4 EPISOEDES WHEREIN JOHNNY HIMSELF ACTED IN ONE OF THE EPISODE3S. HE WAS A BUILDER OF STARS AND ONE OF THEM WAS NORA AUNOR AND MYSELF. THROUGH HIM I BECAME AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION WHEN I RECORDED MY FIRST ORIGINAL COMPOSED SONG LISTEN. HE WAS MY MANAGER. UNDER HIS MANAGERIAL SKILL, I WAS ABLE TO RECORD MORE THAN 30 OF MY ORIGINAL SONGS. THROUGH HIM I WAS ABLE TO MAKE 5 MOVIES. HE DIED IN 1978 A YEAR AFTER HIS IDOL ELVIS PRESLEY DIED.
ReplyDeleteNalulungkot ako dahil hindi kona po napakingan si johnny de leon kahit hanapin ko man po yong picture nya dito sa google ay walang lumalabas po dito na picture nya para makita kopo sya kung puwede lang nga po ibalik sa on-air yong lundagin mo baby kaso sa ibang am radio station na para yong mga katulad kopo ay maranasan nila mapakingan at mapanuod man lang ang lundagin mo baby .
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ReplyDeleteSa kanya ko narinig yung Crispanalo Toyotalo.
ReplyDeleteWe surely miss Johnny DeLeon & NgoNgo especially during Christmas time when he usually plays holiday songs, one of them " I saw mommy kissing santa claus" whose version I can't find here in the States. Singer was a little kid with very high voice and can be compared with Jackson 5 version.
ReplyDeleteMeron ho bang audio nung angelus ni johnny de leon. Gusto ko sanang marinig uli.
ReplyDeleteIsipin ang mabuti ang masamay iwaksi yan ang lagi naririnig
ReplyDeleteI remember that! :)
DeleteSana meron png audio ng boses nya at ngongo, meron part yn na ?araw na lng bunos na naman.. nakaka mz talaga
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