Mike Darrow and The Chums

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Mike Darrow was one of Toronto radio station CHUM-AM's top disc jockeys. As a means of promoting the radio station, it would release novelty records featuring CHUM personalities. Darrow released the second of a long line of these recordings (the first was DJ Hank Noble's 1957 hit "Here Comes The Night").

Darrow did a take off of "The Battle Of New Orleans" with lyrics re-written by CHUM's other resident personality, Garry Ferrier, called "The Battle Of Queenston Heights" which reached #17 on the CHUM chart (and affiliated stations) over the course of 9 weeks in the summer of 1959.

In March 1964 Darrow teamed up with several CHUM DJs - Garry Ferrier, John Spragge, Bob McAdorey - under the collective handle of The CHUMingbirds doing a Garry Ferrier song called "Brotherhood Of Man". The song reached #24 after 7 weeks on the CHUM chart.

Mike Darrow also hosted Club 6 on CBLT (1961-62). Last May at The Graham Spry Theatre, in the CBC Broadcasting Centre there was an airing of the Feb. 7, 1961 show which featured a personable, relaxed host in the likes of Mike Darrow himself.