During the Beach Waves Radio Kickoff party held March 6, 2021 at R&R Brewing in Mount Olive, North Carolina they announced the addition of a new DJ to their network. Help them welcome DJ Willie T for his debut show on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 8:00PM. Every Sunday you'll be able to join him "On the Boat Dock with Willie T" from 8-10PM and listen on their mobile app and their website. We'd like to officially welcome Willie to the Beach Waves family and we're looking forward to enjoying your show. You have a great group of guys to work with on Beach Waves!

About Willie:
"Growing up in the Sandhills of NC I got my first taste of Beach Music listening to The Chairmen of The Board, The Embers, Band of Oz and many others. I got my first start in radio in 1979 in Laurinburg, NC at WLNC where I met the late great Dale Van Horn and ended up touring with his group, Ocean Drive Band, for a year or so before the band broke up. After working various jobs I felt I needed a real career and joined and spent 22 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, retiring in 2007 as a Chief Warrant Officer. That brought me to the Northern Virginia area where in 2011 I started DJ'ing again in the Beach Music scene. In 2013 I was voted into the Association of Beach and Shag Club Deejays (ABSCDJ) and have been DJ'ing ever since for the Battlefield Boogie Club in Fredericksburg, VA and Northern Virginia Shag Club in Fairfax, VA. I am so proud to be a member of Beach Waves Radio and look forward to seeing you every Sunday night from 8-10PM "On The Boat Dock with Willie T"!

Offical Facebook Post from Beach Waves

Cat5 just announced they will be releasing new music around April 1, 2021. We're looking forward to hearing it and we'll be sure to keep you posted on any updates the band announces. Be sure to visit their website and head over to the Facebook and other social media accounts and be sure to follow or like their page. You can read the band's announcement below:

The band's original post: 
All the tracks including Vocals have been recorded for our Upcoming #Cat5live studio release. Be expecting New Music from Cat5 around the 1st of April and no this is no April fools joke. Tracks where recorded at Vision Sound Studios which is run by two of the best in the industry. Spook Joyner and John Joyner. The Song was written by Hit Songwriter Buddy Owens who has written songs recorded by Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert among others. We will be giving out more information as the time gets closer. But the icing on the cake is this, The song, "The Beach and the Boulevard" was the last recorded song by Hugh 'Tuff' Blanton right before he passed away. So this song is very special to all the members of the band and Tuff loved this song the very first time I played it for him. And we hope you do too. Be watching for the updates on #socialmedia as we prepare for for the launch of The Beach and the Boulevard.

The Marsha Morgan Band has relased a new single "Buzz Me Baby" and it was released earlier this evneing LIVE on RipTide Radio with Ray Scott's deck party at Deckerz. Go ahead and call or message your favorite DJs and stations and request it and don't forget to head over to the band's Facebook page and be sure to like and follow them.

Beach Music 45 launched a redesigned website on Monday, March 1, 2021. If you're not familiar with their platform their description says it best, "The Smokin' 45 chart is one of the most respected compilations in the beach music industry. DJs who play beach music for radio and internet audiences as well as DJs who play the music in clubs and other venues contribute their top 20 songs each month. The DJ charts are used to compile the monthly top 45 songs in beach music. Pat Patterson continues the chart compilation after Craig Fleming's many years of dedication to beachmusic45.com" Be sure to head over and check out the website and check back for the regular updates. Visit their website!

Their current list of contributing DJs are:

• Brian Brewer
• Curtiss Treece
• Eldridge Meeler
• Eric Bowman
• Gailes Stuckey
• Greg Howell
• Gerry Scott
• Jerry English
• Jim Skinner
• Johnny Draper
• Larry Calhoun
• Michael Sherrill
• Mike Brooks
• Mitch Harb
• Randy Kinsolving
• Steve Lusk
• Wayne Bennett

If you're a DJ and you play Beach Music on the radio, internet, in a club or event and you'd be interested in becoming a contributing DJ, you can email them here.

, Deb Browning released her new song and video on February 28, 2021during a Facebook Live event hosted by Eric Bowman. The song is titled "Stop Messin' With My Man" and we've included the live event video and the video premiere for you below. Be sure to call your favorite Beach Music dj and request the song and according to Deb's Facebook page, the "song is now available to download ANYWHERE you buy your music!"

The Catalinas announced they will be releasing two songs, Saturday, March 6, 2021 and the songs will be included on an upcoming CD. "Working on a Groovy Thing" and "Keep on Pushing Love".  You'll want to call or message your favorite DJs and stations and request the new music. Be sure to head over to their Facebook page as they release more information and be sure to visit their website.

The Carolina Beach Music Academy sent out a newsletter on March 1, 2021 talking about the 2021 CBMA awards show and weekend in N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina later this year. Be sure to take note of the changes with the membership mentioned below in the newsletter.

CBMA Newsletter - March 1, 2021

Original Post March 1, 2021
Our prayers go out to Johnny Hopkins his family and the North Tower family. Tonight the band made the following post:

"We’d like to let everyone know that our brotherJohnny Hopkins suffered a stroke yesterday. He’s at Rex Hospital and is currently in ICU. We don’t have a lot of details at this point but are asking for prayers for Johnny, Edna and the family. Edna asked that we post this because she knows that so many people love Johnny. We will update this as we have additional information. That you all for the prayers and well wishes."