Dj king arthur biography essay

Carlos Alvarez (King Arthur) is known in the Philadelphia area as the King of Doowop. Carlos fell in love with music at an early age and by the time he was 12 years old he held his first record hop at the local “Y” with some of the local neighborhood kids.

Dj king arthur biography essay

There was no question about it, Carlos Alvarez was destined to become King Arthur and a powerful force in the music industry.

Getting Started

The young “king” loved music and knew it would be his life’s work.

It was only natural he would turn to radio as a way of sharing the music he loved so much with as many people as possible. His radio career began on WCAM, in Camden, New Jersey, and his love for music continued to grow. In the late 60’s Alvarez had the opportunity to manage some music groups and he had found another “music” niche that he loved.

There was a singing group in the Philadelphia area that were called The Destinations and Alvarez became their manager. They so