Died On This Date (September 27, 1995) Alison Steele / Pioneering FM Disc Jockey
themusicsover Alison Steele (Born Ceil Loman)
January 26, 1937 – September 27, 1995
Alison Steele was a popular disc jockey at New York’s WNEW, one of the country’s first FM stations to switch to a progressive album-track oriented format during the ’60s. For many years, Steele hosted the night shift, becoming known as “The Nightbird” to her many fans, most of whom were young male adults attracted to her sexy smoky voice. Jimi Hendrix’s “Night Bird Flying” was inspired by Steele. In later years Steele worked as a correspondent for CNN and did numerous voice-overs for television and radio. Alison Steele was 58 when she died of stomach cancer on September 27, 1995.