More Episodes
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Episode 1959: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 5: Three Blind Singers
It’s the final episode of Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week and he wraps things up with a discussion of three important blind singers of the country blues: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell.
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Episode 1958: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 4: Book Nook – “The Country Blues”
We continue with Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week and in this episode, he discusses Samuel B. Charters’ landmark 1959 book “The Country Blues,” which was the first study of the incredible sound of the country blues.
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Episode 1957: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 3: Ralph Peer
It’s more from Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week (he’s silly with it) and today he relates the story of Ralph Peer, who was instrumental in shaping the modern music business as a talent scout, engineer, manager and music publisher.
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Episode 1956: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 2: Jug Bands
Part two of Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week is here and on this episode he discusses jug band music with a spotlight on two groups from Memphis, Cannon’s Jug Stompers and the Memphis Jug Band.
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Episode 1955: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 1: Perfect Pop: The Bentley Boys
Get ready for Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, kids! He will be discussing music from the 1920s, 30s and 40s this week and starts with a Perfect Pop tune from the Bentley Boys recorded in 1929, “Down on Penny’s Farm.”
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Episode 1954: Rest in Power: Greg Kihn
We pay tribute to the rock and roller (and radio DJ and author) Greg Kihn, who passed on August 13, 2024. Rest in Power, Greg.
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Episode 1953: A (Very) Brief History of Billy Ward and his Dominoes
On what would have been his 103rd birthday, we examine the impact that Billy Ward and his Dominoes had on the history of music.
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Episode 1952: August 2024 New Music 8: Blues Pills, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Creeping Jean
The August 2024 New Music train makes its final trip of the month before getting tuned up for September’s journeys. We let Sunny Varney take it home, with rockin’ new music from Blues Pills, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge and Creeping Jean.
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Episode 1951: August 2024 New Music 7: The The, Jesse Welles
We have a solo conductor on the August 2024 New Music train today and Scot Isom is more than up to the challenge, giving us many new music tips that he discovered last month, with a focus on tunes from The The and Jesse Welles.
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Episode 1950: August 2024 New Music 6: Mystery Waitress, RVG, Common and Pete Rock, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
The August 2024 New Music train is steaming into a new week and today, Harris King and Jason Goebel are on board to clue you in to new music from Mystery Waitress, RVG, Common and Pete Rock, Brigitte Calls Me Baby and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.