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Posted by: Matthew Barton
Who knows “Who Knows?”? This program was produced for the Mutual Broadcasting System from March 16, 1940 through August 29, 1941. Few sources on old time radio mention it, which maybe a reflection of its short run and somewhat narrow distribution. The weekly 15-minute program explored the world of psychic phenomena. On early broadcasts, announcer …
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Posted by: Matthew Barton
“…millions this week listened to Buck Canel, a swashbuckling New Yorker, as he broadcast his 27th World Series in Spanish” –Robert H. Boyle, Sports Illustrated, October 14, 1963. “No se vayan que esto se pone bueno!” (“Don’t go away, this is getting good!”) –Buck Canel, during many, many baseball broadcasts Sportscaster Buck Canel’s voice …
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Posted by: Matthew Barton
“Charlie Watts has always been the bed that I lie on musically.”–Keith Richards[i] The death of Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones inspired many heartfelt tributes naming him as one of the all-time great drummer. No one was more aware than Watts himself of the giants on whose shoulders he stood. In 2006, when (I …
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Posted by: Matthew Barton
There are more automobile racing-related recordings in the holdings of the Recorded Sound section of the Library of Congress than you might think. They include classic early 1960s songs that celebrate hot rods, documentary recordings made at races from Long Island to California to Monaco, and radio coverage of great early drivers like Wilbur Shaw …
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