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A Paris!

Yves Montand with A Paris, an Odeon record from 1949.

February 18, 2021
Low Bridge!

Why did Governor Dewitt Clinton build a giant ditch across New York state? To get to the other side.

February 17, 2021
If I Only Had a Heart

It was L. Frank Baum’s mother-in-law who encouraged him to write down the fanciful stories he told his kids. Seems he put a bit of himself into the tales, too.

February 16, 2021
If I Had A Hammer

The Hammer Song has been pounding out social change since 1949.

February 12, 2021
Coast Guard Forever!

You’re listening to Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians with Coast Guard Forever.

February 11, 2021
Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb

Up and Atom! It’s the Music of the Atomic Age.

February 9, 2021
The Last Flight of the Lady Be Good

The American B-24 Bomber departed a Libyan Air Base on a bombing raid in April 1943.

February 8, 2021
Dark Was the Night…

Blues fans and extra-terrestrials alike may recognize this one.

February 5, 2021
For the Cooks

Who cooked your last meal?

February 4, 2021
Joe Hill

An anthem for the wrongly-accused.

February 3, 2021