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January 30, 2024How a little radio show from a little south pacific island chain became the largest in the world.
January 22, 2024Alan Freed may have been the first to attribute “Rock and Roll” to a musical form, but he wasn’t the first to use the words together.
January 21, 2024Censorship has been a big issue in the U.S. since, well, before there was a U.S.
January 13, 2024You’re listening to Bransby Williams with Charles Dickens’ redeemed cheapskate.
December 25, 2023As a musician, Art Tatum was a true original – if a recording sounds like Tatum’s…it almost certainly IS Tatum’s.
December 12, 2023Dave Alexander billed himself as Black Ivory King. You could say he was “better-known as”, but barely anything is known of the man at all.
December 8, 2023Finding the North Pole is hard enough. The harsh terrain, subzero temperatures…oh, and the fact that the pole isn’t even located on land.
December 4, 2023Paganini’s talents made him a celebrity, but also inspired “devilish” rumors.
November 30, 2023