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Josh White never served on a chain gang, but he had a whole other set of problems. Listen to the lyrics of this song from Josh White and His Carolinians in 1941. Arrested on Monday, tried on Tuesday, sentenced on Wednesday, and on Thursday he’s… (song lyrics “chain gang boun’”) White was persecuted as a suspected Communist ...
July 11, 2018You’re listening to Ogden Nash read his poem: “Bankers Are Just Like Anybody Else, Except Richer”, and, You’re on the Sound Beat. What’s wrong with having a little fun in poetry? Ogden Nash was known for doing just that, which led to him having a little fun on tv, radio, and in collegiate lecture halls nationwide. Even ...
July 10, 2018The 1920’s were Atlantic City’s golden era, and not because of the taffy.
May 8, 2018Before Ram Jam made it a ‘70s anthem, Huddie Ledbetter recorded Black Betty, a Musicraft 78, in 1939.
April 5, 2018You’re listening to Marie Morrissey on an Edison cylinder record from 1917.
February 8, 2018Let there be touchdowns! The first night-game in football history.
February 2, 2018We all make ‘em, we almost always break ‘em. How’s your New Year’s resolution going?
January 1, 2018Digital Wassling at it’s finest! It’s Happy Holidays week, and…
December 12, 2017Woody Guthrie with a song as old as the hills. Well, 300-year old hills anyway.
December 6, 2017