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You’re listening to a Victor recording of legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne… …and you’re on the Sound Beat. This isn’t the famous “win one for the Gipper” speech, rather a re-creation of a pep talk Rockne would occasionally give his teams. He’d use whatever means necessary to rouse the Irish. Including, well, bending the truth ...
October 7, 2015One of the most famous collegiate fight songs, and one of the most frequently mistaken titles.
October 5, 2015You’re on the Sound Beat…with Anna Canoni, the granddaughter of Woody Guthrie. Woody once said “If you use more than two chords you’re showing off”. But the simplicity of the music provides the perfect backdrop for Guthrie’s lyrics. (Interview) Many credit Woody with inventing the “Talkin’” format, with it’s free-formish, rambling melody. But Christopher Allan Bouchillon’s recording of ...
August 4, 2015You are listening to The Unknown Soldier’s Grave, recorded in 1926 by Vernon Dalhart, and…
July 23, 2015Most everyone knows the story of the pied piper…what you might not know is that the tale may be a true one.
July 22, 2015