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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Thanks, y'all!
And LJ, absolutely check out My Favorite Things and Kind of Blue. When I first heard My Favorite Things, it was like someone had just handed me the skeleton key to jazz.
And Gandalfe, if you like Bitches Brew, definitely check out Jack Johnson. If you're feeling evil, go with On the Corner.
Happy Birthday, Hayden!
Terry Gross had a salute to Fats Waller on the centennial of his birth. (Born May 21, 1904)
Fats and my dad are inextricably linked in my heart. He first heard Fats perform live on WKRC radio in Cincinnati, and became a fan for life. He had numerous “Fatsy” (as Daddy called him) LPs, and would put a stack on the big console stereo whenever we had housework to do. That peppy piano and almost smart-ass voice got the old energy level up. I can still remember the smile my dad would have when he heard those first few chords.
WKRC radio in Cincinnati
There's a WKRC in Cincinnati? Weird. I mean, it even rhymes...
There's a WKRC in Cincinnati? Weird. I mean, it even rhymes...
There was in the '20 and '30s. Steph will know if it's still there. The rhyming thing tickled me after the show came on the air. One of my all-time favorites, "The Phone Police" was can't-breathe funny.
Yeah, yeah. We've heard all the jokes, buddy. Keep movin'; nothing to see here....
Steph will know if it's still there.
Hell yeah, it is. It's an AM station -- used to be the Voice of America, and at one time it was powerd by so many watts that -- quite seriously -- people could pick it up in other countries. And not just the close ones, like Canada. But, like, Australia.
Hell yeah, it is. It's an AM station -- used to be the Voice of America, and at one time it was powerd by so many watts that -- quite seriously -- people could pick it up in other countries. And not just the close ones, like Canada. But, like, Australia.
Dang. So little Frankton, Indiana, was essentially in the backyard. It's a wonder anybody could receive other stations.
I had to double-check, but yeah -- it was 50,000 watts. That is not a typo. Fifty THOUSAND.
Lots of commercial stations are 50,000 watts. Many, especially in more rural states, are even more than that.
I was coming back to edit -- sorry -- a different AM station -- WLW -- was 500,000 watts. I knew 50,000 didn't sound right.
500,000 watts
All your radio waves are belong to us.