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Thurston - The Western Web Series

Thurston-Sept-2011-066-e1339815503961.jpgHave you ever wanted to create your own television series? Kathryn O'Sullivan and her husband Paul Awad did just that—only they aired their Western soap online. The award-nominated series is called Thurston, and it’s one of many new independent productions in the emerging genre of web television.

 “Thurston” is a Western drama about the residents of a remote mining town and their struggle for survival in the 1880’s Kansas Ozarks. Some residents are fleeing troubled pasts. Others are pursuing dreams. All keep carefully guarded secrets. As outside forces move in, the residents must decide who amongst them is friend and who is foe as they fight to save their lives and the place they now call home. “Thurston” seeks to retell the American story of the West and its peoples for the new frontier of online television.

You can catch up with season one on their web site or on vimeo

 

Thurston - The Western Web Series Trailer from Thurston-The Series on Vimeo.

 

“Season 2 of indie soap THURSTON is coming in 2013 but you can watch the trailer now, featuring new cast member Colleen Zenk,” writes Roger Newcomb of We Love Soaps.  “The three-time Emmy nominee from AS THE WORLD TURNS will be playing Agnes, the mother of the infamous Snead boys…” 

Thurston: Season 2 Trailer from Thurston-The Series on Vimeo.

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The Big Read

BR4Color-BLKBGRD.jpgThe Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. As part of this program, the NEA produced several half-hour audio documentaries.

  • Housekeeping

    Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping audio guide features Susan Balée, Annette Bening, Dana Gioia, Pico Iyer, Bret Lott, Aimee Mann, Marilynne Robinson, and Jim White. This program features exceprts from the book Housekeeping, copyright Marilynne Robinson 1980. The complete, unabridged audio book of Housekeeping is available from Macmillan Audio.DFIQefeGSS8
  • Love Medicine

    Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine audio guide is narrated by Josephine Reed and features Irene Bedard, Kimberly Blaeser, Louise Erdrich, Tony Fitzpatrick, Amy Tan, Anton Treuer, and Laura Waterman Wittstock.l9fxkjyUpj4
  • The Shawl

    The Shawl radio show features Peter Black, Dana Gioia, Anne Fadiman, Marion Ross, Diane Thiel, Elie Wiesel, Ruth Wisse, and author Cynthia Ozick.UAahB4Ka4xQ
  • The Things They Carried

    The Things They Carried radio show features Andrew Carroll, Lan Samantha Chang, Richard Currey, Max Paul Friedman, David Kipen, Alice McDermott, E. Ethelbert Miller, Craig Mullaney, Tim O'Brien and Bradley Whitford.ooKOu4jMHdw
  • The Poetry of Emily Dickinson

    The Poetry of Emily Dickinson radio show features a program written and narrated by John Barr with poetry readings by Mary Jo Salter. All poems cited are from The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition, edited by R. W. Franklin (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1998, 1999 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.) Copyright 1951, 1955, 1979, 1983 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.Oi3LJdiRN5A
  • In the Time of the Butterflies

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies. This episode features Neko Case, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Diaz, Max Paul Friedman, Ana Menendez, and Ilan Stavans, with readings by Adriana Sananes.Dqm3N-yH_FU
  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. This episode features Martin Amis, Susan Bal�e, James H. Billington, Dana Gioia, Olga Grushin, Alfred Molina, N. Scott Momaday, Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, Cynthia Ozick and Jay Parini.F6kH7KhqGbk
  • Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima. This episode features the author himself along with Charles Carrillo, Dana Gioia, Tony Hillerman, Margarite Fern�ndez Olmos, Ishmael Reed, Diane Thiel, Maclovia B. Sanchez de Zamora, and readings from the novel by actor Cheech Marin.GfUb5Payniw
  • Sun, Stone, and Shadows - Part Two

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about the short story "Chac-Mool" by Carlos Fuentes, read by the author and narrated by Dana Gioia. This is part two of a two-part podcast featuring stories from Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories, a volume published especially for The Big Read.3ZNn0-GOOzM
  • Sun, Stone, and Shadows - Part One

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about the short story "My Life with the Wave" by Octavio Paz, read by Tony Plana and narrated by Dana Gioia. This is part one of a two-part podcast featuring stories from Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories, a volume published especially for The Big Read.dQcW_yZzptc
  • The Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This episode features Dana Gioia, Martin Goldsmith, Bill O'Brien, Deirdre Levinson and Josephine Reed.tOVSU6dRPEw
  • The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. This episode focuses on The Fall of the House of Usher and features Louis Bayard, Eavan Boland, Sam Elliott, Dana Gioia, Daniel Handler, Daniel Hoffman, Charles Keating, Laura Lippman, Camille Paglia, Stanley Plumly, Marian Seldes, Richard Wilbur and Arthur Yorinks.2w1rfxaJHnw
  • Washington Square by Henry James

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Washington Square by Henry James. This episode features Dana Gioia, Olivia de Havilland, Colin Meloy, Cynthia Ozick, Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Colm Toibin, Gore Vidal, and readings from the novel by Annette Bening.bVagCS1E1kY
  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey, featuring Russell Banks, Maureen Fiedler, Q'orianka Kilcher, J. D. McClatchy, Penelope Niven, Josephine Reed, Marian Seldes, Sam Waterston, Tappan Wilder, and historical footage of Thornton Wilder himself reading from the novel.JK87DsxS6hE
  • The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about the poetry of Robinson Jeffers, featuring Dana Gioia and radio host and producer Robert Aubry Davis reading select poems.9aYCQavV8XI
  • The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Naguib Mahfouz's The Thief and the Dogs featuring Trevor Le Gassick, Gamal al-Ghitani, Dana Gioia, Nadine Gordimer, Tara McKelvey, Adrian McKinty, Mohamed Salmawy and Raymond Stock.yF2WX8Jkm2I
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby featuring Matthew J. Bruccoli, Maureen Corrigan, Dana Gioia, Andrew Sean Greer, Gish Jen, Robert Redford and Sam Waterston.DUJfDKf_BzU
  • Old School by Tobias Wolff

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Tobias Wolff's Old School featuring T.C. Boyle, David Dougherty, Dana Gioia, Jackson Hille, Jonathan Lethem, Lorrie Moore, Zach Rogue, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Tobias Wolff.zPnYtkuWWgY
  • A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, featuring Orson Scott Card, Michael Chabon, Michael Dirda, Pico Iyer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kelly Link, Walter Mosley, KenYatta Rogers and R.L. Stine.0hRHHnA44_0
  • A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, featuring Susan F. Beegel, Matthew J. Bruccoli, Andrew Carroll, David Ives, Stephen Lang, Bobbie Ann Mason, Alice McDermott, Ken Panda and Tobias Wolff.GyVqXAGjejg
  • A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Ernest Gaines's A Lesson Before Dying, featuring Burl Cain, Ruby Dee, Ernest Gaines, Ash Green, Romulus Linney, Sister Helen Prejean, Ken Yatta Rogers and Cicely Tyson.2hrGeJ3HVN8
  • The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, featuring Louis Auchincloss, Jay Cocks, Stephanie Copeland, David Ives, Alfred Molina, P. J. O'Rourke, Elizabeth Spencer, and Amy Tan.xnVqzKHLVcQ
  • The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, featuring Matthew J. Bruccoli, Maureen Corrigan, Joe Gores, Diane Johnson, David Kipen, Adrian McKinty, Walter Mosley, Julie Rivett and Scott Simon.F6FotG3XSw8
  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Carson McCullers's The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Blake Hazard, E. Ethelbert Miller, P.J. O'Rourke, Mary-Louise Parker, Gore Vidal, and Jim White.RAsWOmjJR9s
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ken Burns, Anne Fadiman, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, David Ives, P.J. O'Rourke, Ron Powers, Richard Rodriguez, and readings by Sam Elliott.H5eJTUsqaaM
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Jack London's The Call of the Wild. This episode is narrated by narrated by Dana Gioia and features Susan Balee, Yvon Chouinard, Sara S. Hodson, Cheri Lucas, Robert Redford, Richard Rodriguez and Kevin Starr.6SysQufPEXg
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. This episode is narrated by David Kipen and features Ruby Dee, Robert Hemenway, Carla Kaplan, Bret Lott, Azar Nafisi, Jerry Pinkney and Alice Walker.OL58Ea0kHbQ
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features David Baker, Robert Duvall, Horton Foote, Charles J. Shields, Curtis Sittenfeld, Elizabeth Spencer, Anne Twomey, and Sandra Day O'Connor.pibkp9GhMwE
  • The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Molly Giles, James McBride, Carolyn See, Charles J. Shields, Amy Tan, John Kuo Wei Tchen, Lijun Wang and Ming-Na.0vQEiMI9BIg
  • The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about John Steinbeck's timeless classic, The Grapes of Wrath. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ed Harris, Jay Parini, Bill Ramsey, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Shillinglaw, Kevin Starr, Thom Steinbeck, Susan Straight, Rick Wartzman, and the music of Woody Guthrie.2459VJvFRgU
  • My Antonia by Willa Cather

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about Willa Cather's novel My Antonia. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Kurt Andersen, Garrison Keillor, Ted Kooser, Betty Kort, James McBride, Sharon O'Brien, Colin Powell, Kevin Starr, and Antonette Turner.P_XOn3cKxIU
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    The National Endowment for the Arts presents a radio show about the classic Science Fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This episode is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Paquito D'Rivera, Hector Elizondo, Nat Hentoff, Ursula K. Le Guin, Azar Nafisi, Luis Alberto Urrea and Sam Weller.0znjLrFZQ04
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11032206688?profile=originalDuring Yuletide, Holmes and Watson face several Dickensian Londoners, a dusty hat, a famous gem - and a goose!

Craig Wichman plays the Great Detective, and John Prave, the Good Doctor. The cast features Emma Palzere, Joseph Franchini, Dan Renkin, Clyde Baldo, and Soprano Soloist Bernadette Fiorella (New York City Opera). Original music by Frank Spitznagel. Sound effects by Sue Zizza, Mr. Baldo, and the cast. Engineers, Chip Fabrizi and Dominick Barbera.

THE BLUE CARBUNCLE (A Christmas Adventure of Sherlock Holmes)

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OTRR Library Annual Christmas Drive

11032206654?profile=originalJust a note if any missed the OTRR Library Annual Christmas Drive. Below is the post on the Old Time Radio Researchers blog. I know a lot of our members enjoy the free OTRR Library from time to time, and if you can give a couple of dollars please help out the Group. Mention you are a member of Times Past and show our thanks.

From OTRR


"It’s that time of year again, when we come to you with our annual fund raising drive.

If you use and enjoy the library, you know it’s free to all to use. No bandwith charges, no individual episode charges or any of that other silly stuff that the MP3 FTP sites charge. We are totally free and even if you can’t make a contribution, you can still download to your heart’s content.

At Christmas, we ask all those of you who’ve enjoyed the library to help support the costs of the server on which the Library is hosted. Just put a couple of dollars in a envelope and send it to -

Jim Beshires
123 Davidson Ave
Savannah, GA 31419

Or if you’d rather contribute via paypal, send it to beshiresjim@yahoo.com."

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Why Drinking Tea Was Once Considered A Dangerous Habit

by Allison Aubrey (NPR)

tea-dc99236d99f79af7c58e33f67d40b47ca3af2b85-s4.jpgTea a dangerous habit? Women have long made a ritual of it, but in 19th century Ireland, moral reformers tried to talk them out of it. At the time, tea was considered a luxury, and taking the time to drink it was an affront to the morals of frugality and restraint.

Given tea's rap today as both a popular pick-me-up and a health elixir, it's hard to imagine that sipping tea was once thought of as a reckless, suspicious act, linked to revolutionary feminism.

Huh? Well, the feminist complaints came from 19th century, upper class Irish critics who argued that peasant women shouldn't be wasting their time — and limited resources — on tea. If women had time to sit down and enjoy a tea break, this must mean they were ignoring their domestic duties and instead, perhaps, opening the door to political engagement or even rebellion.

"Drinking tea was thought to threaten traditional ways," explains researcher Helen O'Connell of Durham University in the UK. In the 1800s, tea was an affront to the virtues of frugality and restraint, which underpinned rural Irish culture.

In a new paper published in the journal Literature and History, O'Connell explores the angst about tea by combing through popular pamphlets — or short works of fiction — published in the 1800s. The pamphlets were published by reformers who were trying to weave tales of morality and clean-living into story form.

In one pamphlet, "Cottage Dialouges," written by the Irish Quaker author and reformer Mary Leadbeater, a dialogue between two women makes it clear that tea-drinking was considered a lavish, irresponsible behavior that could be habit-forming. Though the characters don't know the language of addiction, they use the phrase "hankering after it" — as if to suggest that once you'd had your first cup of tea, it would impossible to stop or control your longings. Adding to this suggestion is the fact that tea was sold at liquor stores.

The reformers' campaign against tea took on another moral outrage too: slavery. Since tea was typically sweetened with sugar at the time, reformers in Ireland tried to convince people that tea-drinking was akin to drinking the blood of slaves who were forced to work the plantations where sugar was produced.

O'Connell says clearly, in the end, the campaign against tea was not successful. Consumption of tea continued to grow steadily during this period.

To us, the campaign against tea, particularly the suggestions it may lead to revolutionary feminism, may seem crazy.

But in some ways, O'Connell says, "contemporary culture has all of these ideas about food which might appear ludicrous in time to come."

Any examples come to mind? "Maybe organic food, I don't know," O'Connell says. Or maybe the way we obsess over gluten. "Working on this project has made me a bit more critical of food discourse," she says. "Our passions and beliefs sometimes take over."

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It's A Wonderful Life Radio Play

Just returned from seeing a little theater group called the "Bread and Circus Theater Company". They performed  "It's A Wonderful Life." as a live radio play. The year was 1946. The cast was all dressed in vintage clothing. They performed to microphones. Read from scripts. The actors performed multiple roles. Sound effects performed live on stage. A couple of adds from sponsers, hair cream and soap. Even had "On Air" and "Applause" signs for the audience. All and all a nice trip into the past to get the feel of what it must have been like to see a radio drama performed. If anyone gets the opportunity to see a performance from a theater group; By all means, make haste.

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War-Era Food Posters: Patriotism and Food

ch1big3.jpg?width=250As evidenced by the subjects of government posters, food was every bit as important to the war effort as troops, weaponry and factories.  From the farm to the front, food production, distribution, preservation and conservation played a vital role in war times.  Significantly, the language of the posters may even speak of food in terms normally reserved for weapons.  "When Beans Were Bullets", An Exhibition of Posters by Cory Bernat". War-Era Food Posters from the Collection of the National Agricultural Library features a collection of government posters that highlight the subject of food.  The subjects range from canning to Victory Gardens.  Lovers of American wartime history might appreciate this exhibit as much as I did.

"An Exhibition of Posters by Cory Bernat":  http://www.good-potato.com/beans_are_bullets/


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Yours ever in appreciation of history, Cat

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npr100sm2.jpg?profile=RESIZE_400xThroughout the year 2000, NPR presented the stories behind 100 of the most important American musical works of the 20th century. These special features cover music from a wide variety of genres -- classical, jazz, rock'n'roll, country, R&B, musical theatre and film scores. NPR 100 stories aired on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and NPR's weekend news magazine programs.

You can listen to and download most of the tracks which are still available on their web site.

The NPR 100 Archive

 

Here are a few random Examples:

 

Like a Rolling Stone

I Walk The Line

Gone With The Wind

Wildwood Flower

White Christmas

The Wizard Of Oz

The Sock-It-To-Me Truth Of 'Respect'

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

 

 

The List Available in The Archive

 

  1. ADAGIO FOR STRINGS, SAMUEL BARBER (1938)
  2. AIN'T THAT A SHAME, words/music ANTOINE "FATS" DOMINO/DAVE BARTHOLOMEW; as performed by FATS DOMINO (1955)
  3. ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND, words/music IRVING BERLIN (1911)
  4. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL, words/music JACK LAWRENCE/ARTHUR ALTMAN; as performed by FRANK SINATRA with HARRY JAMES & HIS ORCHESTRA (1939)
  5. APPALACHIAN SPRING, AARON COPLAND (1944)
  6. AS TIME GOES BY, words/music HERMAN HUPFELD (1931)
  7. BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN, words/music RAY WHITLEY/GENE AUTRY; as performed by GENE AUTRY (1939)
  8. BLOWIN' IN THE WIND, words/music BOB DYLAN; as performed by BOB DYLAN (1962)
  9. BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY, words/music BILL MONROE (1946); as performed by BILL MONROE AND HIS BLUE GRASS BOYS (1954)
  10. BLUE SUEDE SHOES, CARL PERKINS; as performed by CARL PERKINS (1955)
  11. BODY AND SOUL, words EDWARD HEYMAN/ROBERT SOUR/FRANK EYTON, music JOHNNY GREEN (1930); as performed by COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ORCHESTRA (1939)
  12. BORN TO RUN (LP), BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (1975)
  13. A CHORUS LINE (musical), words EDWARD KLEBAN/music MARVIN HAMLISCH (1975)
  14. COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, words/music LORETTA LYNN; as performed by LORETTA LYNN (1970)
  15. CRAZY, words/music WILLIE NELSON; as performed by PATSY CLINE (1961)
  16. DJANGO, JOHN LEWIS; as performed by THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET (1954)
  17. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME, words GUS KAHN/music WILBUR SCHWANDT and FABIAN ANDRE (1931)
  18. DRUMMING, STEVE REICH (1971)
  19. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (musical), words SHELDON HARNICK/music JERRY BOCK (1964)
  20. FINE AND MELLOW, words/music BILLIE HOLIDAY (1940); as performed by BILLIE HOLIDAY with MAL WALDRON ALL-STARS on "The Sound of Jazz" (CBS-TV) (1957)
  21. FIRE AND RAIN, words/music JAMES TAYLOR; as performed by JAMES TAYLOR (1970)
  22. FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN, EARL SCRUGGS; as performed by LESTER FLATT and EARL SCRUGGS and the FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS (1949)
  23. 4:33, JOHN CAGE (1952)
  24. GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, words/music GEORGE M. COHAN (1904)
  25. GONE WITH THE WIND (film score), MAX STEINER (1939)
  26. GOOD VIBRATIONS, words MIKE LOVE/BRIAN WILSON, music BRIAN WILSON; as performed by THE BEACH BOYS (1966)
  27. GRACELAND (LP), PAUL SIMON (1986)
  28. GRAND CANYON SUITE, FERDE GROFE (1931)
  29. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, words/music OTIS BLACKWELL/JACK HAMMER; as performed by JERRY LEE LEWIS (1957)
  30. THE GREAT PRETENDER, words/music BUCK RAM; as performed by THE PLATTERS (1955)
  31. GUYS AND DOLLS (musical), words/music FRANK LOESSER (1950)
  32. HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL, words/music ROBERT JOHNSON; as performed by ROBERT JOHNSON (1937)
  33. HELLO DOLLY, words/music JERRY HERMAN; as performed by LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1963)
  34. HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW, words/music C.D. MARTIN/C.H. GABRIEL; as performed by MAHALIA JACKSON (1958)
  35. HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN, words/music WILLIE DIXON; as performed by MUDDY WATERS (1954)
  36. HOUND DOG/DON'T BE CRUEL, words/music JERRY LEIBER/MIKE STOLLER; OTIS BLACKWELL/ELVIS PRESLEY; as performed by ELVIS PRESLEY (1956)
  37. I GOT RHYTHM, words IRA GERSHWIN/music GEORGE GERSHWIN (1930)
  38. I WALK THE LINE, words/music JOHNNY CASH; as performed by JOHNNY CASH (1956)
  39. I WANNA BE SEDATED, words/music RAMONES; as performed by RAMONES (1978)
  40. I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY, words/music HANK WILLIAMS; as performed by HANK WILLIAMS (1949)
  41. IN THE MOOD, words ANDY RAZAF/music JOE GARLAND (1938), as performed by GLENN MILLER & HIS ORCHESTRA (1939)
  42. (GOODNIGHT) IRENE, words/music HUDDIE LEDBETTER (LEAD BELLY)/JOHN LOMAX (1936)
  43. KIND OF BLUE (LP), MILES DAVIS (1959)
  44. KING PORTER STOMP, JELLY ROLL MORTON (1923)
  45. KO KO, CHARLIE PARKER; as performed by CHARLIE PARKER (1945)
  46. LA BAMBA, words/music WILLIAM CLAUSON; as performed by RITCHIE VALENS (1958)
  47. LET'S STAY TOGETHER, words/music AL GREEN/WILLIE MITCHELL/AL JACKSON; as performed by AL GREEN (1971)
  48. LIGHT MY FIRE, words/music JOHN DENSMORE/ROBERT KRIEGER/RAYMOND MANZAREK/JIM MORRISON; as performed by THE DOORS (1967)
  49. LIKE A ROLLING STONE, words/music BOB DYLAN; as performed by BOB DYLAN (1965)
  50. A LOVE SUPREME (LP), JOHN COLTRANE (1964)
  51. MACK THE KNIFE, words MARC BLITZSTEIN (after BERTOLT BRECHT)/music KURT WEILL (1928/1956)
  52. MAYBELLENE, words/music CHUCK BERRY; as performed by CHUCK BERRY & HIS COMBO (1955)
  53. MOOD INDIGO, words/music EDWARD KENNEDY "DUKE" ELLINGTON/ALBANY "BARNEY" BIGARD/IRVING MILLS ; as performed by DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1930)
  54. MY FAIR LADY (musical), words ALAN JAY LERNER/music FREDERICK LOEWE (1956)
  55. MY FUNNY VALENTINE, words LORENZ HART/music RICHARD RODGERS (1937)
  56. MY GIRL, words/music WILLIAM ROBINSON/RONALD WHITE; as performed by THE TEMPTATIONS (1964)
  57. NIGHT AND DAY, words/music COLE PORTER (1932)
  58. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA, JOHN BIRKS "DIZZY" GILLESPIE/FRANK PAPARELLI (1944); as recorded by DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1946)
  59. OKLAHOMA! (musical), words OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN/music RICHARD RODGERS (1943)
  60. ONCE IN A LIFETIME, words/music DAVID BYRNE/BRIAN ENO/TALKING HEADS; as performed by TALKING HEADS (1980)
  61. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP, WILLIAM "COUNT" BASIE; as performed by THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA (1937)
  62. OYE COMO VA, words/music TITO PUENTE (1963); as performed by SANTANA (1970)
  63. PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG, words/music JAMES BROWN; as performed by JAMES BROWN (1965)
  64. PEGGY SUE, words/music JERRY ALLISON/BUDDY HOLLY/NORMAN PETTY; as recorded by BUDDY HOLLY (1957)
  65. PORGY AND BESS (opera), words IRA GERSHWIN/DUBOSE HEYWARD/music GEORGE GERSHWIN (1935)
  66. PSYCHO (film score), BERNARD HERRMANN (1960)
  67. PURPLE HAZE, words/music JIMI HENDRIX; as performed by THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE (1967)
  68. RAPPER'S DELIGHT, words/music BERNARD EDWARDS/NILE RODGERS; as performed by SUGARHILL GANG (1979)
  69. RESPECT, words/music OTIS REDDING (1965); as performed by ARETHA FRANKLIN (1967)
  70. RHAPSODY IN BLUE, GEORGE GERSHWIN (1924); orchestrated by FERDE GROFE (1924/1926/1942)
  71. (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK, words/music MAX FREEDMAN/JAMES MYERS a.k.a. JIMMY DE KNIGHT (1953); first recorded by BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS (1954)
  72. 'ROUND MIDNIGHT, words BERNARD HANIGHEN; music THELONIOUS MONK/COOTIE WILLIAMS (1944)
  73. (GET YOUR KICKS ON) ROUTE 66, words/music BOBBY TROUP; as performed by THE KING COLE TRIO (1946)
  74. THE ST. LOUIS BLUES, words/music W.C. HANDY (1914); as performed by BESSIE SMITH (1925)
  75. SHOW BOAT (musical), words OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN/music JEROME KERN (1927)
  76. SING, SING, SING, words/music LOUIS PRIMA (1936), as arranged by JIMMY MUNDY and performed by BENNY GOODMAN & HIS ORCHESTRA at Carnegie Hall (1938)
  77. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (film musical), words/music ARTHUR FREED/NACIO HERB BROWN (1952)
  78. (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY, words/music OTIS REDDING/STEVE CROPPER; as performed by OTIS REDDING (1967)
  79. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT, words KURT COBAIN/music NIRVANA; as performed by NIRVANA (1991)
  80. STAND BY YOUR MAN, words/music TAMMY WYNETTE/BILLY SHERRILL; as performed by TAMMY WYNETTE (1968)
  81. STAR DUST, words MITCHELL PARISH/music HOAGY CARMICHAEL (1927)
  82. SYMPHONY OF PSALMS, IGOR STRAVINSKY (1930/1948)
  83. TAKE FIVE, PAUL DESMOND; as performed by THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET (1959)
  84. TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD, words/music THOMAS A. DORSEY (1932)
  85. TAKE THE "A" TRAIN, BILLY STRAYHORN; as performed by DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1941)
  86. TALKING BOOK (LP), STEVIE WONDER (1972)
  87. TAPESTRY (LP), CAROLE KING (1971)
  88. THEME FROM "SHAFT", words/music ISAAC HAYES; as performed by ISAAC HAYES (1971)
  89. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, words/music WOODY GUTHRIE (1940)
  90. TOM DOOLEY, Traditional; as arranged by DAVE GUARD and performed by KINGSTON TRIO (1958)
  91. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO (LP), THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (1967)
  92. WARNER BROS. CARTOON MUSIC, CARL STALLING (1936 to 1958)
  93. WE SHALL OVERCOME, words/music ZILPHIA HORTON, FRANK HAMILTON, GUY CARAWAN, PETE SEEGER (1960); believed to have originated from C. ALBERT TINDLEY'S Baptist hymn I'LL OVERCOME SOME DAY (1901)
  94. WEST END BLUES, words CLARENCE WILLIAMS, music JOE OLIVER; as performed by LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS HOT FIVE (1928)
  95. WEST SIDE STORY (musical), words STEPHEN SONDHEIM/music LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1957)
  96. WHAT'D I SAY, words/music RAY CHARLES; as performed by RAY CHARLES (1959)
  97. WHAT'S GOING ON, words/music AL CLEVELAND, MARVIN GAYE, and RENALDO BENSON (1970); as performed by MARVIN GAYE (1971)
  98. WHITE CHRISTMAS, words/music IRVING BERLIN (1942); as performed by BING CROSBY (1942)
  99. WILDWOOD FLOWER, words/music MAUDE IRVING/J.P. WEBSTER; as arranged by A.P CARTER and performed by CARTER FAMILY (1928)
  100. WIZARD OF OZ (film musical), words E.Y. "YIP" HARBURG/music HAROLD ARLEN (1939)
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Perhaps this is old news to many of you guys, but I can't seem to get this tune out of my head...

 

 

In November 1972, Italian pop star Adriano Celentano released a song that hit No. 1 in his home country, despite the fact it wasn't performed in Italian.

It also wasn't performed in English.

In fact, it wasn't performed in any language at all.

The song, called "Prisencolinensinainciusol," was written to mimic the way English sounds to non-English speakers.

Celentano, now 74 years old, says that he wanted to break down language barriers and inspire people to communicate more.

Read more about this vintage gibberish on NPR (yeah, you know you are in trouble when NPR is hipper than you are).

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Have Gun-Will Travel


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The Have Gun-Will Travel radio show broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between November 23, 1958, and November 22, 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters and the only significant American radio adaptation of a television series. John Dehner (a regular on the radio series version of Gunsmoke) played Paladin, and Ben Wright usually (but not always) played Hey Boy. Virginia Gregg played the role of Miss Wong, Hey Boy's girlfriend, before the television series began featuring the character of Hey Girl. Unlike the small-screen version, in this medium, there was usually a tag scene back at the Carlton at both the beginning and the end of the episode. Initially, the episodes were adaptations of the television program as broadcast earlier the same week, but eventually, original stories were produced, including a finale ("Goodbye, Paladin") in which Paladin left San Francisco, apparently forever, to claim an inheritance back East. The radio version of the show was written by producer/writer Roy Winsor.





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Twilight Zone - Still Valley

Still_Valley.jpgA Confederate soldier has the ability to win the Civil War for the South, but to do so, he must call upon the Devil himself as an ally.

Starring Adam West (Batman, Family Guy) with Stacy Keach as narrator.

 

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Help from Joan Crawford

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Ann Blyth suffered a broken back whiles sledding, this all happed while she was on a briefly vacationing in Snow Valley 14 miles from Lake Arrowhead. It was burring this time that, Annie and I became friends part of her recovery required her to swim. It was Joan Crawford that let Annie swim in her pool. Annie and I would go there all the time swimming, exercising. She said Crawford was always gracious, generous, a supportive actress who understood that this was a big change for Ann Blyth, a big opportunity for her, and she wanted the film to work and she wanted Ann to do well. I would push her around in that wheelchair day after day I would take Annie over in my car. It was also at that time I made the acquaintance of Charlie Marie Gordon we also have been friends for a very long time.

After two years Annie got a cameo role with Universal she was still her in her wheelchair-in Brute Force (1947). Universal used her in a wheelchair-bound cameo in Brute Force (1947). We still would go up to The Lake Arrowhead Resort is perched high in the San Bernardino Mountains, amid a thick pine forest in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. Lake Arrowhead Village is nestled in the beauty of the woods, having the charm of Swiss chalets, while offering a variety of modern amenities.  We house an assortment of quaint specialty shops, as well as outlet stores such as: Jockey, Bass, Famous Footwear, and Coach, among others.  Heap's Peak Arboretum is four miles away and California State University is within 25 miles of the property.

 

 

 

 

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Kiwi6 - Free File Hosting with Hotlinking.

kiwi6-logo-64.pngKiwi6 is a free file hosting service that has some features I like. One is registration is easy, just have an email address and create a password. Can create folders. Can upload 5 files at once up to 100mb each. But the best thing is you can hotlink the file, which means you can put that link in your post at Times Past and will be able to play the file or download from your post directly. No going off-site to download or stream file, and no waiting so many seconds either.

After you upload a file, just use the Direct Hotlink for the file for your post here at Times Past or your web site.

You can sign up here.


TIP: If you use a browser that has tabs, you can open up Kiwi6 in an extra tab and start another 5 files uploading.

 

Here is an example I uploaded and how function in your post.

 

SNT 1950-01-07 The Late Edwina Black (William Dinner & William Morum)

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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

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“When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion,” this ABC special event was the highest rated special for the network in 1979. Let's pay tribute to the greatest Cowboys and their shows!

Hosted by Glenn Ford and set in a western saloon, it served as a reunion for many of the people who played in popular western series and films over the years, including cast members from "The Lone Ranger", "The High Chaparral", "The Virginian", "Lawman", "Gunsmoke" and many others.

 

The quality of the clip gets better as it goes along!

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Radio National cuts a blow for the arts in Australia

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ABC Radio drama team broadcasting a play in 1935.

 

From Community and Public Sector Union

The CPSU is calling on ABC management to reconsider their decision to axe senior staff and programs at Radio National.

Last week the ABC announced plans to axe up to eleven staff from radio drama, features and the Breakfast program. Programs on the chopping block include Airplay, The Book Reading, Night Air and Sunday Story.

CPSU National President Michael Tull said it is an "appalling decision" which will damage the ABC's capacity and reputation.

"We are particularly concerned that management seem to be targeting some of the broadcaster's most experienced creative and talented staff.

"At this stage we are still consulting with the ABC and have asked for more details.

"The CPSU opposes to any forced redundancies and we also question the necessity of redundancies at all.

"ABC Management need to explain why they are making such a big decision before they know what the ABC's triennial funding will be," said Mr Tull.

According to the union, the proposed cuts are a threat to an important part of the Australian cultural life.

"Radio plays and book readings are a unique ABC tradition dating back to the 1930's. But they're also part of the intellectual and cultural life of the country right now, providing a forum and audience for Australian artists and writers. Read Full Story

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Mutual Radio Theater






First show: Mar 3, 1980 Original shows: 103 Last show: Dec 10, 1980
Number of programs aired including new and repeats: 210

Hosts: Lorne Greene, Andy Griffith, Vincent Price, Cicely Tyson, Leonard Nimoy

In December 1979 the Mutual Broadcasting System acquired the Sears Radio Theater renaming it, the MUTUAL Radio Theater. It retained the same format as before with the same theme for different nights of the week. Lorne Greene remained host for Monday's Western night, Andy Griffith handled Tuesday's Comedy, Vincent Price still was host for Mystery on Wednesdays, Cicely Tyson did Love on Thursday, while Leonard Nimoy was now the Friday night Adventure host. As before the series aired week nights, Monday through Friday.

The Mutual Radio Theater debuted Mar 3, 1980 and was to run for 13 weeks on almost 300 stations. The shows were then to be repeated over the summer and fall. It proved to be fairly successful and another 8 weeks of original programs were added; this was followed by another 8 weeks of repeats. The series was broadcast in stereo, making it the only commercial radio network drama program in the nation to use this technology at the time.

Great writers were employed for this series including Arch Oboler and Norman Corwin. Good choices were made when it came to cast members. Old familiar voices and names included Janet Waldo, John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Mary Jane Croft, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Parley Baer, Elliot Lewis, Jeff Corey, Virginia Gregg, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell and Lurene Tuttle. Then from movies and TV - Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Aan Young, Tom Bosley and Marian Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.


A curious note: Many collectors and vendors list a total of 104 broadcasts. Apparently what was done by them was to count a repeat of "The Ship", first broadcast on March 7, 1980 as another show when it was aired again during the first 13 week cycle (May 23, 1980).

 

You can find series in OTR Collections Group

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