“Rock and roll is a river of music which has absorbed many streams: rhythm and blues, jazz, ragtime, cowboy songs, country songs, folk songs. All have contributed greatly to the big beat.” And something about cigarettes.
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Sep11Wed10:00 am Adventures in ResearchAdventures in ResearchSep 11 @ 10:00 am – 10:15 am
Tales of dramatic and entertaining accounts in the history of scientific research, written by Westinghouse physicist Dr. Phillips Thomas. Heard from 1946 into the 1950s, Adventures in Research encouraged a civic interest in science and highlighted technology, inventors and their … Continue reading10:30 am CBS Radio WorkshopCBS Radio WorkshopSep 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am
The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. More…11:30 am Rock and Roll Dance PartyRock and Roll Dance PartySep 11 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm“Rock and roll is a river of music which has absorbed many streams: rhythm and blues, jazz, ragtime, cowboy songs, country songs, folk songs. All have contributed greatly to the big beat.” And something about cigarettes. More…12:00 pm The Damon Runyon TheaterThe Damon Runyon TheaterSep 11 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters. His distinctive vernacular style is known as “Runyonese”: a mixture of … Continue reading1:00 pm Grand Ole OpryGrand Ole OprySep 11 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio “barn dance” on WSM. … It is the longest running radio broadcast … Continue reading2:00 pm Boston BlackieBoston BlackieSep 11 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Boston Blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. As originally created by author Jack Boyle, he was a safecracker — a hardened criminal who had served time in a California prison. Prowling the … Continue reading