“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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Apr28Sunall-day Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!Apr 28 all-day
Note: Presented throughout the day (1-minute format) Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is an American franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper … Continue reading10:00 pm DownbeatDownbeatApr 28 @ 10:00 pm – 10:15 pm
Downbeat was a jazz radio program produced by the AFRS from 1943 until around 1948. Featured artists ranged from vanilla to daring, including Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Louis Armstrong. Our collection includes 15- and 30-minute episodes. More…10:30 pm EscapeEscapeApr 28 @ 10:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Escape was radio’s leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. More…11:00 pm Late NightLate NightApr 28 @ 11:00 pm – Apr 29 @ 4:00 am
In accordance with standards of good taste and common courtesy, Homesteader Radio confines the broadcast of potentially offensive material to between the hours of 11 pm and 4 am Central Standard Time. During these hours, listener discretion is advised.11:30 pm The Hermit’s CaveThe Hermit’s CaveApr 28 @ 11:30 pm – Apr 29 @ 12:00 am
The Hermit’s Cave was a syndicated radio horror series. The syndication was done via scripts, so that stations could broadcast the program with their own casts. The program began in September 1937 and continued into the mid-1940s on WJR AM … Continue readingApr29Mon12:00 am SuspenseSuspenseApr 29 @ 12:00 am – 12:30 am
Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962. One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, Suspense was subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, … Continue reading