Author: RTS
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Episode 1962: Rest in Power: Kris Kristofferson
We pay tribute to the legendary songwriter, singer and actor Kris Kristofferson, a music icon who passed away on September 28, 2024 at the age of 88.
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Episode 1961: Jim Walewander, Punk Rock Ballplayer – Part 2
Part 2 of Jim’s conversation with former Detroit Tiger Jim Walewander. In this episode, Wales recounts the day he invited the Dead Milkmen to Tiger Stadium and hitting his lone career major league home run, among other baseball and music topics.
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Episode 1960: Jim Walewander, Punk Rock Ballplayer – Part 1
The Detroit Tigers are in the MLB playoffs! And so Jim sits down with a 1987 Tigers legend, infielder Jim Walewander. What makes him a legend? He once invited the Dead Milkmen into the Tiger Stadium dugout.
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Episode 1959: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 5: Three Blind Singers
It’s the final episode of Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week and he wraps things up with a discussion of three important blind singers of the country blues: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell.
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Episode 1958: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 4: Book Nook – “The Country Blues”
We continue with Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week and in this episode, he discusses Samuel B. Charters’ landmark 1959 book “The Country Blues,” which was the first study of the incredible sound of the country blues.
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Episode 1957: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 3: Ralph Peer
It’s more from Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week (he’s silly with it) and today he relates the story of Ralph Peer, who was instrumental in shaping the modern music business as a talent scout, engineer, manager and music publisher.
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Episode 1956: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 2: Jug Bands
Part two of Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week is here and on this episode he discusses jug band music with a spotlight on two groups from Memphis, Cannon’s Jug Stompers and the Memphis Jug Band.
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Episode 1955: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 1: Perfect Pop: The Bentley Boys
Get ready for Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, kids! He will be discussing music from the 1920s, 30s and 40s this week and starts with a Perfect Pop tune from the Bentley Boys recorded in 1929, “Down on Penny’s Farm.”
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Episode 1954: Rest in Power: Greg Kihn
We pay tribute to the rock and roller (and radio DJ and author) Greg Kihn, who passed on August 13, 2024. Rest in Power, Greg.
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Episode 1953: A (Very) Brief History of Billy Ward and his Dominoes
On what would have been his 103rd birthday, we examine the impact that Billy Ward and his Dominoes had on the history of music.