This week on the program, we complete our two-part feature focusing on honky tonk music. We’ll hear selections from Asleep at the Wheel, Connie Smith, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Adolph Hofner, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Commander Cody, JJ Cale and … Continue reading →
The audience for country music in the years following the World War II was predominantly male, and many of the records were aimed at the jukeboxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where working class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
The term “honky tonk” has two meanings. It can be a tavern or club in the South which is comfortable for the common working man, not unlike a pub in the UK. It also describes the style of music played … Continue reading →
Last week we heard a collection of classic and contemporary swing. This week we’ll focus on Swing Music from the country. The music traveled nationwide on records and radio and influenced players, many who never traveled to the Swing capitals … Continue reading →
This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we conclude out musical travels to the American Southwest. We’ll hear some classic Western Swing, Conjunto, Blues, Old-Time, Singer-Songwriters and Classic Country. Join us as we conclude our Southwestern Music Travelogue on … Continue reading →
We recently lost fiddler Johnny Gimble a true Western Swing pioneer. This week we honor him with a program focusing on the influences and development of Western Swing. We’ll hear classic music from Benny Goodman and The Boswell Sisters to … Continue reading →
Asleep At The Wheel Still the King Bismeaux www.bismeauxrecords.com Asleep at the Wheel moved from Paw Paw, West Virginia to Berkeley, CA, in the early 1970s at the suggestion of Commander Cody. Like Cody, … Continue reading →
