Route 78 West 1/20/2008 back
Show #353 Time Tunnel to Mass Production
SHOW AUDIO  Mp3
 

 

 
 track  artist, song-label, format
 

01     Richmond Fontaine, $43.50-El Cortez, CD (demo)
02     Roy Smeck, Indiana March-Arhoolie, CD
- break 10:10 am
03     Billy Murray, Casey Jones-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder
- break 10:17 am
04     Polk Miller and His Old Southern Quartette, What A Time-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder
- break 10:26 am
05     Edward Spencer, Arkansas Traveler-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (1902, transcribed to CD)
06     David Bromberg, Arkansas Traveler (Foggy Road To Midgeville)-Columbia, LP
07     The Delmore Brothers, The Midnight Special-Bear Family Records, LP
- break 10:38 am
08     Gene Austin, Susie Ann-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (1925)
- break 10:45 am
09     F. Potter, Red Wing-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (1907, transcribed to CD)
10     Cal Hand, Red Wing-Takoma, LP (1977)
- break 10:50 am
11     Billy Jones, Yes We Have No Bananas-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (1923, 1st Million seller)
- break 10:59 am
12     Billy Murray, In My Merry Oldsmobile-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (1905, transcribed to CD)
13     Sam McGee, Chevrolet Car-Old Hat, CD (1928) (the motor hums like a bee)
- break 11:08 am
14     Edward Favor, Who Threw the Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
         Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (transcribed to CD)
15     Memphis Sheiks, He's In The Jailhouse Now-Old Hat, CD
- break 11:21 am
16     Webb Pierce, In The Jailhouse Now-Acrobat, CD
- break 11:26 am
17     D. Yellman And His Orchestra, Marie Lou-Edison Record, Wax Cylinder (1927)
- break 11:31 am
18     Aaron And Nicole Keim, Who Broke The Lock Off The Henhouse Door (Live In Studio)
- break 11:34 am
19     Walter Cole, Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean-Old Hat, CD
20     Aaron And Nicole Keim, What I Have To Say (Live In Studio, original tune)
- break 11:43 am
21     Jim And Bob, The Song Of The Range-Arhoolie, CD
22     Carson Robinson, Mother Goose Rhymes-Bluebird, 78 (33-05813)
- break 11:52 am
23     Aaron And Nicole Keim, Peg And Awl (Live In Studio)
- break 11:57 am
24     Merle Lindsey And His Hollywood Cowboys, Cotton Sack Drag-ADD, CD
Notes: Music and radio guru Marc brought his Edison Amberola circa 1915 cylinder player to the Route 78 West studio and led an incredible audio journey for anyone listening. Marc played 5 Edison cylinder traks directly into a studio microphone as we all listened with amazement. His Edison Amberola is from about 1915 and cost about $30 at that time. It has a crank on the side which energizes a spring driven mechanism revolving the wax or plastic 200 groove/inch music cylinders at 160 rpm. The audio is transferred to music by a diamond needle and amplified through a metal horn. No electricity is needed to play this oak cased predecessor of the phonograph. The cylinders play about 4 minutes and deliver amazing old time analog mellowness. Amazing to consider it was developed by Thomas Edison who was virtually deaf. View photos of Marc and the Edison player here.

Today's hot trak is, "Yes We Have No Bananas" sung by Billy Jones. It's no coincidence this tune was the first million selling song cause it still has what it takes to please the mind and ears.

If that wasn't enough excitement, Aaron And Nicole Keim played 3 tunes in the air studio to promote the Swallow Hill Ukulele Festival coming up on February 9th. Thanks Aaron and Nicole.

This show is a MUST download.

Music history chat continued at The Rio Grande over giant margs and superb food. Manger Mike came by to say hello and informed us he had played the show over the Rio's sound system. It just doesn't get any better than that. Thanks again to Marc, Aaron and Nicole. Special thanks to Johnny Trash for retrieving John McLaughlin's Devotion for me to ponder. See you next week.

Jason Isbell February 4 at The Fox Theatre. Ukulele Loki will perform at Swallow Hill's Ukulele Fest on February 9th. Drive-By Truckers February 22 at the Ogden and February 23 at the Fox Theatre. find out more about the Denver/Boulder concert scene.
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