tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post7271029135298879728..comments2023-05-22T10:10:19.339-04:00Comments on The McKinney Washtub Two: Folk music on the radioWhitt & Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05741103963160046000noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-22402264671939284232014-03-21T14:39:15.402-04:002014-03-21T14:39:15.402-04:00Radio been berry, berry good to me!
Like everythin...Radio been berry, berry good to me!<br />Like everything, it was better done live and local; but, whatever floats to an adolescent alone in the mystic night is important. <br />I feel the choices are not as good nowadays, what with the lowest common denominator thinking of the ad industry.<br />Support live, local programming!<br />And, if you're involved in live, local programming...<br />It's not about you. Think of your listener first. <br />As Papa Zappa put it: "Kill ugly radio!"<br />Thanks for coming by and visiting with a lonely senior citizen!Whitt & Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741103963160046000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-33568790466821241962014-03-21T14:30:49.715-04:002014-03-21T14:30:49.715-04:00It's hard to describe what the live music scen...It's hard to describe what the live music scene was like to folks born past a certain date. Most young people can't, or don't want to, believe things were so different; but they were. And The Hit Parade featured music no one would hear again. There was more variety, and there was more subtlety. Mass marketing killed all that, for awhile, but I think it lives again, in a distant way, online.Whitt & Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741103963160046000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-5125879223794055012014-03-21T14:30:22.274-04:002014-03-21T14:30:22.274-04:00My mistake, Dar William's song is called "...My mistake, Dar William's song is called "Are you out there"... I forgot that she covers Midnight Radio right after performing it often. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-24949474997231318082014-03-21T14:15:20.943-04:002014-03-21T14:15:20.943-04:00You know it's interesting to me, because growi...You know it's interesting to me, because growing up as your kid I heard a lot of great music every day from genres that a lot of my peers never heard, or didn't get into until college. But I remember listening to stations in the middle of the night of music that was interesting to me, and how special and formative that was. <br /><br />Reading stories about people listening to and discovering music always reminds me of the songs (both titled "Midnight Radio") by Dar Williams and the one from Hedwig, which I really think capture the experience well in different ways. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-87512834997310337362014-03-20T19:15:17.546-04:002014-03-20T19:15:17.546-04:00I know what you mean about having parents who like...I know what you mean about having parents who like a wide range of music. I often wish I had parents like that! HAR HAR! Seriously, I know that a lot of that stuff sounds cheezey or square to the singer/songwriters today, but it had a professional polish and subtle showmanship that more "modern" stuff lacks for the most part todayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354184856324008850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-24652923687678012502014-03-15T23:50:52.819-04:002014-03-15T23:50:52.819-04:00I can remember specific recordings--often heard fi...I can remember specific recordings--often heard first on the radio--that were pivotal in shaping my tastes and influencing my eventual style; but my main advantage was two parents who loved a wide range of music and played it in our home on records or the radio.<br />And radio was very real and immediate and intimate even when it was fanfare and formality. I got in on some of the best of both show business and broadcasting, and escaped most of the worst; so I'm one who counts it all blessed.Whitt & Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741103963160046000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-7929134877792991552014-03-15T23:41:26.379-04:002014-03-15T23:41:26.379-04:00You know, Dave, nostalgia is a grammar lesson. It&...You know, Dave, nostalgia is a grammar lesson. It's for those who find the present tense and the past perfect!<br />We really appreciate your comments, and hope you'll "stay tuned."<br />In upcoming installments, you'll realize, as I did, that being in the right place can be an illusion; especially if you're too young to know how to apply your advantage!<br />Hope you'll come back every Wednesday! (Hint, hint...) ;-)Whitt & Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741103963160046000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-12584985700469310302014-03-15T12:18:13.461-04:002014-03-15T12:18:13.461-04:00Very entertaining and insightful at the same time!...Very entertaining and insightful at the same time! What similar interests we share, but from totally different musical backgrounds, as I was much more into the rock & roll, being a "city boy", and always considered folk music as associated with hillbillies and "beatniks", and wanted the loud, raucous, flashy stage performances as opposed to intelligent, nuanced, inspirational stuff! As my musical tastes expanded, however, I grew into an appreciation of jazz, and never really clicked with any "folk sound" until I became a Christian. I certainly never had the exposure to the depth of talent that you had, and I'm not certain how that would have affected my musical paths. Interesting to contemplate these things, however............................................cwm.consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875131168450433031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376809744513637726.post-8750634428359465252014-03-04T12:56:06.113-05:002014-03-04T12:56:06.113-05:00What a cruise down memory lane! Thanks for not on...What a cruise down memory lane! Thanks for not only the general memories but also the insight into your star-studded beginnings. Talk about being in the right place, with the right people, at the rightest of times!<br />Yesterday I heard of of a poll that asked: "Are American kids better off today or 50 years ago?" If I remember correctly, at that time more than 80% voted for 50 years ago and I agree. Just compare hip-hop and rap to Motown and soul music... not to mention folk (my favorite too). We "Baby Boomers" were sooo fortunate! And it seems you too. And all to our benefit. Keep on singing and we'll keep on lovin' it.Ravin' Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768103701450345551noreply@blogger.com