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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: redhat on February 09, 2019, 2244 UTC

Title: Border blasters and goat glands, an unlikely american radio story
Post by: redhat on February 09, 2019, 2244 UTC

The professor ran across this article a few weeks ago.  Its a good one!

http://www.ominous-valve.com/xerf.html?fbclid=IwAR2y_g_1mYT2MSGxP625erNnBSZhpspc2l3JtrJb3hSvqGUtmh0rJoomobY (http://www.ominous-valve.com/xerf.html?fbclid=IwAR2y_g_1mYT2MSGxP625erNnBSZhpspc2l3JtrJb3hSvqGUtmh0rJoomobY)

+-RH

Title: Re: Border blasters and goat glands, an unlikely american radio story
Post by: Pigmeat on February 09, 2019, 2320 UTC

Quit trying to rile Al up. You know what the words "goat" and "glands" do to him.

Title: Re: Border blasters and goat glands, an unlikely american radio story
Post by: jFarley on February 10, 2019, 1305 UTC

Great read:

https://www.amazon.com/Border-Radio-Yodelers-Pitchmen-Broadcasters/dp/0292725353

Title: Re: Border blasters and goat glands, an unlikely american radio story
Post by: Pigmeat on February 10, 2019, 2038 UTC

The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, "The Yodelin' Brakeman", made their national reps on those stations in the early 30's.

Title: Re: Border blasters and goat glands, an unlikely american radio story
Post by: sat_dxer on February 16, 2019, 1348 UTC

Alice Brannigan

Title: Re: Border blasters and goat glands, an unlikely american radio story
Post by: Josh on February 16, 2019, 1859 UTC

Did someone say yodeling?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ6IlIXT2oo