[78-L] Hayloft Gang documentary

[David Sanderson]

On 10/20/2012 9:20 AM, Rjholtin wrote:
> Do any airchecks exist of this national treasure?
>
> Sent from my iPod
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> On Oct 20, 2012, at 8:09 AM, David Sanderson <dwsanderson685 at roadrunner.com> wrote:
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> On 10/19/2012 10:42 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
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> Ooops!  I was thinking of WSM.
>
> Don

The old time radio site http://www.otrcat.com has a CD of later shows, 
around 1940; I think there are no early transcriptions. WLS launched 
Bradley Kincaid, Gene Autry, LuluBelle and Scotty, Louise Massey and the 
Westerners, and a good many others.

In terms of radio activities, Kincaid is interesting. He parleyed the 
WLS reputation (printed a songbook, sold 10,000 copies over WLS) into 
what became a peripatetic career. He would arrive in a city, offer to 
perform for free, then use the publicity to book shows in the listening 
area. The friend I mentioned earlier listened to Kincaid in 1935 or so 
over WBZ/Boston, then attended a show he did here in rural Maine 
(Kincaid, the future Grandpa Jones, Joe Troyan). He was far from alone 
in moving amongst radio stations, but may have been among the most 
businesslike about it.


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David Sanderson
East Waterford Maine
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