[78-L] My history of broadcasting course

[Michael Biel]

It was Harry Nilsson who wrote Turn On Your Radio in the 70s, songs
close in title.  I always think of John Hartford more on the Stevens
song. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbie.com


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [78-L] My history of broadcasting course
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, February 04, 2014 3:35 pm
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>

The Ray Stevens song IS the gospel one, by Albert E. Brumley.

dl

On 2/4/2014 3:30 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> The song you really need is "Turn On Your Radio (and Listen In On Your
> Home Town)", not to be confused with "Turn Your Radio On" which is a
> gospel song. The Ray Stevens song is yet another different one.
>
> The one I refer to was from 1924, Vocalion B 14754 Ben Selvin and has a
> vocal by Irving Kaufman with a POSITIVE REALISTIC view of radio without
> it being a fantasy like most of the other songs.
>
> "Turn on your radio,
> And then you listen!
> Without a radio, Oh! what you're missin'!
> The air is full of song,
> So run along and buy a set!
> Just turn a little dial,
> And in a while, see what you get!
> You'll hear a jazz band play out in Chicago!
> You'll hear 'most everyone of great renown!
> And if you're blue, and on your mind
> You've got the folks you left behind,
> You can listen in on your home town!"
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTUuPHYNGgY
>
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] My history of broadcasting course
> From: Bud Black<banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
>
>
> I WISH THERE WERE A WIRELESS TO HEAVEN
> TUNE IN ON L-O-V-E
> STATIC
>
> Bud
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Feb 3, 2014, at 5:17 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Not necessarily hits, but
>>
>> KISS HER BY WIRELESS..VINCENT LOPEZ
>> MR. RADIO MAN..AL JOLSON (that one's about trying to communicate with the dead)
>> TURN YOUR RADIO ON..various, revived in the 70s by Ray Stevens
>> THE RADIO SONG..MR.& MRS. F. H. LACY (Gospel, c. 1927)
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 2/3/2014 5:12 PM, Donna Halper wrote:
>>> I am teaching about radio's formative years (1920s-1930s) and trying to
>>> compile a playlist for my students of hit songs about radio from that
>>> era. I can think of a few-- like Love Her By Radio or I Wish There Was
>>> A Wireless to Heaven, but surely there were other hits I can share with
>>> the class. For some reason, I'm drawing a blank. Suggestions?
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