Danny Lane's Music Museum
284 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusic of the Vietnam Era (Dedicated to those who served). There's Motown, country, album-oriented LP cuts, DooWop, big band, jukebox favorites, swing, Oldies But Goodies, hit parade, the Great American Songbook, music from the 50s through the 80s. Whatever brings back memories for you. Danny Lane opens the doors to his Music Museum. You'll say "Those were the days"
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Oldies But Goodies – Then I Kissed Her
October 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBThe Danny Lane Music Museum is for listening and remembering the great rock & roll music of the past. This museum is a global effort. We are available around the world and at any time you want. Ordinary museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. We serve the world of Oldies But Goodies. Enjoy ****** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 or by email at dannymemorylane@gmai...
Northern Soul #2 – Keep The Faith
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBThe North Wing of The Danny Lane Music Museum is dedicated to Northern Soul. Northern Soul is its own genre of music that grew out of the underground rhythm and soul scene of the late 1960s at venues such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, England (UK). This music and the associated dances and fashions quickly spread to other UK dancehalls and nightclubs like the Chateau Impney (Droitwich), Catacombs (Wolverhampton), the Highland Rooms at Blackpool Mecca, Golden Torch (Stoke-on-Trent) and W...
The Key To A Lockdown #3 – Swingin’ Down The Lane
October 19, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBGuaranteed to get you out of that “lockdown funk” - The Swingin’ With Danny Lane series highlights the music of the swing era and the dances that thrived in the ballrooms and dance halls. Danny Lane guides you through a two hour swing session. Do the Lindy Hop or choose your favorite dance. Just keep swingin'. ***** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 ***** or by email at [email protected] ***** You’ll hear: 1) Red Bank B...
Sunday Swing #6 - A Night at The Savoy
October 18, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBThe Sunday Swing series highlights the music of the swing era and much more. Danny Lane guides you through a one hour workout. Do the Lindy Hop or choose your favorite dance. Just keep swingin'. This episode includes: 1) The Jeep Is Jumpin' by Steve Rashid and The Woodside Avenue All-Stars 2) Indian Love Call by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (w/ Tony Pastor and band, vocal) 3) April In Paris by Count Basie & His Orchestra 4) A Fine Romance by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald (w/ Oscar Peterson...
Better Days #3 – Young At Heart
October 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBMusic can be therapeutic and evoke memories from the "good old days". But here’s to Better Days. Come take a journey down memory lane. If you long to remember times gone by, listen to these memorable songs. Tap your feet, sing along, and smile. "Those were the days." ***** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 **** or by email at [email protected] In this episode you'll hear: 1) American Patrol by Glenn Miller & His Orchest...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 3 / E. 6 – Prom Night - This Guy's In Love With You (1968)
October 16, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 149 MBOur mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. ****** Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they’d promised to defend. Rock & roll (R&R) really became rest & relaxation (R&R) for the troops. It was this music that got you through another day, another day closer to going home. Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within t...
Rewind – Classic Pop Standards #3
October 15, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MB“Classic-Pop Standards” is inspired by the Great American Songbook. This series of podcasts features the singers, the lyricists, and the composers of the music we call “American Standards.” Come along with us as we honor the great songwriters by never forgetting their music. These are songs with not only a history, but with a future; Songs born along Tin Pan Alley, on 42nd Street, at the Brill building, and down Broadway. We bring new life to the Great American Songbook on “Classic-Pop Stan...
Oldies But Goodies – First Date
October 14, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBThe Danny Lane Music Museum is for listening and remembering the great rock & roll music of the past. This museum is a global effort. We are available around the world and at any time you want. Ordinary museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. We serve the world of Oldies But Goodies. Enjoy ****** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 or by email at dannymemorylane@gmai...
Farewell Yellow Brick Road - World Tour Setlist
October 13, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 158 MBFarewell Yellow Brick Road is an ongoing tour by Elton John that began in Allentown, Pennsylvania on September 8, 2018. It is intended to be John's final tour and will consist of more than 300 concerts worldwide over the course of 6 legs. The first leg of the tour ended on 18 March 2019. Leg 6 is (was) scheduled to end on December 14, 2021. The tour's name and its poster are references to John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The tour has been severely impacted by the world-wide COVID...
Nothing But #1s – 1962 & 1963
October 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBWhat has always been known in the U.S. as the Hot 100 had existed for nearly fifteen years as numerous charts, tracking and ranking the most popular singles of the day in several areas. During the 1940s and 1950s, popular singles were ranked on three significant charts: • Best Sellers in Stores • Most Played by Jockeys • Most Played in Jukeboxes On June 17, 1957, Billboard discontinued the Most Played in Jukeboxes chart, as the popularity of jukeboxes waned and radio stations incorporated ...
Sunday Swing #5
October 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBSunday Swing highlights the memories and the music of the swing era. Danny Lane guides you through a one hour “swing session”. Do the Balboa, try the Shag or choose your favorite dance. Just keep swingin'. **** This episode includes: 1. Shout And Feel It by James Horner Studio Orchestra 2. Jumpin' At The Woodside by Count Basie & His Orchestra 3. Stompin' Around by Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra 4. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive by Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers 5. Undecided by Ella F...
Better Days #4 – When Elvis Was “The King”
October 10, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBElvis Presley is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "The King". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to great success. Listen to 48 of his vast collection of songs from Better Days. A gift from Danny Lane & The Music M...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 3 / E. 5 – Out Beyond The Wire
October 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBI’m Danny Lane, the curator of The Music Museum. This exhibit is called The Vietnam War: The Music. Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they promised to defend. Rock & roll (R&R) really became rest & relaxation (R&R) for the troops. It was this music that got you through another day, another day ...
From the Archives – Hit Parade Jukebox #2
October 08, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThe Hit Parade Jukebox series highlights the music from the days when the jukebox dominated our after-school social activities. And the songs we played with our nickels, dimes, and quarters determined the “hits” of the day. **** Comments: [email protected] **** This episode features: 1) Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra 2) Destination Moon by The Ames Brothers 3) No More by The McGuire Sisters 4) My Kind of Girl by Matt Monro 5) Goody Goody by Gale Storm 6) Dungaree Doll by Eddi...
Oldies But Goodies – High School Hop
October 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBThe Danny Lane Music Museum is an institution that conserves a collection of artifacts and other objects of musical and historical importance. Ordinary museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The Danny Lane Music Museum is for listening and remembering the great rock & roll music of the past. There are many large museums located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, to...
Cajun #1 - Two-Steppin’ At the Twist & Shout
October 06, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 162 MBLet’s go down to Louisiana bayou country. **** Cajun music, a unique style of music associated with Louisiana played, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based zydeco music, both of Acadian origin. These French Louisiana sounds have influenced American popular music for many decades, especially country music, and have influenced pop culture through mass media, such as television commercials. **** From th...
Small Town Saturday Night #4 – A High-Tone Honky Tonk
October 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBThe West Wing of the Music Museum is dedicated to the collective world of Country Music. This episode celebrates that jukebox in the corner of the down home joint on Main St. of “Small Town U.S.A.” **** You either grew up in a small town or wish you did. The best memories come from a town with nothing but bars, churches, and cheap beer. Sure, there isn't much to do, but give us a dirt road, and we'll be perfectly content. **** There are a few things that only people who grew up in a small to...
Sunday Swing #4
October 04, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBThe Sunday Swing series highlights the music of the swing era and much more. Danny Lane guides you through a one hour swing workout. Do the Lindy Hop or choose your favorite dance. Just keep swingin'. **** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 **** or by email at: [email protected] **** You’ll hear: (1) Opus No. 1 by The Spitfire Band (2) I Double Dare You by Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (with Bea Wain, vocal) (3) Bu...
Better Days #2 – Under The Apple Tree
October 03, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" was made famous by Glenn Miller and by the Andrews Sisters during World War II. Its lyrics are the words of two young lovers who pledge their fidelity while one of them is away serving in the war. In 1942 the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" with vocals by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, and The Modernaires. This record spent 13 weeks on the Billboard charts. It was the longest stint for a war song to hold ...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 3 / E. 4 – Da Nang Daze
October 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBOur mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. **** Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they promised to defend. Rock & roll (R&R) really became rest & relaxation (R&R) for the troops. It was this music that got you through another day, another day closer to going home. Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within the ho...
From the Archives - Classic Pop Standards #2
October 01, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB“Classic-Pop Standards” is a one-hour program inspired by the Great American Songbook. This series of podcasts features the singers, the lyricists, and the composers of the music we call “American Standards.” Come along with us as we honor the great songwriters by never forgetting their music. These are songs with not only a history, but with a future; Songs born along Tin Pan Alley, on 42nd Street, at the Brill building, and down Broadway. Danny Lane brings new life to the Great American So...
Street Corner Doo Wop #4 – Street Corners of the Bronx
September 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThe vocal harmony group tradition, known as Doo Wop, developed in the post-World War II era. To those of us kids who were color-blind, it was just cool music coming from our transistor radios. That was the beauty of radio. Music wasn’t defined by a color, just by the beat and the mood you felt deep in your soul. We all have watched many movies that depict a group of guys standing on a street corner creating a vocal harmony which is the distinct aspect of the doo wop sound which achieved main...
Sunday Swing #3
September 27, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB"Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, the origin of the dances predating popular "swing era" music. The most well-known of these dances is Lindy Hop, a fusion of jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston, which originated in Harlem in the early 1920s, but includes a number of other styles such as Balboa, Shag, West Coast Swing, and Boogie Woogie. “Sunday Swing” highlights the music of the swing era and the dances that thrived in t...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 3 / E. 3 – Everyday Is R.E.D. Friday
September 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBRemember Everyone Deployed (R.E.D) was created to show solidarity and support for our deployed service members every Friday until they return home to their families. The goal is to carry the message to a national level to show them that they are never forgotten. ***** Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. The...
Just A Groove – Session #3
September 23, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 158 MBVinyl LP Records - - - The history - - A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), often simply called a record, was an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. Because the records were made of polyvinyl chloride they took on the name “VINYL”. In the mid-2000s, gradually, records made of any material began t...
Sunday Swing #2 (1 hr)
September 20, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB"Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, the origin of the dances predating popular "swing era" music. The most well-known of these dances is Lindy Hop, a fusion of jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston, which originated in Harlem in the early 1920s, but includes a number of other styles such as Balboa, Shag, West Coast Swing, and Boogie Woogie. “Sunday Swing” highlights the music of the swing era and the dances that thrived in t...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 3 / E. 2 – Still In Saigon
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBAs the curator of The Music Museum, I hope that you’re enjoying the music. Please let a friend know about our podcasts and share your thoughts with us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 **** or by email at [email protected] ***** Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within the clubs and hooches of Vietnam. The music that was popular during the Vietnam War was, and is still, therapy. There are songs you can remember, and ...
Oldies But Goodies – Spotlight Dance
September 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBThe Danny Lane Music Museum is for listening and remembering the great rock & roll music of the past. This museum is a global effort. We are available around the world and at any time you want. Ordinary museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. We serve the world of Oldies But Goodies. Enjoy ****** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 or by email at dannymemorylane@gmail...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 3 / E. 1 – Still Soldiers After All These Years
September 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBAs we begin Season 3 of Vietnam War: The Music, I sincerely hope that you’ve enjoyed the music so far. Please let a friend know about our podcasts and share your thoughts with us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 **** or by email at [email protected] ***** Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within the clubs and hooches of Vietnam. The music that was popular during the Vietnam War was, and is still, therapy. There are ...
Small Town Saturday Night #3 - Make It A PBR
September 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBThe West Wing of the Music Museum is dedicated to the collective world of Country Music. This episode celebrates that jukebox in the corner of the down home joint on Main St. of “Small Town U.S.A.” You either grew up in a small town or wish you did. The best memories come from a town with nothing but good down-home people, churches, and cheap beer. Sure, there isn't much to do, but give us a dirt road, and we'll be perfectly content. There are a few things that only people who grew up in a s...
Better Days – The Hit Parade Years
September 07, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBMusic can be therapeutic and evoke memories from the "good old days". Come take a Sentimental Journey down memory lane. If you long to remember times gone by, listen to these memorable songs. Tap your feet, sing along, and smile. "Those were the days." ***** In this episode you'll hear: 1) I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo by Glenn Miller (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires, vocals) 2) Carolina in the Morning by Dean Martin 3) Just Because by The McGuire Sisters 4) Love Letters In The Sa...
Remember, Freedom Isn’t Free
September 06, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBInspired by the Memorial Day Ceremony of May 28, 2016 at Patriot Plaza in the Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Florida. The keynote speaker was Brig. Gen. Gerald E. McIlmoyle, USAF (Ret.) who flew U-2 missions over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This 60 minute podcast is intended to compliment any day of remembrance. Please share this musical tribute with family, friends, veterans, active military personnel, and patriotic Americans everywhere. ******** Songs included: **** 1) The...
China Beach (TV) – The Music of Season 3
September 04, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 147 MBThe TV show’s title and setting refers to My Khe beach in the city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam. The actual beach was nicknamed "China Beach" in English by American and Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War. The series looks at the Vietnam War from unique perspectives: those of the women, both military personnel and civilians, who were present during the conflict. The focal point was the 510th Evacuation Hospital, referred to as “The Five and Dime” E.V.A.C. hospital. The club at the Five and Dim...
Nothing But #1s – 1982 & 1983
September 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBWhat has always been known in the U.S. as the Hot 100 had existed for nearly fifteen years as numerous charts, tracking and ranking the most popular singles of the day in several areas. During the 1940s and 1950s, popular singles were ranked on three significant charts: • Best Sellers in Stores • Most Played by Jockeys • Most Played in Jukeboxes On June 17, 1957, Billboard discontinued the Most Played in Jukeboxes chart, as the popularity of jukeboxes waned and radio stations incorporated ...
Everyday Heroes & Essential Workers
August 31, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 166 MBThere are some expressions that have worked their way into our daily conversations. Words like social-distancing, contact tracing, curbside pickup, Zoom meetings, no contact service. On and on it goes. Our world will never be the same. We have also learned a new appreciation for those we call “essential workers.” They are the front line workers who don’t get Holidays like the rest of us. They work while we sleep. They are fellow human beings that we often take for granted. They are mostly in...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 2 / E. 10 - Jody's Got Your Cadillac
August 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBOur goal with The Vietnam War: The Music is to honor the fallen and the survivors with the music that got them through “just one more day”. Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. ***** As we close season three, the theme is centered around a military cadence call, “Jody's Got Your Cadillac”. Cadences are used by soldiers during marching or running manuvers. They are sometimes called “jody calls” or “jodies”, after Jody, a recurring...
Street Corner Doo Wop – Harmony in The Hallway
August 26, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBThe vocal harmony group tradition, known as Doo Wop, developed in the post-World War II era. It was the most popular form of rhythm and blues music among black teenagers, especially those living in the large urban centers of the eastern coast, in Chicago, and in Detroit. To those of us kids who were color-blind, it was just cool music coming from our transistor radios. That was the beauty of radio. Music wasn’t defined by a color, just by the beat and the mood you felt deep in your soul. Man...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 2 / E. 9 - Stateside Top 40 Week of Apr 30, 1975 (Salute to AFVN)
August 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBWe near the end of Season 2 of Vietnam War: The Music with a salute to the American Forces Vietnam Network. AFVN was created as a morale-boosting military radio station for servicemen and women in Vietnam. AFVN broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week for over 10 years; it began broadcasting on August 15, 1962 and ended in March of 1973. At the height of American involvement in the war, Armed Forces Vietnam Network served more than 500,000 fighting men and women at one time. AFVN was a fo...
The Key To A Lockdown – Big Band Swing
August 19, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBGuaranteed to get you out of that “lockdown funk” - The Swingin’ With Danny Lane series highlights the music of the swing era and the dances that thrived in the ballrooms and dance halls. Danny Lane guides you through a two hour swing session. Do the Lindy Hop or choose your favorite dance. Just keep swingin'. ----- Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 ------ or by email at [email protected] ------ In this episode, you’ll...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 2 E. 8 – Prom Night – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1971)
August 14, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBOur mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. ****** Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they’d promised to defend. Rock & roll (R&R) really became rest & relaxation (R&R) for the troops. It was this music that got you through another day, another day closer to going home. Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within t...
Goin' Down Chicago (Blues #2)
August 12, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 165 MBUrban blues started in Chicago and St. Louis, as music created by part-time musicians who played as street musicians, and other events in their neighborhood. For many blues musicians, the “day job” made their living, but the nighttime music gig was their life. An early setting for Chicago blues was the open-air market on Maxwell Street, one of the largest open-air markets in the nation. The first blues clubs in Chicago were mostly in predominantly black neighborhoods on the South Side, with ...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 2 / E. 7 – The Order Is Rapidly Fading
August 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBThis exhibit is called The Vietnam War: The Music. Our mission at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. ----- Many of the songs in this episode will have a special meaning for you. A place, a brother, a time gone by. This program is for you, the Vietnam Vets, who will never forget. ----- In this episode you’ll hear the song, “BATTLE HYMN OF THE RIVER RATS” Dick Jonas wrote this song while flyi...
From The Vault: Classic-Pop Standards #1
August 06, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB“Classic-Pop Standards” is a one-hour program inspired by the Great American Songbook. This new series of podcasts features the singers, the lyricists, and the composers of the music we call “American Standards.” Come along with us as we honor the great songwriters by never forgetting their music. These are songs with not only a history, but with a future. Songs born along Tin Pan Alley, on 42nd Street, down Broadway, and beyond. Danny Lane brings new life to the Great American Songbook on “...
From The Vault: Hit Parade Jukebox #1
August 06, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBThe Hit Parade Jukebox series highlights the music from the days when the jukebox dominated our after-school social activities. And the songs we played with our nickels, dimes, and quarters determined the “hits” of the day. This episode features: (1) Music, Music, Music by Teresa Brewer (w/ The Dixieland All-Stars) (2) L-O-V-E by Peggy Lee (3) Oh Baby Mine by The Four Knights (4) You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To by Nancy Wilson (5) Round And Round by Perry Como (6) Sweet Pumpkin by Fre...
From The Vault: Swingin' With Danny Lane #1
August 06, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBOne hour of non-stop swing music. Danny Lane brings back memories of times gone by with an eye on the future. Swing music is back, in a big way. Dance like no one is watching. Keep swingin’.
Just A Groove – Session #2
August 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBVinyl LP Records - - - The history - - A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), often simply called a record, was an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. Because the records were made of polyvinyl chloride they took on the name “VINYL”. In the mid-2000s, gradually, records made of any material began t...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 2 / E. 6 – Brothers In Arms
July 31, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBI’m Danny Lane, the curator of The Music Museum. This exhibit is called The Vietnam War: The Music. Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. The title, Brothers In Arms, is chosen to recognize the military participation and sacrifices of Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan as our allies during the war. It’s all about the brotherhood and the music. We thank you all for you...
Oldies But Goodies - At The Sock Hop
July 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBNobody could describe a “Sock Hop” better than WIKIPEDIA©: ****** Sock hops were held as early as 1944 by the American Junior Red Cross to raise funds during World War II. They then became a fad among American teenagers in 1948. Sock hops were commonly held at high schools and other educational institutions, often in the school gym or cafeteria. The term came about because dancers were required to remove their hard-soled shoes to protect the varnished floor of the gymnasium. The music at a s...
Vietnam War: The Music - S. 2 / E. 5 – Fun, Travel, Adventure
July 24, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBThis exhibit is called The Vietnam War: The Music. Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they promised to defend. Stateside music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered around the hooches and outposts of Vietnam. The music that was popular during the Vietnam War was, and is still, th...
Small Town Saturday Night – Light Up That Jukebox
July 22, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 163 MBThe West Wing of the Music Museum is dedicated to the collective world of Country Music. This episode celebrates that jukebox in the corner of the down home joint on Main St. of “Small Town U.S.A.” You either grew up in a small town or wish you did. The best memories come from a town with nothing but good down-home people, churches, and cheap beer. Sure, there isn't much to do, but give us a dirt road, and we'll be perfectly content. There are a few things that only people who grew up in a s...