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The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.
In the fall of 1949, Down Beat Records owner Jack Lauderdale had a problem. DownBeat Magazine was threatening to sue him over the use of the name. Unsure of a new name, Lauderdale decided to use Swing as a placeholder along with Swing Beat Records before finally settling on Swing Time Records in March of 1950.

Deep Dive has been playing encore shows since last year during summer, but we are back a week early to celebrate the life of David Crosby who died last week.

Talented singer and composer, and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, we will share his music with you in the programme this week. Our programme on the Beatles, featuring chief Fun Guy Jonathan Mosen, will move back to the week of 30 January.

For 24 years I’ve been ... come on, you thought I was going to say “living next door to Alice”, right? But no! For 24 years I’ve been beamed to all four corners of our circular globe via this Internet radio thing.

Well, all good things come to an end, and so does your break from the Mosen Explosion which returns for yet another year.

On Monday at midnight Eastern, 5 AM UK, repeated on Monday afternoon at noon Eastern, 5 PM UK, Mushroom Fm will suspend regular programming for a two hour tribute to David Crosby, who died last Thursday aged 81.

David Crosby has been associated with many acts, most noticeably the Byrds, and Crosby, Stills and Nash, who sometimes performed with Young as well.

Join me for The Early Years tomorrow afternoon at 05:00 where and when you'll hear the best music from Rock and Roll's first forty years with nods to other decades and genres.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies A Guy Named Joe from 1943, and The Corn is Green from 1945.
A Guy Named Joe is a 1943 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Victor Fleming.
The film was produced by Everett Riskin, and starred Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, and Van Johnson.

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.

After you've enjoyed Come By The Hills with Sara Hillis, tomorrow afternoon from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac or smart speaker and join me for The Early Years where and when you'll hear the best music from Rock and Roll's Golden Age (its first quarter century) with an occasional
nod to other decades and genres.
It's more than an occasional nod to other decades and genres this week. After I play two songs to finish my tribute to Ian Tyson begun last week, I'll begin a unique survey of 50 Canadian tracks.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Gunfight at the O.K. Corral from 1957, and the African Queen from 1951.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday, and loosely based on the actual event in 1881.

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.