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Tag Archives: David Elliott
The Beep, and How to Make It
Long-time listeners to Hillbilly at Harvard (HAH) will know how we have preserved older styles of music broadcasting, especially ‘top 40’ radio, with breaks after every song, and also our custom to begin and end the program on time, to … Continue reading
Posted in Archival Productions, Hillbilly History
Tagged 'Make the Beep', Beth Potier, Brian Sinclair (Ol' Sinc), Claverly Hall, David Elliott, Dudley Gulch, Foggy Mountain Jamboree, Hillbilly at Harvard, Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, Mike Eisenstadt, Naval Observatory, Pennypacker Hall, Peter Wolf, Rambler, Terry Allen, WBCN, Western Union Clock, WHRB
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What Do Claire Lynch, Ranch Romance, and The Austin Lounge Lizards Have in Common?
ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD They were all on Hillbilly at Harvard! Ranch Romance and The Austin Lounge Lizards performed live in 1994. Claire Lynch didn’t show up until 2010, for what we call a ‘chin-and-spin’, to promote a show … Continue reading
What Do 1961, 1971, 2011, 2021 Have in Common? Hillbilly History!
ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD 1961: The Lilly Brothers, Everett and B, with Don Stover, play a concert in Lowell House at Harvard College. Everett, who usually plays mandolin, picks up the fiddle and wows the audience with a fiery … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Archival Productions, Hillbilly History, Hillbilly Journal, Program Notes, Radio Talk
Tagged Bill Keith, Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, Boston Bluegrass Union, Celebrity Series of Boston, Claire Lynch, Cousin Mike Eisenstadt, David Elliott, Don Stover, Hillbilly at Harvard, Jim Rooney, Kim Harris, Old Sinc, The Del McCoury Band, The Lilly Brothers, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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Another Archival Show This Saturday (May 1st)
GET UP EARLY IF YOU WANT TO HEAR RHONDA! I’ve put together a little collage of Hillbilly at Harvard history, which (if all goes as I planned) should air this coming Saturday, May 1, 2021. That’s right, May Day—International Layabouts … Continue reading
Programming Note: Ol’ Sinc on This Week and Next
Ol’ Sinc recorded a couple of Generic Hours with me back around 2000. After he died I didn’t use them, but some 15 years later, when I was going to miss two Saturdays in a row, I ran them (announced … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk
Tagged Danni Leigh, David Elliott, Hillbilly at Harvard, Ol' Sinc
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David Elliott—We Lost a Friend and Colleague
Last Friday brought this news from Jon Lehrich, Chairman of WHRB’s Board of Trustees: Friends: I am writing to share the sad news that David Elliott passed away last night, after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). David … Continue reading
Posted in Friends and Neighbors, Hillbilly History, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk
Tagged ALS, Bob Wills, David Elliott, Fillbillies, Gerry Katz, Hillbilly at Harvard, John Lincoln Wright, Jon Lehrich, Larry Flint, Northeastern Records, Rossini, Spike Jones, Stringhan Walters, Tony Lauck, WHRB, WHRB History, William Tell Overture
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Here’s the Met Broadcast Schedule for 2019-2020
Once again we make room for the Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, in the Boston area exclusively on WHRB. All but three of the broadcasts start at 1:00 PM, with HAH ending about 15 minutes early for the Prelude … Continue reading
Well Met—It’s Opry Time Again!
The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 1st. Again this year there are seven Saturdays starting earlier than 1:00 PM. In all cases we subtract about 15 minutes from the Met starting time for WHRB’s Prelude to the Met. Fans … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Hillbilly Journal, Program Notes, Radio Talk
Tagged David Elliott, The Metropolitan Opera, WHRB
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Here’s The Opry Broadcast Schedule for 2017-2018
The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 2nd. This year there are seven Saturdays starting earlier than 1:00 PM. In all cases we subtract about 15 minutes from the Met starting time for David Elliott‘s Prelude to the Met. Fans … Continue reading
Here’s the Met Opry Schedule for 2016-7
The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 3rd. There are only four Saturdays (including the first one) with an earlier start (12:30 PM). So HAH will be mostly curtailed by only about 15 minutes for David Elliott‘s Prelude to the … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Radio Talk
Tagged David Elliott, Hillbilly at Harvard, Metropolitan Opry Broadcasts
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