Tag Archives: John Lincoln Wright

Lincoln and ‘Acoustic Pals’ Live in 1992!

Posted on November 17, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD If you heard the Archival show from Halloween Day in 1992 with the Lynn Morris Band in Studio A, you will remember John Lincoln Wright talking about his upcoming 20th-Anniversary Jamboree the next weekend. Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Hear New IBMA Hall of Famer Lynn Morris on Hallowe’en 1992

Posted on October 29, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ALERT UPDATE: SHOW DID NOT RUN AT ALL, FOR UNKNOWN REASON. I WILL ASK THEM TO RUN THIS SHOW NEXT SATURDAY. /CL ALERT! SOMETHING HAPPENED AND THE ARCHIVAL SHOW IS NOT RUNNING. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT ANYONE WHO … Continue reading →

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Tom Russell Pays a Visit in 1988

Posted on August 23, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD This Saturday (the 28th of August, 2021) we’re going back to 1988 again, to January 30th. If you heard the Archival show from February 6th of ’88, you will remember that Bill Monroe was scheduled … Continue reading →

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By Request, Crowe and McLaughlin in 1994

Posted on July 23, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD After the Archival show with James King, Gerry Katz of the BBU wrote to say he booked the concert with James and Lou Reid that weekend, and the live performance of the James King Band … Continue reading →

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It’s 1986, and Delia Bell & Bill Grant Are Live in Studio A

Posted on June 11, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD I long remembered there was a time when Delia Bell and Bill Grant had played live on Hillbilly at Harvard. I was entranced by Bill’s performance of Merle Haggard’s “I’ll Break Out Again Tonight,” so … Continue reading →

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John Lincoln Wright’s Takin’ Old Rt 1 Album Now on eBay

Posted on May 4, 2021 by cousinlynn953

UPDATE 2 (5May21): Lincoln’s That Old Mill, the 1990 release on Northeastern Records, is now also on eBay. Current link is HERE, but if necessary search on ‘John Lincoln Wright’ and you should see it. /CL UPDATE: I’m told there … Continue reading →

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Another Archival Show This Saturday (May 1st)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by cousinlynn953

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 →

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Back to Y2K—Peter Wolf Brings His Favorite Country Records—an Archival HAH

Posted on March 24, 2021 by cousinlynn953

Twenty-one years ago, March 25th, 2000, John Lincoln Wright convinced his long-time friend, rock singer Peter Wolf, to bring down some of his favorite country records to Hillbilly at Harvard. Pete was a regular listener, and as we discovered, as … Continue reading →

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Billy Joe Shaver Lives Forever

Posted on February 27, 2021 by cousinlynn953

Some years ago when Billy Joe Shaver was in town, Steve Morse, then of The Boston Globe, described him as “an American original.” I don’t know whether Steve invented the phrase; it has become so commonplace of late it sounds … Continue reading →

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David Elliott—We Lost a Friend and Colleague

Posted on November 17, 2020 by cousinlynn953

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 →

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