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This piece belongs to the series "What's in a Song"

Produced by Hal Cannon and Taki Telonidis of the Western Folklife Center

Other pieces by Western Folklife Center Media

Summary: Music historian Bill C. Malone recalls his family gathering around their first radio to listen to old country songs like "The Last Letter."
 

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It was GREAT!! Rex Griffin is my grand father
It was nice to hear someone talk about him.

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Lovely, rich time capsule tribute to the intimate power of radio. In four minutes I?m transported from chilly oceanside modern day life to the plains of Texas, circa 1939. Potbelly stove, battery Philco, yearning hillbilly music evoke a way of life. Sharp details, wonderful voices, archival tape, a warm feeling inside. Why we love radio.