A++ A Fifth of Funk And a Case of The Blues
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83 years ago today, the first broadcast of the live radio blues program King Biscuit Timeaired, the longest-running daily radio show in history, which inspired blues musicians like B.B. King, Robert Nighthawk, and James Cotton.
Originating each weekday from KFFA in Helena, Arkansas, the 30-minute lunchtime show was the only station that would play music by African Americans, and it reached a wide audience in the Mississippi Delta region. Sponsored by the local brand of flour, King Biscuit Flour, the show’s debut featured Sonny Boy Williamson II playing live in studio—its 17,000th broadcast aired in 2014. Unrelated, a weekly rock radio concert show debuted in the 1970s, calling itself The King Biscuit Flower Hour. (1941)
Originating each weekday from KFFA in Helena, Arkansas, the 30-minute lunchtime show was the only station that would play music by African Americans, and it reached a wide audience in the Mississippi Delta region. Sponsored by the local brand of flour, King Biscuit Flour, the show’s debut featured Sonny Boy Williamson II playing live in studio—its 17,000th broadcast aired in 2014. Unrelated, a weekly rock radio concert show debuted in the 1970s, calling itself The King Biscuit Flower Hour. (1941)
That's a cool bit of history for us all to be very thankful for- open minded folks trying to spread joy and build bridges, socially speaking. Society was definitely dealing with enough racial tension at the time without people fighting about music but you know this had to escalate things.83 years ago today, the first broadcast of the live radio blues program King Biscuit Timeaired, the longest-running daily radio show in history, which inspired blues musicians like B.B. King, Robert Nighthawk, and James Cotton.
But I can't help but be reminded of the Pappy O'daniel Flour Hour: https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/3742b89f-8b66-4eaf-9699-a630617ce08c
Also, on this day in 1936, bluesman Robert Johnson was, for the very first time, recorded—in a San Antonio studio. Only 41 takes of the musician were ever recorded during his lifetime, but the mysterious talent inspired a blues-rock revolution in the decades that followed through young fans like Eric Clapton and Keith Richard. HEAR his performance of Crossroads…
