Dick Spottswood: Airchecks
Dick Spottswood called his WAMU radio show the "Obsolete Music Hour", playing classic bluegrass and country, string bands, honky tonk, western swing, blues, gospel, old world music, early jazz and other traditional styles that appeal to bluegrass devotees.
These shows were recorded by me live off the air onto whatever was handy at the time: cassette tapes, VHS tapes, zip hard drives, flash drives and solid state drives, then eventually digitized and added to the Internet Archive. Many shows are complete, but some aren't, FYI.
This collection is growing so check back.
The Dick Spottswood Show – April 22, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – May 04, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – May 11, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – June 15, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – June 29, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – July 13, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – July 20, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – July 27, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – August 03, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – August 10, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – August 16, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – September 14, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – September 21, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – September 28, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – October 5, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – October 26, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – November 9, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – November 16, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – November 29, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – December 7, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – December 14, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – December 21, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – December 28, 2003
The Dick Spottswood Show – January 1, 2004
The Dick Spottswood Show – January 11, 2004
The Dick Spottswood Show – January 22, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – March 05, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – March 19, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – March 26, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – April 02, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – April 09, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – April 16, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – April 23, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – May 07, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – May 21, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – May 28, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – June 04, 2006
The Dick Spottswood Show – June 11, 2006
Aircheck Collection
I used to be a hoarder of found moments on the AM & FM radio airwaves:
The Big Broadcast
Ed Walker, one of the Joy Boys, brought back the golden days of radio every Sunday night for 30 years.
Gunsmoke. Jack Benny. Dragnet. Lum 'n Abner. The Shadow. News of the day, much more.
The Big Broadcast played on WAMU FM on Sunday nights, mostly from 7 to 11.
The Eddie Stubbs Show
Eddie Stubbs's Sunday show on WAMU FM played a variety of classic honkytonk, traditional country and vintage bluegrass + deep catalog favorites.
This was a show for listening to while drinking beer in the sun in the afternoon, great music delivered with unique insight.
The Dick Spottswood Show
The "Obsolete Music Hour" played rare classic recordings of bluegrass, country, string bands, honky tonk, western swing, blues, gospel & old world music.
Great Music & Sports
Off-the-air live recordings of a now-defunct station playing all sorts of great American popular music from the mid-20th century, back when music was good.
You'll also find some Baltimore Orioles post-game highlights from the mid-1980s.
News & Music on WAMU
From elections to 9/11 to the war on terror, these off-the-air live recordings of events of the day are from NPR on WAMU FM.
StoryMap: Family Burial Plots @ Mt Olivet Cemetery
StoryMap: 1730 – 1847, Oetting Family in Germany
StoryMap: My 1993 Bus Trip Across America
StoryMap: 1747-1848, Tour of Donahoe & Torpey Families in Ireland
Women of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Seer / Sucker
Resolution No. One
The Spirit of ’59
Goofus Was Framed
Vegetarian Is Not Vegan
It's Aways Marshall Marshall Marshall
Splat @ 25 Band Logo
