by Rick Hart | Nov 26, 2018 | Special Shows
Here’s AJ Fritz’s take on “Rock and Roll History 101”. Who’s AJ Fritz? AJ Fritz is a popular DJ on WLVR-FM is a freeform college radio station owned by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of...
by Rick Hart | Nov 22, 2018 | Special Shows
For the Baby Boomer generation Arlo Guthrie is synonymous with Thanksgiving. His song “Allice’s Restaurant” practically defined how my generation felt about the war and the culture back in the late 60’s. Still now, every Thanksgiving I try to...
by Rick Hart | Nov 12, 2018 | Music History, Music News
If you love the Beatle’s White Album you’re in for a treat. One of the Beatle’s seminal albums has been reissued and remasterd for its 50th anniversary, with lots of extras that will keep any Beatle’s fan listening and picking up brand new...
by Rick Hart | Nov 10, 2018 | Music History
I first heard of the Louvin Brothers when I was on vacation with friends in Tennessee. We rented a cabin in a mountain town called Monteagle. It was a small town halfway between Chattanooga and Nashville. It was a quiet town with little to do but sit on your porch...
by Roger Salloom | Nov 6, 2018 | Musings
Oscar Wilde said that. Pretty good advice for anyone! He also said:”Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.” UMR contends that AAA American Corporate radio is similar. UMR thinks “AAA Corporate...
by Rick Hart | Oct 30, 2018 | Special Shows
Every year Big Kev does a special show for Halloween. Give it a listen… if you dare. Halloween Spooktakular Part 1 by Big Kev http://americanamediapro.com/shows/BigKevsHelloweenSpooktaularPartOne.mp3 Halloween Spooktakular Part 2 by Big Kev...
by Rick Hart | Oct 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s a big weekend at United Musicians Radio It’s the 40th anniversary of the plane crash that killed many of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members. And.. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers just finished their 40th year and the tour that accompanied it. We’re...
by Rick Hart | Oct 17, 2018 | Songwriters Corner
If songwriters are your heroes, like they are for me, you have to put John Hiatt high on your list. He’s at the top of mine.John Hiatt is one of the premier Americana artists. He’s definitely undervalued as a songwriter, in spite of the fact that hundreds...
by Rick Hart | Oct 15, 2018 | Music News
Ever hear one of those songs that just makes you stop in your tracks? It just hits you and you go… damn I wish I wrote that song! Ya that’s how Elizabeth Cook’s new hit “Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman” hit me. Sometimes It Takes...
by Rick Hart | Sep 15, 2018 | Music News
Our good friend Big Kev, Music Director and Radio Personality at WLVR 91.3 FM Bethlehem Pa (www.wlvr.org) was at Americana Fest this past week. He sent back this picture report. Watch for more coming soon. Click to enlarge image. AF-Amanda-ShiresAmanda Shires...
