30th Ever Radio Revue - Amarillo Highway

We're heading to the hills today on the 30th Ever Radio Revue, to meet a man who moved to Moab, Utah in large part because of the existence of KZMU Moab community radio. We'll take the station wagon up to visit - specifically the Studebaker Conestoga - and banjo our way through the boonies and over the ol' Amarillo Highway to have afternoon tea with Professor Purple, also known as Richard Schwartz, the mastermind behind a show that can only be described  as "neo insurgent, left wing, alterna-twang, multi-ethnic, North American, hillbilly honky tonkin' music!" // Intro music was performed by, in a piece called Twang by Tone Ranger courtesy of the . The historic 1917 recording, widely recognized as the worlds first jazz record. called The Livery Stable Blues was from the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, and the yodeling duet to take us out was from the Library of Congress, originally recorded by RCA Victor in 1916, accessed through the National Jukebox at the Recorded Sound Research Center, featuring Barton Ward and Carrol Frank .Theme music for this show was provided by Noise Cake, with I Love It. Archives of this show can be found at kzmu.org