Episode 718: Whole 'Nuther Thing February 3, 2023

"But February made me shiverWith every paper I'd deliverBad news on the doorstepI couldn't take one more stepI can't remember if I criedWhen I read about his widowed brideBut something touched me deep insideThe day the music died"I'm old enough to remember that day, I was 8 years old and owned my first transistor radio and heard about it on the way to school in NYC. It was all the buzz in school that Tuesday as the news slowly circulated, no internet of course. That same evening a plane with 73 people aboard crashed into NYC's East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport, killing 65. Air Travel was not the safe mode of transpoetation we experience today.No worries traveling on our "Red Eye Edition" of Whole 'Nuther Thing, we have all the latest technology to insure your enjoyment and safety. I'll be your Pilot as we depart promptly at Midnight, boarding at Gate 885 begins at 11:55PM tonight. Our journey begins with our annual memoriam to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper, "The Day The Music Died"Joining us are Gil Scott Heron, Nina Simone, John McLaughlin, Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Stevie Wonder, Fred Neil, Judy Collins, Loggins & Messina, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Dire Straits, Joni Mitchell, Tom Rush, Billie Holiday, Tim Buckley, Peter Paul & Mary, Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane, Kingston Trio, Richie Havens, Hall & Oates and Don McLean. We'll also pay tribute to some of the Black musical artists that had great impact on me...