EPISODE · Jul 1, 2025 · 59 MIN
Onomatopoeia
from Round the World With Cracklin Jane · host Cracklin Jane
1 - You Hit My Heart with a Bang - Evelyn Poe with The Ole Tom-cat of the Keys Bob Zurke and his Delta Rhythm Band - 19402 - We'll Get a Bang Out of Life - Harry Babbitt with Kay Kyser and his Orchestra – 19383 - Bang Bang - Jimmie Davis – 19464 - Bang Bang Boogie - Nat "King" Cole and the Trio – 19505 - Doin' the Boom Boom - Earl Burtnett and his Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra - 19296 - Doin' the Boom Boom - Leo Reisman and his Orchestra – 19297 - Oooooh Boom! - Martha Tilton with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - 19378 - Oooooh Boom! - Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys – 19389 - Buzz, Buzz, Buzz - Claude Treiner with Jim Wynn and his Bobalibans - 194510 - Bing! Bing! - Prince's Band – 191511 - Chatter-Box - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - 193712 - Texas Chatter - Harry James and his Orchestra – 193813 - The Clang of the Forge - Frank C. Stanley and Henry Burr – 190914 - Chi Bim Bam Boom - Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Orchestra - 195015 - Siss-Boom-Ah! - Conway's Band – 191616 - Wham Re Bop Boom Bam - June Richmond with Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy - 194017 - Wham Re Bop Boom Bam - Willie Smith with Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra – 1939
What this episode covers
A Radio Correspondence Course in Linguistics, in which Esteemed Professor Roy Kinsley lectures on the phenomenon of Onomatopoeia: Words that sound just like the thing they are describing. We also listen to the special Onomatopoeia Jukebox in the faculty lounge for some edifying examples.
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