What Are You Listening To? - September, 2025

[Speak Easy]

 

[philobeddoe]

Currently listening to Kansas ~ Song for America.

 

[renfield]

Now playing The Steve Miller Band - Book of Dreams​

 

[wyfbane]

 

[wyfbane]

 

[wyfbane]

 

[dino]

September 5, 1946, was the birth date of Freddie Mercury.
Here is the incredible opening of Queen's performance at Live AID 1985 in Wembley Stadium, with more than 72,000 in attendance. This Queen set is considered one of the greatest live performances in rock history.

 

[bobpnm]

Sublime on a lazy Friday afternoon!

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

 

[keith929]

 

[keith929]

 

[Bengel]

But I never identified what the record was. I could tell from the graphics that it was a Columbia 10 inch LP.
It was clearly a Roy Acuff record issued in 1949.

Many decades later, Bob opened a number of concerts with a song that he learned from this record.

"Wait For The Light To Shine"

This is the record that Bob was holding:

This webpage shows the Columbia 10 inch 9000 series - folk (as "country music" was often called back then)

Columbia 10" Album Discography, Part 7 (HL 9001 to HL 9027) 1949-1954

 

[Bengel]

 

[keith929]

 

[philobeddoe]

Currently listening to Frank Zappa ~ Chunga’s Revenge. RIP Flo.

 

[Speak Easy]

 

[Speak Easy]

 

[Speak Easy]

 

[Speak Easy]

 

[Speak Easy]