By Tim Peterson and Marc Harley Wilson
Join Marc Harley Wilson and Tim Peterson on a musical journey through the history of music and stacks of shellac. With each episode we learn more about the music we love, discover some new old favo
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STORIES FROM THE STYLUS MUSIC SCHOOL
Listen & Learn
Episode 12006 - FRIGHT WIGS - Lots to share for this episode!
The real ‘Nature Boy’! Learn more HERE - Listen HERE (Highly Recommended!)
Who was Ruth Wallis? Start with her obit HERE
The FaceBook 78 rpm records & cylinders fan group lives HERE
Looks like Hen’s Teeth is recently no longer! :-( But HERE is an archived version!
Sing along with Tim HERE
Sing along with Marc HERE
The Atlantic compilation HERE (Highly Recommended!)
So what’s the good Dr. Demento up to these days? Find out HERE
Want more ‘Ain’t No Grave…”? Check out this other podcast HERE (Highly Recommended!)
Want more Calypso? Learn and listen HERE
Fall of Man: Calypsos On The Human Condition HERE
Billboard deciphers rapper names HERE
Who wrote Rum & Coca Cola? Learn more HERE
Van Dyke Parks’ thoughts on The Pandemic HERE
Some Van Dyke Park’s albums HERE
The Real Calypso: 1927-1946 HERE
Learn & listen about Moses Asch ( Asch Records, later Folkways) HERE
Get more Maya Angelou ‘Miss Calypso’ HERE
Louis Farrakhan did Calypso, yes he did, HERE
Go DEEP with Robert Mitchum’s take on Calypso HERE
More Wilmoth Houdini HERE
More Avalanches HERE
The Vintage Music Show (AKA Antique Phonograph Show) is at its 45th and final year. No word yet if it will be canceled or rescheduled. HERE
Welcome to Episode 12005 - For Listeners with More Sensitive Musical Ears
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Episode Notes:
Episode 5 - 12005
What’s up with 78s during WWII? Learn more HERE
If you don't know about Checker (and Chess) Records, YOU SHOULD
What’s so great about Iko Iko (AKA Jock-A-Moe) ANYWAY?
Learn more about the history of Chess Records with this MOVIE (Highly Recommended!)
What is a HOT MESS anyway? THIS? Maybe THIS??
Get your fill of Hellzapoppin' HERE & HERE (Highly Recommended!)
Who are Logan Hardware/Electric Jungle? HERE
Need more Godspell? HERE
Bow Wow Wow - More than a one hit wonder HERE
Find more Gilberto Gil HERE
The album that changed Marc’s life HERE
Welcome to Episode 4
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Episode Notes:
Episode 4 - 12004 - The Wives Have It
Listen to Martha’s favorite song HERE!
What’s a 5/6 time signature? Learn more HERE! (Tip of the hat to listener Max H. for “Setting the Record Straight”.)
Do your like our logo? Martha did it! Se her other beautiful work HERE!
More about Oscar Brand HERE!
What is Ravinia?
More about Sister Rosetta Tharpe HERE!
What and where is Howard Street?
More about The Good News Community Church HERE!
Thank you for joining us on our musical journey through the history of music and the stacks of shellac. Please leave us a comment on our webpage storiesfromthestylus.com on our Mixcloud page or find us on social media to “Set the Record Straight!”
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Episode Notes:
Episode 12003 - The Acoustics of Acoustics
What is and what happened to Logan Hardware Record Store? THIS!
What is an Electric Jungle? THIS! and THAT! (Highly Recommended!)
Who is Jivin’ Ivan? Find him on THIS!
Who are the Rockin’ Saints? Listen to THIS! And WOW THAT! (Highly Recommended!)
What is the Art Institute? It’s the Art Institute of Chicago! (One of the world’s best art museums!)
THIS is the documentary that Red Brown plays music in. (Highly Recommended!)
What is Sound Opinions? Listen to THIS!
Do you like Gefilte Fish? Or Matzo Balls? Was Marc’s description accurate?
Let us know!
Learn more about blackface history from the National Museum of African American History & Culture HERE! Lots to learn on this subject. Dig deep.
More on the history of Bollywood singers and the vocalists Tim mentioned HERE!
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Episode Notes:
Episode H - 1200H (H is for Holiday!)
Here’s the link to “A Cowboy Christmas” HERE! (Highly Recommended!)
Read more about Frank Loesser’s daughter, and her thoughts on ’Baby It’s Cold Outside’ HERE! (And there’s plenty more online including NPR and RollingStone. Let us know your thoughts and “Set the Record Straight”.)
Getting Buzzed
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Episode Notes:
Episode 2 - Getting Buzzed at Tim’s House
The 4 CD set that Marc got: HERE! (Highly Recommended)
A sexy shimmy HERE!
Get a glimpse into what was Chicago Rare Books HERE! [Their website link on this page is defunct. -ed] This was really one of the best local used book shops. Excellent curation and lots of rare and unusual books. Very sad they are gone.
What are the Brian Rust Guides? HERE!
The first rap song? HERE!
To get steeped in some great middle eastern 78s this HERE!
The Antique Phonograph Music Program with MAC show is no longer on the air but you can listen to the shows HERE! And also listen to MAC’s new show Centennial Songs on the same page.
Anyone know about the show that Tim is talking about? He thinks it might be this show HERE but Marc has doubts.
The one (only one actually) surviving record from Marc’s parents collection HERE! (Highly Recommended!)
Read more about WLS Barn Dance HERE!
See the WLS Barn Dance puzzle Tim worked on below!
The Barn Dance Apocalypse has an upcoming 15th anniversary dance event for 2020. Find out more HERE!
This is our Pilot episode.
Thank you for joining us on our musical journey through the history of music and the stacks of shellac. Please leave us a comment on our webpage storiesfromthestylus.com or our Mixcloud page or find us on social media to “Set the Record Straight!”
You can also support us through Mixcloud Select. Your subscription will help ensure future episodes as well as make sure the original artists and their estates will be compensated for their well deserved royalties.
Let’s put on a record!
Episode Notes:
The nice sleeves Marc gives to Tim can be purchased HERE!
The Yas Yas Girl is AKA Merline Johnson.
If you like collecting 78s, cylinders, and early recordings find the 78 rpm records & cylinders fan group on Facebook we mention HERE! Highly recommended!
The Model T Song was from a TV performance by Kukla and Ollie (AKA Kukla, Fran, & Ollie) and can be found HERE!
The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.