The Greatest Memories

The Methodist Home is 150 years old...a veteran with Top Secret Clearance...a musical with great reviews but unsucessful at the box office on Show Tunes Spotlight...memorable vacations from residents at The Gables...all this plus music trivia, celebrity birthdays and headlines from 50 Junes ago.

Elvis Presley's first visit to Macon 50 years ago...Joy Johnson, RN talks about her career and upcoming retirement...Ever wanted to audition for Broadway? John Jones explains the process on Show Tunes Spotlight...A Long March film and its mission of restoring benefits to Filipino-American veterans. All of this plus our Music Trivia Challenge and more.

SPECIAL NOTE ADDED 4/6/22 - On this podcast we mention the birthday of Bobby Rydell. This podcast was recorded prior to his passing on 4/5/22. Bobby Rydell would have been 80 on April 26.

A salute to March-Music In Our Schools Month...the first African-American pilot and commander of the Navy Blue Angels...seniors share their memories from Girl Scout days...John Jones tells you about the understudies, standbys and swings of Broadway on Show Tunes Spotlight...plus celebrity senior milestone birthdays, spotlight artist, music trivia challenge and more.

The Swing Dolls keep the music of the Andrews Sisters alive...a Pearl Harbor hero's story on the 80th anniversary of "a date which will live in infamy"...the first musical to re-open Broadway on Show Tunes Spotlight...a timely tune from this month's Spotlight Artist...news headlines from 65 years ago...and we continue our December tradition for the holiday season. Merry Christmas from The Greatest Memories podcast!

A special story for the 100th birthday of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier....The Spongebob Musical on Show Tunes Spotlight...our Spotlight Artist is the greatest girl group ever...a World War II Navy veteran who served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters...a timely Top 4 Countdown...News Headlines from 60 Novembers ago. Thanks for listening to The Greatest Memories podcast.

This month we speak with a Navy veteran who had a special job during the Cold War...John Jones makes a case for Stephen Sondheim as the greatest living musical theater composer on Show Tunes Spotlight...on the 85th anniversary of Buddy Holly's birth we visit the Buddy Holly Center in his hometown...plus a very special local Spotlight Artist...headlines from 55 Septembers ago and more!