It’s been 60 years since WYSO went on the air and we’re listening back to some highlights from our rare audio collection.
When WYSO went on the air, most of what you heard was classical music. Programs like Music of Spain, High Fidelity Concert and a nightly show called Land of the Quiet Mind, where you could hear Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and those guys.
In the 1960s came more jazz, rock, folk, bluegrass and more live performances.
Here is a 1979 recording from our archives of Chicago’s Koko Taylor—known as Queen of the Blues—on stage with her Blues Machine at the legendary club, Gilly’s in Dayton. She’s clearly got her mojo workin’.
Archival audio produced in 1979 by produced by Larry Blood, Dave Barber, and the late Chuck Ganzert.
You can record a birthday greeting for WYSO. Here's how:
Plan a message about 90 seconds long. You can start it like this:
Hi, my name is _______________ and I’m from ________________. I’ve been listening to WYSO since_______________ and (pick one):
- My favorite memory of WYSO is_________________
- I hope WYSO never loses its ______________________
- The funniest thing I ever heard on WYSO is _______________________
- Listening to WYSO has been important to me over the years because_____________________.
- WYSO is different from other radio stations because_________________.
…or craft your own message.
Record this on the voice memo app on your phone. Send that to: wyso@wyso.org
OR if you don’t want to use a voice memo app on your smart phone, call this number and record your message. 937-769-1374.
