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Valley Sounds features the Shane Davis Group but kicks off this week with the song everyone has been talking about, the new Huntsville Alabama Official Anthem, written, recorded, produced, and performed by a whos who of Huntsville music heavyweights. Valley Sounds is all about local music Saturdays nights at 9. If you miss a show, get the podcast on iTunes or with the WLRH mobile app.
UAH hosts their third annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, raising funds and awareness for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Weather permitting, the Walk begins at Charger Union at 2 PM. Campus Walks are designed to engage youth and young adults in the fight to prevent suicide. There is no cost to participate.
Drop in to visit with your favorite WLRH personalities, get a free moon vine plant, prizes, snacks, Kaffeeklatsch coffee, and help us reach our Spring Fundraising Goal of $340,000 by the end of April.
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Sheryl Crow announced her final album in 2019. She has since reconsidered her position. Her 2024 album is called Evolution.
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Filmmaker Morgan Neville dives into a surprisingly enigmatic comic in his two-part Apple TV+ documentary.
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In January, a door plug flew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane during a flight, leaving a hole in the fuselage, some of which are produced by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
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An 8-year-old child is only survivor. The passengers were headed to an Easter festival before the bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.
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Variety is the touchstone of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion, and this Saturday's edition features Dixieland, big band, classical, and 20th century music, among many other types. This edition begins with Dixieland. One of the up-and-coming Dixieland bands from New Orleans is Tuba Skinny. In addition to professional recordings, the band regularly performs on the streets of the French Quarter. Perhaps one of the strangest things about these musicians is that very few are from Louisiana, New Orleans, or even the South. Most are transplants from elsewhere in the United States—from Boston to Seattle—who were attracted to the musical traditions of the city. This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion begins with two recordings by Tuba Skinny. The first is from 1921 and the second is an original composition by the band's leader Shaye Cohn, granddaughter of jazz saxophone player Al Cohn, who was a member of Woody Herman's band.
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Today’s edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features an Alabama-born musician popular during the 1920s and 1930s. He is Frankie “Half-Pint” Jaxon, born in Montgomery, but raised in Kansas City, Missouri. His nickname “Half Pint” comes from his 5'2" height. Starting in show business in 1910, he became a vaudeville singer, comedian, and stage designer. He often dressed as a female impersonator. He staged the performances of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith, known as the Empress of the Blues. He served in the U.S. Army during WW I and rose to the rank of sergeant. During WW II, he worked at the Pentagon, apparently as a civilian.
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Catch up on the week's biggest stories about people, places, events and activities happening in Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley.
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This episode, a founder of Shenanigans Comedy Theatre, Jessica Cotton, & MakeShift Art Studio owner, Teri Hartmann, talk with Katy Ganaway about their upcoming 'Empty Bowls' event collaboration.
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