Traveling Tunes

[Melody Ranch]

This all brings to mind my several trips from Chicago to Riverside, Calif. in the 50's and early 60's. Listening to the AM radio (all that was available) across the country. The hiss and static, the fading in and out, Holy Roller shows that always semed to blast out, when all else failed, and the mega watt XERF coming is strong with Wolf Man Jack in Del Rio, Texas, after the sun was down. (By the way, you always traveled the desert part of the trip at night in an un-air conditioned car.) Beach Boys would have been nice, but can you really beat Hank Williams belting out a tune in the darkness, the ads for the ever present Snake Farm, Patented Medicines and Dr. Brinkleys' Goat implants.
Yes Sir! AM radio for me, 'specially with Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin music.

[Van]

Sirius satellite radio. Never leave home without it.

[mandolindave]

I like the way AM radio sounds. Especially when there is a storm in the distance. To me it's like a time machine, bringing me back to the way it was back when. But this is the real world, and to be honest, I listen to whatever my daughter brings on her IPOD. She usually sings along and I get LIVE music!!!!!! ( proud father syndrome)

[mistral blue]

Nothing beats LIVE music.

Sometimes we all enjoy a baseball or a football game. On AM, of course. Sirius works too.

[flyfshr]

I also enjoy a variety of music including some jazz, classic rock, along with 50's/60's. Jean Luc-Ponty has been streaming out my speakers lately. There's also Southern Culture on the Skids, as much Roy Orbison as I can find, Steely Dan/Donald Fagan, Allman Brothers, the Band, Dylan of course, and such crazy stuff as Cherry Poppin' Daddies and Big Bad VooDoo Daddy. A couple of my favorites are Eric Clapton and Van Morrison.

My iPod's always packed so I'm ready to travel.

Brad
FF

[Janet H]

Originally Posted by mistral blue

Nothing beats LIVE music.

You must have a bigger tow vehicle than I do... I can't fit the band and all their gear in my rig!

[Towster]

Anything by Pat Metheny!



Virginia

[maxandgeorgia]

"I like the way AM radio sounds. . ." I admit to being hooked on XM (others are the same with Sirius), but I agree that tuning in to the AM stations as you cross the country is akin to seeking out the local cafe for lunch in those little towns along the blue highways. We've lost so much local color and sense of Americana with our easy radio systems and our chain restaurants that it's purely refreshing to see and taste what is still unique to an area as we drive through. I remember driving across the Crow Reservation along the Wind River with the local tribal radio playing sublime Indian Flutes-haunting and beautiful. Wouldn't have found that on my XM! ~G

[Melody Ranch]

So many different interests here. May I suggest Pandora...The Music Genome Project.

Try it out, you will like it. Any music, anytime.

Pandora Internet Radio - Find New Music, Listen to Free Web Radio

[mistral blue]

Originally Posted by Melody Ranch

So many different interests here. May I suggest Pandora...The Music Genome Project.

Try it out, you will like it. Any music, anytime.

Pandora Internet Radio - Find New Music, Listen to Free Web Radio

Buckets of Karma to you Melody Ranch. Just registered and loving it!

[Marti]

Take a wild guess ??

[jdalrymple]

XM Radio, High Standards (formally known as Frank's Place).

[ljmiii]

We have an iPod - not to download songs, but just so we can take our entire record/CD collection with us. And for short trips we'll listen to whatever catches our fancy.

But my 'secret' for making long trips shorter is soundtracks. There is something about listening to music in 1-2hr chunks that makes the hours pass by much more swiftly.

On *really* long days I try to listen to at least one 'double' - two soundtracks by different artists of the same play/movie. For example, 'South Pacific' with Mitzi Gaynor vs Mary Martin or 'A funny thing happened on the way to the forum' with Zero Mostel vs Nathan Lane. A very pleasant way to make three hours on I-95 disappear.

[Buzzy4]

You do mean B.B. King... right? Oh no... I thought you meant B.B. Sorry!

Originally Posted by gmorris

Anybody listen to "The King"???

Nothin' better!!!

Enjoy!

G

[doorgunner]

Tommy Castro.

[jump]

the Eagles -every song ever recorded

Dave Brubeck - the album: Time Out- the tune: Take Five

Classical Gas -

Cheech & Chong - Dave's not here man!

Midnite to 4am: Coast to Coast with George whatever his last name is and Art Bell. Now there's some spooky stuff to fly down a dark road with.

Larry the Cable Guy on Sirius Satellite Radio blue collar comedy

The King: Nat King Cole: Route 66

Queen: Fat Bottomed Girls

[Airhog1]

Originally Posted by mistral blue

Nothing beats LIVE music.

Sometimes we all enjoy a baseball or a football game. On AM, of course. Sirius works too.

How do you get all the instruments in the Tow Vehicle???

G

[Airhog1]

Here's some Eagle's for you....

A Classic...awesome rendition!!

YouTube - Eagle-Hotel California

G

[Airhog1]

I am a big Elvis fan and a big Celine fan...saw her show in Vegas and it was great.

So I about came out of my chair when I saw them both togther "LIVE" so to speak...on American Idol the other night.

Just in case you missed it here it is!

YouTube - Elvis Presley Celine Dion If I can dream Duet-better quality

Enjoy!

G

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by gmorris

How do you get all the instruments in the Tow Vehicle???

G

His tow vehicle is a Skydeck, they put the band on the roof...