…summer of that year, Loretta Lynn’s first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” was a hit on the Country chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgE-gwZDbb0 Over the course of a six decade career, Loretta…

…in hand with artistic output. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bo3f_9hLkQ Smith, like her contemporaries (and many Americans of all backgrounds), did not fare well during the Great Depression. The network of performance venues that…

…by sharing tracks from throughout his career all day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGmJsvBP3i8 Hear the Artist of the Day features in the 9 AM, noon, 3 PM, and 7 PM hours each weekday….

…also helped Josh Ritter get his first breaks in the late 1990s. WUMB will share songs from throughout Hansard’s three-decade career on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-GSM2KlnNQ Hear the Artist of the Day…

“The Caruso of Rock”, Roy Orbison, was born in Vernon, TX on April 23, 1936. He first recorded for Sam Phillips’ Sun Records in Memphis during the mid-1950s – the…

…for Springsteen, and one that kicked off a fascination that ultimately led to an album’s worth of Seeger’s music recorded by Springsteen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tebjshm7f_I Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions was released on…

…Rubin that re-vitalized the former’s career and artistic direction and showed the breadth of the latter’s production abilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paVFmxmO8nI WUMB will share selections from Johnny Cash’s American Recordings album throughout…

…endless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHg_AqEAQI&t=29 On Wednesday, WUMB will celebrate the 80th birthday of Jim Keltner, born in Tulsa, OK on April 27th, 1942, by sharing some of the iconic recordings featuring his…