The Dick Spottswood Show
About The Dick Spottswood Show
Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m. ET, Wed. 1 p.m. ET, Fri. 4 a.m. ET,Music scholar and Washington radio personality Dick Spottswood highlights the many facets of folk culture in the United States on his two hour show. Reaching back to the 1890s and the beginnings of recorded sound, but concentrating on music from the 1920s through 1950s, each of Dick’s programs brings listeners a surprising collection of recordings – from cylinders through 78’s and LP’s.
Similar shows you might also enjoy: The Ray Davis Show, Stained Glass Bluegrass, The Gary Henderson Show
Latest Show
02/07/2010 (rebroadcast from 02/07/2010) - Some neglected mid-fifties Carter Stanley classics, a couple of 1840s minstrelsy relics, a few World War I blues, two forerunners of Lester & Earl's "Down the Road," and cameo appearances by Bessie Smith, Cowboy Copas, the Memphis Jug Band, Bob Wills, Tex Logan, Lefty Frizzell, and the Stonemans. In a few months the Spottswood show will complete 25 years on WAMU and BlueGrassCountry. Time passes, and the music just gets more Obsolete.
Recent Shows
- 02/07/2010
- 02/05/2010 rebroadcast from 01/31/2010
- 02/03/2010 rebroadcast from 01/31/2010
- 01/31/2010 rebroadcast from 01/31/2010
- 01/31/2010
