The other day I had a conversation with a new(er) resident and I mentioned the name of a famous entertainer who had lived in Shawnee and had broadcast his music from Worthington Hall, now known as ...
“Poems can be read or spoken, melodies can be played or whistled, but words and music were blended into song, and a song was written to be sung.” This pronouncement on choral singing is the ...
Fred Waring’s journey from Central Pennsylvania to radio, television, and American culture In the era of snap orchestras, swing, and the Big Band, one personality rose from the industrial heart of ...