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The First"Rock and Roll" Hall of Fame Inductees and More

Cesaria Evora, the barefoot diva of Cape Verde
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Cesaria Evora, the barefoot diva of Cape Verde

36years ago today, the first inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included Jimmie Rodgers, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, and, inexplicably, not a single woman. We respond by playing some of our favorite female vocalists and much more !

This program will air on Sunday January 23rd from 7 to 10 p.m.

This weeks calendar announcements:

Please note: Please check on all live events before planning to attend - because of COVID many shows are being made available online at the last minute!

The Whallonsberg Grange Hall in Essex, NY presents NYC-based singer/songwriter duo Liam Robinson & Jean Rohe on Saturday, January 29th at 7:30pm. The Grange is 5 miles south of the Charlotte to Essex ferry dock, and for more information visit www.thegrangehall.info

Robert Resnik has been the host of All the Traditions, VPR's folk and world music show, since 1996. He is the winner of the 2019 Herb Lockwood Prize In the Arts, an honor that "aims to reward the pinnacle of arts leadership in a state blessed with creative energy disproportionate to its population." He is also the recipient of the 2022 Magaret Kannestine Arts Advocacy Award from the Vermont Arts Council, and is a 2023 inductee to the International Folk Alliance's FolkDJ Hall of Fame.