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Casey Jones

One of the most popular tales in American folk history.

January 7, 2026
Tell Tchaikowsky to Move!

That riff can only mean one thing…you’re listening to Chuck Berry…and you’re on the Sound Beat. Okay, two things.

January 3, 2026
There be Sirens!

Have you heard the siren’s call today? You might have, and not even known it.

November 24, 2025
Groovin’ High

Groovin’ on the Beat…

November 21, 2025
The Black Maria

The first copyrighted film was not a comedy, a thriller, but a…(ahem)…bodily function

October 8, 2025
Atomic Cocktail

Up and Atom! It’s the Music of the Atomic Age, and…

October 1, 2025
Sousa’s “El Capitan”

Everyone knows John Philip Sousa for his marches. And, okay, so….yes, this is a march too, but so much more.

September 21, 2025
Happy Days Are Here Again

Perhaps the most popular song in American campaign history, and its very unlikely source.

September 13, 2025
If I Had A Hammer

The Hammer Song has been pounding out social change since 1949.

September 6, 2025
Rainy Night in G

Most kids take their piano lessons at school, or at a neighbor’s house. But Hazel Scott was always a bit above “chopsticks”.

August 20, 2025