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To most of you reading this, the idea that you can hear a great song on the radio and then go buy it, either online or at a local store, might seem like the height of obvious. However, to an eleven year old in 1965 with a […]

by Mitch, Phila, PA
I was working at my hardware store listening to KYW when I heard the news that Jerry Garcia had died. Tuning to WXPN was automatic.
The day of the terrible news, Joan Baez was David Dye’s guest on the World Cafe. In those days the Cafe was live. Joan Baez sung the most […]

by Chris, Stockton, NJ
I was 13 years old, sitting at home on a Sunday morning when my older brother called me to ask if I wanted to go to the concert for Bangladesh that evening. (Apparently he had been unable to get a date). This would be the first concert I attended in my life, […]

by Jeff Grossman, Coatesville, PA
While setting up the fund drive in the red brick building one hot June (?) day, a truck pulled up and asked where WXPN was. It was Bruce Hornsby and they wanted to take a baby grand piano up three flights of steps! We laughed and thought it was a joke […]

by Terry Bookheimer, Norristown, Pa.
In the summer of 1969, I had the pleasure of seeing Bonnie at Temple, Ambler Campus, in their open-air pavilon. A big deal for a 19 year old farm kid! There was a thunder storm during the performance that added to the experience.
Since that time, I have seen Bonnie at least […]

by Richard J. Trasferini, Vineland, New Jersey
These are the things that I cannot forget… timeless, priceless little tidbits of many wonderful musical moments for me. There are so many! I will share the following with you!
– Hearing ABBA for the first time in 1975 on the radio doing ‘S.O.S.’ — and picturing them as some […]

by Ry McWilliams, Elmer, NJ
I was only 8 years old when The Band called it quits, but the Last Waltz is one of my all time favorite musical events.
Before the “all-star jam” became a cartoonish parody of rock and roll excess, The Band pulled it off with grace and style. They shared the stage with […]

by Michael Balis, Langhorne, Pa
In 1969 WMMR hit the airways. Carole Miller and Mark Goodman were two of my favorite DJ’s. We use to call Luke O’Riley at 2 AM on Saturday or Sunday morning and he would play anything from King Crimson to the Velvet Underground.
Carole, Mark and Luke, we need to thank you. […]

by Jordan Yeager, Doylestown, PA
I had been active in the anti-apartheid movement at college in the US, but was spending my junior year in England. Friends got me (and themselves) tickets (I was turning 21). Amazing event.
Two years later, I was back in the US, working in NYC, when Mandela was free. There was a […]

by Lieve Monnens, Princeton, NJ
I worked for several indies (independent labels) in 84-92 and at the first two, I was the girl given the not so enviable task to listen to all demo cassettes that used to come in, often up to 20-30 a week…
A lot was instantly thrown out, but one band caught my […]