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Join CLASSICKONG for a powerful and personal August 20 edition of This Day in Music History from WTSG-DB.

We travel back to Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana, where the Allman Brothers Band, REO Speedwagon, Elvin Bishop, and Paul Butterfield shared an incredible bill in 1974. We celebrate National Radio Day with memories of growing up when radio, record stores, album jackets, and magazines were our gateways to discovering music—and when the right song could become forever connected to someone we love.

We celebrate Robert Plant’s 78th birthday and uncover a surprising Phil Collins connection to The Principle of Moments. We remember Phil Lynott, the Thin Lizzy frontman who wielded his bass like a battle-axe, and salute Dimebag Darrell on what would have been the outlaw guitar-slinger’s 60th birthday.

We’ll also revisit Black Sabbath’s TYR, discover how fellow Hoosier John Hiatt helped give us songs made famous by Bonnie Raitt and Jeff Healey, and reveal the Earth, Wind & Fire connection behind The Emotions’ classic “Best of My Love.”

Finally, CLASSICKONG shares a personal remembrance of ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, including memories of seeing Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank together at Roberts Stadium in Evansville on a freezing Wednesday night in 1982—and one unforgettable performance of “Cheap Sunglasses” beneath a storm of green strobe lights.

The buildings may disappear and some of our musical heroes may leave us, but put on the right record…

and the lights come back on.

🎙️ Great Music. Great Radio. Great Community.
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