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  • 1970 On the Willow Creek

    5/8/2024

    In the spring of 1970, things were green and growing on the old Willow Valley farm. Dad was busy planting corn with the Farmall Super C and its two-row mounted corn planter. Baby chickens and ducks, calves, and piglets were all coming into the world. It was a great place to grow up. Our dad […]

  • Groups By the Numbers

    5/1/2024

    During the history of rock and roll there have been many groups with numbers in their name. Since I have hosted my Those Were the Days radio show which began in 1986, it is difficult to feature a theme that we have never used. I had a light bulb moment this week when I began […]

  • 1977 Green & Growing Hits

    4/24/2024

    In the Spring of 1977, the oats were a dark green hue, and the planting plans were starting to take shape on the old Willow Valley farm. I was busy patrolling County Highway B with my Hiawatha three speed bike. My ankles were getting chilled because my high-water pants did not go all the way […]

  • Jolly Old English Rock

    4/17/2024

    This Saturday nights Those Were the Days radio show on WRCO will put the spotlight on the British Invasion music phenomenon that occurred between 1964 and 1966. Sixty years ago, this month the Beatles occupied the top five spots on the U.S. Billboard chart. Other groups from ‘jolly old England’ began to emerge and it […]

  • 1986 Go Back to Ithaca

    4/10/2024

    I was very busy in 1986 playing mobile d.j. and part time farm hand. I was building my resume for my big-time radio debut on WRCO in August of that year. Some of my mobile d.j. gigs got a bit wild. Once as I bent down to pull a record, and I felt a breeze […]

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Your vote holds power in Wisconsin this November: Earl Ingram talks with the director of “Souls to the Polls” about the importance of your ballot
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Your vote holds power in Wisconsin this November: Earl Ingram talks with the director of “Souls to the Polls” about the importance of your ballot

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