Foz outside WDIA, one of the most important radio stations in music history.
- Credit: Stephen Foster
in his latest On Air in Suffolk column, broadcaster Stephen Foster reflects on a memorable visit to Memphis.
Even if the only thing Memphis had given the world was Elvis Presley it would still be held in very high esteem by music lovers.
The city’s most famous resident certainly put the place on the pop music map but many years earlier Beale Street had helped give birth to the blues, a genre that received much airplay on the legendary Memphis radio station WDIA which was the first broadcaster in the United States programmed entirely for a black audience.
The first film,
Keeping Up With The Kandasamys, saw young love birds Prishen, played by Madhushan Singh and Jodi, played by Mishqah Parthiephal fight for their love as their mothers tried their best to tear them apart. The second film
Kandasamys: The Wedding saw the pair take their love to the next level as they tied the knot, so the question on everyone’s mind – Is the third film about the baby?
A recent post by the page hinted on some “good news”.
“A little birdie tells us there’s a new arrival on the horizon!” the post was captioned.
May 8, 2021
Did you know that up through the early decades of the 20th Century the Boat Landing on the Chadakoin River was a main hub of activity connecting Jamestown to all of the destinations along Chautauqua Lake? Pictured from the left are The Riverfront Hotel, the Railroad Ticket Station across the street at the River’s edge, and the Fairmount Grocery Store on the opposite corner. Bastien’s Boat Factory is shown on the far right; and Johnson’s Ice House is located in the triple-roofed structures to the rear along the bend in the River. Note the rail tracks embedded in the streets. They served the transportation needs of the residents of Jamestown as well as extending to the many destinations up both sides of Chautauqua Lake the Settlements, Villages & Towns, the Resort Hotels, the Trolley Parks & Chautauqua Institution. Also pictured are several of the steamboats that plied the waters of the Lake, carrying passengers during the summer months. The Boat Landing remains to
Mother’s Day Memory
I do a lot of my blog thinking and planning while I’m outside getting my steps, and that was the case yesterday. Regular readers already know that many of my blogs have their origins in reminiscences of things long past. In that regard, I’m blessed with having a very good memory. But yesterday I found a surprising hole in those otherwise trusty “little grey cells,” as Hercule Poirot called them.
Some of you are probably thinking, “Here we go again. This is going to be about Evie!” Well, you’re certainly right on that score because Evie Busk is the only mother I ever had. She and my dad, Norman, are the people who made me who and what I am today, both literally and figuratively speaking. So when I was thinking about the Mother’s Day blog, naturally my thoughts turned to them. And that’s when I encountered my memory black hole I have no idea of how long either one of them has been gone. I don’t remember the exact years or the dates in questi
Leta Harris Neustaedter portrays The Witch from Into the Woods for Boise Music Week
When does a week last 14 days? When it’s the 2021 edition of Boise Music Week – showcasing a music journey that includes jazz, songs of praise, a wide variety of international dance, and a taste of Broadway’s best. And this year’s program, which stretches from May 2-15, will be virtual.
“This role keeps slipping through my fingers,” said Leta Harris Neustaedter, who had her heart set on portraying the Witch in a full production of Into the Woods on the stage of the Morrison Center.