Onomatopoeia

We offer a Radio Correspondence Course in Linguistics, in which Esteemed Professor Roy Kinsley lectures on the phenomenon of Onomatopoeia: Words that sound just like the thing they are describing. We also listen to the special Onomatopoeia Jukebox in the faculty lounge for some edifying examples.

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Hour One has 2 20-second pauses (with music) at 17:10 and 38:09 for local station ID:

Here is Hour One divided into 3 segments to facilitate local station ID:

1 - You Hit My Heart with a Bang - Evelyn Poe with The Ole Tom-cat of the Keys Bob Zurke and his Delta Rhythm Band - 1940

2 - We'll Get a Bang Out of Life - Harry Babbitt with Kay Kyser and his Orchestra – 1938

3 - Bang Bang - Jimmie Davis – 1946

4 - Bang Bang Boogie - Nat "King" Cole and the Trio – 1950

5 - Doin' the Boom Boom - Earl Burtnett and his Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra - 1929

6 - Doin' the Boom Boom - Leo Reisman and his Orchestra – 1929

7 - Oooooh Boom! - Martha Tilton with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - 1937

8 - Oooooh Boom! - Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys – 1938

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9 - Buzz, Buzz, Buzz - Claude Treiner with Jim Wynn and his Bobalibans - 1945

10 - Bing! Bing! - Prince's Band – 1915

11 - Chatter-Box - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - 1937

12 - Texas Chatter - Harry James and his Orchestra – 1938

13 - The Clang of the Forge - Frank C. Stanley and Henry Burr – 1909

14 - Chi Bim Bam Boom - Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Orchestra - 1950

15 - Siss-Boom-Ah! - Conway's Band – 1916

16 - Wham Re Bop Boom Bam - June Richmond with Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy - 1940

17 - Wham Re Bop Boom Bam - Willie Smith with Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra – 1939

18 – Travesty – Tales of the Texas Rangers – 1952 (Radio Drama)

19 – Highway of Escape – The Whistler – 1945 (Radio Drama)

20 - Boom - Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights including Hiedt's High Lights: Mary, Jane, Fay, and Tony - 1939

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