The Local Color Radio Hour

"IT's the LOCAL COLOR RADIO HOUR!" Live excerpts and selections from our past shows. More episodes coming soon! Thanks to all of our great audiences, locations, Jess Gorham and Brett Strauch for running and recording original mixes, and special thanks to our sponsors far and wide. If you would like to sponsor this podcast, or future live shows, or if you would like a live show in your town, contact differentkjones@yahoo.com.Journey now through the Spinnin' 'Round Productions Archives for music, comedy, special guests, and more! Recorded live at Fort Smith Museum of History, The King Opera House in Van Buren, Fort Smith's Darby Junior High Auditorium, Fort Smith's Riverfront Ampitheater, and other historic locations in the River Valley, the LCRH highlights unique people, places, and events. Enjoy this podcast episode as we journey back to 2018 with Volume 2 in July 2018 through to July 2021, with Volume 9. Coming soon, selections from Volume 10 (Dixie Theater in Mansfield, AR) and 11 (Musician Benefit Show) and who knows what else you might see and hear in our next podcast or live show. For more information, contact differentkjones@yahoo.com Please share, like, and for sponsorships of the Local Color Radio Hour, contact differentkjones@yahoo.com. Thanks to Yeager's Hardware, Jennifer and Tom Kelly, the Fort Smith Historical Society, Fort Smith Museum of History, King Opera House, Fort Smith Parks and Rec., Talianos Italian Restaurant, Jeremy Wann, George's Restaurant, and all of our past sponsors!

The Local Color Radio Hour, (Volume 8) recorded LIVE in front of an audience on March 7, 2020 at the historic King Opera House, Van Buren, AR. Our 8th show was a return to a favorite spot, the King Opera House, and we brought in several new musical guests for this one (we have a little bit of everything in this episode: blues, Mexican banda, Irish/Scots, Americana, gospel, and rock), loads of fun, Little Known Facts and What's on Display from local museums, and some comedy, too!  Enjoy this "Golden Age of Radio" style format of a live show and we hope you have as much fun as we did producing it for you.  If you wish to hear more or want a live show in your area, let us know!  We highlight local history, unique people, places, and events.  Email: differentkjones@yahoo.com for more information and thank you for listening.    Experience LIVE music of various genres, original and traditional tunes from Joe Hardin, Maggie Jones, The Numksulls (Dan Maher, Steve Kite, Matt McCoy, and Gary Udouj), Dennis Siler, Katrina Brandli, Eric Mathews, La Nueva Imagen de San Luis, Lee Krehbiel, Tery Graves, and Kevin Jones.   Hear visits from Caroline Speir (What’s on Display and Little Known Facts), Greg Hall, Comedy from SAPS, and the Needmore Hardware Store! Music in this episode consists of new originals and old favorites from Joe Hardin, The Numskulls!, and Special Musical Guest, Eric Mathews, as well as Irish and Scots music from Dennis Siler, Katrina Brandli, Maggie Jones, Tery Graves, and Lee Krehbiel.  A crowd favorite was also the tunes from the amazing group, La Nueva Imagen de San Luis who provide us a treat with their high energy and fun version of Mexican banda music.   Thank you to our amazing audiences, Jess Gorham and Bret Strauch for their technical help, and to our great Sponsors!  Chapters on Main, Yeager’s Hardware, The Pasta Grill, The Yellow Umbrella, The Artistic Bean, The Fort Smith Museum of History, and MORE.