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Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast Episode 38. The 1930's Episode. The Carter Family Continues, Jimmie Rodgers dies from Tuberculosis. Patsy Montana, Roy Acuff, and Bob Wills enter the Country Music Charts. Gene Autry Rides in to Save the Day. FDR ends prohibition and guides a recovery from The Great Depression. Duke Ellington and Bob Wills bring swing music to theaters and dance halls. Frankenstein and King Kong pioneer a classic era in Movies. The Marx Brothers make us laugh and Orson Welles scares us with a radio broadcast of Martian Invaders. Radio rules the air to inform, entertain, and comfort a nation hurt by economic depression and the threat of war in Europe. Sons of The Pioneers inspire Chris to serve up some White Russian Drinks. All this and The Usual Fun with Chris and Jim.

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