When was the first song put on the radio?

When was the first song put on the radio?

On the evening of December 24, 1906, Reginald Fessenden used the alternator-transmitter to send out a short program from Brant Rock. It included a phonograph record of Ombra mai fu (Largo) by George Frideric Handel, followed by Fessenden himself playing the song O Holy Night on the violin.

What was REM’s first song?

Radio Free Europe
R.E.M. released its first single, “Radio Free Europe”, in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. It was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band’s first release on I.R.S.

Who originally sang the song on the road again?

Willie Nelson
1 hit overall (6th as a solo recording act) in November 1980, and became one of Nelson’s most recognizable tunes. In addition, the song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No….On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)

“On the Road Again”
Single by Willie Nelson
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Willie Nelson
Producer(s)	Willie Nelson

What year did the song on the road again come out?

1980
On The Road Again/Released

When did FM radio start?

FM broadcasting in the United States began in the 1930s at engineer and inventor Edwin Howard Armstrong’s experimental station, W2XMN. The use of FM radio has been associated with higher sound quality in music radio.

When did they play music on the radio?

Canadian scientist Reginald Fessenden produced the first radio broadcast of words and music. On Christmas Eve 1906, wireless radio operators on board ships from the North Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico heard something startling through their headphones.

What did R.E.M. stand for?

rapid eye movement
R.E.M., named for a dream-state condition (rapid eye movement), formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia, a university town about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Atlanta that was already internationally noted for its local pop scene by the time R.E.M. released Chronic Town, its 1982 debut extended-play recording.

When was R.E.M. first album?

Murmur (album)

Murmur
Released	April 12, 1983
Recorded	January 6 – February 23, 1983
Studio	Reflection, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Genre	Alternative rock post-punk folk rock garage rock

When did Willie Nelson write on the road again?

Such is the case for Willie Nelson’s timeless anthem, “On the Road Again,” penned for the 1980 film Honeysuckle Rose which Nelson also starred in as the leading role of Buck Bonham. The familiar-from-the-first-beat song went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1981.

How old is the song on the road again?

A driving blues-rock boogie, it was adapted from earlier blues songs and includes mid-1960s psychedelic rock elements….On the Road Again (Canned Heat song)

“On the Road Again”
Released	April 24, 1968
Recorded	September 6, 1967
Studio	Liberty, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock psychedelic rock