The King Biscuit Flower Hour archive
July 26, 2012 6:02 PM Subscribe
And all this time, I thought it was the King Biscuit Flour Hour.
posted by hippybear at 6:06 PM on July 26, 2012 [20 favorites]
posted by hippybear at 6:06 PM on July 26, 2012 [20 favorites]
There's more than one way to get baked.
posted by Ardiril at 6:07 PM on July 26, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by Ardiril at 6:07 PM on July 26, 2012 [3 favorites]
Sweet. Used to listen to King Biscuit religiously back in high school.
Looking at the list, I saw this entry...
A Flock of Seagulls Jun 1, 1983 Grand Ole Opry
I would have killed to see the look on Porter Wagoner's face when Mike Score walked onto that stage.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:11 PM on July 26, 2012 [7 favorites]
Looking at the list, I saw this entry...
A Flock of Seagulls Jun 1, 1983 Grand Ole Opry
I would have killed to see the look on Porter Wagoner's face when Mike Score walked onto that stage.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:11 PM on July 26, 2012 [7 favorites]
Oh...oh my. So much awesomeness (a fair bit of mediocrity as well) but what a lovely page. Thank you for sharing this!
posted by smirkette at 6:13 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by smirkette at 6:13 PM on July 26, 2012
It was an intentional pun (King Biscuit Flour + flower power) but when they wrote it out it was "Flower Hour." Usually.
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:14 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:14 PM on July 26, 2012
Time trip, wow whoa wow.
I'm listening to the Boomtown Rats now thanks to this post.
posted by vers at 6:15 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm listening to the Boomtown Rats now thanks to this post.
posted by vers at 6:15 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
There was a King Biscuit Flour? I thought it was just a weirdo random (wannabe) 60s thing.
posted by DU at 6:20 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by DU at 6:20 PM on July 26, 2012
Sorting by date may make browsing a bit more conducive.
posted by Ardiril at 6:22 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by Ardiril at 6:22 PM on July 26, 2012
King Biscuit Flour sponsored the first blues radio show, King Biscuit Time. The rock show was named in honor of that show and it's sponsor. I think King Biscuit Flour had closed or was closing by the time the rock show began.
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:23 PM on July 26, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:23 PM on July 26, 2012 [2 favorites]
Stupid iPad "corrected" its to it's. Rarr rarr.
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:24 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:24 PM on July 26, 2012
Wow. I have the album of the 1982 Waitresses show that was released in 1997, but I had no idea this existed. There goes a bunch of time and money.
posted by immlass at 6:35 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by immlass at 6:35 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
Holy crap. There are no words.
Wish there was a way to queue things -- there's just too much here.
posted by mudpuppie at 6:35 PM on July 26, 2012
Wish there was a way to queue things -- there's just too much here.
posted by mudpuppie at 6:35 PM on July 26, 2012
My favorite KBFH was Elvis Costello supporting Get Happy!! in 1980. Delicious madness.
posted by mykescipark at 6:38 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by mykescipark at 6:38 PM on July 26, 2012
Favorited and bookmarked. Great stuff in there and a great find. Thanks for sharing - I have vague memories of listening to the Flower Hour at some point or another but probably would never have remembered or gone looking without this kind of prompt.
posted by Gronk at 6:45 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by Gronk at 6:45 PM on July 26, 2012
TALKING HEADS AT CBGBs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by mudpuppie at 6:47 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by mudpuppie at 6:47 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
Loving the alphabetical view... Johnny Mathis, followed by Johnny Rotten. Fastway, The Fat Boys, and Ferlin Husky.
This is amazing. I'll be in a nostalgia hole for a while here.
posted by shecky57 at 6:59 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
This is amazing. I'll be in a nostalgia hole for a while here.
posted by shecky57 at 6:59 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
I saw the title and my first thought was that this would be 40s and 50s era recordings of Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and others from the old radio show.
I shouldn't be disappointed, because this stuff is pretty good too, but still...
posted by wabbittwax at 7:06 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
I shouldn't be disappointed, because this stuff is pretty good too, but still...
posted by wabbittwax at 7:06 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
Oh. Oh hell. Oh hell yes.
posted by Occula at 7:18 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Occula at 7:18 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
I have the Waitresses album, too! Knew Chris Butler for a while at the turn of the century. Interesting guy, good egg. The sax solo at the end of that version of "Christmas Wrapping" sounds very sad somehow.
posted by pxe2000 at 7:20 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by pxe2000 at 7:20 PM on July 26, 2012
I was going to jump in here and say, "Now if only there was an app for this + then I'd be able to stream it to anything Bluetooth capable." Then I find out it's at Wolfgang's Vault and thus that all is true. Damn you!
posted by yerfatma at 7:29 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by yerfatma at 7:29 PM on July 26, 2012
I never knew about Wolfgang's Vault, but the King Biscuit Flower Hour is something that I remember for sometimes falling asleep to. Wow on both of these items. Thanks!!
posted by wenestvedt at 7:33 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by wenestvedt at 7:33 PM on July 26, 2012
I wonder what this archive is equivalent to in number of vinyl records or cassette tapes.
posted by stbalbach at 8:03 PM on July 26, 2012
posted by stbalbach at 8:03 PM on July 26, 2012
King Biscuit Time continues to air weekdays at 12:15 pm on KFFA AM in Helena, Arkansas. First broadcast on November 21, 1941, it is the longest-running daily American radio broadcast.
posted by Ardiril at 8:50 PM on July 26, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by Ardiril at 8:50 PM on July 26, 2012 [3 favorites]
Note: That link probably deserves an FPP of its own.
posted by Ardiril at 8:51 PM on July 26, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by Ardiril at 8:51 PM on July 26, 2012 [2 favorites]
Now confirmed (mp3 link, @ 19:40) -- King Biscuit Time is the longest running blues show in the world.
posted by Ardiril at 9:00 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Ardiril at 9:00 PM on July 26, 2012 [1 favorite]
I got through C and realized I've seen way too many of these people live.
ALso, no Bauhaus.
posted by cjorgensen at 9:04 PM on July 26, 2012
ALso, no Bauhaus.
posted by cjorgensen at 9:04 PM on July 26, 2012
I knew of King Biscuit Flower Hour, but had no idea these were available online. Great.
posted by MartinWisse at 2:01 AM on July 27, 2012
posted by MartinWisse at 2:01 AM on July 27, 2012
Thanks. Closest thing to a time machine I'll ever see.
I'll be humming all morning...
posted by incandissonance at 7:03 AM on July 27, 2012
I'll be humming all morning...
posted by incandissonance at 7:03 AM on July 27, 2012
Wow! I still have a cassette I made from the radio broadcast of King Crimson on King Biscuit. It must have been the 1984 show I see on the list . . .
posted by Man-Thing at 7:15 AM on July 27, 2012
posted by Man-Thing at 7:15 AM on July 27, 2012
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/performers/concerts/genres/reggae.htm
Rockpile! Rockpile? When it comes to reggae, they're no Fabulous Thunderbirds.
posted by bendybendy at 8:18 AM on July 27, 2012
Rockpile! Rockpile? When it comes to reggae, they're no Fabulous Thunderbirds.
posted by bendybendy at 8:18 AM on July 27, 2012
Something is seriously amiss when Sha Na Na is the second highest rated appearance.
posted by wensink at 10:29 AM on July 27, 2012
posted by wensink at 10:29 AM on July 27, 2012
I love this site! I talk about the King Biscuit Flower Hour to people with them all looking at me as if I made the whole thing up. Thanks for the archives!!! (and for validating that I am not imagining it all!)
posted by Yellow at 11:25 AM on July 27, 2012
posted by Yellow at 11:25 AM on July 27, 2012
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