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Dispatch from Radio Free Disneyland is a series of music playlists, pertaining mostly to the culture, stories, and environments presented in Disney Films and Theme Parks. It is not associated with The Walt Disney Company.  And, while the podcasts, including the imbedded, watermarked music, are downloadable, their presence is intended to promote the included artists, and encourage ownership of their work through the included links to Amazon Music and other venues.





DISPATCH: Walt Disney and The Olympics Of Progress PLAY-CAST













Progress

Artist:          Public Service Broadcasting (with Tracyanne Campbell)

Album:        Every Valley



Public Service Broadcasting are a London-based pseudonymous musical group known for performing live with newsreel sound collateral and video footage of historical technological events. The band have toured internationally and in 2015 they won the Vanguard category of The Progressive Music Awards. publicservicebroadcasting.net



 



 















Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American public official who worked mainly in the New York metropolitan area. Known as the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and was one of the most polarizing figures in the history of urban development in the United States. His decisions favoring highways over public transit helped create the modern suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners.











 



This simultaneously bold and bland building housed the State of Illinois pavilion, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. The winkin' blinkin' Lincoln was a sensation.







A Message From The Manager of Radio Free Disneyland















it's a small world (presented by Pepsi Cola for UNICEF) was also staged in a modern building. Rolly Crump's Tower of the Four Winds presaged the the playful look the Disneyland alliteration would take on.











Ford Motor Company's Magic Skyway got the "skinniest" relocation to Disneyland after the Fair. Walt Disney had fought Cast requests to build a new administration building at the Park, but gave in when it involved making a home for the Fair's dinosaurs to be seen from the Disneyland Railroad.











General Electric's Carousel of Progress had the most successful relocation of all the Fair shows. Playing at Disneyland and then at Walt Disney World.























WED Enterprises (Walt Disney Imagineering) brought three lessons learned at Disneyland to the Fair. Capacity, Capacity, and Capacity.

















Mirror Maze

Artist:          Disney Studio Orchestra

Album:        Walt Disney and the World's Fair



The music to a side event or pre-show at the General Electric World's Fair complex. Presumably a hall of mirrors.













 

















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Nixon at the Contemporary PLAY-CAST

 











Dispatch from Radio Free Disneyland is a series of curated music playlists, pertaining mostly to the culture, stories, and environments presented in Disney Films and Theme Parks. It is not associated with The Walt Disney Company. And while the Playcasts, including the imbedded, watermarked music, are downloadable, their presence is intended to promote the included artists, and encourage ownership of their work through Amazon Music and other venues.









President Nixon in a tense Press Conference at Disney's Contemporary Resort on November 17, 1973.









Nixon's The One





 



 



Artist:             Connie Francis

Album:           Special 1968 Election Single





  A give away record for Nixon's 1968 campaign. 

 



 



 







Bowling Alley Culture Falling Away In Whittier, CA

 







President Nixon had a small bowling alley installed in the White House. You can take the boy out of Whittier...









Overture





 



Artist:             Jack Wagner/Disney Studio Orchestra

Album:           A Musical Souvenir of Walt Disney World



An out of print early Walt Disney World souvenir, featuring Jack Wagner, who was the voice of Disneyland and Walt Disney World for many years.











 



Watergate





 



Artist:             Hans Zimmer

Album:           Frost Nixon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack



Trouble's brewing. Zimmer brings the simmer.





 









Washington



 



Artist:             Hans Zimmer

Album:           12 Years A Slave Original Motion Picture Soundtrack



Perfect accompaniment for an Imperial Presidency.



 



 



 



 









A Message From The General Manager of Radio Free Disneyland

 







 



 







Good Karma Hospital Closing Titles (Truncated)





 



Artist:           Ben Foster

Album:         The Good Karma Hospital



What!? The Beatles break up happened at Walt Disney World!?



 







 





 









Jim Michaelson Depicted Trains, Adventure, and Culture Waves

© Disney and Jim Michaelson



Imagineer and Disney Parks poster artist Jim Michaelson, responsible for posters for such iconic Disney attractions as Country Bear Jamboree, The Walt Disney World and Disneyland Railroads, and Pirates of the Caribbean, has passed away, according to WDWNT and multiple reports.



A couple of posters that Jim did before his Disney tenure recently caught our attention while planning this episode.

Cars 33 1/3 PLAY-CAST

Cars 33 1/3 v1.0











Dispatch from Radio Free Disneyland is a series of curated music playlists, pertaining mostly to the culture, stories, and environments presented in Disney Films and Theme Parks. It is not associated with The Walt Disney Company. And while the Playcasts, including the imbedded, watermarked music, are downloadable, their presence is intended to promote the included artists, and encourage ownership of their work through Amazon Music and other venues.

















 

Where The Cars Go By Fast

Artist:           Jim Lauderdale

Album:         Time Flies



A perfect description of Carsland.







 



 



 









 

Thunder Road

Artist:            Sara Watkins

Album:          Born To Uke



Sara Watkins (of I’m With Her and Nickel Creek), is among the artists contributing tracks to Born to Uke, an album featuring ukulele-based versions of all the songs from Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run album released on Jan. 18.



All proceeds from Born to Uke will benefit Little Kids Rock, which funds music education in underprivileged public schools.



 



 



 



Sarah Watkins is among the artists benefiting Little Kids Rock.









 



 

McQueen And Sally

Artist:           Randy Newman

Album:         Cars Original Soundtrack



Please rise for the CarsLand National Anthem.



 









 









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L.A. Freeway

Artist:           Radney Foster

Album:         This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark



A cover of one of Guy Clark's best known songs. Clark released more than twenty albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, and Rodney Crowell. Wikipedia



Many an Angelino has uttered the prayer-like refrain, "without getting killed or caught'" when leaving a celebratory gathering.



Guy Clark walked this earth from November 6, 1941 - May 17, 2016





 



 







Another Day of Sun (with Radios)

Artist:           La La Land Cast

Album:         La La Land Original Motion Picture Soundtrack



Just a bit off the back end of this cut that really sounds like one of those summer afternoon drives in Los Angeles. You can almost taste the Smog.





 



 









 

A Message From The General Manager of Radio Free Disneyland

 

The Radio Free Disneyland Podcast returns after a long hiatus! Includes interview with legendary producer Don Hahn!









Our Avuncular Guide to the heavens above. Image © Disney



 



Yuri Gagarin - The Elvis Presley of the Space Race.



 



Laika (Russian: Лайка; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Who's a good girl!?





Act 1: Reach For The Stars

Gagarin





Recording:     Gagarin

Artist:             Public Service Broadcasting

Album:           Gagarin (Extended Single)



A great British band that combines live playing with sound and film documentary, reminds us who got to space first.







 





 Daylight Express to Lutz





Recording:     Daylight Express to Lutz

Artist:             Alexandre Desplat

Album:           The Grand Budapest Hotel Original Soundtrack



A real favorite during station Vodka tastings.







 





Dancing In The Moonlight



Recording:      Dancing in the Moonlight

Artist:              Yonder Mountain String Band

Album:            Love. Ain't Love



The original version of the song was released by the Franco-American One-Hit-Wonders: King Harvest. Where were you in '72?









 

Ikea



Recording:       Ikea

Artist:              Jeff Bridges

Album:             Sleeping Tapes



This service should be available any minute!









Atomic Number





Recording:      Atomic Number

Artist:              Case/Lang/Veirs

Album:            Atomic Number



Stay in school kids!





 







Super group Case, Lang and Veirs work up the numbers. 







Recording:      Future People

Artist:              The Alabama Shakes

Album:            Sound & Color



These are the Future People!







 



 



The Alabama Shakes really do. ©2015/Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC



Act 2: Build It

Heinz Haber, Werner Von Braun, and Willie Ley. The Holy Trinity of German Disney Scientists.

Act 1: Hooray For Hollywood

Casablanca/Wizard of Oz (Audio Montage)

Rick And Renault

Includes:



Recording: Rick And Renault

Artist: Original Cast

Album: Music From The Original Motion Picture





Somewhere Over The Rainbow



Recording: Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Artist: Judy Garland

Album: The Wizard of Oz Original Soundtrack











California Here I Come



Recording: California Here I Come

Artist: Al Jolson

Album: 20th Century Masters











City Of Stars



Recording: City Of Stars

Artist: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

Album: La La Land Original Soundtrack

Academy Award Winners for Best Original Song (2017). Wait... Yes!











Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood



Recording: May Jean Goes To Hollywood

Artist: The Byrds

Album: Ballad of Easy Rider

Written by a 21-year-old Jackson Browne. Played by the Clarence White Byrds. What could be better?













Blue Money





Recording: Blue Money

Artist: Van Morrison

Album: His Band & The Street Choir



An Irish sage visits the San Fernando Valley.









Tara's Theme (Act One Recap)





Recording: Tara's Theme

Artist: John Williams & The Boston Pops

Album: A Celebration







Act 2 - An Actors' Life For Me

Look At Me



Recording: Look At Me

Artist: Bobbie Darin

Album: Bless You California























Act Naturally





Recording: Act Naturally

Artist: Dwight Yoakam

Album: 21st Century Hits











Malkovich





Recording: Malkovich

Artist: Dweezil Zappa

Album: Via Zammata



Son of Mr Green Jeans? Son of Frank Zappa meets Malkovich.













The Raven





Recording: The Raven

Artist: Jeff Bridges

Album: Sleeping Tapes



Visit Jeff's Squarespace "Sleeping Tapes" site HERE:















New Kid In Town





Recording: New Kid In Town

Artist: JD Souther

Album: Natural History



The four most dreaded words in Hollywood.











Theme From "A Summer Place"





Recording: Theme From "A Summer Place"

Artist: Percy Faith

Album: Percy Faith Plays Movie Themes



Composer Max Steiner strikes again!















Act 3: The Wayfaring Stranger, The Wizard of Whimsey & Recessional Hollywood Hymns



Big Rock Candy Mountain





Recording: Big Rock Candy Mountain

Artist: Burl Ives

Album: Greatest Hits











Which Side Are You On?





Recording: Which Side Are You On?

Artist: The Almanac Singers

Album: Troubadours: Folk and the Roots of American Music

















How a confluence of economical and political conditions made two very different men "fellow travelers..."





They look like friends. Photo © Time/Life



Two disparate show business figures seemed to fall into a concentric orbit during a unique period of Hollywood history.

One, was a man of the dusty road who brought the sensibility of depression era America to the mainstream.

The other, became thought of as one of the country’s homegrown gen...

Who is truly The President of Disneyland? CV Wood? Lindquist? Kalogridis? Mr. Lincoln? Colglazier or Nixon?



Author Todd James Pierce on the Yippie Invasion.



 

Act 1 Show Notes:



Dallas (Audio Montage)





Includes:



Recording:    The Star Spangled Banner

Artist:             U.S. Marine Band

Album:           Hail To The Chief







 



 



 







Recording:    26 Seconds

Artist:             Cowboy Junkies

Album:           The Kennedy Suite











 



 



With added news copy of the "patsy" statement.



 



 



Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy thought that Disneyland would be a good place for a talk with the President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Kennedy became the President of the United States. Touré became a dictator.



 



 







First We Take Manhattan





 



Recording:    First We Take Manhattan

Artist:             Jennifer Warnes

Album:           Famous Blue Raincoat



Jenny Sings Lenny. Sounds like a plan for revolution. Maybe it's already happened.

Stevie Ray Vaughn holding down the guitar slot.











 







JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images

Leonard Cohen

Born: September 21, 1934, Westmount, Canada. Died: November 7, 2016, Los Angeles, CA









You Were On My Mind





 



Recording:    You Were On My Mind

Artist:             Colvin & Earle

Album:           Colvin & Earle



Colvin & Earle cover We Five from '65.











 



 







 

The Victory Lap

It is not unusual for an American Presidency to end with a visit to the Southern California Disney facility known as Disneyland. Generalisimo Eisenhower brought the Family. Reagan was involved in a major milestone celebration at the Park. Jimmy Carter took a jog before opening while still in office.







 







Where Have All The Flowers Gone





Recording:    Where Have All The Flowers Gone

Artist:             Petra Haden & Jesse Harris

Album:           The Kennedy Suite