The New WGN Barn Dance

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The New WGN Barn Dance is a radio barn-dance program associated with Chicago station WGN. Its title evokes the lively mix of country music and rural entertainment that made barn-dance broadcasts a familiar part of American radio.

The program offers a musical variety-show experience, centered on performances rather than a single narrated story. The barn-dance format brings together country-style songs and entertainment in a broadcast shaped for listeners at home.

Its appeal lies in the warmth and informality of live radio variety: music and performance create the feeling of a communal gathering, with the WGN identity giving the program a distinctly Chicago radio setting.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

the new wgn barndance 1961-04-xx with bob atcher - ccff4023b7b4d107	59:10
the new wgn barndance 1961-xx-xx with bob atcher and elaine rogers - 6b5a494ae200773f	56:09
the new wgn barndance 19xx-xx-xx the new wgn barndance - 4836d1e35d6a51b3	52:14

The New WGN Barn Dance

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