well, That's Show Biz, 07-05-2026 5-14 Americana 2026

Americana 2026

“Well, That’s Show Biz!”

7-05-2026

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• Welcome to “well, That’s Show Biz!”. I am your host, Jeremy Freedman, and this is the show that brings you music from Broadway, Movies, and Entertainers along with some anecdotes, information, and commentary all based on a theme.

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• Yesterday was the 4th of July, and you just heard “The Egg” from 1776, a song about the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, and the founding of The United States. As we do every year, today’s show is dedicated to Americana, songs representative of The United States.

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• We open this first set with “Freedom” from Shenandoah, a show that takes place during the Civil War. We will follow that with “Ol’ Man River” from the 1951 film version of Show Boat, a show about performers on a Mississippi River boat And we will close this set with “Join the Circus” from Barnum, a show about showman PT Barnum. Here’s “Freedom” from Shenandoah.

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• We are playing eclectic songs about Americana in honor of America’s 250th birthday and you just heard “Freedom” from Shenandoah, “Ol’ Man River” from Show Boat, and “Join the Circus” from Barnum.

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• We are celebrating the 250th birthday of The United States today by playing songs about Americana.

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• For this set we begin with Rita Moreno and George Chakiris singing about “America” from the 1961 film version of West Side Story. Then we will hear “Standing on the Corner” from The Most Happy Fella, a song that Frank Loesser originally wrote for Guys and Dolls. And we will end this set with Robert Preston singing “Seventy Six Trombones” from The Music Man, the quintessential musical showcasing Americana. Here’s  “America” from West Side Story.

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• You just heard “America” from West Side Story, “Standing on the Corner” from The Most Happy Fella, and “Seventy Six Trombones” from The Music Man as we play songs of Americana for Independence Day today on “well, That’s Show Biz!”.

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• Yesterday was the 4th of July and the 250th birthday of The United States. So today, as is our custom, is a show of eclectic songs of Americana.

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• For this set, we are starting off with the George M. Cohan song. “Twentieth Century Love” from the musical George M.. Next we have “Commencing in Chattanooga” from the Kander and Ebb musical The Scottsboro Boys, about the famous trial. Then we will hear “They Say It’s Wonderful” from Annie Get Your Gun. And finally, there isn’t much more American you can get than college football. We will hear “The Aggie Song” from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Here’s “Twentieth Century Love” from the musical George M..

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• It’s songs about Americana today and you just heard “Twentieth Century Love” from the musical George M., Commencing in Chattanooga” from the Kander and Ebb musical The Scottsboro Boys, “They Say It’s Wonderful” from Annie Get Your Gun, and “The Aggie Song” from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

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• Americana covers a lot of territory and Musical Theater is an art form that America has given to the world. In this final set, we are going to hear three songs about three places in the United States that give people hope. First, from The Book of Mormon, we have “Sal Tlay Ka Siti”. Then, from Newsies, we have “Santa Fe”. And finally we have the “Theme from New York, New York". Here’s “Sal Tlay Ka Siti”.

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• You just heard “Sal Tlay Ka Siti” from The Book of Mormon, “Santa Fe” from Newsies, and the “Theme from New York, New York" as we conclude our Americana salute to the 4th of July.

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• And that concludes this week’s edition of “well, That’s Show Biz!”. If you would like to assist with a future show, send your theme and song suggestions to me at wruushowbiz@gmail.com. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please contact the station at WRUU.org and let them know. And don’t forget to tell your friends to join us every Sunday at 1pm for more of “well, That’s Show Biz!” on WRUU-LP, Savannah, GA, 107.5FM and WRUU.org.  We are Savannah Soundings, Community Radio with Global Soul.

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• Please stay tuned for “Music At The Movies”, coming up next, hosted by Aiden Peck and I will see you next week. So long.