I played the Emerson for over 2 hours tonight....with an old Sprague "Atom" filter capacitor from the early '60's installed and nothing blew up, shorted, or smoked. As far as the broadcast, WSM is radio the way it should be everywhere....not the usual canned satellite feed, playing the 20 greatest "classic country" hits from the '70's, '80's, and '90's.
I no you make good and safe radios and that emerson is a cool and different radio then I have seen , I been watching your videos for a good while now I think it might have been you that got me started in the hobby thanks.
I tried to get it out here in west TX but could not. Had I been home in Nashville I would have tuned in on my historic cabinet radio. What a legend. Thanks for capturing it this way!
I've listened to Wsm mostly every night but we have a local station here above Harrisburg Pennsylvania called Wwsm 1510 am. They are just like Wsm and this station they have disc jockeys who bring in their albums, cassettes and their compact discs and play whatever they want on the air! It's all classic country and very pleasant to listen to. When they reduce power at dusk I turn to 740 am out of Toronto Canada. They have Big band Sunday night that used to be hosted by George Genasku. Since he passed away I still listen but not as much. At ten at night they have old time radio shows that I love
Being from outside the area, I'd never heard of him and assumed he'd be 80-something with a long career. He's 58 years old. Hoping that it was voluntary and that he's well.
I was listning live that Summer night in 2020, an end of a great era for WSM. Was fortunate to meet him a few times in Nashville and Watch him announce the Grand Ole Opry from the Audience as well as on the Stage standing behind him and countless nights listning to him spin those great records. 1:52
Eddie Stubbs and WSM is what made me fall in love with radio and DXing (I grew up in Michigan) when I was a kid. I’m 31 years old, and have been listening to him off and on as long as I can remember. I’ve learned nearly everything I know about early country music, a format I consider one of my favorites, from tuning into his late evening shifts on WSM and his time hosting the Opry. I grew up in the city, and older country music just didn’t get any air play where I grew up. I never cared for modern country, but when I discovered Eddie Stubbs, he introduced me to all the old time country and western music of the 30s-60s, and always had a story to tell about the artist to introduce each song. He was excellent on the PBS documentary “Country Music” last fall. A true broadcasting professional, and one of the last of great AM radio sky wave DJ’s. Thanks Eddie!
I have listened to Eddie Stubbs on the Grand Ole Opry and his radio program a many nights. One of the best radio personalities on WSM since Grant Turner. Eddie Stubbs will be missed, a sad day in country music. 😥
I will miss his stories of the Nashville leadegends he had such a great library of material history locked in his head. To bad it's not all in a book or a series of podcasts. I'm sure that in all his career at WSM he probably never even scratched the surface of all he knows and can recall in his most pleasant soothing and expressive voice. Damn I'm sure gonna miss him !
Hi Bryan, Thanks so much for posting this clip of Eddie's farewell! I meant to listen to Eddie's show tonight myself, but I got busy, and plum forgot about it! From 1978 to 1985, my family lived in my Mother's hometown of Frederick, MD; which is 25 miles north of Eddie's hometown, of Gaithersburg, MD. I first saw Eddie perform in May or June of 1979, at what was one of the "Johnson Mt. Boys" first shows - at the "Hyattstown Bluegrass Festival" in Hyattstown, MD. I'll never forget how Eddie leapt out onto that stage, & began "sawing" that fiddle of his, after the M.C. introduced the J.M.B!! It literally made me jump & slam back against frame of my Lawn Chair!! 😊 I thought both of their sets were awesome that day, and had never seen a "Stage Presence" before, like they exhibited that day! Later on, my Dad & I got the treat of standing & watching Eddie, Dudley Connell, and two other fellas, as they jammed a while in the festival's parking lot! My Dad even got to sing s few songs with 'em too!! After that first time, my Dad and I got to attend so many of the "J.M.B.'s" shows at local Carnival's and such, that we ended up getting pretty well acquainted with Eddie and his father, Mr. Larry Stubbs; as well as Dudley Connell, and his former wife, Patty. Also, between 1981 and 1983, Eddie began showing up quite regularly, at a Thursday night jam session, which I'd already began attending for quite a while, & Eddie recognized me, & came and greeted me most times, before I could come and greet him! 🙂 I was mostly playing Mandolin at that time, and Eddie would offer me tips on how to play instrumental breaks in regards to his fiddle breaks, so that they wouldn't clash in any way. I could hardly believe that I was actually getting to jam & make some music with Eddie! But it was sure a lot of fun doing so, and just as nice to converse with him in between songs, as well!! Later on, when he became a D.J. @ W.A.M.U. in Washinton, I hardly missed one show - from his first, to his last!! 😊 The last time I got to see Eddie in person, was in June 1989, at what was to be one of the last "Hyattstown Bluegrass Festivals" Eddie wasn't working in a band anymore then, but was just visiting that day, and I encountered him standing in a circle with a few mutual friends of ours, and joined them for awhile. Since then, I have sent a few messages, to his WSM email addie, but never got a reply from him. I heard from a mutual friend of ours, that someone else was handling Eddie's emails & relaying them to him to read, and I have a feeling that perhaps none of my emails actually got to him, or else he most certainly would've answered me, I'm sure!! I can hardly believe that Eddie has now retired! As someone wrote on FB, it seems like the "Ending of an Era," and his presence on the airwaves, will be sorely missed!
That looks like the Emerson that was up on eBay not so long ago. It's amazing how many materials manufacturers used for radios, including cardboard. There's wood, metal, ceramic, rubber, every known plastic, glass, and sirocco.
To me Eddie was the voice of WSM. He is an accomplished fiddler player as well. He is still young (58). I'm sure he will be back someway or somehow doing what he knows best and that is bluegrass music!
Lovely touch listening on that radio. The type you would see in small gas stations or a barbers shop. I like the genuine wear around the knobs also, just great.
I heard he was getting ready to go, I tried listening in the past few nights and haven’t had much success. Thank you so much for posting this piece of history.
Everyone needs to contact WSM Manager J.Patrick Tinnell,@ jpatrick@wsmonline.com, and ask him to put the entire 7/29/2020 broadcast of Eddie's Final Night on WSM Website on the Archives to listen.
Mr. WSM. Amazing man. I would love if they would restart their analog A.M. stereo. I don't want the hd radio sm that screws up adjacent stations. The FCC took too long in the 80s in approving the standard. I still believe that A.M. could have more life if they did. More variety. But, the argument is that we have the inet, sat, hd radio that STILL hasn't been implemented in many markets. OR figure out ways to clear up some a.m. INTERFERENCE, and let newer station increase power after dark and end legacy station dominance bc there are more ways to receive content. No need for WBAP 820 DALLAS to be heard in N.W. Arkansas, Tulsa, Mo. Etc. 890 WLS the same. Loved that WLS back in the 70s & 80s eith top 40. Am I just tilting at windmills? Its all 2 corp Now.
I'd done repairs for two stations which tried negotiating for the syndication of an Eddie Stubbs program, but that never materialized. I liked his reasoning, WSM was a very loyal employer.
I’ve never listened to WSM, but it’s on a TuneIn app and I’ve never heard of Eddie Stubbs did his final night on WSM. The most popular one that I remember was WPLJ did their final sign off after nearly close to 50 years until it went to Christian Rock as “K-Love”. That was from May 31st, 2019. And also, WABC did their last day as a music format until it went to talk on May 10th, 1982.
i was able pickup WSM because i had a long distance antenna, most radios don't pickup that far but at least i was able to listen to WSM one last time before Eddie went off the air.
I picked up WSM in Florida better than in East Tennessee on my vehicles radio but the newer vehicle l have now the AM band doesn't pick up much at all. I hope Eddie has a great retirement.
Usually on the cold winter mornings here in Tennessee and upstate Georgia, i can pick up WSM loud as a bell on my Honda's radio, there also a lot of mountains between here and Nashville which is only two hours down the road from where i live, that can make it somewhat of a struggle to get it to come in clear, especially on the humid summer days.
@@KenKen-ui4ny I live in Johnson City when I'm not on the road working but I had some old 60's Chrysler products vehicles the radios would pick up WSM good at night but that was back in the 80's. I know now they want you to buy a satellite subscription with the radios in vehicles now so the emphasis is on that instead of DX. Thanks
I don't know who that is, but I will say that in a radio without a power transformer, there's nothing wrong with using an old electrolytic as long as it's still doing it's job. In fact, I just did that on my latest record player restoration--it was very neatly installed, and I left it alone
Does it bother you that the rest of the media corporations have literally banished conservatives (half the country) to a ghetto of one cable station and the dying AM radio band?
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I played the Emerson for over 2 hours tonight....with an old Sprague "Atom" filter capacitor from the early '60's installed and nothing blew up, shorted, or smoked. As far as the broadcast, WSM is radio the way it should be everywhere....not the usual canned satellite feed, playing the 20 greatest "classic country" hits from the '70's, '80's, and '90's.
That's the point not all caps Diagnose all problem areas will cause an issue when working on vintage radio's I learned from you
I no you make good and safe radios and that emerson is a cool and different radio then I have seen , I been watching your videos for a good while now I think it might have been you that got me started in the hobby thanks.
Radiotvphononut can't believe I missed his last show on wsm always love listen to way back Wednesdays going to miss his show
I can get WSM in Connecticut later evening until about dawn during the winter DX months. Some fading. Summer is sporadic. God Bless
I tried to get it out here in west TX but could not. Had I been home in Nashville I would have tuned in on my historic cabinet radio. What a legend. Thanks for capturing it this way!
I've listened to Wsm mostly every night but we have a local station here above Harrisburg Pennsylvania called Wwsm 1510 am. They are just like Wsm and this station they have disc jockeys who bring in their albums, cassettes and their compact discs and play whatever they want on the air! It's all classic country and very pleasant to listen to. When they reduce power at dusk I turn to 740 am out of Toronto Canada. They have Big band Sunday night that used to be hosted by George Genasku. Since he passed away I still listen but not as much. At ten at night they have old time radio shows that I love
Being from outside the area, I'd never heard of him and assumed he'd be 80-something with a long career. He's 58 years old. Hoping that it was voluntary and that he's well.
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DANG! I didn't realize that! I am 52. He is only 6 yrs older. Really suprising.
I was listning live that Summer night in 2020, an end of a great era for WSM. Was fortunate to meet him a few times in Nashville and Watch him announce the Grand Ole Opry from the Audience as well as on the Stage standing behind him and countless nights listning to him spin those great records. 1:52
I did listen to part of this broadcast but I never thought to listen on any of my tube radios.
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Eddie Stubbs and WSM is what made me fall in love with radio and DXing (I grew up in Michigan) when I was a kid. I’m 31 years old, and have been listening to him off and on as long as I can remember. I’ve learned nearly everything I know about early country music, a format I consider one of my favorites, from tuning into his late evening shifts on WSM and his time hosting the Opry. I grew up in the city, and older country music just didn’t get any air play where I grew up. I never cared for modern country, but when I discovered Eddie Stubbs, he introduced me to all the old time country and western music of the 30s-60s, and always had a story to tell about the artist to introduce each song. He was excellent on the PBS documentary “Country Music” last fall. A true broadcasting professional, and one of the last of great AM radio sky wave DJ’s. Thanks Eddie!
I have listened to Eddie Stubbs on the Grand Ole Opry and his radio program a many nights. One of the best radio personalities on WSM since Grant Turner. Eddie Stubbs will be missed, a sad day in country music. 😥
I will miss his stories of the Nashville leadegends he had such a great library of material history locked in his head. To bad it's not all in a book or a series of podcasts. I'm sure that in all his career at WSM he probably never even scratched the surface of all he knows and can recall in his most pleasant soothing and expressive voice. Damn I'm sure gonna miss him !
Hi Bryan,
Thanks so much for posting this clip of Eddie's farewell! I meant to listen to Eddie's show tonight myself, but I got busy, and plum forgot about it!
From 1978 to 1985, my family lived in my Mother's hometown of Frederick, MD; which is 25 miles north of Eddie's hometown, of Gaithersburg, MD.
I first saw Eddie perform in May or June of 1979, at what was one of the "Johnson Mt. Boys" first shows - at the "Hyattstown Bluegrass Festival" in Hyattstown, MD.
I'll never forget how Eddie leapt out onto that stage, & began "sawing" that fiddle of his, after the M.C. introduced the J.M.B!! It literally made me jump & slam back against frame of my Lawn Chair!! 😊
I thought both of their sets were awesome that day, and had never seen a "Stage Presence" before, like they exhibited that day!
Later on, my Dad & I got the treat of standing & watching Eddie, Dudley Connell, and two other fellas, as they jammed a while in the festival's parking lot! My Dad even got to sing s few songs with 'em too!!
After that first time, my Dad and I got to attend so many of the "J.M.B.'s" shows at local Carnival's and such, that we ended up getting pretty well acquainted with Eddie and his father, Mr. Larry Stubbs; as well as Dudley Connell, and his former wife, Patty.
Also, between 1981 and 1983, Eddie began showing up quite regularly, at a Thursday night jam session, which I'd already began attending for quite a while, & Eddie recognized me, & came and greeted me most times, before I could come and greet him! 🙂
I was mostly playing Mandolin at that time, and Eddie would offer me tips on how to play instrumental breaks in regards to his fiddle breaks, so that they wouldn't clash in any way.
I could hardly believe that I was actually getting to jam & make some music with Eddie! But it was sure a lot of fun doing so, and just as nice to converse with him in between songs, as well!!
Later on, when he became a D.J. @ W.A.M.U. in Washinton, I hardly missed one show - from his first, to his last!! 😊
The last time I got to see Eddie in person, was in June 1989, at what was to be one of the last "Hyattstown Bluegrass Festivals" Eddie wasn't working in a band anymore then, but was just visiting that day, and I encountered him standing in a circle with a few mutual friends of ours, and joined them for awhile.
Since then, I have sent a few messages, to his WSM email addie, but never got a reply from him.
I heard from a mutual friend of ours, that someone else was handling Eddie's emails & relaying them to him to read, and I have a feeling that perhaps none of my emails actually got to him, or else he most certainly would've answered me, I'm sure!!
I can hardly believe that Eddie has now retired! As someone wrote on FB, it seems like the "Ending of an Era," and his presence on the airwaves, will be sorely missed!
he's going to be missed I listen to WSM a lot I enjoy your videos I really do you have a great night
That looks like the Emerson that was up on eBay not so long ago. It's amazing how many materials manufacturers used for radios, including cardboard. There's wood, metal, ceramic, rubber, every known plastic, glass, and sirocco.
To me Eddie was the voice of WSM. He is an accomplished fiddler player as well. He is still young (58).
I'm sure he will be back someway or somehow doing what he knows best and that is bluegrass music!
I was listening to WSM earlier via an remote SDR that was in Nashville, TN all the way from Australia.
Lovely touch listening on that radio. The type you would see in small gas stations or a barbers shop. I like the genuine wear around the knobs also, just great.
I never picked up WSM radio in my career as a radio listener, but I do wish Mr. Eddie Stubbs the best! :)
I will miss him. He called me a Jewel last night on the Air.
The old cardboard or pressboard or paper mache Emerson sounds great
The age of the DJ is nearly gone.
Hello do you have any other footage of Eddy stubbs radio show my dad is a huge fan and it would make his day to find any old footage
I heard he was getting ready to go, I tried listening in the past few nights and haven’t had much success. Thank you so much for posting this piece of history.
Everyone needs to contact WSM Manager J.Patrick Tinnell,@ jpatrick@wsmonline.com, and ask him to put the entire 7/29/2020 broadcast of Eddie's Final Night on WSM Website on the Archives to listen.
Mr. WSM. Amazing man. I would love if they would restart their analog A.M. stereo. I don't want the hd radio sm that screws up adjacent stations. The FCC took too long in the 80s in approving the standard. I still believe that A.M. could have more life if they did. More variety. But, the argument is that we have the inet, sat, hd radio that STILL hasn't been implemented in many markets. OR figure out ways to clear up some a.m. INTERFERENCE, and let newer station increase power after dark and end legacy station dominance bc there are more ways to receive content. No need for WBAP 820 DALLAS to be heard in N.W. Arkansas, Tulsa, Mo. Etc. 890 WLS the same. Loved that WLS back in the 70s & 80s eith top 40. Am I just tilting at windmills? Its all 2 corp
Now.
I'd done repairs for two stations which tried negotiating for the syndication of an Eddie Stubbs program, but that never materialized. I liked his reasoning, WSM was a very loyal employer.
I’ve never listened to WSM, but it’s on a TuneIn app and I’ve never heard of Eddie Stubbs did his final night on WSM. The most popular one that I remember was WPLJ did their final sign off after nearly close to 50 years until it went to Christian Rock as “K-Love”. That was from May 31st, 2019. And also, WABC did their last day as a music format until it went to talk on May 10th, 1982.
That was priceless !
Beautiful WSM 650 real music appreciate you brian, We must stand strong, trying times God shall supply all my needs
i was able pickup WSM because i had a long distance antenna, most radios don't pickup that far but at least i was able to listen to WSM one last time before Eddie went off the air.
Going to miss him.
I picked up WSM in Florida better than in East Tennessee on my vehicles radio but the newer vehicle l have now the AM band doesn't pick up much at all. I hope Eddie has a great retirement.
Usually on the cold winter mornings here in Tennessee and upstate Georgia, i can pick up WSM loud as a bell on my Honda's radio, there also a lot of mountains between here and Nashville which is only two hours down the road from where i live, that can make it somewhat of a struggle to get it to come in clear, especially on the humid summer days.
@@KenKen-ui4ny I live in Johnson City when I'm not on the road working but I had some old 60's Chrysler products vehicles the radios would pick up WSM good at night but that was back in the 80's. I know now they want you to buy a satellite subscription with the radios in vehicles now so the emphasis is on that instead of DX. Thanks
God speed Eddie Stubbs, he will be missed.
Thanks for shareing , I wonder how hard it would be to fix that card board case on that emerson , because you have it sounding great?
Well who will be the voice of WSM when we turn our radios on at night now?
I don't know who that is, but I will say that in a radio without a power transformer, there's nothing wrong with using an old electrolytic as long as it's still doing it's job. In fact, I just did that on my latest record player restoration--it was very neatly installed, and I left it alone
Do people still use the fucking radio
There’s fewer and fewer genuine radio personalities, Radio hosts we can name are the right wing wind bags are all that is left.
Does it bother you that the rest of the media corporations have literally banished conservatives (half the country) to a ghetto of one cable station and the dying AM radio band?