Category: Life

  • Don’t Wanna

    Today’s featured song: I Don’t Want To Go Back by Alan Robertson from the 1983 album of the same name. The last track on Tape JM-31 from 1984 is a fun one. In the realm of Jesus music, there were a handful of big names, with multiple hit songs that got a lot of airplay, did lots of touring,…

  • Shine

    Today’s featured song: Shine Down by Sandi Patti from the 1984 album Songs From The Heart. Today’s excerpts from Tape JM-31 involve more than just one song. The offering today covers tracks 34 through 38 on the tape. I’ll explain why there are so many included here. First up is station ID from KCRO, still from the same…

  • Change

    Today’s featured song: Change by The Archers from the 1977 album Fresh Surrender. This cut has a radio jingle from KCRO, 660 AM in Omaha, and then the song from The Archers. The jingle is another example of the style of Christian radio station announcements that I’ve already featured earlier on this JM-31 tape, first with WHME in…

  • Surrender

    Today’s featured song: Fresh Surrender by The Archers from the 1977 album Fresh Surrender. Another song apparently recorded from a friend’s LP (I can hear the crackle of the needle on the record at the beginning of the song). The lyrics are simple, but tell the story – humility before the Lord, freedom in the Lord, I…