Turn Back the Clock, Volume 2

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Turn Back the Clock
Volume 2

An extremely interesting aspect of Turn Back the Clock concerns that it aired primarily via the Armed Forces Radio Network at a very interesting time for popular music. While the attention of young soldiers was likely turning to the likes of Elvis Presley and other artists leading into the 1960s, the Mansfields were introducing our fighting forces to the music that typified America in a time far removed for most of them, the 1930s and even farther back. Some listeners of the program credited the show for educating them on music they’d never heard before. The show also likely gave soldiers stationed overseas a connection to home through both history and music, possibly adding to an understanding of what exactly they were fighting for. In such a tumultuous time, both for the soldier and American music, Turn Back the Clock showed that this country had a rich musical legacy, one that both informed the changes in modern music of that era and added to the pride and identity of its listeners as Americans.

Originally a regional program on Mutual Don Lee in 1952, Turn Back the Clock moved over to the Armed Forces Radio and Television Services in 1955, where it became a staple of programming into 1962. Essentially creating the format that would come to be known as an ‘oldies show’, Andy and Virginia Mansfield entertained listeners each morning with songs both old and new, allegedly picked from their own personal collection. While Virginia would play newer music and artists, Andy made sure that the show lived up to its title, playing songs from the 1930s and even before, sometimes reaching as far back as recorded music allowed, ushering listeners into the past with a ‘tick tock’ sound effect, revealing treasures that many had never heard before.

Take your journey back in time with ten hours of Turn Back the Clock on this second volume from Radio Archives. Twenty episodes have been restored to sparkling audio quality for the listening pleasure of modern fans.

Here is the complete content of this ten-hour collection:

#1049 Sweethearts on Parade

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1051 Avalon

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1052 Happy Days and Lonely Nights

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1056 Musetta's Waltz

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1057 Thanks

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1058 Linger Awhile

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1059 The Perfect Song

1958 - 25:00 - AFRS, No commercials

#1066 Come On-A My House