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UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Aftermath (13 of 13)
Aftermath Intro. song:Bennie Kreuger “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Ben Bernie & His Orchestra – melody Notes: There were some spots where I failed to edit this edition properly, so the first 25-30 people got a copy of … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Bryan (12 of 13)
Bryan Intro. song:Jeno Fesca Dance Band “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Al Jolson “All Alone”
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Tennessee in the Frying Pan (11 of 13)
Tennessee in the Frying Pan Intro. song: Great White Way Orchestra “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Oliver Naylor’s Orchestra “Roaring Twenties” Notes:
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Genesis Triumphant (10 of 13)
Battle Now Over, Mencken Sees; Genesis Triumphant and Ready for New Jousts Intro. song: “The John Scopes Trial” Outro song: Vernon Dalhart “The Prisoner’s Song” Notes: Someone just wrote me the following interesting note… Have you read the book Panzram: … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Malone the Victor (9 of 13)
Malone the Victor, Even Though Court Sides with Opponents, Says Mencken Intro. song: Bernard Ette “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Notes: “I realize what life must have been in Judea 1925 years ago. No wonder the Romans finally … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Fair Trial Beyond Ken (8 of 13)
Mencken Declares Strictly Fair Trial Is Beyond Ken of Tennessee Fundamentalists Intro. song: Billy James “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Belle Baker “Hard-Hearted Hannah” Notes: A lot of the music in this series was ripped from YouTube videos … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Law and Freedom (7 of 13)
Law and Freedom, Mencken Discovers, Yield Place to Holy Writ in Rhea County Intro. song: “Monkey Business” Outro song: Ben Selvin Orch.,”That’s a Good Girl” Notes: Okay, so the second song is from 1926. I hope it doesn’t rip you from your … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Darrow’s Eloquent Appeal (6 of 13)
Darrow’s Eloquent Appeal Wasted on Ears That Heed Only Bryan, Says Mencken Intro. song: Paul Godwin “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Art Landry “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” Notes: No notes that I can think of at … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Souls Need Reconversion Nightly (5 of 13)
Yearning Mountaineers’ Souls Need Reconversion Nightly, Mencken Finds Intro. song: The Pied Pipers “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Outro song: Chick Straun “Don’t Bring Lulu!” Notes: I’m least satisfied with the recording of the Mencken piece in this episode. I’d recorded it … Continue reading
UAVH H.L. Mencken, Scopes Trial – Trial As Religious Orgy (4 of 13)
Mencken Likens Trial to a Religious Orgy, with Defendant a Beelzebub Intro. song: “Can’t Take the Monkey out of Me” Outro song: Sippie Wallace “Devil Dance Blues” Notes: In the intro to the Mencken piece, the joke is that the … Continue reading