MEMORIES
Join us as we celebrate the Centennial of America's first Highway the legendary and iconic Route 66 which was constructed on April 30th 1926 and was federally recognized as the nation's first Highway and officially added to the United States Numbered Highway System. Route 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System on June 27, 1985. It was decommissioned after being entirely replaced by the modern Interstate Highway System. It was recognized in popular culture by both the 1946 hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It was also featured in the Disney/Pixar animated feature film franchise Cars, beginning in 2006. In John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the highway symbolizes escape, loss, and the hope of a new beginning; Steinbeck dubbed it the Mother Road. Other designations and nicknames include the Will Rogers Highway and the Main Street of America
Media One Radio remembers two legends ...
10 years ago today we lost Prince on April 21, 2016 at the of age 57, and 23 years ago today we lost Nina Simone on April 21, 2003 at the age of 70, both on the same day in two separate moments and situations in time, a powerful coincidence that marked two generations across two musical genres forever
When Marvin Gaye died he was 1.9 million dollars in debt. His family couldn't even afford a proper burial. Stevie Wonder flew to LA but he did not seek the spotlight instead, he opened up a shell account called "The Black Knight" and wired $100,000. When Motown refused at Gold casket Stevie said "You can't put the greatest voice in an ordinary box" he continued helping Marvin's mother for years disguising his help as royalties so she believed that her son still protected her. In 2026 Marvin's sister said that Stevie paid with his heart because "Marvin died penniless" and Stevie Wonder wanted to make sure that his goodbye was golden!
