When I was a kid in the 50s, almost nobody had TV, and could only get a faint snowy image if they did. People still listened to the radio in the evenings. One of my favorite radio stations was KRMG from Tulsa, Oklahoma, because they played "hot" stuff on their late programs. That's where I first heard Lonnie Donegan's version of Rock Island Line. I was so blown away that I became obsessive about it and tried in vain to find the record.

But, back then, radio stations sometimes would schedule "hit" tunes around a specific time so people could hear their favorites. So it was with Rock Island Line. It was played each and every evening at about 9:18 p.m. and I was always hovering over the radio. My mom would tolerate top volume through the one song, but no longer, so I kept a sweaty hand on the volume knob to regulate my daily "fix".

Hadn't thought of that for years, thanks for the thread.

Mary (wandering off muttering "... if ya want to ride it, gotta ride it like you find it, get yer ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line...")