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SUNNY Temp: 60 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, August 28, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine Joy Magazine Tempo A & E RogueValleyAutoFinder RogueValleyHomeFinder Real Estate Showcase Wellness Connection Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Employment Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend August 8, 2003 Since You Asked Can you name that old Rogue Valley tune? About the people looking for a copy of the song "Rogue River Valley" and your answer that it’s available on the video "Canyon Passage." A CD titled "The RCA Years" also contains Hoagy Carmichael’s version of the song. Amazon.com and others have it for about $15. But that’s not the version KBOY played at sign-off time each day. That was a 1956 version by one Chuck Miller, according to Bill Miller in Southern Oregon Heritage Today. Can you locate a copy of that version? — Several readers The intrepid music sleuths here at Since You Asked Plaza have scored a direct hit. Daryl Wright, of Medford, has an original 45-rpm record of the tune (note to those under 30: That’s a vinyl disc with little grooves and a large hole in the middle). Advertisement "KBOY played it at sign-off, and Scott Cummins would stick the microphone out the window and pick up the calls of meadowlarks," Wright says. "I guess in its own little way it’s a part of our valley." Wright says he’s willing to copy a CD or cassette for anybody who stops by his antiques and collectibles shop at 220 N. Fir St., Medford. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Rogue Valley Auto Finder Rogue Valley Job Finder --> Rogue Valley Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times