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Space-Age, Latin, Exotica,
Balladiers, and Las Vegas Lounge. Music for an
atomic age! >October 23, 2004
I recently received the following e-mail from a loyal listener:
I listen toThe Green Lounge regularly. It's an excellent station.
The music reminds me of my early childhood (I'm 47). Most of the songs
are familiar even though I can't pinpoint where I first heard them. My
question is what is the significance of the name?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Pete
Well, that's a good question, Pete!!
The answer goes back aways to when I first started the station as an independent broadcaster. Originally, the station was a mix of lounge standards and broadway showtunes - both of which I have a huge collection of and often have a hard time deciding which I love more. It was rather eclectic, but it seemed to work at the time, as many of the lounge standards are originally from Broadway shows anyway.
So the name, "The Green Lounge" was an attempt to bridge the two genres into one; Green coming from the idea of the "Green Room" associated with the relaxing atmosphere of the theatrical stage and Lounge coming from - well, the lounge.
Thus "The Green Lounge" was born.
When I decided to partner with Outletradio.com, we decided to focus more on the lounge aspect of the station and pulled the Broadway Cast albums from the playlist (although I secretly throw some in from time to time).
I hope that answers your question and I hope you find the Green Lounge a relaxing place to enjoy the music of yesterday, today.
Thank you for your question, Pete.
Bottoms Up!!
Steve Lambert
Outletradio.com
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