I used to listen to radio stations that played a good portion of singer/songwriters (Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin, etc). I can't recall if it was WXPN (Philadelphia) or WYEP (Pittsburgh) but one of them played a song that I have been searching for without success.

It is sung by a female vocalist and has the lyrics "California, there are letters in your name pointing to the stars". I suspect it is a little known singer/songwriter.

The amount of knowledge on this forum continues to amaze me so I thought I would pose the question here. Thanks in advance for any insight.

Check out Wendy Maharry - California

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
Check out Wendy Maharry - California

Thank you, that's the song.

I’m a huge WXPN fan, they are a bright spot on a radio dial full of crap music.

My radio presets are all set to 88.5 FM only, it’s that or Spotify

They’ve introduced me to so much good music that I’d otherwise would have never heard on other stations. Had to laugh a number of years back when they started playing David Gray on some other station and acting like he was this new sensation they were breaking onto the scene when XPN had in fact done that and was playing him for years.

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Originally posted by PASig:
I’m a huge WXPN fan, they are a bright spot on a radio dial full of crap music.

My radio presets are all set to 88.5 FM only, it’s that or Spotify

They’ve introduced me to so much good music that I’d otherwise would have never heard on other stations. Had to laugh a number of years back when they started playing David Gray on some other station and acting like he was this new sensation they were breaking onto the scene when XPN had in fact done that and was playing him for years.

Thanks for the heads up on XPN, I will check it out. I have been listening to KEXP a lot and am looking for variety.

PA Sig, I couldn't agree more.

I grew up on rock and roll and still love good rock. However, I knew there was more to music and felt I was missing something. Around 1990 a friend suggested I give a listen to WXPN. I found that "hidden" music. The singer/songwriters (Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin, Happy Rhodes, etc.), music from artists like Loreena McKennitt that incorporate different instruments and scales along with the quirky and offbeat stuff. WXPN in Philly and WYEP in Pittsburgh are my go to stations.

I don't know if they still play it but the point (90.1) in Philadelphia used to play jazz. My wife and I would listen while reading the Sunday papers.

In eastern Iowa we listened to
K.A.A.Y. in Little Rock
And
W.L.S. In Chicago
This was back in the 1900's
On A.M. radio
And
K.I.O.A. in Des Moines

KOME 98.5...."the cum spot in the middle of your dial".

San Jose's (CA) best rock station back in the 70's and 80's.