“KWXY, AM 1340, Cathedral City”

Essay on the “beautiful music” of the Southern California desert airwaves.

Photographs by Jeff Conlin.

Suggested playlist:

Percy Faith Orchestra, “Theme From ‘A Summer Place’”
Ray Conniff Singers, “Autumn Leaves”
Tony Bennett, “When Joanna Loved Me”
Paul Weston, “Time After Time”Norman Luboff, “Laura”
Henry Mancini, “Latin Snowfall”
Doris Day, “Our Day Will Come”
Jackie Gleason, “Shangri-La”
Gordon McRae, “Carousel Waltz”
Anita Kerr Quarter, “La Mirada”