Limelight America

Stories, voices and ideas that matter.  

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Great stories never expire.

Limelight America is an independent collection of human stories about entrepreneurs, dreamers, innovators, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries: the people and ideas that have shaped our world, including what worked, what didn’t, and what was learned along the way.

Some names you will recognize. Others you may be meeting for the first time.

The story doesn’t have to be famous. It just has to be worth knowing.

The door is always open. Pull up a chair.

This week in the limelight

A Great Story Worth Discovering

 

Episodes

Jul 22, 2026

20 min

In this episode listen and enjoy one-on-one conversations with Barbara Mandrell and Kenny Rogers.

Jul 22, 2026

20 min

Jul 22, 2026

27 min

In this episode you'll hear an instrumental remake of a classic 1958 multi-million-selling #1 hit by Tommy Edwards, the first African-American to reach #1  on the Billboard Hot 100. IT'S ALL IN THE GAME WAS written by Charles Dawes, Vice-President under Calvin Coolidge. To hear the vocal remake go to Music Episode 17 (Rococo)

Jul 22, 2026

27 min

Jul 19, 2026

28 min

More music from our BMI/ASCAP collections. Watch for a coming episode when I have one-on-one conversations with Barbara Mandrell and Kenny Rogers.

Jul 19, 2026

28 min

Jul 18, 2026

37 min


An American vice president helped create one of the memorable hits of the 1950s. Charles G. Dawes composed the melody for what would later be known as It’s All in the Game. With lyrics by Carl Sigman, the song reached number one for Tommy Edwards in 1958, making him the first Black performer to top Billboard’s newly established Hot 100 chart. We open this edition of Limelight Music with our own interpretation of It’s All in the Game, featuring US20 Records artist Mick Payne. You’ll also hear our rendition of Over the Rainbow. 
 
 
 
 

Jul 18, 2026

37 min

Jul 17, 2026

34 min

Now it's time for some new music for your ears. Thank you for visiting. I hope you’ll continue to explore our music library. Hopefully you will discover something unexpected. You are welcome o download any of our original music files and we hope you will return often. 

Jul 17, 2026

34 min

Jul 17, 2026

33 min

Rummaging thru our music library we discovered many forgotten project files so there is a lot more music to share in the coming months.

Jul 17, 2026

33 min

Jul 17, 2026

21 min

The Limelight music library includes original compositions of everything from country and rock 'n roll to jazz and big band. Enjoy.

Jul 17, 2026

21 min

Jul 17, 2026

26 min

Limelight America music episodes feature original movie and documentary sound tracks co-written with my music partners Walter Guy, Mick Payne, Tommy and Jay Paul, and dear friend to all of us the late Joe Perlaky.

Jul 17, 2026

26 min

Jul 16, 2026

26 min

"I'm a Pigskin Widow and I don't stand a chance" it's not another woman that stole my man it's an NFL romance!"

Jul 16, 2026

26 min

Jul 16, 2026

26 min

"And the hits just keep on comin" ... an old radio line hold-over, now the Limelight version > "more good stuff  to quench your musical thirst"

Jul 16, 2026

26 min

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