90th anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood

Today is the 90th anniversary of Boston's Great Molasses Flood, which saw 21 people dead and over 150 more injured when a giant tank of molasses (destined for rum) burst and cascaded through the heart of the city. Tom Martin-Erickson, host of Wisconsin Public Radio's Simply Folk program, commemorated the event by playing Jym's song "Molasses" on tonight's show. This recording, from Jym's CD East Side Guy, features first class backing by Lil' Rev, Dave Fox, and Brennan Cornwell.

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