Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Brian Wilson and Mike Love said it best:
"Well she got her daddy's car
And she cruised through the hamburger stand now
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man now
And with the radio blasting
Goes cruising just as fast as she can now
And she'll have fun fun fun
'Til her daddy takes the T-bird away."

Radios and cars are marriage made in heaven, but how did radios end up in cars anyway? The AWA's Ed Gable tells all in this presentation from the AWA 2022 Conference.

Please note that this was made from a safety audio copy because there was a technical issue with the capture directly from Ed’s microphone. Although we recognize that the audio could have been better, we feel that the content is still compelling.

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