Thiswasthe resultof a Halloweenstuntorchestratedby Orson WellsinwhichheadaptedH.g. Wells' 'War of the Worlds' to theradio and broadcast the play as though it was actuallyhappening.
Other than the facelift, there seems to be a good deal of overlap in functionality between this and the Google Play version: access to more than 55, 000 Shoutcast radio stations and the ability to share favorite songs over Twitter and Facebook.
"One day he brought (a banjo) to me and put it in my hand and said, 'Son, I want you to learn how to playthis thing real well, " Watson told National Public Radio's Terry Gross in 1988.