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Latin Roll 2: Clave and the contradance in the colonial Caribbean
Season 19 Episode 10
Hosts Nate Wilcox welcomes back Ned Sublette to continue the discussion about his book "Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo." This …
2 years, 10 months ago
Mambo hit New York hard in the 1930s, 40s and 50s
Season 19 Episode 9
Hosts Nate Wilcox welcomes back Tony Fletcher to discuss the opening chapters of his book "All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of N…
2 years, 10 months ago
Latin Roll 1: The musics of Europe and Africa collided in Cuba
Season 19 Episode 8
Hosts Nate Wilcox welcomes back Ned Sublette for the first of several conversations about his book "Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the M…
2 years, 10 months ago
Chick Webb's Big Beat Style of Swing led directly to Rock n Roll
Season 19 Episode 7
Hosts Nate Wilcox welcomes Stephanie Stein Crease, the author of "Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America" to discuss the great swin…
2 years, 10 months ago
80s Roll 20: Queen, Bowie & Jagger and other highs and lows of Live Aid
Season 19 Episode 6
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge conclude their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a loo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Beginning the Jazz Age: Vaudeville, Minstrelsy, Spirituals and Louis Armstrong's Signifying on the Old Songs
Season 19 Episode 5
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes back Gary Giddins to discuss the opening section of his classic book "Visions of Jazz" including discussions of vaudeville …
2 years, 10 months ago
80's Roll 19: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones led "We Are The World"
Season 19 Episode 4
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a dis…
2 years, 10 months ago
Black Sabbath invented heavy metal with Ozzy Osbourne and perfected it with Ronnie James Dio
Season 19 Episode 3
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Mike Stark to discuss his oral history of Black Sabbath. Nate and Mike discuss the two classic iterations of the definitive…
2 years, 11 months ago
80s Roll 18: British stars came together wrap up a huge 1984 with "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Season 19 Episode 2
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with a dis…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hipgnosis designed iconic album covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and many more
Season 19 Episode 1
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes author Mark Blake to discuss his book “Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis: The visionary artists behind Pink Fl…
2 years, 11 months ago