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The Weavers: Folk Music vs the Black List
Episode 44
This week author Jesse Jarnow joins Nate to talk about his book “Wasn’t That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist and the Battle for the Soul of Americ…
7 years ago
Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and the Swing Era
Episode 43
This week author Peter Doggett returns to discuss his book “Electric Shock: 125 Years of Pop Music.” In this episode, Peter and Nate discuss the joyo…
7 years, 1 month ago
Bing Crosby and the Age of the Crooner
Episode 42
This week author Peter Doggett returns to discuss his book “Electric Shock: 125 Years of Pop Music.” In this episode, Peter and Nate discuss how the …
7 years, 1 month ago
The Entrepreneurs of Early Hip-Hop: Sugar Hill & Def Jam
Episode 6
This week author Dan Charnas joins Nate for a discussion of his book “The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop.” In this episode, Dan …
7 years, 1 month ago
Otis Redding: Supernova
Episode 40
This week Nate and author Jonathan Gould conclude their discussion of Otis Redding. They cover Redding's breakthrough with audiences urban, English a…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Rise of Otis Redding
Episode 39
This week author Jonathan Gould joins Nate for the first of two episodes discussing his book “Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life.” In this episode, Jon…
7 years, 2 months ago
Stax Records Blows Up in the 1970s
Episode 3
Nate and author Robert Gordon finish their discussion of Robert's "Respect Yourself" with a focus on Al Bell's years at the helm of Stax. From the di…
7 years, 2 months ago
Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
Episode 2
This week Nate is joined by author Robert Gordon to discuss his book “Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion.” In this episode, Robert…
7 years, 2 months ago
Jerry Lee Lewis Starts His Come Back at the Star Club
Episode 36
This week Nate is joined by Author, Joe Bonomo, to discuss his book, “Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found.” In this episode, Joe and Nate discuss the ris…
7 years, 2 months ago
Muddy Waters: The Life and Times
Episode 12
This week, Nate is joined by author Robert Gordon, to discuss his book "I Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters". In this episode, R…
7 years, 4 months ago