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How 19th Century American Music Got Hot
Episode 34
This week Nate is joined by Author, David Wondrich, to discuss his overlooked classic: “Stomp and Swerve: How American Music Got Hot 1843-1924.” In t…
7 years, 5 months ago
The First Recording Stars: Enrico Caruso, Al Jolson and Bert Williams
Episode 33
In this episode, Peter continues the tale of the first format wars with radio’s sudden mass market emergence in the 1920s and discusses three of the …
7 years, 5 months ago
Edison's Phonograph vs. the Gramophone
Episode 32
In this episode, Peter explains how he came to take on such an ambitious project, why he started with the advent of recorded music rather than the ad…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain Changed The Music Biz
Episode 11
This week Nate is joined by Author, Adam Caress, to discuss his book, “The Day Alternative Music Died: the Struggle between Art and Money for the Sou…
7 years, 5 months ago
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock and Roll
Episode 7
In this episode, Elijah elaborates on the claim of his book of the same title and makes his best case for the role of the Beatles (and other leading …
7 years, 5 months ago
Robert Johnson: Escaping the Delta
Episode 6
This week, Nate is joined by author Elijah Wald for a discussion of his book “Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues” In t…
7 years, 6 months ago
Legends Of Memphis Music From Charlie Feathers To Jeff Buckley
Episode 5
In this episode, Robert tells Nate some of his favorite stories about the undersung musical legends of his home town of Memphis, including chewing to…
7 years, 6 months ago
Willie Nelson Superstar
Episode 4
This week Nate is joined by author Joe Nick Patoski for the final of three episodes discussing his biography of Willie Nelson: An Epic Life In this e…
7 years, 6 months ago
Willie Nelson: Nashville's Not Enough
Episode 3
You can read all about this 3 part series in Joe Nick Patoski's "Willie Nelson: An Epic Life". In this episode, Joe Nick tells us why Willie wasn’t s…
7 years, 6 months ago
Willie Nelson's Honky Tonk Wilderness Years
Episode 2
You can read all about this 3 part series in Joe Nick Patoski's "Willie Nelson: An Epic Life". In this episode, Joe Nick tells us how a country boy f…
7 years, 7 months ago