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The Time Was: March 1968 - A Glorious Year for Pop Music, Part 1

By 1968, even most fans of serious (‘Classical’) music could no longer ignore pop music. Some critics even began to concede that the most important music ...read more

How Music Changed Honorable Mention - The Pre-Rock 'N Roll Era

PEREZ PRADO PATTI PAGE JULIE LONDON TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD SMILEY LEWIS THE EL DORADOS JOHNNY ACE As you probably know by now, our Friday show is ...read more

The Time Was... March 1958
Billboard's "Top 100"

For today’s show, we thought we’d do something slightly different from our usual format of reviewing debut hits and the top 10 singles by reviewing a few ...read more

How Music Changed Part 135e:
The End of Marvin Gaye

Our final episode on the life and music of Marvin Gaye is certainly destined to be one of the saddest shows we ever expect to do. The show begins with Gaye ...read more

The Time Was... February 1988
Albums versus Singles - No Contest!

By 1988, the singles charts had deteriorated so badly that is was laughable – well, it wasn’t laughable if you were living through it and listening to top ...read more

How Music Changed Part 135d:
Marvin Gaye - 'What's Going On'

Last show, I mentioned that there were two specific phases of Marvin Gaye’s career that separate Gaye from all others. The first was his work with Tammi ...read more

The Time Was... February 1968
On the 'FM' Side

Last show, we dedicated our program to a few of the better 45-RPM singles from February 1968. This week, we look at the long players. While the singles ...read more

How Music Changed Part 135c:
Marvin Gaye Finds the Perfect Partner - and Loses Her

To some, it may seem like overkill to spend so much time focusing on the career of Marvin Gaye, but if you let yourself open up to the various facets of ...read more

The Time Was... February 1968
The Most Diverse Era for Pop Music Ever?

I was alive in 1968, and yet I still cannot believe the amount of versatility that the charts exhibited back then. In the intervening years, radio became ...read more

How Music Changed Part 135b:
Marvin Gaye - Gets His Groove

Last show we began our coverage of Marvin Gaye by playing some of his earliest material. That show amply demonstrated the dichotomy of Marvin’s personality ...read more

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