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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
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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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Marvin Gaye could easily qualify for the title of ‘America’s Most Enigmatic Vocalist. Throughout his life, he was full of contradictions, both in his ...read more
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We complete our coverage of Bessie Smith by focusing intently on the connection between her music and her personal life.
The more you know about Bessie ...read more
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In this show we continue our coverage of “The Bessie Smith Saga.” Until now, we focused pretty much exclusively on Bessie’s musical output, but her ...read more
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We continue our coverage of Bessie Smith by looking at her early life and discussing how her raw talent provided the impetus to make her the most famous ...read more
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Today we begin Part 10 in our 250-part series on ‘How Music Changed’ by looking at the music of Bessie Smith, ‘Ma’ Rainey and other female blues singers ...read more
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Depending on your perspective, it could be considered either funny or sad to refer to this show as “The Beach Boys’ Later Years.” A simple look at the ...read more
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Since becoming 'America's Band', it is easy to dismiss the latter day work of the Beach Boys, especially the stuff that was recorded with minimal input ...read more
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This show covers the aftermath of “Smile,” the album project that Brian belabored over endlessly until the whole idea was ultimately abandoned. The effect ...read more
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