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Here is a strange one – The entire point of the “How Music Changed” series is to discuss music that was influential, and yet today’s show is dedicated to ...read more
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Few things are sadder or more frustrating than when a great artistic statement goes unrecognized, or worse, ridiculed by your peers. After three years and ...read more
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Our third installment on the Beach Boys captures Brian Wilson, the band’s main songwriter and producer, walking the fine line between what he wanted, and ...read more
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The day that this show aired, weather was truly miserable and flash floods caused me to spin into panic as the show began while I still sitting at the ...read more
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Ah, from such humble beginnings…
Nobody except Brian Wilson himself could have expected things to turn out as they did for the Beach Boys. An unassuming ...read more
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This week we complete our coverage of jazz innovator Sidney Bechet. By continuing to focus on his classic recordings. Bechet remained musically active ...read more
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It’s hard for me to believe (or accept) this, but if it hadn’t been for Europe – and specifically France – it is quite possible that the music of Sidney ...read more
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Our final show on Bob Dylan – our 20th! – ends this series not with a whimper, but a bang. Although Dylan’s relevance was rarely ever in serious question, ...read more
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Today’s show marks our 19th episode covering the music of Bob Dylan. As we approach the conclusion of our coverage, it is impossible to ignore the rather ...read more
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Our 18th program focusing on the music of Bob Dylan finds us discussing his output in the early and mid-nineties. Most of the material released by Dylan ...read more
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