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With our fifth episode dedicated entirely to the musical history of the Beatles, we finally arrive at the point where the group earns a much sought after ...read more
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This show features part four in our coverage of the Beatles. Although they would go on to become the most lauded, influential and successful group of all ...read more
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This show starts with the Beatles capitalizing on their newfound recognition upon their return from Hamburg, with their own hometown treating them like the ...read more
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1960 was the year that the Beatles began to get an inkling that they really could be a professional band. After a seemingly endless series of setbacks that ...read more
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To be completely honest, I am approaching our upcoming coverage of the Beatles with a combination of anticipation and trepidation. I anticipate this ...read more
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I’ve enjoyed covering this period in time because, to be quite honest, I previously didn’t know very much about this era.
Most historians (rightly) ...read more
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In this show we take one more rambling look at some of the most interesting music from the pre-big band era of 1928-1935.
I say ‘rambling’ because it ...read more
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It’s a shame to see how many names from the pre-big band era have become obscure or disappeared entirely, especially as so much of this music still sounds ...read more
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For the second part of series dedicated to music that pre-dates the big band era, we take a look at a few specific characters responsible for taking the ...read more
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From a distance of seventy some-odd years, history tends to neglect the fact that there was music before big band swing, but after ‘hot’ jazz. The reasons ...read more
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