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The first few months of the British Invasion were thoroughly dominated by the Beatles. A good number of groups joined the fray by April, but the Beatles ...read more
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The British Invasion, Part 1
A few weeks back, we did a series of shows on what music was like in England before the British Invasion. Now, the time has ...read more
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This show is a sad one. It took us three one-hour episodes to record the time period when Bix Biederbecke played on only seventy known tracks. ...read more
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Our third part in this series dedicated to the music of Bix Biederbecke and Frank Trumbauer captures our subjects at the absolute peak of their powers.
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BIX, TRAM & THE JAZZ AGE, PART 2
So far, when we’ve covered artists who debuted in the ‘20s, the first show usually contains much more conversation than ...read more
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From today’s perspective, it may seem politically incorrect, or even racist, to portray the history of early jazz in black and white terms, but the truth ...read more
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This is an odd series, because we are examining music that was – and mostly remain – totally obscure to most Americans, and yet it is quite possibly some ...read more
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How Music Changed is primarily the story of how American music changed and developed, but this chapter focuses on music that is generally obscure to most ...read more
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Our last show dedicated to Louis Armstrong starts in an improbable place and ends in a sadly inevitable place. As we open, Louis is sitting on top of the ...read more
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As the sixties dawned, Louis fought to retain some semblance of relevance, even though his health conspired to make it even more difficult for him than it ...read more
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