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This week author Peter Doggett returns to discuss his book “Electric Shock: 125 Years of Pop Music.”
In this episode, Peter and Nate discuss how the invention of electric recording, microphones and radio allowed singers like Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee to "croon" to their audiences.
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This week author Dan Charnas joins Nate for a discussion of his book “The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop.”
In this episode, Dan and Nate talk about two of the legendary record companies from Hip Hop’s early years: Sugarhill Records and Def Jam. They discuss Sylvia and Joe Robinson’s background in the world of old school R&B and how those practices carried over into the 1980s. They also dive deep into the unlikely partnership between Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin and the glory days of Def Jam. Also check out: Time-Warner Can't Handle the Ice T Cop Killer Backlash
This week Nate and author Jonathan Gould conclude their discussion of "Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life." They cover Redding's breakthrough with audiences urban, English and anglo and his tragic death.
Also listen to: The Rise of Otis Redding
This week author Jonathan Gould joins Nate for the first of two episodes discussing his book “Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life.”
In this episode, Jonathan and Nate cover the youth of Otis Redding in segregation era Georgia, his beginnings in music, his discovery by Stax Records, his management and an early brush with crime. Part 2: Otis Redding Supernova
Nate and author Robert Gordon finish their discussion of Robert's "Respect Yourself" with a focus on Al Bell's years at the helm of Stax. From the dizzying highs of Shaft and WattsStax to the sad end of Memphis' greatest record company in the 1970s.
Don't miss part 1: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion |
The ShowLet It Roll is a series of in-depth interviews with music writers like Ed Ward, Robert Gordon, Paul Trynka, Peter Doggett, Elijah Wald and more. Archives
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