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Elvis Presley: Decline And Fall

9/28/2020

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Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman of the TCBCast join Nate to wrap up their discussion of Elvis Presley’s life and career based on Peter Guralnick’s “Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley” and HBO’s “The Searcher.”

Nate, Gurdip and Justin discuss the long, slow dissolution of Elvis Presley in the 1970s, the role of Col. Tom Parker and the work and accomplishments of the falling king.

Related:
  • How Elvis Presley Rose To The Top
  • Dewey Phillips, Elvis Presley And Memphis Music

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Soundgarden Was The Alpha And Omega Of Grunge

9/21/2020

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Today Greg Prato joins host Nate Wilcox to talk about his book “Dark Black and Blue: The Soundgarden Story.”

Nate and Greg discuss how Soundgarden helped build the nascent grunge scene in Seattle, rode it to the top of the charts, broke up, finally reunited and only to endure the tragic death of singer Chris Cornell.

Related:
  • Grunge Exploded Out of Seattle
  • Kurt Cobain's Death Changed The Music Business

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Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb And The Greatness Of Wichita Lineman

9/14/2020

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Dylan Jones joins Nate to talk about his book “Wichita Lineman: Searching in the Sun for the World's Greatest Unfinished Song.”

Nate and Dylan discuss how Glenn Campbell and Jimmy Webb two young men from the Midwest, created one of the world’s classic pop songs.

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London Nurtured Classic Rock, Prog Rock, Blues Rock And Folk Rock

9/6/2020

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Host Nate Wilcox and author Stephen Tow discuss his book “London, Reign Over Me: How England's Capital Built Classic Rock.” The show covers how London suddenly emerged as an incubator of rock music in 1963 and nurtured trends from R&B to Psychedelia to progressive rock.

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  • ABOUT THE PODCAST
  • Ed Ward's History of R&R
  • Tales From The Tour Bus
  • The Freebird Yeller
  • HIP HOP EVOLUTION