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American Pop: Hit Makers, Superstars, and Dance Revolutionaries

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American Country: Bluegrass, Honky-Tonk, and Crossover Sounds

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American Rock: Guitar Heroes, Punks, and Metalheads

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That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound: Dylan, Nashville, and the Making of Blonde on Blonde

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Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

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American Hip-Hop: Rappers, DJs, and Hard Beats

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Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville

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America, the Band: An Authorized Biography

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Rock & Roll in Kennedy's America: A Cultural History of the Early 1960s

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American Latin Music: Rumba Rhythms, Bossa Nova, and the Salsa Sound

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Rags and Bones: An Exploration of The Band

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Country Music: A Very Short Introduction

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Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

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No Sweeter Sound: The History of Black Country Music

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The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock

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The Inner Light: How India Influenced the Beatles

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A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock & The 1970s

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The Most Influential Rock Stars of the 1960s

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Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock

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On the Shoulders of Giants, Vol 4: Jazz Lights Up Harlem

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What to Listen for in Music

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Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America

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Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan

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Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

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Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul

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The Blues: A Very Short Introduction

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Billie Holiday and Etta James: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Jazz Singers

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Scott Joplin: The Life and Legacy of the King of Ragtime

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Awop Bop Aloo Mop: Little Richard: A Life of Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll...and Religion

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How To Sing Better: Your Step By Step Guide To Singing Better

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Song of the Unicorn: A Merlin Tale Narrated by Jeremy Irons

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The Addiction Formula: A Holistic Approach to Writing Captivating, Memorable Hit Songs. With 317 Proven Commercial Techniques & 331 Examples

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Music Theory: A Complete Guide to Understand the Fundamental of Music for Beginners

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Mary Can!

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The Story of the Saxophone

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Music Production: Easy Approach to Produce Music from Beginner to Expert - EDM, Rock Music, Jazz, Dubstep, Techno, Country Music, Indie Rock, Pop Music

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Music: Essential Tools to Boost your Music Business - Music Production, Music Theory and Songwriting

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88. Will Hoge on Ray Charles 'Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music': It's no surprise that someone like Will Hoge, whose music blends R&B sounds with heartland rock, would love the genre-busting "Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music", Ray Charles' 1962 album that saw him cover country classics by Hank...

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Episode 27: “Tweedle Dee” by LaVern Baker: Welcome to episode twenty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today were looking at LaVern Baker and Tweedle Dee. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Resources As al

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Episode 16: “Crazy Man Crazy” by Bill Haley and the Comets: Welcome to episode sixteen of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today were looking at Crazy Man Crazy by Bill Haley and the Comets. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Resou

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Episode 3: “Ida Red” by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys: Welcome to episode three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today were looking at Bob Wills and Ida Red. Resources As always, Ive created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode. I mention

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Tom Rush, ep. 117: Help produce Basic Folk by contributing at basicfolk.com/donate Tom Rush's career is a wonder. After stepping away from record labels and major tours in the 70's, he's managed to cultivate a dedicated audience that has loyally shown up for decades. His relationship to music had a rocky start with a dozen years of unenjoyable piano lessons as a kid. Tom talks about his cousin, Beau Beals, who taught him ukulele and how to find joy and fun in music. Rush started college at Harvard as a marine biology major, but switched to English lit and kept his love of music and writing strong throughout school. In fact, he did struggle with focusing on studying due to his very frequent trips to The Club 47, a folk club right around the corner from from Harvard's campus in Cambridge, MA. Tom actually was able to start playing around town and soon recorded an album, which was a novelty at the time. He became known as "the guy with the record." His sound started off very traditional

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Unchain My Heart - (Rev. Tamara Lebak): The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 9, 2013, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Tamara Lebak, Associate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Ray Charles was a border walker. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the...

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034: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978): ULLA!!! Discord & Rhyme tackles an art-rock/disco musical based on the 1898 H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds and which John posits as the most ‘70s album ever made. Featuring an unforgettable spoken word performance by Richard Burton, as well as...

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Rock Journalist & Author Harvey Kubernik on The Monkees, The Beach Boys, Charlie Watts & the Shifting Cultural Scene in LA: Harvey Kubernik has been a noted author, popular music journalist, and record producer for more than forty years. In today's episode Harvey and I discuss what it was like to grow up as an LA kid in the 60s & 70s, experiencing the west coast rock revolution as it happened. He'll share stories of being on the set of The Monkees TV show, his friendships with Andrew Loog Oldham and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, and he'll recount one memorable night with his dear friend Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. He’ll also explain the cultural shift that was happening in LA in the late 50s and how major league sports played a big role.

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Ep. 32 - Carson McKee: Carson McKee is a folk musician from Charlotte, North Carolina. Perhaps best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of The Other Favorites, a project shared with longtime collaborator Josh Turner, McKee’s style represents a contemporary ...

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Episode 107: “Surf City” by Jan and Dean: Episode 107 of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs looks at Surf City and the career of Jan and Dean, including a Pop Symphony, accidental conspiracy to kidnap, and a career that both started and ended with attempts to get out of being drafted. Cli

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Episode 63: “Susie Q” by Dale Hawkins: Episode sixty-three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Susie Q by Dale Hawkins, and at the difference between rockabilly and electric blues. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of th

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E95: Tony Russell on old-time country music + Phil Everly audio + Bunny Wailer R.I.P.: In this episode we welcome the great blues & country writer Tony Russell, who talks about his new Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records — and the joys of the original Americana sound from the '20s to the '40s. Tony also talks us through his writing career from the late '60s to the present, with a particular nod to a 1972 Cream piece about B.B. King. The focus on the "Old-Time" country of Fiddlin' John Carson & Uncle Dave Macon carries through to discussion of those compelling revivalists Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, big faves of the RBP crew — and then to clips we hear from a 1983 audio interview with Phil Everly of peerless country-pop harmonists the Everly Brothers. Phil talks about the strained relationship with brother Don and the prospect of the Everlys reunion that happened in the fall of that year. For those less smitten by Appalachia and "high lonesome" close-harm

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Ep. 41 - Daniel Donato: Daniel Donato is one of the best guitar players in today’s music scene. He’s 27 years old and his musical style has been said to blend the best of Nashville honky-tonks with an improvisational spirit rooted in the ethos of the Grateful Dead. Daniel t...

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Episode 85: “Three Steps to Heaven” by Eddie Cochran: Episode eighty-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Three Steps to Heaven by Eddie Cochran, and at the British tour which changed music and ended his life. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and

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Ep. 8B - SWAMP DOGG ("She's All I Got") - 2 of 2: PART 2 OF 2: R&B cult favorite Jerry “Swamp Dogg” Williams is best known as the co-writer, with Gary U.S. Bonds, of the cross-genre classic, “She’s All I Got,” which became a Top 10 R&B single for Freddie North and a #2 country hit for Johnny Paycheck in 1971. Tracy Byrd recorded it in 1996, hitting #4 on Billboard’s Country rankings and introducing the song to a new generation of fans. Williams’ career began in 1954 when, at the age of 12, he made his first record, “HTD Blues.” He found success in the 1960s, recording the Top 40 R&B hit “Baby You’re My Everything” under the name Little Jerry Williams, and writing songs for other artists, including Gene Pitney’s Top 20 Pop single, “She’s a Heartbreaker.” He became Atlantic Records’ first African American staff producer in 1968, but left the following year to pursue independent projects in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. By the 1970s he was an in-demand producer and songwriter, penning Top 40 R&

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Episode 99 | "The Jordanaires: The Story of the World's Greatest Backup Vocal Group"/Michael Kosser & Alan Stoker: As told by the late great lead tenor Gordon Stoker, this is the story of the greatest backup group in the history of recorded music and that is undoubtedly the Jordanaires, a gospel group of mostly Tennessee boys, formed in the 1940s, that set the...

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Random Rab - Musicians On Music : Creativity, Gear and new starts (#48): Emerging from his own distinct corner of the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab offers a powerful and unique contribution to sonic exploration. Often referred to as “The Master of Emotion” his music is patently beautiful and melodic. With diverse influences ranging from trip-hop, classical and Arabic to bass driven compositions, his songs are considered anthemic and timeless. As a multi-instrumentalist and singer, his tracks are organic, uplifting and stand on their own as a distinct genre. Listeners of all types of music can find something they can relate to in his sound. He has toured extensively across North America, including tours with Bassnectar, Shpongle, Emancipator, Beats Antique, and has headlined dozens of festivals across the U.S. and internationally.

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Episode 95: “You Better Move On” by Arthur Alexander: Episode ninety-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at You Better Move On, and the sad story of Arthur Alexander. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers

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The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo Humoristique) (1923): Aaron Copland, American composer, was born in 1900 in New York. He was taught to play the piano by his elder sister, and when he was 15 years old he decided he wanted to be a composer. In 1921 he went to Paris to study with the famous teacher Nadia...

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Episode 46: “Brown-Eyed Handsome Man” by Chuck Berry: Episode forty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Brown-Eyed Handsome Man by the Chuck Berry Combo, and how Berry tried to square the circle of social commentary and teen appeal. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to

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