More Episodes
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Episode 1558: Songs Titled ‘Elizabeth Taylor’
There are a lot of songs named for the famous Hollywood icon (who was born on February 27th).
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Episode 1557: American Band Madness Update: Region C First Round Winners
Bill Mulligan (college team: Virginia) and Jeff Perry (Kansas) join Jim to analyze the results of some first-round matchups in the American Band Madness tournament.
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Episode 1556: Theme: Mike Post
Musician Mike Post is one of the most successful TV theme composers of all time. Today we take peruse his body of work.
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Episode 1555: The Incredible Tommy Morgan
A conversation about a 1970s TV theme song leads to the discovery of one of the most amazing harmonica players of all time: Tommy Morgan.
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Episode 1554: The Story of the Mardi Gras Indians
In honor of Fat Tuesday, guest host Kevin Clement takes us through the history (and music) of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indians.
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Episode 1553: American Band Madness Update: Region B First Round Winners!
Kevin Clement (college team: LSU) and Mark Neese (Michigan State) join Jim to analyze the results of some first-round matchups in the American Band Madness tournament.
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Episode 1552: Book Nook: A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash
A bookend episode to our Book Nook on the Clash from last year, today’s episode examines a book by the band’s former roadies, Johnny Green and Garry Barker.
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Episode 1551: Remembering R.E.M.’s Little America Tour
We take a trip down memory lane to the year of 1984, when a band from Athens hit the road to promote their ‘Reckoning’ album.
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Episode 1550: What Was First: Def Jam Records
Today, the story of the first release on the Def Jam label, which sounds nothing like you might expect.
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Episode 1549: Rest in Power: Burt Bacharach
We take a moment to remember the legendary career of Burt Bacharach.