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  Peter Yarrow on the Promise of Folk Music - Then and Now

  July 19 at 4 a.m.

  During the folk music revival of the early 1960s – which saw both older performers rediscovered and new ones step to the forefront of the genre – there was no bigger or more important venue than the Newport Folk Festival. And there were few acts with both the critical and...

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  The Hollywood Stars Shoot to Shine Bright Again

  July 16 at 4 a.m.

  Even among the eccentrics and characters of the Los Angeles rock scene in the 1960s and '70s, Kim Fowley stood out. A gadfly, scenester, and attention-drawer, he flitted from role to role as a record producer, band manager, songwriter, and singer/musician who seemed to know everybody and found a niche...

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  Mickey Gilley on Houston, Honky Tonks and Hollywood

  July 15 at 4 a.m.

  Mickey Gilley is probably not into numerology. But there are two double digits that he brings up several times each during our interview: 83 (his age) and 17 (his Billboard No. 1 country music hits – the titles of most which he rattles off with ease). “George Strait has more...

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  The Steel Woods Start Spreading the News - Old and New

  July 8 at 4 a.m.

  In terms of health, influence, and popular usage, in 2019 it’s pretty safe (but sad) to say that printed newspapers have had their best days in the rearview mirror. But Tennessee-based Southern rockers The Steel Woods are conjuring up at least the spirit of ink-smeared broadsheets to deliver their contemporary...

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  The Sax of Boney James Wafts Across the Studio, the Stage, and...the Seas

  July 4 at 4 a.m.

  Since 1992, saxophonist Boney James has been on the road as a headliner a lot. A lot. And even before that, he spent seven years as a sideman to jazz and R&B artists like Morris Day, the Isley Brothers, Teena Marie, and Randy Crawford. In fact, it was that last...

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  Psychedelic Rock Unearthed in Poppies

  May 29 at 4 a.m.

  Intended to replicate an LSD or mushroom trip—or as much at that’s possible with music—the Psychedelic Rock of the 1960s was definitely a distinct genre. Its laundry list hallmarks including swirling organs, freakish guitar solos, swooshing sound effects, and often non-linear (or nonsensical) lyrics. And lots about sunlight and daisies...