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The late British singer Dusty Springfield was best-known for her seemingly effortless singing and distinctive voice. She had many hits in the 1960s in England and the U.S. We listen back to a 2002 interview with her longtime friend and manager Vicki Wickham, who co-wrote a biography of her. There's a new anthology that collects Springfield's singles for Atlantic Records. Also, we remember the venerable actor Hal Holbrook. He devoted his life and career to playing Mark Twain on stage and in film. He also played the role of Deep Throat in 'All the President's Men.'Finally, Justin Chang reviews two international Oscar submissions: 'Two of Us,' from France, and 'Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time,' from Hungary.

The late British singer Dusty Springfield was best-known for her seemingly effortless singing and distinctive voice. She had many hits in the 1960s in England and the U.S. We listen back to a 2002 interview with her longtime friend and manager Vicki Wickham, who co-wrote a biography of her. There's a new anthology that collects Springfield's singles for Atlantic Records. Also, we remember the venerable actor Hal Holbrook. He devoted his life and career to playing Mark Twain on stage and in film. He also played the role of Deep Throat in 'All the President's Men.' Finally, Justin Chang reviews two international Oscar submissions: 'Two of Us,' from France, and 'Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time,' from Hungary.

Dusty Springfield's Manager & Biographer Vicki Wickham

In this week's episode, Mark and Jasper are joined by the fabulous Vicki Wickham to chat all things pop and beyond, starting with her experiences as producer of TV show Ready, Steady, Go! in swinging sixties London, when Vicki became good friends with Dusty Springfield, through writing for Fabulous and Melody Maker to managing Labelle in the 70s and much else besides.Vicki talks about how she got her foot in the door of television and reminisces about writing lyrics for Dusty, then tells the story of moving to New York to open a US office for Track Records. We then find out how she masterminded the metamorphosis of Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles into groundbreaking pop trio Labelle, who Mark reckons paved the way for TLC and even the Spice Girls.Vicki, Mark and Jasper then listen to clips from an audio interview with Morrissey, in which the seeds of his later racism are occasionally audible, and Vicki admits that although she was nominally his manager for a short while, he was mostly interested in hearing the stories she had to tell. (In any case, he turned out to be unmanageable.)The trio then pay tribute to the Heartbreakers' Walter Lure, singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, Jack Sherman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and R&amp;B singer D. J. Rogers before Mark and Jasper present some of their highlights from the new pieces going into the RBP library. Mark selects pieces on pop television, Led Zep IV and Patti Smith, and Jasper rounds things out with the Scissor Sisters and Merzbow.Pieces discussed: Vicki Wickham, Ready, Vicki, Go!, Labelle's Nona Hendryx audio, Vicki Wickham's Pop Guide to London, Graham Nash, Ashford &amp; Simpson, Morrissey audio, Jon Savage with the Heartbreakers, Pete Makowski on the Heartbreakers, Justin Townes Earle, Red Hot Chili Peppers, D. J. Rogers, TV pop, Led Zeppelin IV, David Bowie, Patti Smith's Horses, The Germs, Morrissey, Scissor Sisters, Richard Pinhas &amp; Merzbow and Echo &amp; the Bunnymen.This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Mark and Jasper are joined by the fabulous Vicki Wickham to chat all things pop and beyond, starting with her experiences as producer of TV show Ready, Steady, Go! in swinging sixties London, when Vicki became good friends with Dusty Springfield, through writing for Fabulous and Melody Maker to managing Labelle in the 70s and much else besides.Vicki talks about how she got her foot in the door of television and reminisces about writing lyrics for Dusty, then tells the story of moving to New York to open a US office for Track Records. We then find out how she masterminded the metamorphosis of Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles into groundbreaking pop trio Labelle, who Mark reckons paved the way for TLC and even the Spice Girls.Vicki, Mark and Jasper then listen to clips from an audio interview with Morrissey, in which the seeds of his later racism are occasionally audible, and Vicki admits that although she was nominally his manager for a short while, he was mostly interested in hearing the stories she had to tell. (In any case, he turned out to be unmanageable.)The trio then pay tribute to the Heartbreakers' Walter Lure, singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, Jack Sherman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and R&amp;B singer D. J. Rogers before Mark and Jasper present some of their highlights from the new pieces going into the RBP library. Mark selects pieces on pop television, Led Zep IV and Patti Smith, and Jasper rounds things out with the Scissor Sisters and Merzbow.Pieces discussed: <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/vicki-wickham-the-secretary-that-roared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/vicki-wickham-ready-vicki-go" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ready, Vicki, Go!</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/labelles-nona-hendryx-1979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labelle's Nona Hendryx audio</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/vicki-wickhams-pop-guide-to-london" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham's Pop Guide to London</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/csny-nash-we-may-fight-but-music-wins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Graham Nash</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/ashford--simpson-aint-nothing-like-the-real-thing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashford &amp; Simpson</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/morrissey-1991" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morrissey audio</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/billy-walter-and-johnny-the-heartbreakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Savage with the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/johnny-thunders--the-heartbreakers-dtklamf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pete Makowski on the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/justin-townes-earle-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justin Townes Earle</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/whats-red-hot-and-chili-red-hot-chili-peppers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/dj-rogers-songs-of-love-and-hope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D. J. Rogers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/tv-pop-when-will-the-raving-have-to-stop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TV pop</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/led-zeppelin-iled-zeppelin-ivi-atlantic-deluxe-2401012-235" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin IV</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/clothes-make-the-bowie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/patti-smith-ihorsesi-arista-al-4060" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patti Smith's Horses</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-germs-igii-slash-103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Germs</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/morrissey-caucasian-rut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morrissey</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/scissor-sisters-cut-to-the-new-york-dolls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scissor Sisters</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/richard-pinhas--merzbow-iparis-2008i-and-irhizomei-cuneiform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Pinhas &amp; Merzbow</a> and <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/echo--the-bunnymen-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Echo &amp; the Bunnymen</a>.This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Rock's Backpages Ep. 82: Vicki Wickham on Ready Steady Go + Dusty Springfield + Labelle + Morrissey

In this week's episode, Mark and Jasper are joined by the fabulous Vicki Wickham to chat all things pop and beyond, starting with her experiences as producer of TV show Ready, Steady, Go! in swinging sixties London, when Vicki became good friends with Dusty Springfield, through writing for Fabulous and Melody Maker to managing Labelle in the 70s and much else besides.Vicki talks about how she got her foot in the door of television and reminisces about writing lyrics for Dusty, then tells the story of moving to New York to open a US office for Track Records. We then find out how she masterminded the metamorphosis of Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles into groundbreaking pop trio Labelle, who Mark reckons paved the way for TLC and even the Spice Girls.Vicki, Mark and Jasper then listen to clips from an audio interview with Morrissey, in which the seeds of his later racism are occasionally audible, and Vicki admits that although she was nominally his manager for a short while, he was mostly interested in hearing the stories she had to tell. (In any case, he turned out to be unmanageable.)The trio then pay tribute to the Heartbreakers' Walter Lure, singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, Jack Sherman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and R&amp;B singer D. J. Rogers before Mark and Jasper present some of their highlights from the new pieces going into the RBP library. Mark selects pieces on pop television, Led Zep IV and Patti Smith, and Jasper rounds things out with the Scissor Sisters and Merzbow.Pieces discussed: Vicki Wickham, Ready, Vicki, Go!, Labelle's Nona Hendryx audio, Vicki Wickham's Pop Guide to London, Graham Nash, Ashford &amp; Simpson, Morrissey audio, Jon Savage with the Heartbreakers, Pete Makowski on the Heartbreakers, Justin Townes Earle, Red Hot Chili Peppers, D. J. Rogers, TV pop, Led Zeppelin IV, David Bowie, Patti Smith's Horses, The Germs, Morrissey, Scissor Sisters, Richard Pinhas &amp; Merzbow and Echo &amp; the Bunnymen.Rock's Backpages is proud to be part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

In this week's episode, Mark and Jasper are joined by the fabulous Vicki Wickham to chat all things pop and beyond, starting with her experiences as producer of TV show Ready, Steady, Go! in swinging sixties London, when Vicki became good friends with Dusty Springfield, through writing for Fabulous and Melody Maker to managing Labelle in the 70s and much else besides.Vicki talks about how she got her foot in the door of television and reminisces about writing lyrics for Dusty, then tells the story of moving to New York to open a US office for Track Records. We then find out how she masterminded the metamorphosis of Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles into groundbreaking pop trio Labelle, who Mark reckons paved the way for TLC and even the Spice Girls.Vicki, Mark and Jasper then listen to clips from an audio interview with Morrissey, in which the seeds of his later racism are occasionally audible, and Vicki admits that although she was nominally his manager for a short while, he was mostly interested in hearing the stories she had to tell. (In any case, he turned out to be unmanageable.)The trio then pay tribute to the Heartbreakers' Walter Lure, singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, Jack Sherman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and R&amp;B singer D. J. Rogers before Mark and Jasper present some of their highlights from the new pieces going into the RBP library. Mark selects pieces on pop television, Led Zep IV and Patti Smith, and Jasper rounds things out with the Scissor Sisters and Merzbow.Pieces discussed: <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/vicki-wickham-the-secretary-that-roared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/vicki-wickham-ready-vicki-go" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ready, Vicki, Go!</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/labelles-nona-hendryx-1979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labelle's Nona Hendryx audio</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/vicki-wickhams-pop-guide-to-london" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham's Pop Guide to London</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/csny-nash-we-may-fight-but-music-wins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Graham Nash</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/ashford--simpson-aint-nothing-like-the-real-thing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashford &amp; Simpson</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/morrissey-1991" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morrissey audio</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/billy-walter-and-johnny-the-heartbreakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Savage with the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/johnny-thunders--the-heartbreakers-dtklamf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pete Makowski on the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/justin-townes-earle-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justin Townes Earle</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/whats-red-hot-and-chili-red-hot-chili-peppers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/dj-rogers-songs-of-love-and-hope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D. J. Rogers</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/tv-pop-when-will-the-raving-have-to-stop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TV pop</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/led-zeppelin-iled-zeppelin-ivi-atlantic-deluxe-2401012-235" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin IV</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/clothes-make-the-bowie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/patti-smith-ihorsesi-arista-al-4060" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patti Smith's Horses</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-germs-igii-slash-103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Germs</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/morrissey-caucasian-rut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morrissey</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/scissor-sisters-cut-to-the-new-york-dolls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scissor Sisters</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/richard-pinhas--merzbow-iparis-2008i-and-irhizomei-cuneiform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Pinhas &amp; Merzbow</a> and <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/echo--the-bunnymen-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Echo &amp; the Bunnymen</a>.Rock's Backpages is proud to be part of the <a href="http://pantheonpodcasts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pantheon Podcast Network.</a>

E82: Vicki Wickham on Ready Steady Go + Dusty Springfield + Labelle + Morrissey