Ranked #1
Hey, Hey It’s the Monkees, Part I – A Look at the Individual Careers of the Monkees in the 70s and 80s
Hey, Hey It’s the Monkees, Part I – A Look at the Individual Careers of the Monkees in the 70s and 80s
The Monkees TV show debuted in September of 1966 and ran until March of 1968. During that time, the band saturated the ... Read more
20 Jan 2018
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20mins
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An Historic Writing Partnership – Legendary Songwriters Neil Diamond and Gilbert Bécaud Come Together to Write Songs for The Jazz Singer Movie
An Historic Writing Partnership – Legendary Songwriters Neil Diamond and Gilbert Bécaud Come Together to Write Songs for The Jazz Singer Movie
In the late 1970s, when Neil Diamond was asked to star in the movie the Jazz Singer, his career was at the peak of popul... Read more
19 May 2018
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22mins
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Album Review and Interview: Smooth Rock Sounds of the 80s are Back, Courtesy of Young Gun Silver Fox
Album Review and Interview: Smooth Rock Sounds of the 80s are Back, Courtesy of Young Gun Silver Fox
That unmistakable sound of West Coast smooth rock was all over the radio in the late 1970s and early 1980s with groups s... Read more
13 Jul 2018
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20mins
Ranked #4
Album Review: Rita Coolidge's 'Safe in the Arms of Time'
Album Review: Rita Coolidge's 'Safe in the Arms of Time'
Rita Coolidge was one of the staples of Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio in the 1970s and early 1980s. She’s back wit... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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16mins
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Things You Didn’t Know about Debby Boone – An Interview and Music-History Lesson
Things You Didn’t Know about Debby Boone – An Interview and Music-History Lesson
(This version of the episode is presented in its entirety and runs about 37 minutes; however, for listeners who prefer s... Read more
31 Aug 2018
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37mins
Ranked #6
Hey, Hey It’s the Monkees, Part II – A Look at the Individual Careers of the Monkees in the 70s and 80s
Hey, Hey It’s the Monkees, Part II – A Look at the Individual Careers of the Monkees in the 70s and 80s
The Monkees TV show debuted in September of 1966 and ran until March of 1968. During that time, the band saturated the ... Read more
21 Jan 2018
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18mins
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TBT – Album Review: James Taylor’s ‘Before this World’ from 2015
TBT – Album Review: James Taylor’s ‘Before this World’ from 2015
For this ‘Throwback Thursday’ (TBT) episode of Documenting Popular Music, we are replaying our 2015 review of James Tayl... Read more
22 Feb 2018
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17mins
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Album Review: The Eagles, Donna Summer, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Randy Owen and Many Others Pay Tribute to Dan Fogelberg
Album Review: The Eagles, Donna Summer, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Randy Owen and Many Others Pay Tribute to Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg passed away 10 years ago this month. His memory has been kept alive this year by a number of events, incl... Read more
15 Dec 2017
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14mins
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The Making of a Classic – The Story of How One of Barry Manilow’s Most Beloved Songs Finally Became a Hit
The Making of a Classic – The Story of How One of Barry Manilow’s Most Beloved Songs Finally Became a Hit
It was 1971, and a 25-year-old Barry Manilow was still a struggling musician and commercial jingles writer when he came ... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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12mins
