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Phil Spector’s Selfish Symphonies

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Axel Stordahl, Brian Wilson, George Harrison, Guy Stevens, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Wexler, John Hammond, John Lennon, Mitch Miller, Mutt Lange, Phil Spector, Rick Rubin, Ringo Starr, Sam Phillips, Shadow Morton, The Beatles, Tony Hatch

His classic 1960’s productions feature everything and the kitchen sink, but omit any room for us or our experience

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Pop Soul 

Down Crossover Road: Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in 1960

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1960, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Copacabana, Jerry Wexler, Leiber and Stoller, Ray Charles, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Tom Dowd

How two soul giants set the stage for pop music at the cusp of the Civil Rights era

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Rock 

Loan Me A Dime: ‘Boz Scaggs’ at 50

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1969, Atlantic, Boz Scaggs, Duane Allman, Jann Wenner, Jerry Wexler, Muscle Shoals, Rolling Stone, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band

In 1969, the Grammy winning singer/songwriter delivered his landmark second album…and still manages to remain mostly unnoticed

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