Tag: Book Nook
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Episode 1327: Book Nook – Impulse Records
It’s time again to visit Patrick’s Book Nook. Today, he talks about “The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records,” by Ashley Kahn, about the legendary jazz label.
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Episode 1317: Book Nook – John Peel
Patrick discusses the book “Good Night and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life” by David Cavanagh, about the legendary radio DJ.
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Episode 1124: Book Nook – North Carolina Music
Patrick interviews David Menconi, author of “Step it Up & Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music.”
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Episode 1101: Book Nook – Dean Martin
We take a trip to Patrick’s Book Nook. Patrick recently read the 1992 Dean Martin biography “Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams” by Nick Tosches.
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Episode 981: Book Nook – The History of Rock and Roll
Patrick discusses two books he has read recently – “The History of Rock & Roll,” volumes 1 and 2, by Ed Ward. They span the years 1920 to 1977.
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Episode 889: Book Nook – 1966, Iron Maiden, Steve Forbert
Patrick talks about three rock books he recently read: “1966: The Year the Decade Exploded” by Jon Savage and two autobiographies, “What Does This Button Do?” by Bruce Dickinson “Big City Cat: My Life in Folk-Rock” by Steve Forbert.
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Episode 805: Book Nook – Janis Joplin, DJs
Come spend some time in Patrick’s Book Nook. Today’s selections are “Janis: Her Life and Music” by Holly George-Warren and “Last Night a DJ Saved my Life” by Bill Brewster.
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Episode 739: Book Nook – ‘Guitar King’ Michael Bloomfield
On a special edition of the Book Nook, Patrick interviews David Dann, author of “Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield’s Life in the Blues.”
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Episode 693: Book Nook – Chris Bell
Patrick recently read “There was a Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star” by Rich Tupica. This is his report.
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Episode 608: Book Nook – Joy Division, Spacemen 3
Let’s visit Patrick’s Book Nook (now with its own theme music!). He discusses “Spacemen 3 and the Birth of Spiritualized” by Erik Morse, “Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands” by Will Carruthers and “The Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division” by Jon Savage.