Tag: Patrick Foster
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Episode 1959: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 5: Three Blind Singers
It’s the final episode of Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week and he wraps things up with a discussion of three important blind singers of the country blues: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell.
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Episode 1958: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 4: Book Nook – “The Country Blues”
We continue with Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week and in this episode, he discusses Samuel B. Charters’ landmark 1959 book “The Country Blues,” which was the first study of the incredible sound of the country blues.
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Episode 1957: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 3: Ralph Peer
It’s more from Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week (he’s silly with it) and today he relates the story of Ralph Peer, who was instrumental in shaping the modern music business as a talent scout, engineer, manager and music publisher.
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Episode 1956: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 2: Jug Bands
Part two of Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week is here and on this episode he discusses jug band music with a spotlight on two groups from Memphis, Cannon’s Jug Stompers and the Memphis Jug Band.
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Episode 1955: Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, Part 1: Perfect Pop: The Bentley Boys
Get ready for Patrick’s Old-Time Music Week, kids! He will be discussing music from the 1920s, 30s and 40s this week and starts with a Perfect Pop tune from the Bentley Boys recorded in 1929, “Down on Penny’s Farm.”
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Episode 1953: A (Very) Brief History of Billy Ward and his Dominoes
On what would have been his 103rd birthday, we examine the impact that Billy Ward and his Dominoes had on the history of music.
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Episode 1946: August 2024 New Music 2: Melt-Banana
The August New Music train is gathering steam and Patrick is on board today to talk about the return of one of his favorites, Japanese noise duo Melt-Banana, who have released their first album since 2013 (“3+5”).
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Episode 1940: Book Nook: There Was A Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star
Book Nook week comes to a close with a look at a detailed book about Chris Bell, the enigmatic “other half” of Big Star.
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Episode 1939: Book Nook: It Came From Memphis
Patrick continues his dive into Memphis music by discussing a unique 1995 book written by Robert Gordon, “It Came From Memphis.”
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Episode 1938: Book Nook: The Creation Records Story, Part 2
Patrick and Vasant Ramamurthy are back to conclude their conversation on the history of Creation Records written by David Cavanaugh, “The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize.”