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Composers Jerry Ross and Richard Adler wrote the words and music of two of the most enduring Broadway musicals of the 1950's as well as a slew of other�
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This week's My Place spotlights Billy Strange, who excelled as a guitarist, arranger, singer and songwriter.Strange has been honored as a member of Los�
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This week's My Place program spotlights the Old Town Record Company of New York City and its colorful founder, Hy Weiss. Memorable recordings by the�
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This week on My Place, a program of records that "answered" or responded to a hit of Elvis Presley.In the collection of songs, we'll hear an example from�
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The song, "Tom Dooley," as recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1958 spurred a folk music revival in contemporary popular music. This week on My Place, I'll�
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During the dawning of the folk-rock era of the mid-to-late 1960's, singer/songwriter Tim Hardin wrote some of the most enduring confessional songs of love�
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Drummer Hal Blaine is a charter member of Los Angeles's elite group of first-call studio musicians know collectively as "The Wrecking Crew."Blaine has�
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Singer/songwriter Don Covay's music career encompassed constantly evolving genres of black music from 1950s retro doo-wop to early 1960s teen�
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This week's My Place program is the conclusion of a two-part profile of session guitarist Hugh McCracken. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Hugh�
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Hugh McCracken was one of New York's most skilled, first-call studio guitarists. He played on countless sessions with top-name artists over a four-decade�