Documenting Popular Music

Stray Deuce -- Another Name You Should Know in the History of Popular Music

Robert Neil Speaks with… Chuck Smith (a.k.a. Stray Deuce), musician/singer/songwriter. “I...

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Gordon Lightfoot, Part III: Robert Neil Speaks with...author Nicholas Jennings

Robert Neil Speaks with… In the third of a three-part series about legendary singer/songwriter...

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Part II of a conversation about Gordon Lightfoot with biographer Nicholas Jennings

The topic, again, is Gordon Lightfoot as Robert Neil Speaks with music journalist and historian...

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A conversation about Gordon Lightfoot with noted author Nicholas Jennings

The topic is Gordon Lightfoot as Robert Neil Speaks with music journalist and historian Nicholas...

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His Era – Jazz Musician Ron Aprea’s Love of, and Success with, Big Bands

Big Bands were on their way out when jazz musician Ron Aprea was ready to make his mark on the...

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Album Review, Interview and Profile: A Look at British Superstar Cliff Richard and His New Album ‘Rise Up’ with a...

British superstar Cliff Richard has released his first album of new material in 14 years, and the...

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An Alternate Christmas Playlist: A Look at Underplayed Songs and Their Histories

One of the true joys of Christmas is music, which brings out the emotions of the season; however,...

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Album Review and Interview: A Jazz/Superhero Mashup from One of the Music Industry’s Most In-Demand Musicians

If you’ve ever thought your favorite superhero theme songs would sound great as original jazz...

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Album Review: Paul Simon’s ‘In the Blue Light’

The songwriter who could easily be considered America’s unofficial poet laureate has a new album...

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Things You Didn’t Know about Debby Boone – An Interview and Music-History Lesson, Part I

(This is Part I of the episode and runs about 20 minutes. Part II, which also runs about 20...

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Things You Didn’t Know about Debby Boone – An Interview and Music-History Lesson, Part II

(This is Part II of the episode and runs about 20 minutes. Part I, which also runs about 20...

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Things You Didn’t Know about Debby Boone – An Interview and Music-History Lesson

In the 1970s, the most popular song of the decade was Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life,” which...

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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...

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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...

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An Historic Writing Partnership – Legendary Songwriters Neil Diamond and Gilbert Bécaud Come Together to Write Son...

In the late 1970s, when Neil Diamond was asked to star in the movie the Jazz Singer, his career...

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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...

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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,...

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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,...

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Album Review -- The Eagles, Donna Summer, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Randy Owen and Many Others Pay Tribute to Dan Fog...

Dan Fogelberg passed away 10 years ago this month.  His memory has been kept alive this year by a...

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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

It was 1971, and a 25-year-old Barry Manilow was still a struggling musician and commercial...

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