A discussion of Anthony Heilbut's "The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times." chapter on Mahalia Jackson.

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

A discussion of "Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley" and the HBO documentary The Searcher with guests Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman of the TCBCast

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

A discussion of "Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley" and the HBO documentary The Searcher with guests Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman of the TCBCast

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

An interview with Frank Sinatra biographer James Kaplan

An interview with Frank Sinatra biographer James Kaplan

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

An interview with Gary Giddins, author of "Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946"

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

An interview with Gary Giddins, author of "Bing Crosby: A PElocketful of Dreams 1903-1940"

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge continue their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

An interview with Ken Emerson, author of "Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era."

Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge open their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year"

An interview with Richard Aquila author of "Rock & Roll in Kennedy's America: A Cultural History of the Early 1960s"

An interview with Gary Graff, author of "Alice Cooper @ 75"

An interview with Michael Corcoran author of "Ghost Notes: Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music"

An interview with John Einarson, co-author of "Magic Carpet Ride: The Autobiography of John Kay and Steppenwolf"

An interview with Peter Guralnick, co-author of "The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World."

A discussion of Bettye LaVette's memoir "A Woman Like Me" co-written with David Ritz

An interview with David Leaf, director of "The U.S. vs. John Lennon."

A discussion of the documentaries "The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale" and "Tad: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears."

A discussion of the documentary "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal"