Let It Roll
"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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Andrew Loog Oldham broke The Rolling Stones in ...
A discussion of Andrew Loog Oldham's memoir "2Stoned"
56 min
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Phil Spector's rise and fall was a rock 'n' rol...
An interview with Mick Brown author of "Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector."
121 min
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Andrew Loog Oldham made The Rolling Stones the ...
A discussion of Andrew Loog Oldham's memoir "Stoned"
55 min
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Why Altamont went so wrong for the Rolling Ston...
An interview with Joel Selvin author of "Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day"
65 min
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Marianne Faithfull got too close to the fire wi...
A follow up discussion of "Faithfull: An Autobiography" by Marianne Faithfull and David Dalton
46 min
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The Rolling Stones' journey to Altamont
An interview with Stanley Booth author of "The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones"
53 min
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Marianne Faithfull abandoned her pop career to ...
A discussion of "Faithfull: An Autobiography" by Marianne Faithfull with David Dalton
53 min
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Brian Jones got everything he asked for when he...
An interview with Paul Trynka author of "Sympathy for the Devil: The Birth of the Rolling Stones and the Death of Brian Jones"
51 min
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Living with the Rolling Stones in 1963
A discussion of James Phelge's book "Nankering with the Rolling Stones"
52 min
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Jerry Lee Lewis bounced back at the Star Club
An interview with Joe Bonomo author of "Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found."
50 min
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Vernon Dalhart: The forgotten first superstar o...
A discussion of "Vernon Dalhart: First Star of Country Music" by Jack Palmer
38 min
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Let Motown Roll 9: Rick James was the last grea...
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss the autobiography "Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James" (co-written by David Ritz)
64 min
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Genre, instruments, the meta-history of 20th ce...
Host Nate Wilcox answers questions from Let It Roll readers
58 min
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Let Motown Roll 8: Smokey Robinson fulfilled Be...
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss the autobiography "Smokey Robinson: Inside My Life" (co-written by David Ritz)
55 min
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The 90s Austin underground scene that produced ...
An interview with Greg Beets co-author of “A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin”
56 min
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Let Motown Roll 7: The epic tragedy of Marvin Gaye
A discussion of David Ritz's classic biography "Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye."
64 min
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Eugene S. Robinson's journey from disco and no ...
An interview with Eugene S. Robinson author of "A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer's Row"
56 min
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Let Motown Roll 6: Holland Dozier Holland perfe...
An interview with Dave Thompson co-author of "Come and Get These Memories: The Story of Holland-Dozier-Holland"
56 min
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Lou Reed's Transformer came out in a big way
An interview with Simon Doonan author of "Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed"
55 min
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Let Motown Roll 5: The Funk Brothers rocked in ...
An interview with Dr Licks author of "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"
52 min
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Seance Roll 3: Questioning Ed Ward's History of...
A discussion of the late Ed Ward's "History of Rock n Roll" parts one and two
28 min
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Let Motown Roll 4: The women of Motown
An interview with Susan Whitall, author of "Women of Motown: An Oral History"
63 min
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Seance Roll 2: The agony of mid-20th century cl...
A discussion of the late Henry Pleasants' 1955 book "The Agony of Modern Music"
43 min
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Let Motown Roll 3: The man who sold Motown's re...
An interview with Adam White co-author of "Motown: The Sound of Young America."
48 min
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Seance Roll 1: The Beatles messed with listener...
A meditation on Ian MacDonald's "Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties."
58 min