Episode 139: “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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What We Didn't Talk About in That Episode
Lionel Hampton's Benny Goodman band became one of the foundational influences for genres that became known as Jump Blues and Darm & B. Elinorja Kett's saxophone solo there set the template for all tenor sax playing in R&B and rock and roll music for decades to come. Dexter Gordon, a musician who was originally from LA, took this Jacquesette-influenced tone and used it to become the second-grade saxophone hero of Bebop music.
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