Navigating the Musical Landscape of the 1960s with Frye Gaillard and His Book ‘A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s’

Welcome back to another episode of Rock is Lit, the podcast where we dive into the powerful intersection of rock music, literature, and pop culture. Today, we’re stepping outside the realm of fiction as we embark on a fascinating journey into the 1960s with acclaimed author Frye Gaillard and his nonfiction book ‘A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s’, which captures the heartbeat of an era, an era that has inspired so many of the rock novels featured on the podcast.

In Frye’s extraordinary book he not only delves into the tragic and hopeful narratives of civil rights, black power, women’s liberation, and the Vietnam War but also unveils the cultural manifestations of change. From the Brothers Kennedy to Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash to Bob Dylan, and everything in between, ‘A Hard Rain’ introduces us to the influential figures who shaped this iconic American decade.

Listen to Episode 14, featuring Michael Amos Cody’s novel ‘Gabriel’s Songbook, with special guests Frye Gaillard and Peter Cooper: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/michaelamoscodyandfryegaillardandpetercooper

Listen to my bonus uncut interview with Frye Gaillard and Peter Cooper: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/podcast-vault-feed/petercoopertribute

Or watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGYwFdmrt8c&list=PLMlm_N-Z1yVrwPKpSnVZnH_twxo78eW8A&index=38

PLAYLIST

• Royalty-free 60s 70s psychedelic rock n roll music and visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVRph0Dj1c&t=3s
• Rock is Lit theme music
• Clip from Season 3 Announcement/’Duck Tales’/Disney Channel
• [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can’t Stop”
• Royalty-free 60s 70s psychedelic rock n roll music and visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVRph0Dj1c&t=3s
• “We Shall Overcome” by Pete Seeger
• “Chain Gang” by Sam Cooke
• “Abilene” by George Hamilton, IV
• “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan
• “Only the Lonely” by Roy Orbison
• “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke
• “Different Drum” by The Stone Poneys (with Linda Ronstadt)
• “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• “Mississippi Goddamn” by Nina Simone
• “Abraham, Martin, and John” by Dion
• “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan
• “Helter Skelter” by The Beatles
• “The Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix (Live at Woodstock 1969)
• “If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley
• Rock is Lit theme music

LINKS:

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Frye Gaillard’s website: https://fryegaillardauthor.com/

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