Let It Roll
Pantheon Media
"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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Mar 28, 2022 • 1h
Etta James' Was a First Wave Rock N Roller and Later Led Chess Records' Soul Music Charge
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Brooks Long discuss Etta James storied career and stormy personal life in this discussion of "Rage to Survive" the autobiography she wrote with David Ritz.Buy the book and support the show.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2022 • 1h 2min
Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, the Stooges and MC5 Invent American Hard Rock
The gang chews through the implications of Sam Dunn's second episode of "Metal Evolution" which focuses on the rise of American hard rock in the late 60s and early 70s.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2022 • 57min
Rod McKuen's Songs Sold Millions of Records but Triggered a Critical Backlash
Host Nate Wilcox discusses Rod McKuen with his biographer Barry Alfonso. Topics include the pop-folk origins of the wildly popular poet-songwriter, his pioneering self-promotion and direct sales techniques, and the critical backlash he endured.Buy the book and support the show. Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2022 • 1h 6min
Heavy Metal Emerged When Blues Rockers Added Elements of Classical Music and Opera
Nate, Eugene & Alexei discuss Sam Dunn's take on the origins of heavy metal music in the blending of rock n roll, blues, jazz, classical and opera.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 1min
Nicky Hopkins' Piano Graced Classic Rock by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks and many more
Host Nate Wilcox interviews Julian Dawson, author of "And on Piano ...Nicky Hopkins: The Extraordinary Life of Rock's Greatest Session Man."Nate and Julian discuss the amazing career of England's top session pianist of the 1960s.Buy the book and support the show.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022 • 38min
TechnoRoll 2.24: Simon Reynolds On Rave Music, Dance Culture and the Hardcore to Jungle to Drum & Bass to Dubstep to EDM Continuum
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness wrap up their discussion of "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with an interview of the author, Simon Reynolds.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
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Mar 7, 2022 • 60min
The A Team Created The Nashville Sound Behind Stars Like George Jones, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan
Host Nate Wilcox interviews Travis Stimeling author of "Nashville Cats: Record Production in Music City."Nate and Travis discuss the history of the Nashville session system and some of the key behind the scenes players. From Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins to Floyd Cramer, Hank Garland and Bob Moore; Anita Kerr to the Jordainaires and Brenton Banks to Shelly Kurland, we try to cover a representative sample of the Nashville studio greats.Buy the book and support the show.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 3, 2022 • 43min
TechnoRoll 2.23: Skrillex Leads EDM's Take Over of the USA
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness discuss the final chapter of the last edition of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash" which covers the back-from-the-dead bigger-than-ever re-emergence of EDM in North America in the 2010. We talk dubstep, brostep, ghettotech, and a little bit of Daft Punk.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter.
Follow us on Facebook.
Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 6min
The Dixie Cups Were the Girl Group That Brought New Orleans R&B to the Brill Building
Host Nate Wilcox interviews Steve Bergsman, co-author of "Chapel of Love: The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups"Steve tells host Nate Wilcox the story of his co-writer, Rosa Hawkins of the Dixie Cups. How the group was formed, went to New York by an unscrupulous manager, met Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and scored one of the great girl group hits of the 60s.Buy the book and support the show. Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter.Follow us on Facebook.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2022 • 41min
TechnoRoll 2.22: First Wave Dubstep, Grime and Breakcore Dominate a Downbeat Half Decade
Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of Simon Reynolds' "Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture" with a look at the developments in dance music in the first decade of the 21st century including the beginnings of dubstep, grime, and breakcore.
GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.
Also subscribe to the LET IT ROLL EXTRA feed on Apple, Spotify or your preferred podcast service to access the full episodes via your preferred podcast outlet. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more.
Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode.
Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!
Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter.
Follow us on Facebook.
Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
