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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Feb 22, 2021 • 59min
Jimmy Page Before Led Zeppelin: Session Man & Yardbird
By the time he formed Led Zeppelin in 1968, Jimmy Page was a rock and roll veteran with years of touring, gigs as a hired gun session man and a member of The Yardbirds under his belt. He applied the lessons he learned in the trenches to form the mightiest band of the rock era. Host Nate Wilcox discusses Jimmy Page with author Brad Tolinski, who has interviewed Page more than anyone else alive.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Feb 15, 2021 • 1h 52min
How Willie Nelson, Doug Sahm, Stevie Ray Vaughan, SXSW and ACL Fest Turned Austin into the ATX
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes back author Joe Nick Patoski to tell us how musicians like Doug Sahm, Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Butthole Surfers kicked off the transformation that turned a sleepy college town into ATX, the home of Austin City Limits and South by Southwest.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 6min
Chess Records Brought Chicago Blues, Rock & Roll and Soul to the World
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Nadine Cohodas author of "Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records" to discuss the storied label. They cover the Chicago Blues and Rock and Roll that earned the label much of its fame but focus much of their attention on Etta James, Fontella Bass and other legends of soul music who cut for Chess in the 50s and 60s.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 2min
Gram Parsons' Disastrous Career Made Him a Legend
Host Nate Wilcox welcomes Gram Parsons biographer David N. Meyer to discuss Parsons' tragic life and innovative music. Nate and David discuss Gram's unique family circumstances, his beginnings as a teen rocker, transition to wannabe folkie, the International Submarine Band, the Byrds & Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris and Parson's tragic death.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Jan 11, 2021 • 58min
Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Notorious B.I.G. Brought NYC Back: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss season 2, episode 4 of Hip-Hop Evolution "A New York State of Mind" which covers Nas, the Wu-Tang Clan and Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G.This is the last episode of our first mini-series on Hip-Hop Evolution. Eugene and Alexei will be back to discuss the 3rd and 4th seasons with Nate later in 2021.Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.
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Jan 4, 2021 • 1h 5min
Tribe Called Quest & De La Soul Led the Native Tongues: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss season 2, episode 3 of Hip Hop Evolution "Do The Knowledge" which returns to New York to cover The Bridge Wars and Native Tongues groups like De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest.Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.
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Dec 28, 2020 • 60min
Too $hort, MC Hammer, E-40, Digital Underground & 2Pac Brought the Bay: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the second episode of Hip Hop Evolution’s second season, “Out The Trunk: The Bay" which takes us to Northern California to talk about Too Short, MC Hammer, Digital Underground and a young 2Pac Shakur.Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.
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Dec 21, 2020 • 1h 5min
The 2 Live Crew, Geto Boys and UGK Come Out of the South: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the first episode of Hip Hop Evolution’s second season, "The Southern Way", which looks at the first Southern rappers to make a national impact: Florida’s 2 Live Crew and Texas’ Geto Boys and Underground Kings.Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.
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Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 4min
Ice-T, Eazy-E And N.W.A. Bring Gangsta Rap To The Masses: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the fourth episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The Birth of Gangsta Rap" which takes us from Schooley D in Philly to Ice T, Eazy E and NWA in Los Angeles.Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 7min
Run-DMC, Def Jam and Public Enemy Herald The Golden Age: We Dig Hip-Hop Evolution
Host Nate Wilcox and his cohorts Alexei Auld and Eugene S. Robinson discuss the third episode of Hip Hop Evolution "The New Guard."The show focuses on the dawn of hip-hop's golden age and the emergence of Run-DMC, Def Jam Records, Public Enemy and Eric B. & Rakim.Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.
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