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Today on the podcast we celebrate the life of the man who defined his own by two periods; before HAIR and after HAIR. To the outside world he was a beloved fixture of the world-renowned La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, but to the HAIR universe, he was simply Michael Arian.

Our deepest condolences to his friends and family in this time of loss. He was a truly remarkable human being and will be greatly, greatly missed.

As we finish preparing this week's episode and as a symbol of gratitude to those that have tuned in, we'd like to treat you to a little musical special where we pay homage to the songs of HAiR. With lyrics written by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and coupled with the music of Galt MacDermot, their songs, by 1970, had sold over one million copies in the United States, had 608 national and international recordings, covered by artists which included Nina Simone, Mantovani, The Fifth Dimension, Paul Mauriat and Barbara Streisand, and to top it all off, a recording of the original broadway cast made it to moon with the astronauts of Apollo 12. We've even included a little surprise, so stick around to the end and we look forward to seeing you again this Thursday for our latest episode of HAiR, the american tribal love rock podcast.

On today's episode we are talking with noted author and educator Cecilia Eaves-Walker, otherwise known to the HAIR UNIVERSE as Cece Eaves. Together we discuss what it was like joining the Boston cast while still in high school, recording the soundtrack to the film and the lessons she learned while she was with the show. So please join me as we look back on this episode of HAIR the american tribal love rock podcast.

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Hey! It's Matt Herrmann. Thanks for stopping by. Before we embark on this journey back to the Age of Aquarius, I thought it'd be best to take a few minutes and record, for you, a little overview of the program. Which is exactly what this episode is. So please take a listen as we bring you stories from the musical that changed the world, as told by the people who lived and breathed it, eight shows a week.