KooperKast

We talk about the famous LA studio musicians, the Wrecking Crew,  the Nashville cats from Blonde on Blonde, and a bit about artistic success versus commercial success. After each question, Nilly the Dog adds a final comment.

We answer a listener question about a girl group for whom Al produced a single in 1665.  Nilly the Dog comments after each segment.

Here we arrive in Boston and Berklee College of Music.

This two part episode concerns Al’s tour with Joe Walsh and his connection with Cheech Marin. The Joe Walsh story is not to be missed.

This is the Nashville Episode, where Al moves to the country music capital to get out of LA, until Nashville starts to be too much like LA.

In this eighth episode of Black 'n' White 'n' Rock 'n' Roll we look again at the Blues Project and ponder upon Jews in blues, plus Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and then Danny Kalb.

In this seventh episode of Black 'n' White 'n' Rock 'n' Roll we start back at the DooWop days and wander up through the Tokens, Al’s 1650 Broadway days and then wind up at Motown.

In this sixth episode of Black 'n' White 'n' Rock 'n' Roll we actually talk about Al’s early and ongoing fascination with Jazz, going to see Horace Silver,  Al's father’s jazz 78s, and PeeWee Marquette the little person that was MC at Birdland for years.

In this fifth episode of Black 'n' White 'n' Rock 'n' Roll we talk about the strange rock odyssey from Chuck Berry to The Beach Boys to Jimi Hendrix.

In this fourth episode of Black 'n' White 'n' Rock 'n' Roll we talk about topics from Bo Diddley’s square guitar to the Black music influences on the Beatles and Stones.