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Today we discuss one of the most popular doo wop groups, the "international ambassadors of musical good will"... The Platters! Their smooth sound is definitely a contrast from the street-corner harmony that we've discussed on the podcast.

Happy belated 250th birthday to the United States. I thought there'd be no better song to discuss than this oft-misunderstood tune by The Boss!

The Carpenters were the most famous act of the early 70s, with the beautiful harmonies of siblings Richard and Karen being the driving force. But sadly for Karen, the pressures of fame took their toll on her. 

This episode explores the early history of The Beach Boys, from 1962-63. They had a lot of hits on their rise to stardom, not least of which was "Surfin' USA".

The late 50s were a tumultuous time for Johnny Cash. Moving to a new record label and a new city, discovering pills, and being catapulted into country fame. But his story-telling music from this time was among his very best, including this underrated song!

This episode talks about one of my all-time favorite Billy Joel songs, on one of my very favorite albums of all time... Turnstiles! It's a true example of quality over quantity, where a homesick New Yorker put together 8 excellent songs about his return to the Big Apple. 

It's up a week late because of technical difficulties, but rest assured... we had to talk about The Drifters at some point on the podcast! Their legendary seven decade run began with Clyde McPhatter's bunch. And let's be honest, that's when the group was at their peak.

Today we delve into one of the most iconic pop stars of the 1980s, Cyndi Lauper. Her eclectic fashion sense was seen on MTV, and her synthy music dominated the airwaves. But this episode also explores how she was and is a key ally to the LGBT community, in particular with the song "True Colors".

Lionel Richie may have been the superstar of this famous R&B group... but it's Clyde Orange who delivers the vocals on my favorite of their songs. 36/24/36, oh what a winning hand!

It's the song that kicked off Beatlemania! We discuss this tune, as well as "She Loves You", "From Me To You", "This Boy", and many other classics from 1963. Enjoy!