The Bad Piano Player

By John Wing Jr.Music History

The Bad Piano Player episodes

August 16, 2022 Love Songs Through The Decades
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This week, the Bad Piano Player plays six love songs from six different decades, in order. Why would he do that, you ask? Well clearly, he's running out of ideas. Tune in for this and other contrivances!
39 min
August 02, 2022 Isham Jones II
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This week the Bad Piano Player returns to an earlier time, an earlier podcast, and another crack at forgotten musical genius Isham Jones. We’re calling this one, “Isham Jones 2”. Catchy, eh?
34 min
July 19, 2022 Warren Zevon
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This week, the Bad Piano Player goes all modern again and does the bad boy songwriter of L.A. rock, the Letterman favorite, the Ronstadt reliable, the excitable boy, Warren Zevon. Keyboardist, master of the snark-witty lyric, and all-around rascal and rake. Tune it up!
40 min
July 05, 2022 Radio Theme Songs
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This week, the Bad Piano Player returns to his roots, and for those of you old enough to remember the radio dance bands of the 1940's, you're both in luck, as we feature the theme songs of six radio shows from the World War two era. Please tune your podcast dial to us, and enjoy this blast from the way, way back.
34 min
June 21, 2022 John Prine
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This week, the Bad Piano Player plays a little "Three-Chord Monte" as we assay the late singer songwriter and former Illinois Mailman, John Prine. Sad songs, great lyrics, C's, F's, and a lotta G7ths. Tune in, darlings!
41 min
June 07, 2022 Forgotten Love Songs
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This week, the Bad Piano Player digs deep into the music cabinet for six forgotten love songs. One or two you may know, but there are SO many. Tune in!
36 min
May 24, 2022 Noel Coward
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This week, the Bad Piano Player knocks one off his bucket list, featuring actor, singer, poet, playwright, novelist, songwriter, and all around clever Dick, Sir Noel Coward. Do be good enough to tune in, won’t you?
38 min
May 10, 2022 Steve Earle
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This week, the Bad Piano Player grooves on the oft married, always rocking country boy, the great Steve Earle. Tune in!
37 min
April 26, 2022 Groucho
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AT CARNEGIE HALL: This week, the Bad Piano Player goes back to 1972, featuring songs an 82 year old Groucho Marx sang at his one-man show at Carnegie Hall. Will you download? Will you tell your friends? Answer the second question first!
40 min
April 12, 2022 Road Songs
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This week, the Bad Piano Player, a veteran of almost 40 years on the road, turns his attention to songs of the traveler. Catch this train.
39 min