A listener letter sends the guys on the first of what could be many explorations into the backstories of some of the session musicians who made up the collective who would come to be known as “The Wrecking Crew.” Hear the story of the drummer who happened to be next door just in time to step into a powerful and historic musical moment.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Palmer

“I Hate My Generation” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsNsOhyG8I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_Matassa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_Records

Backbeat, the book: https://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/product/tony-scherman-backbeat-earl-palmers-story-book/

Modern Drummer feature: https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/md352cs.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Manne https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-hall-of-fame-drummer-earl-palmer-dead-at-84-254915/

https://www.adioslounge.com/sideman-spotlight-earl-palmer/

https://scottkfish.com/2016/01/23/earl-palmer-i-wasnt-quite-sure-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-life/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-unlikely-story-of-a-change-is-gonna-come

https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=100689&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=1&r=954#bottom

https://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/13/archives/musicians-strike-spreads-on-coast-independents-hit-by-afm-film.html

Avelo’s “The Strike that Changed Disney Music”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsGwNJ54-M

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boudreaux

https://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/268995033/sam-cooke-and-the-song-that-almost-scared-him

https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2021/02/on-the-recording-registry-a-change-is-gonna-come-1964/

https://pan-african-music.com/en/a-change-is-gonna-come-a-hymn-for-civil-rights/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFO_Records