Let It Roll EXTRA

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comHosts Nate Wilcox and James Porter kick off their discussion of Ken Burns' "Country Music" documentary series with a look at episode one, “The Rub.” They talk about the musical sources of country music, Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. There’s also a little meta discussion about the series and their thoughts on Ken Burns.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comToday special guest scholar and musician Yuri Campbell returns to review the key lessons we learned from Nate’s discussions with Ed Ward about his book “⁠The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964-1977 The Beatles, The Stones and the Rise of Classic Rock⁠” and the Let It Roll series covering it. We talk about Ward's cultural scholarship and what lessons…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comNate Wilcox and guest Yuri Campbell look back on Ed Ward's book ⁠"History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the Let It Roll series covering it. We talk about Ward's cultural scholarship and what lessons we can learn from his method of studying music history.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comEd Ward and Nate Wilcox conclude their discussion of Ed's book "⁠⁠The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock⁠⁠" with a look at the bloating of the music biz in the early 70s and the feeling that everyone was waiting on something to happen, Bob Dylan vs David Geffen, the New York Dolls at the Me…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comEd Ward and Nate Wilcox continue their discussion of Ed's book "⁠⁠The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock⁠⁠" with a look at the splits between AM and FM, hard rock and soft rock and John, Paul, George and Ringo.