Where an aspiring music history nerd attempts to teach the basics to someone who knows nothing about it.
Episodes
Apr 9, 2020
Apr 9, 2020
43 min
We finally talk about the biggest musical genre in American history. Nick and Mika talk about New Orleans jazz, the early players, and what "Jelly Roll" actually means.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Jelly Roll Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4o01H7lnbs
"Livery Stable Blues" by Original Dixieland Jazz Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um4xhfwYnvg
Apr 2, 2020
Apr 2, 2020
32 min
We take a bit of a break from the standard format to talk about an important musical figure that we overlooked: The American March King, John Philip Sousa.
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Videos in This Episode:
The Gladiator March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGsRw_Ezrmw
Semper Fidelis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgABUZ4i9co
Washington Post March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxrh1CrMmTY
Stars and Stripes Forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7XWhyvIpE
Mar 26, 2020
Mar 26, 2020
44 min
Robert Johnson is a legendary figure in blues and rock history. Was his life as crazy as the stories say? Mika learns all of the legends surrounding his talent and playing.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Death Letter Blues" by Son House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdgrQoZHnNY
"Ramblin on My Mind" by Robert Johnson, potentially written by Ike Zimmerman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyKnEiv70Y
"Me and the Devil Blues" by Robert Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYsnRc09csQ
"Crossroads Blues" by Robert Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MCHI23FTP8
Mar 19, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
45 min
Mika and Nick tackle a musical genre close to the heart of every true American: the blues. What were they? How did they get started? And how exactly did Leadbelly get his name? Learn all of that and more in this episode.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Memphis Blues" written by W.C. Handy, performed by the Victor Military Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AxZ3P2NKgw
"St. Louis Blues" by W.C. Handy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpp75gQ-T6Y
"Jellybean Blues" by Ma Rainey with Louis Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLkOJ3rhbg4
"Crazy Blues" by Mamie Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaz4Ziw_CfQ
"Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3yd-c91ww8
"House of the Rising Son" by Leadbelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5tOpyipNJs
Here is an interview with W.C. Handy: https://www.sacred-texts.com/ame/cig/cig12.htm
Check out this resource from Centuries of Sound - https://centuriesofsound.com/2017/02/15/1878-1885/
Mar 12, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
42 min
Ragtime swept the nation, but three musicians stood above the rest. Here is the story of Ragtime's Big Three: Joseph Lamb, the Little Professor, and, of course, King Scott Joplin.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Contentment Rag" by Joseph Lamb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9B1UKtCb1k
"Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBInnwV21DM
"Magnetic Rag" by Scott Joplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BweSQtoc8D0
The ending number of Treemonisha by Scott Joplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cy7k1c6fa8
BONUS: "Frog Legs Rag" by James Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEeIX8lxxGM
Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
27 min
Mika and Nick take a look at a fun musical genre called Ragtime. Mika wants you to know that she was right and that Ragtime is, in fact, the music from Western silent movies.
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Videos in This Episode:
"You've Been a Good Ole Wagon But You Done Broke Down" by Ben Harney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtde0dOTCB0
Ben Harney singing The Wagon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Harney
"Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAtL7n_-rc
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
35 min
We're FINALLY rounding out the 1800's by talking about a few things that aren't music genres, but still need to be talked about. Mika learns all about Tin Pan Alley and the birth of music recording.
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We sincerely apologize for the audio issues in this episode. We have no idea why Nick's microphone decided to sound so bad and our cat had a lot of stuff to add, apparently. Still, it's a good episode and you'll be a stronger person for batteling through it.
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Videos in This Episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3qPT30LejM
Very good article from the Smithsonian about the phonograph's impact on culture: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/phonograph-changed-music-forever-180957677/
Feb 20, 2020
Feb 20, 2020
23 min
Mika and Nick take a look at the life of Laura Keene, a pretty awesome, powerful woman who became one of the first and best female theater managers in Broadway history. All of her accomplishments are typically overshadowed by one pretty momentous night, but she did a lot and deserves to be talked about.
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Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
30 min
This week, Mika and Nick examine a topic close to Mika's heart: Broadway and musical theater. A horrendously complex topic, they do their best to tell it's history in 30 minutes. Mika really wants this topic to be it's own season and she urges you to ask for it.
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Videos in This Episode:
You Naughty, Naughty Men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu1Y-M0c8hY
The Major General's Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXf0o2d-W5w&t=165s
Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
21 min
Martin Beck built the Orpheum Circuit into a vaudeville empire in the West. Through their love/hate relationship with the Kieth/Abee Circuit in the East, vaudeville took the nation by storm. This week, Mika and Nick look a the history of the Orpheum Circuit and how Martin Beck may have saved Harry Houdini's career.
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