Where an aspiring music history nerd attempts to teach the basics to someone who knows nothing about it.
Episodes
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
The Temptations are one of the most iconic and loved vocal groups in the history of music. Mika and Nick take a look at the often crazy but always fascinating story of The Temptations.
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Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Doo Wop was a musical form birthed out of urban cities and it took the world by storm. Mika and Nick examine where it came from and what it meant for the wider world of American music.
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Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Few figures loom as large in the history of American music as Bing Crosby. Movie star, record setting singer, Bing did it all. In this special episode, Mika and Nick take a look at his life and career.
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Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Along with starting the race records craze, Mamie Smith is known as the Queen of the Blues for good reason. Mika and Nick learn more about how she helped start the diva image.
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Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
This week, Mika and Nick take a look at an unfortunate moment in American music history that fortunately gave us a lot of amazing artists and music.
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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
For the last Bonus Episode of the war era, Mika and Nick take a look at, perhaps, the best songwriter of the time period: Irving Berlin. Irving was a national institution during his time and his story is one you won't want to miss.
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Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Mika and Nick continue their review of Broadway in the Great Depression era by looking at two brothers who defined this period of musical theater: George and Ira Gershwin.
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Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
For the first time, Mika and Nick have guests in the studio! Our friends Madison and Blake join us as we venture back into the weird, wonderful world of Broadway during the Jazz Age and Great Depression.
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Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Nick and Mika continue their examination of early country music by looking at the Father of Country Music himself, Jimmie Rodgers. How did he start yodeling? What does he have to do with Jimmy Carter? We answer that and more in this episode.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Country music is all around us! Mika and Nick take a look at the birth of commercial country music, including the Bristol sessions, Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, and a little bit more Fiddlin' John Carson.
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