Where an aspiring music history nerd attempts to teach the basics to someone who knows nothing about it.
Episodes
Jul 4, 2020
Jul 4, 2020
46 min
Mika and Nick take a look at the first family of country music: The Carter Family. They examine the early lives of the original members, how they completely changed folk and country music, and listen to plenty of songs.
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Jun 25, 2020
Jun 25, 2020
40 min
We're finally done talking about jazz (at least for a little bit) and we're focusing in on folk, also known as American Roots Music.
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Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
43 min
Today, Mika and Nick take a look at America's first ever pop star: Rudy Vallee.
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Videos in This Episode:
Rudy Vallee's Radio Show Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPyJGWWcN8Y&list=LLBr-TTrqolsqWXBOk3im0-g&t=25s
"Deep Night" by Rudy Vallee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzUg-2vPkOQ
University of Maine Stein Song by Rudy Vallee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-sfdtRBIfI
"As Times Go By" by Rudy Vallee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yTzjc056qM
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
39 min
Mika loves crooners, but we're not talking about any that she knows in this episode. Instead, we cover the origin story of crooners: where did they come from and how did they create the archetype for the American Pop star?
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Videos in This Episode:
"When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" by Gene Austin and Aileen Stanley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ-T8WtzvTc
"My Blue Heaven" by Gene Austin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2MUy2uOesw
"You Call it Madness, I Call it Love" by Russ Columbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-jfAOzFVk
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
1hr 2 min
Al Jolson, The World's Greatest Entertainer, has a story that is full of ups and downs. Mika and Nick attempt to cover every aspect of his overly-dramatic life.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Ma Blushin Rosie" by Al Jolson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=023QwhDNdIQ
"That Haunting Melody" by Al Jolson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaFr07iIn5c
"Rum Tum Tiddle" by Al Jolson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiotRMjlg6w
"You Made Me Love You" by Al Jolson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI5FAwhjrNE
"Mammie" by Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaj7FNHnjQ
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
1hr 2 min
It is time for the first ever Sound of History Battle of the Bands! Mika hears the stories of Benny Goodman and Count Basie, two of the biggest bandleaders through the Swing Era, and then decides who should be the real King of Swing. Who do you think is the King of Swing?
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Videos in This Episode:
"He's Not Worth Your Tears" by Benny Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNvbPeJ6bDw
"Moonglow" by Benny Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHcneaZIvVM
Benny Goodman's iconic Carnegie Hall Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGP2SM4OTM4
"Rumba Negro" by the Kansas City Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MX01XJMjj8
"One O'Clock Jump" by Count Basie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3JyQnYPkZk
Count Basie and Band in Reveille with Beverly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_my8dhgHeM
Count Basie with Frank Sinatra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-_wI2fF58w
May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
31 min
Mika and Nick take a look at jazz's little brother: swing. What makes it different from jazz? Who were the big players? Who invented battle of the bands? We talk about all of this (sort of).
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Videos in This Episode:
Benny Goodman on the Let's Dance radio show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frp6eP_s9_c
Stompin' at the Savoy by Chick Webb's band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgX5_waK--w
Apr 30, 2020
Apr 30, 2020
41 min
Continuing the survey of jazz, Mika and Nick look at the First Lady of Song and talk about Ella Fitzgerald. Her story is truly fascinating, inspiring, and enlightening and she had a voice to match.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Love and Kisses" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb's Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMN7vhO_mZA&t=56s
"A-Tisket-A-Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bgFkeDLpSI
Ella in the movie "Ride 'Em Cowboy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3VZUjQPPVU&t=70s
"Flying Home" by Ella Fitzgerald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJsQoCeOfo
Ella's last TV performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MAKxhFetyI&t=25s
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
51 min
Louis Armstrong is one of the most powerful and important figures in the history of American music. Mika and Nick take a look at his incredible life story, from his humble beginnings in the battlefield of New Orleans to becoming the ambassador of jazz.
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Videos in This Episode:
Chimes Blues by the Creole Jazz Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxXFg1_H7g
Heebie Jeebies by Louis Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmGt2U-xTE
Ain't Misbehavin by Louis Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljuo5fkW-fs
If We Never Meet Again by Loius Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTWJYn90bV0
Hello, Dolly by Louis Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7N2wssse14
Hello, Dolly by Louis Armstrong and Barbra Streisand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcbw0GETjZw
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
39 min
Jazz was the soundtrack for the Roaring 20s. Nick and Mika take a look at Jazz Age America and the different societal influences that caused jazz to flourish within the culture.
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Videos in This Episode:
"Mammy" by Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaj7FNHnjQ
"It Don't Mean a Thing" by Duke Ellington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg