WEBVTT - This Week in Music History

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<v Speaker 1>A podcast playground.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Hi, I'm buzzs Night. I'm the host of the

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<v Speaker 2>Taking a Walk podcast Music History on foot. You could

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<v Speaker 2>to this week, the Week of May twenty second in

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<v Speaker 2>music history. On May twenty second, nineteen fifty eight, Jerry

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<v Speaker 2>Lee Lewis, he made the world give a collective ugh

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<v Speaker 2>by marrying his thirteen year old cousin. On May twenty second,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen sixty five, The Young Lads the Beatles Ticket to

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<v Speaker 2>Ride becomes the Beatles eighth number one and they've only

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<v Speaker 2>been going at it in their.

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<v Speaker 1>Career for two years. Amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>May twenty second, nineteen seventy, Elvis Presley he signs a

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<v Speaker 2>movie contract with MGM for three pictures Elvis.

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<v Speaker 1>On this day in music history.

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<v Speaker 2>On May twenty third, two thousand, Eminem releases his groundbreaking

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<v Speaker 2>third album, The Marshall Mothers LP.

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<v Speaker 1>It was embraced by critics.

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<v Speaker 2>Because of the inspirational and introspective lyrics. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>want to check out a cool episode to take on

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<v Speaker 2>a walk, check out the one with Jelly Roll. Highly

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<v Speaker 2>recommend it Love the Jelly, and we talk about Eminem

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<v Speaker 2>in that episode because Jelly and Eminem did a collaboration.

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<v Speaker 1>Give you a hint.

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<v Speaker 2>Jelly says Eminem is the best in that genre. In

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen seventy. On this day, May twenty third, nineteen seventy,

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<v Speaker 2>the Grateful Dead make their first live international debut. I

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<v Speaker 2>would have loved to have been at this one the

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<v Speaker 2>Hollywood Rock Festival somewhere in England. And check out this lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>Black Sabbath, Traffic and Free All on that same bill.

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<v Speaker 2>On this day, May twenty fourth, nineteen seventy four, David

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<v Speaker 2>Bowie releases his great eighth album, Diamond Dogs Bowie's Amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about Bowie a little bit later on this

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<v Speaker 2>episode of This Week in Music History. Also May twenty fourth,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen seventy, Peter Green, co founder of Fleetwood Mac, plays

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<v Speaker 2>his last live gig. He plays at a festival in Bath, England.

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<v Speaker 1>We go to.

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<v Speaker 2>May twenty fifth, nineteen eighty five, Dire Straits puts out

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<v Speaker 2>the tremendous album called Brothers and Arms. I remember listening

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<v Speaker 2>to that one cover to cover and what I had

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<v Speaker 2>forgotten and just read this covered is the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>that was the first digitally mastered release on a CD.

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<v Speaker 1>Dire Straits Brothers in Arms.

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<v Speaker 2>May twenty fifth, nineteen ninety seven, Bob Dylan scared to

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<v Speaker 2>live in but Jesus out of us.

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<v Speaker 1>He ended up.

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<v Speaker 2>Getting a fungal infection in his lungs, and Dylan later

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<v Speaker 2>admitted and this is the quote I thought I'd be.

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<v Speaker 1>Seeing Elvis soon, which is hysterical.

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<v Speaker 2>May nineteen sixty nine, John and Yoko began their infamous Montreal.

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<v Speaker 1>Be It in protest to the Vietnam War. Those crazy kids.

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<v Speaker 2>May twenty six, nineteen seventy three, the one and only

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<v Speaker 2>Carol King. She plays a live show in Central Park

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<v Speaker 2>in front of about one hundred thousand people.

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<v Speaker 1>Live, free show.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty amazing, those Central Park events that used to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I had one.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the first time I saw Santana play at

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<v Speaker 2>Central Park.

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<v Speaker 1>And this also May twenty six day.

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<v Speaker 2>In nineteen sixty four, Maryanne Faithful records a version of

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<v Speaker 2>As Tears Go By, which would later, of course, be

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<v Speaker 2>done in amazing fashion by the Rolling Stones. We moved

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<v Speaker 2>to May twenty seventh, nineteen seventy seven, something that was

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<v Speaker 2>described as pivotal.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure I felt that way at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure I feel that way still.

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<v Speaker 2>The Sex Pistols release God Saved the Queen, we go

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<v Speaker 2>to May twenty seven, nineteen sixty three, and we go

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<v Speaker 2>back to a Bob Dylan moment when the Freewheel in

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Dylan is released featuring blowing in the Wind and

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<v Speaker 2>don't Think.

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<v Speaker 1>Twice, It's all Right, among others.

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<v Speaker 2>And then on May twenty eighth, nineteen eighty three, the

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<v Speaker 2>US Festival Happens.

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<v Speaker 1>This thing was a four day monster.

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<v Speaker 2>They say seven hundred fifty thousand people attended. Among the

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<v Speaker 2>musicians playing It's the Clash.

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<v Speaker 1>It's YouTube. Van Halen and David Bowie.

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<v Speaker 2>Looking forward on upcoming Taking a Walk We recorded with

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Morse, the former Boston Globe Music Critic of record.

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<v Speaker 1>Great guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Always used to see Steve all around town and every show.

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<v Speaker 2>So we took a walk in Cambridge. Great stories in there.

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<v Speaker 2>Look forward to that one in particular about his interview

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<v Speaker 2>with Bob Marley, and that's upcoming on Taking a Walk.

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