Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover

Robert Wyatt has been recognised as a prog-rock drummer, jazz composer, avant-garde cornet player, artist and activist in a wheelchair. But, above all else, he has been known by one of the most instantly recognisable and distinctive voices of the last fifty years.Forever associat ...  Show more

Ten years ago rap superstar Jay-Z was struggling to get a record deal after being spurned by every major label - so he started his own. A decade on, with 20 million CD sales under his belt, he is now a major music industry player, and currently reigns as president of the legendar ...  Show more

On January 15th in music history, one significant event took place in 1994. On this day, the popular American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson passed away at the age of 52 due to a heart attack in his home in Agoura Hills, California.

Harry Nilsson was known for his dis ...  Show more

LIVE FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD - THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST: LEON BRIDGES!FROM HIS EARLY DAYS STUDYING DANCE IN TEXAS TO HIS SOULFUL CAREER, WE TALKED HOW MOVEMENT SHAPED HIS MUSIC, HIS LOVE FOR THE SOUND OF THE DESERT BLUES AND WHY DRU HILL’S “BEAUTY” STILL HITS HARD!BUT MY PERSONA ...  Show more

Stevie Wonder may be our modern day Mozart. A child prodigy, he joined Motown as a preadolescent where he was marketed as “Little” Stevie Wonder. He wowed audiences with his virtuosic command of the piano, harmonica, drums and of course, vocals. At just 13, he had his first numbe ...  Show more

SUMMARY:
Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter Dave Barnes joins us to chat about his recording career, his hits for other artists, and his latest album that was inspired from an entire year listening to nothing but the Beatles

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