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Discoveries of a Pop Music Archaeologist

Tag: Gil Scott-Heron

Bright Morning Star
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Bright Morning Star: Talkin’ Topical Wit & Artist Activism

My children’s violin instructor, Ken Giles, I was delighted to discover, had once been part of a contemporary folk ensemble that, as Stephen Holden of the New York Times noted, embraced “the left-wing populism of Pete Seeger,” as it also incorporated “comedy and theatrical horseplay” into its performances.   Formed in

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"H2O Gate Blues"
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“H2O Gate Blues”: DB Sound Studios — Silver Spring, MD

This piece updated in 2019 & 2020 * As you may have already gathered, Zero to 180 has a soft spot for music history related to Silver Spring, Maryland.  We now know, for instance, that Track Recorders (with help from its chief engineer, Bill McCullough) was an important recording facility

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