Continuing in our series of important years in music, we talk about the year 1971. Shawn takes us through iconic albums including What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye, Tapestry by Carol King, Blue by Joni Mitchell, There’s A Riot Going On by Sly and the Family Stone, Maggot Brain by Funkadelic, L.A. Woman by The Doors, Led Zeppelin 4…the list goes on. Shawn highlights some important live albums by Aretha Franklin, Yes, Led Zeppelin, The Almond Brothers, Poco (of course!) and more. We also talk about the pivotal album in Stevie Wonder’s songwriting (Where I’m Coming From,) the significance of this year to the jam band tradition, and the peak of the singer/songwriter movement.

Intro/outro music: “Still Here” Copyright Anna Spackman 2020.

Shawn takes us through some of the heavy, iconic, and impactful moments of 1969. We discuss the difference in tone from 1967, important debut albums, the origins of country rock, Summer of Soul, Woodstock, and more. (Maybe to be continued??)

Intro/Outro song: "Still Here" by Anna Spackman Copyright 2020.

Part 1 of an ongoing series on the podcast! Shawn takes us through the first of several pivotal years in "non-jazz" music (rock, soul, pop, etc.): 1967. We talk about changes in recording and engineering (get ready for the mono vs. stereo debate,) The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," the gigantic list of debut albums of incredibly influential artists (David Bowie, Laura Nyro, Dolly Parton, Cat Stevens, The Grateful Dead, Al Green, etc....,) a little-heard-of subgenre we have dubbed "Gnome Rock," Love's "Forever Changes" (our store's namesake!) and more. Subscribe, like, comment, and share!