Legacy Podcasts

Welcome to the first episode of the Jayhawks podcast.  Throughout this four-part series, band members Gary Louris and Mark Olson discuss their history as one of America’s most influential roots-rock bands of the last 20 years.  Musicians Jeff Tweedy and Joe Henry and Rick Rubin also comment.

Featured music clips include a mix of their best-known tracks and rarities from Music from the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology, the new two-disc set in stores from American/Legacy on July 7.

Look for new pieces to launch on Mondays, July 6, 13 and 20.

 

 Jayhawks Podcast - Part 1 [8:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Laurie Trombley, co-director of the documentary Amazing Grace Jeff Buckley, talks about her days working with Jeff and the inspiration behind the acclaimed film.

In stores now - Grace Around The World Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD+DVD Documentary Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley)

Producer: Vella Interactive

 

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Billy Bob Thornton and Mickey Raphael continue their discussion of how Mickey produced the Naked Willie album from Nelson’s 1960s RCA sessions.

Producer: Vella Interactive

Recommended: Naked Willie

 

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Jeff’s mother, Mary Guibert, shares her insight on what made Jeff such a profound artist.

In stores now - Grace Around The World Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD+DVD Documentary Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley)

Producer: Vella Interactive

 

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2 MINUTES OF PEACE & MUSIC is a new 20-part podcast series produced by Joyride Media that celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival.  Each 2:00 piece will feature clips of live Woodstock performances, interviews with festival performers and comments by the people who worked behind the scenes.  Legacy Podcasts will present new episodes all throughout July and August 2009, leading up to the 40th anniversary weekend (Aug 15-17).  More information on featured guests and the launch schedule will be posted here soon.   More on this historic 40th anniversary is online at the new woodstock.com.

Producer: Joyride Media

Today’s podcast looks at Miles Davis’ background and what led to his own musical changes in 1959. Davis actually recorded two groundbreaking records that year - “Kind of Blue” and “Sketches of Spain.” Journalist Ben Ratliff adds how these records helped to change how people listened to Jazz, and Carlos Santana remembers what Bill Graham told him about “Sketches of Spain.”

In stores now:

• Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition)
• Sketches of Spain (50th Anniversary Enhanced 2 CD Legacy Edition)

Producer: Joyride Media

 

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The Simon & Garfunkel “Live 1969″ podcast continues with Paul Simon discussing his songwriting style as interviewed in 1966. Bud Scoppa adds comments on the full band arrangements on this tour, and how the crowd reacted to their first exposure to songs from the yet-to-be-released “Bridge Over Troubled Water” album.

Features these tracks from Live 1969

• “Silver Haired Daddy of Mine”
• “Why Don’t You Write Me”
• “Mrs Robinson”
• “Kathy’s Song”
• “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
• “Time of Innocence”

Producer: Joyride Media

 

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Billy Bob Thornton and Mickey Raphael continue their discussion of how Mickey produced the Naked Willie album from Nelson’s 1960s RCA sessions.

Producer: Vella Interactive

Recommended: Naked Willie

 

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