In this inaugural episode of Season 3 of American 100, we get a slightly adjusted format for our slightly adjusted times. Grief is the theme. Aretha Franklin & Dolly Parton provide the lens through which we will be examining this process that we’ve all been dealing with maybe a little bit more than normal lately.
The Black Panthers are founded, The Beatles are bigger than Jesus and Vietnam rages on in the tumultuous year of of our focus this week. Also, The Cyrkle and Ray Conniff would find themselves on the Billboard Hot 100. Join our host Micah McKee, his trusty robot sidekick, Rando, and special guest, Keith Mannina for a trip back to 1966 to talk about a couple of the less likely tunes to make the charts on this installment of American 100!
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Chairman Mao is dead, VHS hits the market for the first time, and Andre the Giant sets the world record for most beers consumed in a single sitting. It’s 1976, and both Paul Simon and Gary Wright would find themselves on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Join our Host, Micah McKee, along with his trusty robot companion, Rando, and this week’s special guest, Seth Cockfield, on our inaugural journey into America’s musical heart.
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