Joe Boyd – Little Richard, Nick Drake, Tight Fit and why everything sounds the way it does
Joe Boyd produced Fairport Convention, Nick Drake and many others, released acts from all over the globe on his Hannibal label and has just written a mighty and definitive account of the history of popular music, And The Roots Of Rhythm Remain, tracing the way different sounds from different countries became interwoven. Nobody is better qualified to write this book as you’ll discover from this enthralling conversation. Among the highlights … … “if Mick and Keith had had Spotify there’d have been no Rolling Stones.” … the African roots of Little Richard’s horn section. … how a Zulu folk tune…
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