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Remembering Rick Hall On Music 101

Remembering Rick Hall On Music 101

Rick Hall’s music imprint is beyond influential. Find a playlist and more from last night’s Music 101 dedication to the “Father Of Muscle Shoals Music”, who passed away last week.

Remembering Rick Hall

Music 101 starts 2018 on a sad note. On January 2, the music world lost music producer, songwriter, founder of FAME studios, and the “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”, Rick Hall

Doo-Wop On Music 101

Doo-Wop On Music 101

Music 101 focused on Doo Wop last night. Here’s a history of the music and a playlist from the show.

Doo-Wop

Doo-Wop

When you think of America in the 1950’s, likely at some point your mind goes to Doo-Wop. For such short-lived popularity on the charts, Doo-Wop has lived a much more full life in nostalgia.

The 27 Club

The 27 Club

It’s the club no one wants to join – and there are more folks on the list than you might realize.

Music 101: Bebop and the Beat Poets

Music 101: Bebop and the Beat Poets

The freedom to ramble and roam, long a trademark of American culture, was vastly opened in post-war culture, and the Beats not only embraced it – they practically defined it