1960 The Fire of Rebellion Has Been Snuffed: Ed Ward's History of Rock a Roll
This week Ed Ward and Nate talk about 1960, a year when the American corporate brass thought they had tamed the rock and roll rebels of the 1950s. We’ll talk about how Ray Charles and Sam Cooke took advantage of the opportunities presented to gifted performers who didn’t frighten the establishment and how to do that they had to overcome the market-driven production ideas of the big record companies.
