Eric Alper 🎧 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Eric Alper 🎧

Bruce Springsteen's initial instinct after hearing a finished version of Born To Run in 1975 was to throw the album into his hotel pool. He did release it in the end and it worked out alright. https://t.co/CldGPGGMKD

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At the height of Paul McCartney Is Dead rumours in the late 1960s, Werbley Finster recorded a single called "So Long, Paul." Werbley Finster was José Feliciano, known for his rendition of The Doors' "Light My Fire" and the Christmas single "Feliz Navidad." https://t.co/9mS8FS8tmf

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On this day in 1971, The Concert for Bangladesh took place at Madison Square Garden, New York. With George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Jesse Ed Davis and Badfinger, it was one of the first charity events in music. https://t.co/5lsB1NQBln

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"The minute I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show—and it's true of thousands of guys—there was the way out. There was the way to do it. You get your friends and you're a self-contained unit. And you make the music. And it looked like so much fun." - Tom Petty https://t.co/qg3iCbJXsA

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Traffic, Blind Faith, the Spencer Davis Group and then he played all of the instruments on his solo debut album Arc of a Diver, and sold millions with Talking Back to the Night, Back in the High Life, and Roll with It, and Steve Winwood is still underrated. https://t.co/wdluh83KRl

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My SiriusXM show: Interviews with Greg Graffin of Bad Religion on his new book “Punk Paradox: A Memoir”; Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore, songwriters for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy; Nick Duerden, author, “Exit Stage Left.” Channel 167 on the app anytime! https://t.co/i784fHGB2K

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50 years ago today, Elton John released 'Rocket Man' as a single, inspired by the short story "The Rocket Man" in The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury. https://t.co/iKbpg5JfTm

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46 years ago this week, George Lucas started the filming on Star Wars. Luke Skywalker’s name was still Starkiller up until a week before the production unit traveled from England to Tunisia to roll cameras. https://t.co/wTpIT66HBV

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My Next Read: "Access All Areas: A Backstage Pass Through 50 Years of Music And Culture" By Barbara Charone, a personal, insightful and humorous memoir packed with stories of being on the cultural frontline. https://t.co/tt3Fnt14Xm

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Dr. Seuss' editor bet him $50 that he couldn't write a children's book using 50 words or less. Dr. Seuss then wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" and won the bet.

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