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Eric Andersen-This Week’s Podcast

Eric Andersen was a folkie in Greenwich Village in the sixties, recorded the classic album “Blue River’ in the seventies, and is still touring and recording to this day. Eric’s still got something to say, he believes music can make a difference, and this is his story. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eric-andersen/id1316200737?i=1000611718864 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/0121082b-7e53-4bfc-b5db-6a913bbff048/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-eric-andersen https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast/episode/eric-andersen-302830883

Gordon Lightfoot

He wasn’t a household name until he switched to Warner Brothers Records. That’s the power of a label. Today there are only three majors, half a century ago there were tons of companies, analogous the tech startups of the first decade of this century. And this plethora was always fighting for radio airplay, and if […]

Willie’s 90th-Night Two

What would you say if I told you the highlight was Dave Matthews? You’d choke, do a spit take, how could that be? Dave is like Bruce. And the Dead while I’m at it. I’ve got no problem with the act, but their audience… Yes, these three are tarred by their audience. You cannot be […]

Willie’s 90th-Night One

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many stars in one place. Not only on a stage, but even at an awards show. Let me put it this way… The unannounced opener was Billy Strings, and he can sell out the Hollywood Bowl all by himself! Not that I’m the biggest Willie Nelson fan. When […]