Shows
Afropop WorldwideBlack History Month: Escaping the Delta - Robert Johnson and the Invention of the BluesElijah Wald, acclaimed author of “Escaping the Blues: Robert Johnson the Invention of the Blues”, talks with producer Ned Sublette, and plays lesser-known recordings by Peetie Wheatstraw, Lonnie Johnson, Leroy Carr and others, who provided source material for some of Johnson’s classic tunes.
APWW #452
Produced by Ned Sublette in 2005
2026-02-1259 min
Folk & Acoustic MusicElijah Wald - Jelly Roll BluesJanuary 18, 2026 Author and musician Elijah Wald talks to Michael Stock before his appearance at The South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival.
2026-01-1431 min
ClipGreenwich Village, anni ‘60: un tuffo nel passato con Elijah WaldQuesta settimana Elijah Wald è in Italia per portare sul palco, tra Milano, Torino e Piacenza, le sue storie su Bob Dylan e il Greenwich Village di New York. Chitarrista folk blues ma anche narratore e giornalista musicale, attraverso canzoni e racconti Wald ripercorre nel suo spettacolo il cammino di Dylan e dei tanti personaggi di quel periodo irripetibile. Da Woody Guthrie a Pete Seeger, da Eric Von Schmidt a Dave Van Ronk - quest’ultimo anche protagonista del film dei fratelli Coen “A proposito di Davis” e realizzato partendo proprio dal memoir scritto da Wald. Oggi Elijah è venuto a trovarci a Radio...
2025-12-0424 min
VolumeVolume di giovedì 04/12/2025Le statistiche di fine anno sugli artisti più ascoltati su Spotify e la rubrica LGBTQ+ a cura di Piergiorgio Pardo. Nella seconda parte l'intervista con mini live di Elijah Wald, che ci racconta le sue avventure nel Greenwich Village degli anni '60, il quiz sul cinema e il concerto dei Royal Otis di ieri sera al Fabrique
2025-12-041h 48
Sirens of the SupernaturalCrossing Paths with the DevilA young guitarist disappears for months—and returns playing like no human ever could. They say Robert Johnson met the Devil at a lonely Mississippi crossroads—trading his soul for the sound that birthed the blues. But what really happened that night? Was it a deal, a myth, or something darker still? Join us as we journey into the Delta, where music, magic, and the supernatural collide. SOURCES (for show notes)https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/the-legend-of-how-bluesman-robert-johnson-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil-at-the-crossroads.htmlhttps://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/devil-and-robert-johnson.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://nashvilleghosts.com/the-crossroads-the-king-of-delta-blues-the-devil/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/04/05/crossroads/?utm_source=chat...
2025-11-241h 04
Kreative KontrolEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan's 'Through The Open Window'Sean Wilentz is here to discuss co-producing Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, New Jersey and New York City, his family’s roots in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk community, his Bob Dylan fandom origins, why he was asked to helm this volume, write its liner notes, and what he learned about Dylan, the variety of Dylan’s voices and gifts as a music interpreter, the evolution of recording technology and live bootlegs, our experiences at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK, the subtlety of Dylan’s political songs, this era of Dylan’s music an...
2025-11-0131 min
Tony Basilio - Book Corner11-3-2015 Elijah Wald (Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties)
2025-10-1134 min
B&R at the MoviesEpisode 120: A Complete Unknown (2024)Send us a textOn this episode of B&R at the Movies podcast, Berry and Robin watch and discus the 2024 film A Complete Unknown. This music bio-pic film is about the life of Bob Dylan in the 1960's. This film takes you through the ups and downs of one of the most well known artists of our time. Staring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan with Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez. The film is directed by James Mangold and is written by James Mangold with J...
2025-09-2127 min
Occult FolkElijah Wald | Jelly Roll Morton: Censored Songs & Hidden HistoriesIn this episode, I talk to New York Times best-selling author Elijah Wald about his book Jelly Roll Morton: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories. Elijah walks us through much of what happened during the 1938 recordings at the Library of Congress. He explores the origins of certain songs and even words from the 1890s and early 1900s. Additionally, he delves into Mamie Desdunes, Buddy Bolden, and many of the early performers from New Orleans. Check it out!If you dig the podcast, please rate & follow along! Occult F...
2025-09-031h 07
There Is A Season: The Pete Seeger PodcastConversation with Elijah Wald on Seeger and DylanJoin us as we speak with author Elijah Wald, and learn more about his book, Dylan Goes Electric, and its role in being optioned for the film A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. In our conversation Elijah discusses how Seeger and Dylan were represented in the movie, and shares a variety of insights on how both Seeger and Dylan have been interpreted, respectively, over the course of history. We conclude by talking about the lasting legacy of both of these artists, and how both will be remembered going forward.
2025-08-161h 30
The Culture Show PodcastAugust 4, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Chan's Home of Egg Rolls and Blues, and Elijah WaldImari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to talk about the W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project, in partnership with Embrace Boston, a life-size bronze monument of W.E.B. Du Bois was recently unveiled in Great Barrington, MA, Du Bois’ hometown and birthplace. The unveiling marks the beginning of a statewide initiative through the Everyone250 coalition – a statewide effort to commemorate untold stories and elevate inclusive history as part of the U.S. Semiquincentennial.From there Culture Show producer Kate Dellis takes us to Woonsocket, Rhode Island for a night at...
2025-08-0455 min
Music Maps Podcast75 - A Complete Unknown & Bob Dylan at Newport with Elijah Wald Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-08-021h 19Music Maps Podcast75 - A Complete Unknown & Bob Dylan at Newport with Elijah Wald Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-08-021h 19
Rock's BackpagesVal Mabbs on Record Mirror + Jimi Hendrix + Walker Bros. + Ozzy R.I.P.For this episode we're joined by the excellent Val Mabbs, who talks to us about writing for Record Mirror in the late '60s and early '70s.
We start with our guest's early life as a mod in Hertfordshire – and her memories of seeing the Who/the High Numbers in 1964/5. Val then explains how she got her foot in the door at the Mirror and recalls colleagues such as Norman Jopling, Charlie Gillett and Lon Goddard, not forgetting Peter Jones, the editor who first spotted her potential as an interviewer.
Val talks us through her encounter...
2025-07-291h 24
The Buzz: The JJA Podcast2025 JJA Book Award WinnersIn this episode of The Buzz, JJA board member Bob Blumenthal speaks with two 2025 book award winners: Jonathan Grasse and Elijah Wald.Jonathan Grasse teaches music at California State University, Dominguez Hills, focusing on world music, theory, and composition. He wrote the definitive English-language study of Brazilian regional music in Hearing Brazil: Music and Histories, and Minas Gerais and examined Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges's 1972 album in The Corner Club. His latest work, Jazz Revolutionary: The Life and Music of Eric Dolphy (Jawbone Press), won JJA's 2025 Biography of the Year.Elijah Wald
2025-07-0743 min
PopaHALLicsPopaHALLics #144 "Mission ImPOPible"PopaHALLics #144 "Mission ImPOPible"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to learn if these pop culture offerings are enjoyable: "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning." "Thunderbolts." "Fountain of Youth." "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." "Wolf Man." And more!In Theaters:"Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning." In the eighth film in the franchise, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) races to keep AI from destroying the world. With Esai Morales, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, and Ving Rhames."Thunderbolts." In the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering, a group of anti-heroes...
2025-06-0632 min
Kreative KontrolEp. #982: Jake Xerxes FussellJake Xerxes Fussell discusses When I’m Called and Arthur Russell’s “Close My Eyes,” misperceptions about his relationship to folk music history, his late mentor Art Rosenbaum, why he couldn’t rebel against rebellious parents, Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, the work of Vic Chesnutt, his own evolution as an interpreter of songs, perspectives on the merits of writing original lyrics to sing songs for a living, working on a soundtrack, tour, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fi...
2025-05-311h 21
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"Green Rocky Road"If you were ever lucky enough to catch one of the late Dave Van Ronk’s shows, you almost certainly heard “Green Rocky Road,” which became sort of his theme song over the years.He’d perform it in a variety of ways, sometimes at a lively clip, a tribute to its roots as a children’s play party tune. Other times it would be slow and meditative, making you wonder if you were missing some secret tucked away in those seemingly simple lyrics.Dave’s tune inspired an eclectic slew of followers, ranging from Peter, Paul...
2025-05-3003 min
Occult FolkElijah Wald: DYLAN Goes Electric! Bob Dylan at Newport, A Complete Unknown & Jelly Roll BluesOn today’s show, I welcome Grammy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elijah Wald. He is a musician and an exceptionally talented music historian. He has authored several books exploring music and culture, including Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, Escaping the Delta, and How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll. His book Dylan Goes Electric! inspired the recent movie A Complete Unknown, and we dive into that, along with everything Dylan during that pivotal time period. We also discuss his newest work on Jelly Roll Morton and explore the fa...
2025-05-141h 13
Musikpodden - Med Arvid Brander63. Bob Dylans Amerika - Time Out of MindBob Dylan predikar om domen, tystnar i marginalen, hittar hem på vägen. 80- och 90-talets Amerika flimrar förbi – med gospel, plasttrummor och ett oväntat mästerverk. Till sist: en lista över allt det som gör honom till just honom. Detta är det sista avsnittet av Bob Dylans Amerika.Musikpodden finns även på:Instagram: Musik_poddenSpotify / Apple podcast: Musikpodden med Arvid BranderKontakt: podcastarvid@gmail.comKällor:Denna serie bygger på ett omfattande researcharbete med både primära och sek...
2025-04-212h 11
Our Taste Is Trash178. Movie Review: A Complete Unknown, White Lotus Finale, and Minecraft Movie MayhemThis episode is crazier than a Minecraft chicken jockey. Josh and Jade review the Oscar nominated film, A Complete Unknown. This film is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, and is about American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Loosely based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments.Our hosts also discuss the controversial White Lotus Season 3 Finale and the mayhem being caused by the A Minecraft Movie in theaters.
2025-04-141h 20
Verge of the FringeCompletely UnknownAUDIO LINKHey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's BarnPROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hulu, A Complete Unknown, E...
2025-04-1300 min
Verge of the DudeCompletely UnknownHey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice. QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon." CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Ming Ming LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's Barn PROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hu...
2025-04-1317 min
The Lives They're LivingFolk Icons II: Elijah Wald on Ramblin' Jack ElliottElijah Wald has been singing and playing guitar for almost fifty years in a wide variety of styles, from blues, folk, ragtime, swing, country, and cowboy songs to classic Swahili pop, the Bahamian guitar style of Joseph Spence, and Mexican corridos. He hit the road in his late teens as a rambling busker, and has toured all over the United States and much of the rest of the world Elijah performed and recorded with Dave Van Ronk, and is also coauthor of Dave’s memoir, The Mayor of MacDougal Street (which inspired the Coen brothers’ movie...
2025-04-1031 min
Who Does A Podcast?Ep. 74: A Complete Unknown
Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by return guest Sam Seagroves to review the biographical musical drama, A Complete Unknown. Directed for film by James Mangold, written by Mangold and Jay Cocks based loosely on the 2015 book, Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot McNairy. We ranked 23 of the songs from the soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
StoreTwitterInstagramDiscordWebsiteJoe’s Store
The post Ep. 74: A Com...
2025-04-092h 12
Muss Man Gesehen Haben!?A Complete UnknownEmilia und Basti sind nach längerer Pause wieder zurück! Die Pause hatte einen ganz besonderen Grund, zu dem sie Euch in dieser Folge etwas mehr erzählen werden. So viel sei vorweggenommen: Emilia war zu einem Filmdreh am anderen Ende der Welt. Natürlich haben die beiden aber auch einen Film im Gepäck, noch dazu einen ganz besonderen.A Complete Unknown behandelt nämlich die Anfänge der Karriere des einzigartigen Bob Dylan zwischen 1961 und 1965 und zeigt seinen Aufstieg von der New Yorker Folk-Szene im Greenwich Village bis zu seinem kontroversen Auftritt beim Newport Folk Fe...
2025-03-221h 07
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound"For a half dozen years beginning in the late 1990s, The Flood always greeted March’s arrival with an annual road trip into the mountains. Providing an evening of music, jokes and stories, the band would entertain a roomful of visiting volunteers, kindly students who had come more than 600 miles from Milwaukee’s Marquette University to use their spring break helping with assorted post-winter chores around the little mining town of Rhodell on Tams Mountain about 20 miles south of Beckley.As reported here earlier, from 1997 to 2002 The Flood’s original three amigos — Joe Dobbs, David Peyton a...
2025-03-0704 min
Groove storiesRobert JohnsonIn questo episodio, raccontiamo la saga di Robert Johnson: il menestrello blues vissuto negli anni ‘30 del secolo scorso, e che si dice abbia venduto l’anima al diavolo in cambio del grande talento musicale.E’ il primo membro dei “club 27”: un’espressione giornalistica che si riferisce a quei cantanti deceduti - per l’appunto - ad appena 27 anni di età.Robert Johnson ha lasciato pochi dettagli sulla sua vita, ed una manciata di dischi registrati. Questi ultimi, però, rappresentano un’eredita pesantissima, che ha influenzato artisti e gruppi come Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, i Rolling Stones, ed i Led Zeppelin.Ascolteremo lui, l...
2025-03-0547 min
You Don’t Know Lit245. OscarsDylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties by Elijah Wald (2015) vs The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (2019)
2025-03-0350 min
OmoshiroiUm Completo Desconhecido | Omoshiroi Desu #004Neste Omoshiroi abordamos o filme Um completo desconhecido, cinebiografia de Bob DylanTítulo Original: A Complete UnknownDireção: James MangoldRoteiro: James Mangold e Jay CocksElenco Principal:Baseado em: "Dylan Goes Electric!" de Elijah WaldData de Lançamento no Brasil: 27 de fevereiro de 2025Mande seu e-mail de histórias, sugestões e Feedback para: falecom.omoshiroi@gmail.com InstagramLinks do OmoshiroiAcompanhe o animes Overdrive
2025-03-0211 min
10 Things To Tell YouEp 258: Best Books LatelyThis is a very special episode of Best Books Lately. Special because it's been awhile since we've had one, special because it's with my longtime internet friend and book twin Liz Hein, and special because we're weaving together some of the most important themes of 10 Things To Tell You: sharing your stuff, connection, and, of course, BOOKS.In this conversation, Liz and I are not only talking about the best books we've read lately (and we've both read some great things!), Liz is also sharing about the life of her father, legendary Chicago photographer Rich Hein, who...
2025-02-271h 41
Podcast Dylanesco#16 – Um Completo Desconhecido: Resenha SEM SPOILEREis que chega o momento histórico de vermos Bob Dylan ser retratado por Hollywood. Neste episódio, faço minhas considerações iniciais sobre o filme para quem ainda não assistiu - ou seja, SEM SPOILER.O filme chega ao Brasil do dia 27/02/2025 e com grande expectativa, impulsionado principalmente pelas oito indicações ao Oscar:- Melhor Filme;- Melhor Direção para James Mangold;- Melhor Ator para Timotheè Chalamet como Bob Dylan;- Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante para Monica Barbaro como Joan Baez;- Melhor Ator...
2025-02-2520 min
CineUni“A complete unknown”: tempi duri, trovatevi qualcuno da amareJames Mangold, regista di Walk the Line e Le Mans ‘66, dirige A complete unknown. Seguendo la biografia di Elijah Wald “Dylan goes Electric!”, il film racconta gli anni in cui Bob Dylan si impone sulla scena musicale americana, dal 61 alla svolta elettrica, con il celebre concerto al Newport Folk Festival del 1965, il […]
2025-02-1507 min
The Cine-Files2025 Oscars Best Picture Series - A Complete UnknownIt's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris continue their annual Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. The James Mangold directed Best Picture nominee is based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald and stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash. Steve and John discuss the film overall including the acting, direction, writing, production design, soundtrack and cinematography and discuss its O...
2025-02-1330 min
The Next TrackEpisode #301: The Freddy Mercurization of DylanThe recent movie about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, has led many people to "discover" Bob Dylan's music.
Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks!
Show notes:
Don’t look back: after decades of apathy, A Complete Unknown has turned me into a Dylan nut
Elijah Wald: Dylan Goes Electric
Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues
Our next tracks:
Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East
B...
2025-02-1223 min
The Book ReviewIs Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’?Elijah Wald’s 2015 book, “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties,” traces the events that led up to Bob Dylan’s memorable performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The book is about Dylan, but also about the folk movement, youth culture, politics and the record business. For the writer and director James Mangold, Wald’s work provided an opportunity to tell an unusual story about the musician.“You could structure a screenplay along the lines of what Peter Shaffer did with “Amadeus,’” Mangold told the Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz. “I don’t really know wh...
2025-02-1122 min
Aussie and the Scotsman talk moviesA Complete UnknownThis week we review the 2024 American biographical musical drama film A Complete Unknown directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, about American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
Based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
Timothée Chalamet (who also produces) stars as Dylan, with Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaroy in supporting roles.
The film's title is derived from the chorus of D...
2025-02-0735 min
LongPlayCastLa Mejor Biopic - Un Completo Desconocido - LongPlayCast#319En este episodio del podcast hablaremos de la película Un Completo Desconocido (A Complete Unknown) dirigida por James Mangold, basada en "Dylan Goes Electric!" libro escrito por Elijah Wald.
Protagonizada por Timothée Chalamet como Bob Dylan. Con Monica Barbaro como Joan Baez, Edward Norton como Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning como Sylvie Russo y Boyd Holbrook como Johnny Cash.
2025-02-0656 min
CinemaNET+CinemaNET 1386: Un Completo Desconocido (2024) y Balada de un Hombre Común (2013).Podcast 1386: Charlie Del Río (@charliedelrio) e Iván Morales (@IvanMorales) presentan un episodio más de CROSSOVER: el esfuerzo conjunto entre CinemaNET y CinePREMIERE para recomendar películas y series.
En esta ocasión comentan los siguientes títulos:
En cines:
Un Completo Desconocido (A Complete Unknown, 2024). Dirigida por James Mangold. Guión de James Mangold
y Jay Cocks. Basado en el libro "Dylan Goes Electric!" de Elijah Wald. Protagonizan Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogl...
2025-02-041h 01
Cumposting'A Complete Unknown', 'Memoir of a Snail', & 'The Wages of Fear' (1953)Joku & Rosa discuss 'A Complete Unknown' a 2024 American biographical musical drama film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, about American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. We also discuss 'Memoir of a Snail' a 2024 Australian adult stop-motion animated tragicomedy film written, produced and directed by Adam Elliot. It stars the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon...
2025-01-301h 06
Historical Drama with The Boston SistersA COMPLETE UNKNOWN: The Artist As Historical Witness (Ep. 65)In part two of our conversation about A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, The Boston Sisters (Michon and Taquiena) talk with award winning poet, literary activist and author E. Ethelbert Miller about bringing Bob Dylan's writing into the classroom, and the artist as a witness to history. A COMPLETE UKNOWN is the recent Academy Award-nominated biopic about musician, songwriter Bob Dylan, based on the book by Elijah Wald “Dylan Goes Electric: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, And The Night That Split The Sixties.” Directed by James Mangold, who co wrote the screenplay with Jay Cox, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, is set against the back...
2025-01-2844 min
Radulich in BroadcastingTriple Feature: Conclave/A Complete Unknown/The BrutalistRobert Winfree and Mark Radulich review movies currently on streaming services and in theaters: Conclave/A Complete Unknown/The Brutalist Movie Review! First up is Conclave (2024). Then we move on to A Complete Unknown (2024). Finally we review The Brutalist (2024).Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. In the film, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) organises a conclave to elect the next Pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about...
2025-01-281h 51
Popcorn Junkies Movie ReviewsA COMPLETE UNKNOWN - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (Some Spoilers)A Complete Unknown is a 2024 American biographical musical drama film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, about American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Timothée Chalamet (who also produces) stars as Dylan, with Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, and Scoot McNairy in supporting roles. The film's title is derived from the chorus of Dylan's 1965 s...
2025-01-2222 min
Movie MasalaEp 20 - A Complete Unknown (Is it just for the fans?)In this episode, we dive into the new Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. With Oscar chatter around it, it's directed by James Mangold and based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald. With Timothée Chalamet leading the cast as Bob Dylan, alongside Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro and Elle Fanning, the film explores Dylan's rise as a folk artist and the evolution of his music in the 60's.
We talk about how the film introduces viewers to Dylan’s writing and music, blending his genius with moments of personal struggle. We also debate whether A C...
2025-01-2211 min
John and Heidi Show01-18-25-Elijah Wald - Dylan Goes ElectricJohn & Heidi share funny stories of people doing weird things... plus John chats with a guest. We visit with Elijah Wald - Dylan Goes ElectricLearn more about our radio program, podcast & blog at www.JohnAndHeidiShow.com
2025-01-2122 min
Historical Drama with The Boston SistersA COMPLETE UNKNOWN - Bob Dylan Beyond the Lyrics and The Making of a Poet (Ep. 64)In episode 64, The Boston Sisters (Michon and Taquiena) talk about A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the biopic about musician/songwriter Bob Dylan (portrayed by Timothée Chalamet) inspired by the book “Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties” by Elijah Wald, with award-winning and Grammy-nominated poet, literary activist, and author E. Ethelbert Miller . The conversation focuses on Miller’s personal connection to Dylan's music and the broader cultural context of the 1960s, in addition to...The importance of preserving American folk traditionsThe role of artists like Dylan in document...
2025-01-141h 01
CitizenCastWhat really happened when Bob Dylan went electric?In this interview special, Elijah Wald, South Philly author of the book behind "A Complete Unknown" discusses what the film missed, compares Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift and makes thought-provoking points about today's pop antiheros.
2025-01-1012 min
Historical Drama with The Boston SistersPreview Ep. 64 - "A COMPLETE UNKNOWN"Preview The Boston Sisters's (Michon & Taquiena) conversation with award winning and Grammy-nominated poet, literary activist, and author E. Ethelbert Miller about A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet and inspired by the book, “Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties" by Elijah Wald.
The 2-part conversation is available:
January 14, 2025 (Ep. 64 - P1) "Bob Dylan and The Making of a Poet")
January 28, 2025 (Ep. 65 - P2) "The Artist as Historical Witness"
Sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date and receive information and res...
2025-01-0901 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#1,051 - Elijah Wald#1,051 - Elijah Wald
Elijah Wald joins The Paul Leslie Hour!
Are you here?
We’ll answer that question for you. You’re here, tuned into The Paul Leslie Hour, episode number 1,051.
We’re pleased to present an interview with Elijah Wald, author of DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties, which inspired the major motion picture A Complete Unknown.
Please keep in mind folks, The Paul Leslie Hour is made possible by viewers and listeners like you, please go to thepaulleslie.com/support and we...
2025-01-0322 min
Writers at WorkElijah WaldMy guest on this episode of Writers at Work is Elijah Wald, veteran music journalist, cultural critic and well-traveled blues and folk guitarist. That last attribute is meaningful. If Elijah brings a "been there, done that" feel when writing about the likes of Robert Johnson, Josh White, Dave Van Ronk, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, it's because he's been there and done that.
Accordingly, mythology can't fool him, and he knows the story lies in the facts. Elijah's bio is fascinating, and I encourage you to seek out what you can find out a...
2025-01-0247 min
TuttoLibriNovità 2025: i film in uscita tratti dai libriNovità del 2025: storie che hanno ispirato film! In questo TittoLibri, Elijah Wald: "Il giorno che Bob Dylan prese la chitarra elettrica"
2025-01-0201 min
Dylan.FMS03.13 Not Completely Unknown 04: Elijah Wald on Newport '65 (with Stu Levitan)Today we hear from Elijah Wald, who wrote “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties” the book on which the movie 'A Complete Unknown' is based.
As the title suggests, the book looks at the events of this period based on Seeger and his role in the established folk Music, Dylan’s arrival and ascension, and the dramatic events that took place at Newport ’in 1965. That structure is what Mangold and Jay Cocks used to create their script - which is informed by but is not entirely faithful to many of the deta...
2025-01-0146 min
Dylan.FMNot Completely Unknown 04: Elijah Wald on Newport '65 (with Stu Levitan)Today we hear from Elijah Wald, who wrote “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties” the book on which the movie 'A Complete Unknown' is based.
As the title suggests, the book looks at the events of this period based on Seeger and his role in the established folk Music, Dylan’s arrival and ascension, and the dramatic events that took place at Newport ’in 1965. That structure is what Mangold and Jay Cocks used to create their script - which is informed by but is not entirely faithful to many of the deta...
2025-01-0146 min
NPR's Book of the Day'Dylan Goes Electric!' is the book behind Timothée Chalamet's new Bob Dylan biopicThe Newport Folk Festival is an annual music festival that's been hosted in Newport, Rhode Island, since the 1950s. Bob Dylan, who was considered folk music's then-reigning king, performed at the festival in 1965 where he made the controversial decision to play the electric guitar. This is the focus of Elijah Wald's 2015 book, Dylan Goes Electric! which has been adapted into the film A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan. In today's episode, we revisit a 2015 conversation between Wald and NPR's Arun Rath where they talk about Dylan's decision to play that guitar, electrifying the folk faithful.
2024-12-2310 min
Kreative KontrolEp. #935: Elijah Wald on 'A Complete Unknown'EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Elijah Wald is here to discuss the new Bob Dylan film, A Complete Unknown, which is based on his 2015 book, Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, Dylan tweeting praise for his book, being from Dylan’s world, why the Newport Folk Festival became a generational nexus point for music in the 1960s, his access to unreleased Newport audio and film fo...
2024-12-2324 min
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"Payday"A few weeks before his death in November 1966, Mississippi John Hurt’s rendition of “Payday” was released as the opening track on his Today album for Vanguard Records.At the time, many fans believed the 74-year-old bluesman wrote the song, despite his introduction in which he characterized it as “an old tune… a ‘bandit tune.’” And we now know that a quarter of a century earlier, folklorist John Lomax recorded a version of “Payday” by lesser-known blues artists Willie Ford and Lucious Curtis in Natchez, Mississippi.Still, it is the John Hurt version that has become loved among s...
2024-12-2003 min
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"Two Nineteen Blues (Rocking Chair)"Singer/songwriter Bob Gibson was a defining figure in the folk music revival starting in the late 1950s, but a crushing dependence on heroin and other drugs sank his career, his marriage and many of his long-time friendships.Gibson — who wrote songs like “Abilene” and “There’s a Meeting Here Tonight” that were performed by artists such as Peter, Paul and Mary, The Limeliters and Simon and Garfunkel, as well as The Byrds, The Smothers Brothers and others — hit rock bottom in the late ’60s.The Road Down“I left the business in ’66,” Gibson wrote in his au...
2024-12-0603 min
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"Furniture Man"A signature tune from the late David Peyton — the song he called “Furniture Man” — entered the Floodisphere 45 years ago as a wild and crazy sing-along for the folks who attended the latter years of the Bowen Bashes.In fact, the song helped to make memories at the very last of those semiannual music parties at which The Flood was born. Here, from that evening (Sept. 19, 1981), the rocking rendition by Dave, accompanied by his original Flood band mates, Charlie Bowen and Roger Samples, Joe Dobbs and Bill Hoke is The Flood’s first recording of the song.
2024-06-1103 min
Paperback ReadersPaperback Readers Episode 94
We are so excited to talk about a novel we both loved: Colton Gentry’s Third Act, by Jeff Zentner. We loved this tribute to love, food, country music, football, Kentucky, and the changing dreams that make a life.All the books we talked about are below. Join us next time when our shared read is Mitch Albom’s The Stranger in the Lifeboat.Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah WaldThe Way of Belonging by Sarah WestfallPlaces We’ve Never Been by Kasie WestFunny Story by Emily Henry
2024-05-2900 min
Jacobin RadioBehind the News: Israel and the World Court w/ Heidi MatthewsHeidi Matthews surveys cases against Israel pending at the the World Court. Elijah Wald, author of Jelly Roll Blues, talks about Jelly Roll Morton and the hidden history of early blues music.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-1553 min
Afropop WorldwideFrom Nashville to Nairobi: The History of Country Music in KenyaIn this episode, we'll trace the history of country music, highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of Black artists and fans. We'll travel to Kenya to meet rising country stars who are bringing their own unique sounds to the genre. Hear their takes on the hits of Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and more. We'll also explore the history of Black country music with music historian Elijah Wald. Tune in for an interview and performance from Kenyan country singer Steve Rogers, radio and TV presenters Catherine Ndonye and David Kimitho, and Olvido Records founder Gordon Ashworth. Produced by Brandi Howell.
APWW #853
2024-04-0459 min
Savor A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Uplifting.Jelly Roll Blues by Elijah WaldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/85149to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Jelly Roll Blues
Author: Elijah Wald
Narrator: Mela Lee
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
Release date: 04-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings
Genres: History & Criticism
Publisher's Summary:
New York Times-bestselling author Elijah Wald, one of the most wide-ranging and respected writers on blues and popular music, traces the beginnings of the music that became our national soundtrack. Using Morton’s life and songs as a connecting thread, Jelly Roll Blues suggests an alternate history of blues and jazz, surveying a world of Black and working class culture th...
2024-04-0210h 23
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentJelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories by Elijah WaldPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories Author: Elijah Wald Narrator: Mela Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Mo...
2024-04-0203 min
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"Jelly Roll Baker"Born in New Orleans in 1899, Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson was one of America's great blues and jazz artists, touring with Bessie Smith, recording with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, with Charlie Christian and Eddie Lang, with stride piano giant James P. Johnson and so many more.He was a guitar pioneer. In fact, blues historian Gérard Herzhaft believes Johnson was "undeniably the creator of the guitar solo played note by note with a pick, which has become the standard in jazz, blues, country and rock.”He started that style as early as 1927 with his solo on...
2023-10-2705 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentThe Blues: A Very Short Introduction by Elijah WaldPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blues: A Very Short Introduction Author: Elijah Wald Narrator: Brian Telestai Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Praised as 'suave, soulful, ebullient' (Tom Waits), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture. It has been defined by lyrical structure, or as a progression of chords, or as a set of practices reflecting West African 'tonal and rhythmic approaches,' using a...
2023-08-2930 min
Afropop WorldwideFrom Nashville to Nairobi: The History of Country Music in KenyaIn this episode, we trace the history of country music in Kenya, dating back to the 1920s and 30s when local populations first heard Jimmie Rodgers on early country western 78 records, to the current day, where the clubs of Nairobi are filled with rising stars bringing their own unique sounds to country music. Hear their takes on the hits of Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and more. Tune in for an interview and performance from Kenyan country singer Steve Rogers, radio and tv presenters Catherine Ndonye and David Kimitho, music historian Elijah Wald, and Olvido Records founder Gordon Ashworth...
2023-04-0659 min
Paperback ReadersPaperback Readers Episode 68
A huge welcome to our friend Nathan, here today to talk with us about The Mayor of MacDougal Street, by Dave Van Ronk with Elijah Wald. We loved this book, and we had so much fun getting to talk to Nathan about it.All the other books we discussed are listed below. Our next shared read will be Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning by Alan Maimon.Julie’s books:Pineapple Street by Jenny JacksonThis Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha CarvanJoe’s book:
2023-03-2700 min
The 1937 Flood Watch Podcast"Sister Kate"Authorship of “Sister Kate,” one of the first famous songs of the Roarin’ Twenties, is a musical mystery.The composer of record is New Orleans bandleader/violinist Armand Piron, who had a publishing partnership with Clarence Williams. However, Piron’s credits for the song frequently have been disputed, most famously by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who always claimed he wrote the tune himself. Armstrong contended he sold the song for an overcoat (which he received) and a few dollars (which he did not).Piron — who copyrighted it in 1919 as “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sist...
2023-02-1004 min
The Kitchen Sisters PresentFrom Nashville to Nairobi: A History of Country Western Music in KenyaWe trace the history of country music in Kenya, dating back to the 1920s and 30s when local populations first heard Jimmie Rodgers on early country western 78 records, to the current day, where the clubs of Nairobi are filled with rising stars bringing their own unique sounds to country music.
Hear their takes on the hits of Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and more. And an interview and performance from Kenyan country singer Steve Rogers, radio and TV presenters Catherine Ndonye and David Kimitho, music historian Elijah Wald, and Olvido Records founder Gordon Ashworth.
...
2022-11-0143 min
Who Cares About the Rock Hall?Rerun: A History of the Early Influence Category w/ Elijah WaldA re-broadcast of our very informative 2021 episode with historian Elijah Wald all about the artists who have been inducted as "early influences." This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-06-021h 31
Mishka Shubaly PodcastMark Lanegan/ Brian Wilson/ ”Trouble Boys” editor Ben Schafer of Hachette BooksI met Ben Schafer in the process of working on Mark Lanegan's book with him. I have a lot of resistance to meeting publishing/ music industry/ entertainment industry folks because it always feels so ingenuine, like "I will pretend to be your friend until it no longer serves my business interests, at which point I'll pretend you never existed." From our first meeting, I recognized that Ben was, like me, just an earnest fan of Lanegan's work. We talked about how great Lanegan's voice and writing was, how excited we were for the book, sobriety, then finally just life...
2022-03-311h 16
Afropop WorldwideFrom Nashville to Nairobi: The History of Country Music in KenyaIn this episode, we trace the history of country music in Kenya, dating back to the 1920s and 30s when local populations first heard Jimmie Rodgers on early country western 78 records, to the current day, where the clubs of Nairobi are filled with rising stars bringing their own unique sounds to country music. Hear their takes on the hits of Don Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and more. Tune in for an interview and performance from Kenyan country singer Steve Rogers, radio and tv presenters Catherine Ndonye and David Kimitho, music historian Elijah Wald, and Olvido Records founder Gordon Ashworth...
2022-03-3159 min
The Reference DeskRock and Roll Myths, Legends and Curses [RE-RELEASE]This time last year, we released what remains my absolute favorite episode I’ve researched to date. I got SO into this topic, and since we seem to have quite a few new listeners, I wanted to re-release this episode. So please enjoy as I continue to be completely bewitched by Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses. ______________________________________________________________________________________________In this episode, Hailee is bewitched by rock and roll myths, legends, and curses. Who created Rock and Roll? It’s a question that has been heavily debated and there are many possible answers. Rock has certai...
2022-03-301h 34
A History of Rock Music in 500 SongsEpisode 130: “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob DylanEpisode one hundred and thirty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan, and the controversy over Dylan going electric, Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.
Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on "Hold What You've Got" by Joe Tex.
Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/j...
2021-08-1500 min
Natural LawNatural Law Episode 40: Addictions Part 3Recommended Reads: The Truth About Addiction and Recovery by Stanton Peele - Exploding the Gene Myth by Ruth Hubbard and Elijah Wald. In this episode I will discuss: awareness paradox, multiple factors determine habits becoming addictions, some addictions can be worse than others, human perceptions of different habits, consciousness levels of different involvements, cocaine is garbage, genetic inheritance, the Goodwin Study of children of alcoholics, article covering genetic connections to addiction, Kendler et al. 2003, problems with genetic reductionism, genes do not explain everything, genetic predispositions are largely due to conditioning, genetic inferences can lead to eugenics, just because a...
2021-07-021h 10Who Cares About the Rock Hall?A History of Early Influence Inductees w/ Elijah WaldMusician, historian, and writer Elijah Wald joins Joe & Kristen to talk about every artist who's been inducted into the Rock Hall's "Early Influence" category. Lots of discussion of artists from the pre-rock era and some who aren't really. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-06-041h 28
Caverna Cultural CastCaverna Cultural #001 — Especial Clube dos 27: Robert JohnsonSejam bem-vindos ao Caverna Cultural cast! Hoje, o episódio será falando sobre a vida (e mito) de Robert Johnson, pioneiro do blues e possível primeiro membro do clube dos 27.Fontes usadas neste episódio:Documentário "Remastered: O diabo na encruzilhada" (disponível na Netflix)https://youtu.be/T9dEJdURvqwhttps://youtu.be/feIaNfFONWohttps://youtu.be/QSS62tA3K3Qhttps://youtu.be/A6zl0Yo_dqg https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnsonhttps://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com...
2021-05-3120 min
Music of the River CityElijah WaldAuthor, musician, and Grammy winner Elijah Wald is a leading expert in blues history and Robert Johnson. He joins me to talk about Mississippi Delta Blues, Robert Johnson, and the history of blues music.
2021-05-1253 min
The Reference DeskRock myths, legends, and cursesIn this episode, Hailee is bewitched with rock and roll myths, legends and curses. Who created Rock and Roll? It’s a question that has been heavily debated and there are many possible answers. Rock has certainly had a very turbulent history. Close calls, plane crashes, heavy use of drugs and alcohol, mysterious deaths, just to name a few. Join us this week as week as Hailee tells the tale of Robert Johnson who may have sold his soul at the crossroads to become an amazing musician, the 27 club, which claims the lives of numerous rock and roll legends at the...
2021-03-311h 33
Meet The Music: A Cappella to ZydecoThe Blues: Dr. Elijah Wald, Author of Escaping the DeltaThis week's episode of Meet the Music Listen as Dr. Wald talks about the Blues, Rhythm and Blues, about Robert Johnson's music journey, and shares a list of his music choices. Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists
2021-03-0142 min
American SongcatcherS1:E1 // If She Heard My Guineas ClinkSeason 1, Episode 1 // If She Heard My Guineas Clink Featured in this Episode: Traditional - "Peggy O" (:28) Jimmie Rodgers - "Waiting For a Train" (8:01) Elizabeth Cotten - "Shake Sugaree" (15:23) Dave Van Ronk - "Green, Green Rocky Road" (25:40) Gillian Welch - "Everything is Free" (35:26) Teaser: A traditional Scottish song survives over 300 years, traveling thousands of miles before filtering through the Appalachian Mountains and becoming a folk "pass along" tune. "The Singing Brakeman" comes alive after witnessing the yodeling of Swiss emissaries, creating the...
2020-07-2851 min
Let It RollThe Beatles As The End Of Rock & Roll: What Have We Learned From Elijah Wald's Alternative History Of American Popular MusicSpecial guest scholar and musician Yuri Campbell returns to review the key lessons we learned from Nate’s discussion with Elijah Wald about his book “How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music”Nate and Yuri evaluate Wald’s revisionist history of the evolution of popular music in the 20th century and his claim that Paul Whiteman was the Beatles of the 1920s or rather that the Beatles were the Paul Whiteman of the 1960s.Visit our sponsor Adam & Eve for 50% off almost any item, get tons of free gifts AND...
2020-07-2058 min
Let It RollRobert Johnson Revised: What Have We Learned From Elijah Wald's Escaping The Delta?Today special guest scholar and musician Yuri Campbell returns, to review the key lessons we learned from Nate’s discussion with Elijah Wald about his book Escaping The Delta: Robert Johnson & the Invention of the Blues.”Nate and Yuri evaluate Wald’s boldly revisionist take on Robert Johnson and debate whether or not Wald succeeded in re-assessing Johnson from the perspective of his peers and contemporaries in contrast with the romantic myth of Johnson long propagated in the folk & rock communities.Visit our sponsor Adam & Eve for 50% off almost any item, get tons of free gifts A...
2020-07-1357 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentBrother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson by Annye C. AndersonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson Author: Annye C. Anderson Narrator: Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 9, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlife Though Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of his tragic death in 1938, his enduring recordings have solidified his status as a progenitor of the Delta...
2020-06-0903 min
Planetary Gig TalkElijah Wald, writer musicianElijah Wald is a American folk blues guitarist and music historian, and 2002 Grammy Award winner. He says there was always music around when he was young. He started playing when he was seven and, after seeing Pete Seeger when he was eight or nine, he decided he wanted to be a musician. He also was influenced by Woody Guthrie's book Bound for Glory and, after studying with Dave Van Ronk in New York, spent 15 years playing guitar and traveling the world. He has published more than a thousand articles, mostly about folk, roots and international music for various magazines...
2019-06-1233 min
Jorge Arévalo Mateus' PodcastHurdy Gurdy Songs: The Ballad of Josh White, Hurdy Gurdy Man (HGS#33)The Ballad of Josh White, with guests Elijah Wald and Doug Yeager. Here's the playlist:
1. Jim Crow Train - Josh White (Josh White: American Folk Hero)
2. Scandalous & a Shame - Blind Joe Taggart (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1 -- 1926-1928, Document Records)
3. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed - Josh White (The Best of Josh White, Rhino/Elektra)
4. Uncle Sam Says-Joshua White
5. Pickin' Low Cotton (TwinBirdz)
6. Silicosis Is Killin' Me-Josh White (Blues Legends: Josh White,Kateland)
7. Trouble-Josh White(Chain Gang Songs, Rhino/Elektra)
8. House of the Rising Sun(Live)- Josh White Jr. (Live in Franconia, Silverwolf)
9...
2019-03-0259 min
Let It RollRobert Johnson: Escaping the DeltaThis week, Nate is joined by author Elijah Wald for a discussion of his book “Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues” In this episode, Elijah explains his ground-breaking revisionist history of the blues, why Robert Johnson was virtually ignored by blues fans of his own era and how he emerged as a legend in the 1960's and beyond.Buy the book and support the podcast.Download this episode.Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.comFo...
2018-12-0343 min
Let It RollLegends Of Memphis Music From Charlie Feathers To Jeff BuckleyIn this episode, Robert tells Nate some of his favorite stories about the undersung musical legends of his home town of Memphis, including chewing tobacco with rockabilly legend Charlie Feathers, soul legend James Carr’s tragic tale of mental transubstantiation, the singer more frightening than Jerry Lee Lewis, the Lead Belly album that changed his life, and Jeff Buckley’s final days. Thanks for listening. Next time, Nate will be back with author Elijah Wald to discuss the real story of Robert Johnston, the blues legend in his proper context.Buy the book and support the podcast.
2018-11-2654 min
Fun 2 Know PodcastF2K Ep. 46 - Music Historian Elijah WaldOn today's show: music historian Elijah Wald. I was just hanging out in my South Philly neighborhood when I happened to get introduced to Elijah, a music historian who has written over a dozen books, mainly on the subject of roots music but also on subjects as diverse as hitchhiking, the cultural phenomenon known as “the Dozens” and the genetics industry. Elijah won a Grammy for his liner notes in 2002, had the book he co-authored with Dave Van Ronk adapted for the Coen Bros. 2013 film, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS as well as making the scene as a guitarist rooted in the folk...
2018-08-141h 05
La Música de Nuestras VidasLos Corridos | La Música de Nuestras VidasEl corrido es un género musical en México que narra la historia verdadera de un personaje real y/o mítico. Estas composiciones épicas narran momentos importantes para rendir homenaje y demostrar respeto a una persona o un pueblo.
El corrido nació a principios del siglo XIX durante la época de la independencia y ganó mucha popularidad durante la Revolución Mexicana (1910-1920) porque se relataban las aventuras de los revolucionarios y sus líderes. Los corridos son populares hoy en día también. Siguen narrando las historias más sentimentales de los habitantes de las comunidades y sus proble...
2018-03-1848 min
Get Lost In This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect At Home.Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah WaldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/85042to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dylan Goes Electric!
Author: Elijah Wald
Narrator: Sean Runnette
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
Release date: 05-16-17
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 135 ratings
Genres: History & Criticism
Publisher's Summary:
2017-05-1611h 56
Step Inside The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Uplifting!American Epic by Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, Elijah WaldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/85237to listen full audiobooks.
Title: American Epic
Author: Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, Elijah Wald
Narrator: Mike Chamberlain
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 05-02-17
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: History & Criticism
Publisher's Summary:
2017-05-025h 10The Next Track♫ Episode #33 – This Was the Year that Was, 2016In this special, one-hour, year-end episode, we feature clips from some of our more popular episodes. If you’re just discovering The Next Track, this highlight reel will give you an idea of the topics we cover in the show.
Alex Ross on classical music
Sunny Nam on mastering records
Elijah Wald on the blues
Timo Andres on composing classical music
David Browne on the Grateful Dead
Will Hermes on discovering new music
Sponsor: Waltr 2: transfer virtually any media files to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, without using iTunes. Safe 15% on Waltr 2 with the discount code THENEXTTRACK. Ch...
2016-12-3059 min
6 Diálogos con las músicas populares mexicanas.El narcocorrido es mexicano.Hoy domingo 20 de noviembre en el programa "Diálogos con las músicas populares mexicanas", el Dr. Luis Omar Montoya presentará primeramente una entrevista realizada por el sociólogo Sergio Negrete al escritor, investigador y musicólogo Elijah Wald, autor del libro “Narcocorrido: Un viaje al mundo de la música, las drogas, armas y guerrilleros”. Posteriormente escucharemos el documental “Entre balas y acordes”, producción de Ramón Gerónimo Olvera para la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua.
2016-11-201h 08The Next Track♫ Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the BluesWe welcome musician, historian, and author Elijah Wald to discuss the history of the blues.
Sponsor: Master iTunes with Kirk’s ebook and save 30% on Take Control of iTunes 12: The FAQ, the indispensable guide to iTunes.
Show notes:
Elijah Wald’s website
Elijah Wald’s Songobiography
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Mayor of McDougal Street
Inside Dave van Ronk (the album with the cat on the cover)
Robert Johnson, The Complete Record...
2016-09-3030 min
Thanks For Giving A DamnEpisode 134: Dylan Goes Electric
Elijah Wald talks about Bob Dylan’s infamous electrified performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
2016-07-0927 minThanks For Giving A DamnEpisode 133: Dave Van Ronk Stories
Elijah Wald shares a ton of great stories about Dave Van Ronk.
2016-06-1625 min
Modern NotionThe Night Bob Dylan Went ElectricOur guest today is Elijah Wald, author of Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties (Dey Street Books, July 2015). Fifty years after the fact, we talk with Wald about the night Bob Dylan first performed with an electric band at the Newport Folk Festival, shocking his fans and…
2015-09-0300 min