#025 Six Questions With Barry Hummel

This week, I welcome back my old friend and frequent What Am I Making guest Barry Hummel for a sextet of musical conundrums. Barry is, of course, one half of the great Pops on Hops podcast, where he and his daughter Abigail discuss music and beer and so much more. In addition to Barry’s terrific work at Pops On Hops, he has also recently taken to writing on Substack about the world at Pops On Hops and covering his exploits as a long distance runner.During our half dozen queries, Barry and I cover his childhood episode with mumps and the adjacent musical memories that are entwined with that time in his life. We take a trip to the most famous rooftop show in the history of rock music and Barry shares how he was awakened to the realities of race in America with the help of a young female singer/songwriter.Barry shares his connection with a terrific North Carolina band that he wished had garnered a larger audience in their day, and then regales us with an emotional tale of seeing one of the biggest bands of all time during a time of national mourning. We then wrap things up very near where we began as we discussed the musical catalog that would be the last to leave Barry’s record collection.This episode is rather special as Barry and I were able to record it together in person at an event we were both attending in Las Vegas back in April. We recorded the episode on the patio of a restaurant, so the audio may sound a tad different than our usual episode, but the quality is still quite good for a location recording. So, here we are together again, this time in-person.It’s me and the great Barry Hummel with six questions.Let’s get into it.Cheers,Matty C- - - - - - - -End CreditsThank you so much to Barry for joining me. You can find out all about him and his work at https://popsonhopspod.substack.com/Six Questions With Matty C is a production of What Am I Making. The show is hosted, written, and produced by me, Matty C. Our theme music was written by the great Pete Coe.You can subscribe to all of our work today at whatamimaking.substack.com. Our work is solely sponsored by listeners and readers like you. Please lend your support today with a paid subscription at whatamimaking.substack.com. You can email the show us at [email protected]. You can also leave us a voicemail with your questions or concerns at speakpipe.com/whatamimaking Get full access to What Am I Making at whatamimaking.substack.com/subscribe