1963 Brill Building pop is perfected: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comNate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠”History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠⁠⁠⁠ “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with the first of two shows discussing 1963. This week we’ll be talking about how Berry Gordy perfected his Motown assembly line, Phil Spector and the wrecking crew, Roy Orbison’s operatic dramas, Patsy Cline’s final year, and how James Brown f…