EPISODE · Jan 9, 2024 · 3 MIN
Richard Nixon Once Wished He’d Been A Rapper
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1913, the birthday of President Richard Nixon. In addition to being a politician, Nixon was a capable piano player who once said on tape that he would've gone into music "if there had been a good rap group around in those days." Plus: the time the 37th president sent a thank you letter to one of the wildest outsider musicians of all time. Richard Nixon, wannabe rapper (Washington Post) He hunches in Heaven. Hasil Adkins dead at 67. (WFMU) Fresh beats always available for backers on our Patreon page
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Today in 1913, the birthday of President Richard Nixon. In addition to being a politician, Nixon was a capable piano player who once said on tape that he would've gone into music "if there had been a good rap group around in those days." Plus: the time the 37th president sent a thank you letter to one of the wildest outsider musicians of all time. Richard Nixon, wannabe rapper (Washington Post) He hunches in Heaven. Hasil Adkins dead at 67. (WFMU) Fresh beats always available for backers on our Patreon page
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