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the Millennial Throwback Machine
by Sam Williams
this podcast is going to be all about 60's music. the goal with this podcast is to educate a younger generation on one of the greatest decades of music of all time, and to prove to people that Millennials can love 60's music as well and it's not just for Baby boomers. Each week I"m going to review one song by one artist from the 60's and split the podcast into two halfs. first half is going to be my perspective and my opinion on the song and why I think it's so good or why I don't think it's so great. then I'm going to talk about the history behind the group or artist that did the song and talk about the behind the scenes industry people and places that helped make it a hit (writers and producers, session musicians and band members and recording studios and chart positions, etc.) I will occasionally interview industry people from back then either over the phone or in person to give you a better glimpse of how the business worked back then and how much has changed since then, and to edu
Episodes
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Episode 283: The Jarmels
Hey Guys! So I am BACK with another free episode for my podcast! And WOW do I have some GREAT news for you. My album is done and THEE VERY first single for my album comes out on November 6th!!!! YEESSS!!! And that single is the finished version of a track that was left unfinished and unreleased…
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Episode 282: The Village Stompers
Hey guys! So I’m BACK with another episode for the free version of my podcast and I’m SO FREAKING EXCITED because I am ALMOST done with recording my album as well. I’m just waiting on the sax parts and for the female background vocals to be recorded for one more song off the album and then THATS…
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Episode 281: Ian Whitcomb
hey Guys! So here's something that you may not be expecting from me. another free episode this month! So Yes, the free episode I released this month is actually a re release of an older episode from 2021. so I wanted to do one more free episode this month so I can give you guys more updates about...
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Interview Episode 11 Re-Upload: Steve Boone
hey guys! So as promised, I'm giving you guys a special re-airing of an interview episode I originally released for FREE 5 years ago. YES! this episode was up for QUITE sometime but It was unfortunately taken down because of a song clip that was used in the beginning of the interview. but now I'm...
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Episode 280: Dale And Grace
Hey guys! so it's at the end of the month now, which means I"m gonna release another free episode for my podcast. and actually, next month I"m doing something pretty special. One of the interviews that I released for the free version of my podcast was unfortunately taken down because of a song…
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Episode 279: Oliver.
hey guys! HOLY MOLY there has been SO MUCH GREAT THINGS Happening with me!! I've been on ABSOLUTE GRAVY TRAIN lately not only with my album but with the new interview episodes for the premium version of my podcast as well!. I JUST HAD ON THEE BIGGEST GUEST I"VE EVER HAD ON MY PODCAST!!! DIONNE...
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Episode 278: Jan Bradley
hey guys! so WOW am I back with another free episode for this podcast! but first. lots of updates for you. I did two new interview episodes this month that I am SUPER excited about AND, I just got a new subscriber for the premium version of this podcast, AND, he's a Millennial So let's hear it…
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Episode 277: Gene McDainels
Hey Guys! I'm back with another free episode for this podcast! sorry, once again it took me quite a while to get another episode out to you guys. Honestly February was a pretty eventful month. lots happened and most of what happened took my time and energy away from doing this free version of my...
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Episode 276 2026 Kickoff: The Lemon Pipers
hey guys! so I think probably by now you should expect a new episode for the free version of my podcast towards the end of each month. it's still very difficult for me to do more than one free episode per month now. and the issue certainly has nothing to do with time. I definitely have the time…
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Episode 275 2025 Finale: The Friends Of Distinction
hey guys!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! YES!!! I'm wrapping up an AMAZING year for myself and WOW was this a great year for me!! SO MANY cool things happened for me in 2025. it was such a FABULOUS year for me from everything from getting to make my record, going on an all expenses paid trip to Miami! to...
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Episode 274: Hugh Masekela
hey guys! so WOW am I getting close to finishing my record!! it's SO Exciting guys!! I'm gonna have another music release for you in the pipeline very soon!! but also,I just got a brand new subscriber for the premium version of my podcast!! and she's around my age as well!! so she's REALLY…
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Episode 273: The Corsairs
Hey Guys! so WOW this is the very last episode of my twenties that I'll put out for my podcast. WOW have my twenties have been a decade of ups and downs for myself. I feel like the first half of it was definitely a struggle (this was for sure before I started this podcast) but the latter half has...
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Episode 272: The Jelly Beans
hey guys! so I am BACK with another episode for the free version of my podcast and boy do I have some FANTASTIC news for you guys! I officially hit my second goal with the crowdfunding campaign for my next EP so I am 100% DONE crowdfunding this project now! at least I think so. there is still ONE...
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Episode 271: Mason Williams
hey guys! I'm SO FREAKING SORRY for the delay with releasing a free episode with this podcast! MAN is it tough for me to do this free version of my show now. I'm so focused on my ever growing premium version of my show and sometimes, songs are hard to analyze/break down because I don't always...
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Episode 270: Bob & Earl
hey Guys!! SO SORRY again for not releasing a free episode for almost THEE ENTIRE MONTH!! Life REALLY gets in the way a lot of times. I feel like I'm SO Addicted so Social Media but I'm also going out to shows. so it's been hard to do this version of my podcast. but I have noticed the listens for...
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Episode 268 Part 2: Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
hey guys! WOW do I have some great news for you! two things. 1: I'm officially only $262 away from my goal with the crowdfunding campaign for my next EP!!! YES!!! I'm SO FREAKING CLOSE guys!!! I honestly think that I will hit my goal within a matter of days and I will start recording this next EP...
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Episode 268 Part 1: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Hey Guys, so I am back with another free episode for this podcast but I gotta say I kind of planned this out a little poorly. I wanted to talk about a song that I hate on my podcast from a group that I don't like at all on my show in the hopes of maybe that would help increase my listenership…
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Episode 266 Part 2: Ral Donner.
Hey Guys! WOW it's been a minute since I have released another episode. sorry you had a to wait a whole month and a day for me to get another episode from me. I've definitely been distracted with some other things but I have noticed a dip in my listeners for my episode for this podcast this year,...
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Episode 266 Part 1: Ral Donner
Hey Guys! sorry for being a little bit absent for the free version of my show. but BOY do I have some news for you. first off, I"M OFFICIALLY A MUISC JOURNALIST!!!! YES!!!! one of my interviews that I recorded for the premium version of my podcast was added to this VERY prestigious library of…
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Episode 264 Part 2: Sly & The Family Stone
hey guys! WOW did I miss putting this episode out last month! Whoops. My Bad! it's been crazy guys. LOTS has happened with my podcast since the last episode I put out. INCLUDING getting on a online list of the Top 60 Millennial Podcasts! YES!!!!! That is so freaking cool!!! Yep. I'm in the Top…
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Episode 264 Part 1: Sly & The Family Stone
Hey Guys! so I am officially back with another episode for the free version of my podcast! and I decided to try something different with this episode. I honestly noticed a dip in my listeners for this show compared to last year, and I thought maybe it's because of the sound quality of my…
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Episode 262 Part 2: Ray Stevens
hey guys! so I am back with another free episode for this podcast. sometimes I don't get to recording the first episode of the month until towards the end of the month, so the next episode sometimes comes the following week after I drop the first episode of the month. so, in this week's episode…
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Episode 262 Part 1: Ray Stevens.
hey guys! I'm back with another free episode for this podcast! expect one more for this month that will come out next week. so I thought I would chart into some uncharted waters for this podcast finally. I rarely get political on this podcast, but it seems like we live in a heated political world...
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Episode 260 Part 2: Zager & Evans
hey guys! so I am back with another episode for the free version of this podcast. I really try to give you guys some very interesting info for the free version of this podcast, cause I know that with me hiding my interviews behind a paywall with the premium version of my show, it may seem like…
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Episode 260 Part 1: Zager & Evans
Hey Guys! I know it's a little late to say Happy New Year since we are almost done with January but this is the first new episode of the year for this free version of this podcast. I know that the start of this year was rough for many people, and where I live in Los Angeles, it's especially hard...
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Episode 258 Part 2: Skeeter Davis
hey Guys! Hope you all are having a great holiday. I want to pop in & give you guys the last free episode of this year. this is part two of a two part tribute to my good friend Andy Paley who was a guest on my podcast with whom I recently lost late last month. so there is a very specific reason…
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Episode 258 Part 1: Skeeter Davis
hey guys, Happy Holidays! so I am back with another free episode of this podcast. and the last two episodes of the year will be dedicated to a dearly departed friend of mine who I became very close to within the last 5 years of my life. he actually was a guest on my podcast 5 years ago & I think...
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Episode 256 Part Two: Jimmy Ruffin
Hey guys! so I am back with another episode for this free version of my podcast and I do have some sad news to report. one of my dearest & closest friends passed away & he was actually a guest on my podcast early on. his name is Andy Paley & If you've been a veteran listener of this show, you…
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Episode 256 Part One: Jimmy Ruffin
Hey guys! I hope you all are doing ok. so I'm back with another free episode for this podcast. I know that this has been a heavy week for a lot of you if you live in America, and a lot of you are still feeling the pain & sadness of what we experienced as a country earlier this month, so I wanted…
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Episode 254 Part 2: Bob Lind
Hey Guys! Happy Halloween! Sorry. I kinda dropped the ball this year on a Halloween themed song, but there's always next year. Anyways, I wanted to come on here one more time for the final free episode of this month for my podcast. I will likely put out four more free episodes this year & that'll...
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Episode 254 Part 1: Bob Lind
Hey Guys! so as promised, I am back with another free episode for this podcast. I hope you guys are doing well and are alright with only two free episodes a month. between going to events on weekends and school classes every day and my living situation where I"m away from recording equipment two...
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Episode 252 Part 2: Clarence Carter
hey guys! so, as promised, I am back with another free episode for this podcast. now as some of you may notice with this particular episode, my voice is rather deeper than it normally is, that's because this week, I unfortunately caught a cold but thankfully, I am on the tail end of it, which is...
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Episode 252 Part 1: Clarence Carter
hey Guys! So I am back with another free episode for this podcast. Now here's the thing guys, my life is going to get very hectic soon, so the next free episode of my podcast may not come till the very last day of this month. Starting next week, I will only have 3 days out of the week to record &...
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Episode 250 Part 2: The Marketts
Hey Guys! So I'm back with another episode for the free version of my podcast. I unfortunately did not wind up going to that event I was telling you guys about. I explained exactly why I didn't go in this episode. but moving on, I did want to let you know that I got another donation recently for...
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Episode 250 Part 1: The Marketts
hey Guys! so here's the thing. in this episode, I talk about how I got accepted to volunteer at the next Guild Of Music Supervisors event happening in LA this weekend. turns out that I won't be doing it, and I'll explain more as to why I won't be volunteering for it in the next episode I put out....
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Episode 248 Part 2: The Tradewinds
hey guys! so as promised, I'm back with another episode for the free version of this podcast. here are some cool & exciting updates for y'all. I just did an interview with Maurice Rodgers, who was an original member of a band that backed up Brenton Wood both in the studio & for some live...
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Episode 248 Part 1: The Tradewinds
hey guys! so I"m back with another episode for the free version of this podcast. I've got some VERY exciting news guys! the official Guild Of Music Supervisors Instagram account followed me back recently! SUPER freaking exciting guys! AND, they sent me a form that I filled out to volunteer for...
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Episode 246 Part 2: The Winstons
Hey guys! so as promised, I"m back with another episode for the free version of my show. and I"m got some REALLY exciting news for you guys! I officially hit the 200 dollar mark for the crowdfunding campaign for my next EP. YES!!!! we are making some HUGE progress with it considering I've only...
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Episode 246 Part 1: The Winstons.
hey guys! so I"m back with another episode for the free version & I actually have some GREAT news for you guys! VERY soon, FINALLY, I will be launching the crowdfunding campaign for my next EP & I'm VERY excited about FINALLY doing that. what was the holdup with launching this? well, to be honest...
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Episode 244 Part 2: Cliff Nobles & Co.
hey Guys! so as promised, I am back with another episode for the free version of this podcast and honestly guys, I have no updates for you regarding my music. I did break my writers block to write a new song recently, but I'm experiencing an issue with getting back into the studio to record these...
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Episode 244 Part 1: Cliff Nobles & Co.
Hey guys! so i'm back this month with another couple of free podcast episodes. I have been noticing that even though my frequency as to when I'm releasing these episodes has dramatically slowed down to 2 a month now, I"m still getting the same amount of listeners every time I release an episode....
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Episode 242 Part 2: Gale Garnett
hey Guys! Sorry for the delayed release of the next episode of this podcast. I unfortunately got sick this month, and I"m still not over it right now unfortunately. I'm definitely doing everything that I can do to try to get back to a 100% but I am definitely feeling much better then I was last...
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Episode 242 Part 1: Gale Garnett
Hey Guys! So here's something that you may not expect from me. I had a sudden inspiration to cover another female artist on my podcast recently. and normally I don't do back to back female artists on my show, but this song came to mind that has a very interesting lyrical premise, and I just...
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Episode 240 Part 2: Dusty Springfield
Hey Guys! So I am back with my second free episode for this month. I'm wrapping up woman's history month with another episode talking about the history behind the last song & artist I talked about on my podcast, Dusty Springfield. now I want you guys to understand that if this episode, for…
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Episode 240 Part 1: Dusty Springfield
hey guys! so sorry for again the delayed release of a free episode of my podcast. let me tell you something guys. it is SO HARD balancing doing this version of my podcast and doing the premium subscription version of my podcast. I have been recording SO MANY new interview episodes lately, and if...
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Episode 238 Part 2: The Trashmen
Hey Guys, once again my apologies for the delay with releasing part two of the last song & group I was talking about on my podcast. I was hit with a family tragedy recently so I have been tied up with managing the house while my parents have been gone (and we have two dogs now) but I did manage…
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Episode 238 Part 1: The Trashmen
hey guys! so I actually am back with another free episode of this podcast. the reason as to why this one came up so quickly is because this time I had a pretty clear idea as to which song I wanted to talk about next on my podcast. so I decided to go down a slightly different direction this time...
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Episode 236 Part 2: Tommy Roe
Hey Guys! So I am back with another free version of this podcast. So I have been telling some people (friends and people I meet on social media) about my podcast (specifically my young friends around my age) and I truly hope you'll spread the word amongst people your age about this podcast…
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Episode 236 Part 1: Tommy Roe
Hey Guys! Happy New Year! once again, my apologies again for the delay with dropping a new episode of my podcast, the beginning of this year was kind of a doozy for me. I spent the first week of the year sick/under the weather & then my soon to be 2 year old niece was at my studio for a while…
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Episode 234 Part 2: Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
Hey Guys! I know it's been a while since I have released an episode of this podcast, it's been becoming a little more difficult to find the time record these free podcast episodes, as I often think about what song I should talk about next, & that can take me a while to do that, and I also have…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
this podcast is going to be all about 60's music. the goal with this podcast is to educate a younger generation on one of the greatest decades of music of all time, and to prove to people that Millennials can love 60's music as well and it's not just for Baby boomers. Each week I"m going to review one song by one artist from the 60's and split the podcast into two halfs. first half is going to be my perspective and my opinion on the song and why I think it's so good or why I don't think it's so great. then I'm going to talk about the history behind the group or artist that did the song and talk about the behind the scenes industry people and places that helped make it a hit (writers and producers, session musicians and band members and recording studios and chart positions, etc.) I will occasionally interview industry people from back then either over the phone or in person to give you a better glimpse of how the business worked back then and how much has changed since then, and to edu
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