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Takin’ A Walk – Music History with Buzz Knight

Takin’ A Walk is the music history podcast from Buzz Knight, featuring candid conversations with iconic musicians and legendary artists about the moments that shaped their music.

From classic rock stories and Grammy winners to the artists behind today’s viral hits, each episode goes inside the music: how the songs came together, the careers built around them, and what the artists learned along the way. Select episodes are archived in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s permanent collection.

Every walk ends with the Dream Walk question: “If you could take a walk with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?”

Guests include Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Julian Lennon, Stewart Copeland,Skylar Grey, Paula Abdul, Carnie Wilson, Hunter Hayes, Swamp Dogg and Taj Mahal.

A Buzz Knight Media Productions podcast.

Check out all of our other shows: Music Saved Me and Comedy Saved Me hosted by Lynn Hoffman, Takin A Walk Nashville hosted by Sarah Harralson and Jersey Made hosted by Buzz Knight. All part of The IHeart Podcast Network.

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Latest Episodes:

Music History on foot for 12/22/2022 Dec 22, 2022

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A brief look at music news, takin a walk happenings and this day in music history on foot for Takin A Walk with Buzz Knight.
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Happy Holidays from the Takin A Walk Podcast celebrating Radio Dec 20, 2022

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This is a holiday sampler showcasing our many friends who have been on Takin A Walk from the radio business.
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Celebrating the holidays music sampler Dec 20, 2022

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Happy Holidays from The Takin A Walk Podcast-Music History on Foot with a music sampler from our past year.
Highlights include Jorma Kaukonen from Jefferson Airplane, Bill Payne from Little Feat and more.
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Behind the curtain of Takin A Walk with our production wizard Dec 18, 2022

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Bob Malatesta is our production wizard and you can meet him as he takes his own journey across the country.
I am incredibly grateful for his work as we reflect on this holiday season.
He also has a regular video series capturing his journey called Travelogues with Bob and Dogs which you can check out here at https://unclebobssoup.com
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A Legendary Actor talks about being on a franchise TV drama Dec 16, 2022

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Hear actor Joe Mantegna on this bonus edition of Takin a walk.
Joe plays FBI agent David Rossi and has been in countless other movie roles.
He professes his love for music and his craft in this episode.
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Amazing Classic Stories from a DJ. Dec 13, 2022

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This episode of Takin A Walk-Music History on foot is with a classic New York City disc jockey named Ken Dashow.
He is the afternoon host at the IHeart Media Classic Rock Station WAXQ-Q-104.3 where he plays great music and engages with the tri-state area audience.
He also hosts the Sunday morning "Breakfast with the Beatles" show" and has spent the last 30 years on NY radio including a long stint at the legendary rock station WNEW-FM.
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Promo/Upcoming episode with a New York radio personality and stories of music history Dec 10, 2022

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Promo for episode with New York Radio Personality Ken Dashow.
Listen later this coming week for stories of music history.
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One man’s mission to celebrate the music scene of Greenwich Village Dec 06, 2022

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Richard Barone is the author of the terrific book "Music and Revolution-Greenwich Village in the 60's" and he joins Buzz Knight for this episode.
Richard is a musician and professor and he is passionate about the village music scene.
Show Notes here to learn more.
One Man's Mission to Share his Love of the Greenwich Village Music Scene with Richard Barone
When we think of the term “musical range,” I think you have to actually think of Greenwich village in the sense that in the 60s, the village was such a hotbed of styles and personalities. The village is accorded the backbone of singers, song writing, and folk singing, because of this incredible range of poets and a live feeling of what was going on. You still feel it today, but it is different from the 60s. So, it’s rather fitting that our guest today, on taking a walk, is not a stranger to the musical range.
Richard Barone is an acclaimed recording artist, performer, producer, and author. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ, as frontman of The Bongos and then helping to launch the chamber pop movement with his solo debut “cool blue halo,” Barone has produced countless studio recordings and worked with artists in every musical genre. Richard has spent decades navigating the musical neurons of the village with his great new book, Music and Revolution. This book is about Greenwich Village in the 60s. By the end, Richard will transport you in time. You will feel as if you are going through a meditation, you are part of. Get the experience of this amazing village with Richard Barone.
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Key Highlights from the Episode
[00:01] Meet Richard Barone from Greenwich Village
[01:45] Richard’s inspiration for authoring his book, Music+Revolution
[03:21] Save the village movement
[04:47] How a Sunday afternoon in a restaurant felt like in the 1960s at the village
[06:43] Big poets at Greenwich Village in the 50s
[11:00] A lunch Richard had with Barry Kornfeld
[12:30] Several musical figures that you should know, as Barone mentions in his book
[12:50] Richard Farina
[19:51] Janis Ian
[23:31] José Monserrate Feliciano
[25:10] Fred Neil
[28:09] Philip David Ochs
[32:44] Comparing the music of the 1960s to that of 2020
[35:34] Ending the show and call to action
Notable Quotes
Compared to the 1960s, many songs do not address anything. Older songs were guided by a message or theme.
Many people sing songs in 2022 but it does not bring togetherness of people to enjoy and feel it. In the 60s, concerts were packed with people of all races and ages.
Get Richard’s Book
Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4FDSY5B/
Connect With Richard Barone
Website: http://www.richardbarone.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardbarone/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/RichardBarone
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichardBaroneOfficial
Email:richard@richardbarone.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/richardbarone
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Promo/One man’s mission to share his love of the Greenwich Village music scene. Dec 03, 2022

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Promo for episode releasing later this week with musician/author/professor Richard Barone.
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Nashville celebrates Giving Tuesday Nov 29, 2022

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Nashville is a giving community and this episode celebrates some of the great work of a number of amazing charities and nonprofit organizations both in Nashville and across the country.
RJ Curtis is The Executive Director of The Country Radio Inc. which puts on one of the best conference events ever-Country Radio Seminar and he highlights the stellar work of St. Jude Hospital.
Check them out here. https://www.stjude.org
Martha Earls is a powerful artist manager in music city with one of the fastest rising stars in Kane Brown on her roster and she highlights two organizations-Oasis Center from Nashville https://oasiscenter.org and the Boys and Girls Club nationally https://www.bgca.org.
Artist Russell Dickerson proudly supports cult2vate https://www.cul2vate.org and amazing Artist Manager Kerri Edwards with her roster including Luke Bryan and Cole Swindell asks your support of The MS Society https://www.nationalmssociety.org
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