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A radio show becomes a book that becomes a podcast about one of the most iconic places of American and international counter culture. We will explore the history of the...
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A radio show becomes a book that becomes a podcast about one of the most iconic places of American and international counter culture.
We will explore the history of the famous Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, New York and hear the stories of some of its most illustrious guests: Edith Piaf, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Sid Vicious, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac and many more.
Come along on a journey to relive some of the most important contributions in music, literature and art as these legends left their mark on this remarkable hotel.
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We will explore the history of the famous Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, New York and hear the stories of some of its most illustrious guests: Edith Piaf, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Sid Vicious, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac and many more.
Come along on a journey to relive some of the most important contributions in music, literature and art as these legends left their mark on this remarkable hotel.
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21 - Goodbye Chelsea Hotel
20 JUN 2023 · We say our final goodbye to the Chelsea Hotel as it is an was. Goodbye to Edith Piaf, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Sid Vicious, Jackson Pollock and all the other great stories from the hotel. On to the next adventure!3m 13s -
20 - Great gig in the sky
20 JUN 2023 · We take a look at the song "Great gig in the sky" from Pink Floyd's groundbreaking monumental album "The Dark Side of the Moon". The story starts from an impriovsed voice solo on a track about death that becomes the perfect soundtrack for love-making and the creation of life. We also see how singer Clare Tory had to fight to get recognition for her work and have her name appear aside that of banmember Richard Wright.4m 20s -
19 - Mercy Street
20 JUN 2023 · We look at the poem, "45 Mercy Street" which inspired the song "Mercy Street" by artist Peter Gabriel from his album "So". We also look at the complicated and profound story of the author of the poem, Anne Sexton, and her struggle with family, society and her own inner demons in her cotnious "awful rowing towards God".4m 42s -
18 - The Cosmic Dancer
19 JUN 2023 · We follow the life and music career of the Cosmic Dancer, Marc Bolan founder of the band T-Rex and the Glam Rock movement which inspired such artists as Alice Cooper, Kiss, Roxy Music and David Bowie. From his rise to fame at a younf age, through difficulties with alcohol and drugs, we follow him all the way to his tragic early death, just a month afte one of his idols, Elivs Presley. In his shortlife he left us such immortal tracks as "Get it on", Cosmic Dancer" and "Chidren of the Revolution".6m 11s -
17 - Layla
19 JUN 2023 · We look at how the story of "Layla and Majnun" laid bare to legendary guitarist and songwriter Eric Clapton his love for Pattie Boyd, wife of the Beatle George Harrison, creating a trangled love triangle made of infedelity, alcohol and drug abuse. The story takes us through the twists and turns behind the scens of some of the most famous pices of music in history, which as well as "Layla", include "Wonderful tonight" and "Something"7m 3s -
16 - Fred Neil
27 FEB 2023 · We look at the life and mysterious dissapearance of singer-songwriter Fred Neil, author of the hit "everybody's talkin'", who at the height of his career decide to leave everthing to retire to Florida to be with his beloved dolphins.5m 18s -
15 - The lion sleeps tonight
11 JAN 2023 · We look at the complivated story of one of the world's most well-known songs from an illiterate Zulu singer, Solomon Linda to the Lion King and everything in between.5m 31s -
14 - Harry Smith, the Shaman
16 NOV 2022 · We take a look at the very unusual life, of shaman, ethnologist, philosopher, film maker, grammy winner and many other things, Harry Smith, who lived at the Chelsea hotel and influenced such artists as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Allen Ginsburg and many others.6m 58s -
13 - Andy, Bob and Edie
10 OCT 2022 · We look at the crossroads that brought together two of the most important names in 60s pope culture, Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan, both tied to the young and doomed Edie Sedgwick who would inspire some of the most famous and cruel songs of Dylan and the Velvet underground. Love triangles, drugs, fires, attempted murder... you'll find it all here.11m 44s -
12 - Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
10 OCT 2022 · In this episode we see how playwright Arthur Miller first left everything for Marilyn Monroe and then, when their relationship ended, sought refuse at the Chelsea Hotel- In time, however, things there became far too interesting.7m 7s
A radio show becomes a book that becomes a podcast about one of the most iconic places of American and international counter culture. We will explore the history of the...
show more
A radio show becomes a book that becomes a podcast about one of the most iconic places of American and international counter culture.
We will explore the history of the famous Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, New York and hear the stories of some of its most illustrious guests: Edith Piaf, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Sid Vicious, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac and many more.
Come along on a journey to relive some of the most important contributions in music, literature and art as these legends left their mark on this remarkable hotel.
show less
We will explore the history of the famous Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, New York and hear the stories of some of its most illustrious guests: Edith Piaf, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Sid Vicious, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac and many more.
Come along on a journey to relive some of the most important contributions in music, literature and art as these legends left their mark on this remarkable hotel.
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| Categories | History |
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