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Story Of A Song: Rolling Stone's

Story Of A Song: Rolling Stone's "Gimme Shelter" with Merry Clayton (Recorded 1969)

It's the song played in three, yes, three Martin Scorsese movies. Released in 1969, Mick Jagger and the song-stealing backup singer Merry Clayton who was called in last-minute wearing her pajamas and hair rollers tells the story about that hit-making night (on this day in 1969) in the recording studio.
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The Multitrack Revolution: From Les Paul to the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and Boston

The Multitrack Revolution: From Les Paul to the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and Boston

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The Story of 3 Beatles Songs: Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows

The Story of 3 Beatles Songs: Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows

When multi-track recording became multi-multi-track recording, more than any other, producer George Martin used this new technology to transform The Beatles.
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Elvis: How Sun Records Boss Sam Phillips Discovered a King in 1954

Elvis: How Sun Records Boss Sam Phillips Discovered a King in 1954

This is a story about the time a young unknown 19-year-old kid named Elvis Presley walked into Sam Phillips’ Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
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