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Michael Tearson Interview: Part II
on November 24th, 2012 in Interviews by donsilver | Comments Off on Michael Tearson Interview: Part IIUnbeknownst to Michael Tearson, he discovered me. When I was thirteen years old, living in a Philadelphia suburb with parents whose musical adventures consisted of Harry Bellafonte and Barbara Streisand, I spent many long evenings listening to him. There were some really good DJs in Philly in the late 60s,…
Continue reading...An Interview with Michael Tearson: One of the Great Late-Night FM Rock DJs from the 60s
on November 13th, 2012 in Interviews by donsilver | Comments Off on An Interview with Michael Tearson: One of the Great Late-Night FM Rock DJs from the 60sUnbeknownst to Michael Tearson, he discovered me. When I was thirteen years old, living in a Philadelphia suburb with parents whose musical adventures consisted of Harry Bellafonte and Barbara Streisand, I spent many long evenings listening to him. There were some really good DJs in Philly in the late 60s,…
Continue reading...A Talk with Julie Gold
on August 5th, 2012 in Interviews by donsilver | Comments Off on A Talk with Julie GoldI first met Julie Gold in 1979. I’d been doing A&R for Arista Records for about a year and although we were on opposite sides of the desk, we were more alike than different: a couple of twenty-three year old music-loving kids from Philly trying to make it in New…
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