HeyJaredOff The Record - On The Charts: A Podcast
Off The Record - On The Charts: A Podcast celebrating the lives and contributions of music visionaries & producers Arif Mardin, Joel Dorn & Tom Dowd.
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Side 4: Track 15 – “Groovin’” – Felix Cavaliere (opens the original)
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Dana, Adam, and Joe are incredibly proud to start out Side 4 with a true music legend: one of the founding members of The Young Rascals/Rascals, Felix Cavaliere! Before he changed the course of music history, Felix was a brilliant, classically trained pianist studying pre-med. A chance opportunity to fill in with Joey Dee and the Starlighters completely altered his trajectory—and the music world is forever grateful. Without that twist of fate, 1960s chart-topping feel-good anthems like “Groovin’
Side 3: Track 14 – “Piece of My Heart” – Bert Berns (An Homage: Brett Bern) (opens the original)
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Bert Berns is one of the most prolific songwriters you have probably never heard of. Because of his untimely passing, his name stayed in the shadows. But you absolutely know his massive body of work. As an unsung hero of the 1960s, Berns shaped American music in less than a decade. He even helped save Atlantic Records during a major slump. In fact, he churned out more hits in a single year than anyone else on record. His children were all under three years old when he passed away, but thankfully
Side 3: Track 13 – “Funky ‘1841’ Broadway” – Chrissy Allerdings (opens the original)
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We're taking you back behind the scenes to the people whose names rarely appear on the album notes. Chrissy Allerdings tenure at Atlantic Records began on Joel Dorn’s first “official” day in 1967. Starting from the ground up, she quickly proved her prowess and became a driving force behind the studio’s daily operations. Before long, she was Arif Mardin’s right hand (and let's be honest, probably Tom and Joel’s left hand, too). In this episode, we dig into the deep some great never before heard s
Side 3: Track 12 – “With Pen In Hand” – Billy Vera (opens the original)
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Billy Vera is a man who has seemingly fit a dozen lifetimes into one. His journey spans from topping the charts and earning thunderous ovations at the Apollo with singing partner Judy Clay, to forging lifelong songwriting partnerships with both Chip Taylor and Lou Rawls. Even when the rug was swept out from under him, he consistently reinvented himself—first at Jerry Wexler’s recommendation by covering “With Pen In Hand,” and later building a successful radio career. When Dolly Parton took his s
Side 3: Track 11 – “You Be My Baby” – Doc Pomus (An Homage: Sharyn Felder) (opens the original)
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Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus, was an incredibly significant yet unsung architect of early Rock and Roll. He became one of the earliest affiliates of Atlantic Records in the late 1940s, which is where he met his lifelong friend, Tommy Dowd. Having contracted polio as a child, Doc turned his deep passion for the blues into a lifelong calling. He regularly snuck out of his house without his parents' knowledge to immerse himself in the vibrant blues clubs of New York City, where he
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