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Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews

The music of the 60s and 70s was groundbreaking and it set the stage for the decades of amazing music that followed it. Milwaukee radio legend and Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Barry spoke with countless musicians and celebrities over the years and collected remarkable recordings of his encounters with these talented people, which he"s now sharing with the public in this podcast. He spoke with Sonny and Cher, James Brown, Dolly Parton, and and many others, and they shared their amazing stories about

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Carroll O'Connor

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/08/10

Carroll O’Connor’s acting earned him five Emmys and two Golden Globe awards. He was best known for playing the rough, bigoted blue collar family man on the very popular “All in the Family,” a 1970s TV show. Coincidentally, O’Connor grew up in the Queens area of New York where his character Archie Bunker would later live. Mickey Rooney was asked to play Archie but turned it down. Carroll appeared in many movies and TV shows. In his last TV appearance, he starred as police chief Bill Gillespie on the

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Mae Boren Axton

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/08/10

August 16 is the 45th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. Mae Boren Axton introduced Elvis to Colonel Tom Parker, the man who would manage Presley from 1955 until 1977, the year Elvis died. Mae was one of the first persons to interview the King. The new movie “Elvis” stars Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker. Mae Axton worked with Johnny Tillotson, Blake Shelton, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, and many others. She received an award from the Academy of Country Music for Dedication and service to the ACM

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Tony Butala

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/08/03

Here is a summertime podcast episode. This group had a hit with the song “Theme from a Summer Place.” Tony Butala was the lead sing of the group “The Lettermen.” He started out performing in a boys’ choir and then became the singing voice of Peter Pan in the Disney animated film. When he was a teenager, he performed in a quartet “The Fourmost,” which included singer, actress Connie Stevens. The Lettermen had many hit records including their first “The Way You Look Tonight.” If you were at the 1970

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Maurice Gibb

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/07/27

The Bee Gees had a string of hits in the 60s and 70s. Maurice Gibb was one of the members of the brother group, the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all-time. Maurice’s career started at the age of six in a skiffle rock and roll group named the “Rattlesnakes,” which later became the Bee Gees. His early musical influences included the Beatles, Everly Brothers, the Mills Brothers and Paul Anka. Maurice was the fraternal twin of Robin Gibb. On Dec. 28 1957, the brothers were invited

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Louis Armstrong

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/07/20

The Beatles owned the Billboard charts in early 1964. From February to May they had three consecutive No. 1 singles, a record, and held all five sports in the top five in early April, a record. They had a total of 14 songs in the top 100 in mid-April…another record. It looked like the American artists were done. But in May of 1964, jazz great Louis Armstrong, at the age of 63, broke the Beatles’ streak with the No. 1 hit “Hello Dolly.” Satchmo was of the most influential artists in jazz history. He

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Marvin Hamlisch

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/07/13

Better than the hat trick. Composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch won the Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony awards. He was one of only 16 people to do so. And he, along with Richard Rodgers, won all four of those awards plus a Pulitzer Prize. His first job was a rehearsal pianist for “Funny Girl” with Barbra Streisand. During this interview I learned that he wrote a hit song for a top 40 female artist. Marvin was probably best known for writing “The Entertainer” for the movie “The Sting.” He also wrote

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John Schneider

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/07/06

Remember Beauregard “Bo” Duke on the TV series “Dukes of Hazzard?” John Schneider played the part of in 127 episodes from 1979 to 1985. He also had roles in “Smallville,” “Dr. Quinnn, Medicine Woman,” “Desperate Housewives,” and many others. In addition to acting, John did a remake of “It’s Now or Never,” an Elvis Presley hit. It was one of the highest charting Elvis covers of all time. He had several number one country hits, but he didn’t sing the “Dukes of Hazzard” song. That was Waylon

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John Schneider

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/07/06

Remember Beauregard “Bo” Duke on the TV series “Dukes of Hazzard?” John Schneider played the part of in 127 episodes from 1979 to 1985. He also had roles in “Smallville,” “Dr. Quinnn, Medicine Woman,” “Desperate Housewives,” and many others. In addition to acting, John did a remake of “It’s Now or Never,” an Elvis Presley hit. It was one of the highest charting Elvis covers of all time. He had several number one country hits, but he didn’t sing the “Dukes of Hazzard” song. That was Waylon

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06:54

Bill Dana

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/06/29

Bill Dana was a comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He wrote many routines including “Would You Believe?” for Don Adams on the popular “Get Smart” TV sitcom. Bill created the character Jose Jimenez on “The Steve Allen Show” for the man-in-the-street segments. His many TV appearances included the bumbling elevator operator on “The Danny Thomas Show.” And his Jose character was included in several scenes of the 1983 movie “The Right Stuff.” His popular albums were “My Name is Jose Jimenez” and “Jose

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Joel Whitburn

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/06/22

We recently lost a music historian, Joel Whitburn. Joel collected thousands of records and CDs, all the top hits from 1940 to the present, in a huge record vault in the basement of his home in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin. Joel owned every album and single ever to appear on Billboard’s “Hot 100” and “Top Pop Albums” charts. In 1970, he had enough information to start a book. When Joel first started, he was on my program with trivia, including the record race. He was given a title and artist of a song

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Watergate

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/06/15

It will be 50 years, June 17, that the Watergate break-in occurred. Bernard Barker was a Watergate burglar and also worked with the CIA in the plot to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Barker was born in Havana and became a U.S. citizen in 1935. In 1961, he joined the Bay of Pigs invasion. In 1972, Barker was one of the five burglars paid by the committee to re-elect President Nixon. Along with the other burglars, including G. Gordon Liddy, Barker was charged with and pleaded guilty to

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Gary Owens

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/06/08

Gary Bernard Altman was a disc jockey and voice actor. Like many radio personalities, he changed his name. Gary Owens was best known for his work on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. He was the announcer on the show and added totally off-the-wall recitations. We’ll give you an example when I play some of his album “The Presidents” during this podcast. Gary started his career as a news reporter at KORN in Mitchell, South Dakota and moved to several stations before landing a job at KMPC in Los Angeles

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Alex Trebek

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/06/01

When you mention the game show Jeopardy, the name of Alex Trebek immediately comes to mind. Alex hosted the syndicated show for 37 seasons. He hosted other game shows and appeared as himself in numerous films and TV series. Trebek was born in Canada. He moved to the United States in 1973 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998. He received the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Game Show Host eight times for Jeopardy. I spoke with Alex shortly after the revival of Jeopardy. He graciously gave

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10:55

Robert Stack

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/05/25

Actor Robert Stack appeared in more than 40 feature films. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the movie “Written on the Wind.” Stack also appeared in the classic comedy hits “Airplane,” and “Caddyshack” among others. He was probably best known for his role as Elliot Ness in the popular TV series “The Untouchables.” For that, Robert won the primetime Emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. He’ll reveal some “untouchable” behind the scenes antics and advice for

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Duncan Renaldo

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/05/18

Duncan Renaldo was best known for portraying the Cisco Kid in the movies and on television in the 50s. He appeared in the films “Spawn of the North” with Henry Fonda and “For Whom the Bell Tolls” with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Renaldo was also a producer, director, and writer. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is pictured with the Band War on their 1974 album “War Live,” which includes the group’s hit record “The Cisco Kid.”

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Dennis Weaver

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/05/11

“Gunsmoke” is a radio and TV western series that was listed among the best shows of any kind and any time. It became the highest-rated, longest-running live action series in U.S. television history. It ran for 20 seasons, with 635 episodes. One of the stars of the show was Dennis Weaver. He played Chester, the lead character’s (Matt Dillon’s) assistant. While doing the show, Dennis received an Emmy for best supporting actor. Weaver also starred as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the police drama

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06:25

Sam Moore

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/05/04

Time for some soul…man! Today’s podcast features Sam Moore, one half of the popular 1960s recording team, Sam and Dave. Their recording of “Soul Man” was named as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. It was revived in 1979 by the Blues Brothers. Other hits by the duo included “I Thank You” and “Hold On I’m Comin’.” They had 10 straight R&B hits and most of their songs were written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Sam overcame a long time battle with drug addiction and

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Andy Pafko

Bob Barry"s Unearthed Interviews ·

2022/04/27

Milwaukee baseball fans have experienced a longtime love affair with outfielder Andy Pafko. In 1953 Milwaukee Braves fans voted the Wisconsin native “Best of the Braves,” and gave him a shiny new Cadillac. He thrilled fans with his head-first slides and diving catches. On July 19, 1957 in the polo grounds, Andy blasted two home runs and drove in all the Braves runs in a 3-1 victory over the New York Giants. The victory kept Milwaukee in first place by one game over the Brooklyn Dodgers

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