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The Music Time Machine

Larry Hackenberg

Master storytellers Larry Hackenberg and Jennifer Tessane tell the stories behind the music you grew up listening to. If you"ve ever owned a car with a cassette tape player, this podcast will what was really going on in the lives of the artists who created the soundtrack of your life.

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00:36:59

The Bee Gees - Part 2

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/10/22

When The Bee Gees sent a demo tape to The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, they didn’t realize the chain of events they were kicking into gear. Epstein died shortly after passing the tape to one of the people at his management firm,. Robert Stigwood who would go on to become a famed movie producer taking The Bee Gees on a merry ride around the world. This is just one of the great stories in our second chapter of the 1978 story. Join us and listen to music you’ll remember.Songs like these:• Night

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00:44:46

The Year Is: 1971 Part 3

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/10/10

This is the third episode where we roll out stories from 1971, And look at the list of songs listed below. Behind every song is a great story, causing us to wonder, Was 1971 the greatest year in Rock ‘n Roll history? We tell stories, you decide.So, here is just a teaser of the stories we uncovered for this episode:.How did the Beatles help invent the first CAT scan medical procedure?Kris Kristofferson wrote 3 specialty hits in one year, released by Janis Joplin, Ray Price, and Sammi Smith; do you

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00:47:10

1971 - Part 2

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/09/24

In the year's since The Beatles breakup, George Harrison emerged as one of Rock music's finest songwriters. During his Beatles career he was eclipsed by the dynamic duo of Lennon and McCartney. But his really songwriting mentors were across the pond. Tune in and find out how George rose to the very heights of the songwriters world while fighting off frivolous lawsuits and underhanded enemies. One lawsuit tied up his royalties from "My Sweet Lord" for years.Here's some of the music interwoven with

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00:43:34

1971: Rock 'n Roll Turning Point

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/09/12

Start with a wild story about a washed up 1960's singer whose career was swept away in the British Invasion of 1964. Almost a decade later he was given the chance to record a song with a group of back-up girl singers. But, they couldn't figure out a way to be in the studio at the same time. Predictably, the result was the year's biggest hit, "Candida" setting Tony Orlando and Dawn on a record-breaking run he thought forever beyond his reach. How it happened is just one story from one of the most

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00:40:35

1974, Part 2: The Cornucopia of Rock

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/08/29

The concept behind the Monkees sitcom, which aired on NBC between 1966 to 1968, was a madcap rock band, based loosely on the Beatles video style as seen in a “Hard Days Night” and “Help." They were to be strictly a studio band with professional musicians and songwriters creating their songs (“Pleasant Valley Sunday” by Carole King), (“I’m a Believer” by Neil Diamond) all coordinated by Don Kirshner a renowned rock producer.Problem…The Monkees thought they were a real band, and in 1967 escaped from

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00:36:59

The Bee Gee's - Part 2

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/08/10

We know you're going to enjoy this episode! It's based on the music and stories of three major Hollywood productions produced by Robert Stigwood, a fellow Australian and manager of The Bee Gees. Saturday Night Fever. Grease. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.You'll find yourself tapping your toes and clapping hands along with music by The Bee Gees, John Trabolta, Olivia Newton John, Frankie Valli, Peter Frampton and Andy Gibb, as well as a few surprises.Climb aboard The Music Time Machine as we

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00:36:29

The Bee Gee's Warm a Cold, Cold Year

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/07/22

f you’re old enough to remember 1978, and you lived in a northern clime, you probably remember one of the coldest winters in history. But, no matter where you lived back then, you most certainly remember The Bee Gees, three brothers from Down-Under who turned the music world upside down.Today we’re turning The Music Time Machine clock back to 1978, a big year for The Bee Gees and, probably, lots of people like you.In this podcast episode we look at The Bee Gees’ career from their start as a grade

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00:28:38

Woodstock Summer

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/07/10

Robert Burns famously wrote about “Mice and Men” in his 1785 poem “To A Mouse” saying “The best laid schemes of mice and men go oft awry.”The famed music festival that took place in 1969 at Yasgur’s Farm near Woodstock, had little in common with Scotland’s own Bobby Burns, except for how many things did, indeed, “go oft awry.”This is the subject of our latest podcast delving into all the interesting backstage happenings that played an important role in defining 1969 as the “Summer of Love.”Join us

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00:38:08

1974 - Part 1

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/06/30

If you remember the year 1974, you probably remember Henry Aaron circling the bases as he broke Babe Ruth’s 45 year old career home run record. But, this was also the year Paul and Linda McCartney lost the original demo tape of “Band On The Run” to a robber with a knife. That’s just one of the stories that made 1974 such a memorable year.Join us as we remember artists like Jim Croce, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. Don’t forget “the Pips.”Here are some of the songs that formed

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00:38:23

And The Year Is: 1979 - Part 3

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/06/18

Vietnam is over and 1979 was a transitional year, trying to leave the anger behind. Love was in the air … and on the airwaves.In this episode we cover the musical hits we enjoyed during the last third of 1979. Most of all we delve into the stories behind those hits.Think back to what you were doing in late 1979. Were you heading back to school? Starting a new job? Preparing to pop the question to someone you loved? Or hoping you’d find love. Whatever you were doing, the soundtrack to your life was a

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00:37:57

And the Year is: 1979 Part 2

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/06/11

This episode includes music selections from the following artists: • Too Much Heaven - The BeeGees• Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton• Sail On - The Commodores (with Lionel Ritchie)•. Still - The Commodores (with Lionel Ritchie)• I Just Want to Stop - Gino Vanelli• After the Love is Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire• Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire• We’ve Got Tonight - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band• She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers• You’ve Got to Know When to Hold ‘Em -

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00:34:19

And the year is: 1979 Part 1

The Music Time Machine ·

2025/06/03

What were you doing in 1979? Getting married? Looking for someone special? Listening to the music enjoyed by an older sibling? Graduating school? Whatever was happening in your life, chances are artists like the Doobie Brothers, Gloria Gaynor, Barbara Streisand or Neil Diamond was providing the background music. This episode includes intriguing stories about all of them, and more,.

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