THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE features excerpts from hundreds of hours of rare interviews with a who’s who of the biggest names in music and film, along with esteemed authors of the day, conducted over forty years by veteran journalist Carl Arrington. One of the most respected journalists covering pop culture during the ’60s thru the ‘00s, Carl was the music editor for People Magazine and had stints at the NY Post and Detroit Free Press. He spent decades talking to the most major influential talents of the era including Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bob Seger, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Carrie Fisher, Ozzy Osbourne, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Patti Smith, Nora Ephron and scores of others – often at crucial moments in the course of their iconic careers. His interview with Tina Turner was featured in the recent award-winning HBO documentary “TINA!” This unique collection of original audio tapes, the CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE, eloquently captures the voices of artists in their own words, revealing their most intimate thoughts and dreams as they sat down for lengthy conversations with Arrington, who had a gift for creating a safe haven for them to share what was going on in their hearts and minds. As a freelance writer for Time Magazine and Rolling Stone as well as a rock critic and editor for the legendary Circus Magazine, cultural commentator for CBS Radio and People Magazine and a movie reviewer, Arrington’s encyclopedic knowledge and talent allowed him to chronicle what many consider a peak time in the world of entertainment and offer a truly authentic glimpse into the lives of these legendary artists. For additional information about this series, go to the CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE page on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Audio Dramas Channel. Folllow us on Instagarm @CARLARRINGTONARCHIVE and for more information regarding licensing and full extended interviews, contact CARLARRINGTONARCHIVE @GMAIL.COM
Episodes
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 10 features an excerpt of Carl's original interviews with two members of Elvis Presley’s MEMPHIS MAFIA, Joe Esposito and Pat Parry, recorded in Los Angeles in 1984. Nobody was like Elvis Presley. Even now he’s revered as the King of Rock and Roll. But even as he was globally famous he lived a private and eccentric life at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. The people who knew him best were a tightl...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 9 features an excerpt of Carl's interviews with STEPHEN KING from May of 1994. This excerpt, from several conversations Carl recorded with iconic author Stephen King in May of 1994, was conducted on the occasion of the original network TV broadcast mini-series of his end-of-the-world epic novel “The Stand.” Carl talked with King in his office, which at that time was a converted airplane hanger n...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 8 features an excerpt of Carl's interviews with MARVIN GAYE, recorded in Los Angeles, January 1983. Motown legend Marvin Gaye had been out of the mainstream living in Europe when he was courted by Larkin Arnold, an executive at Columbia Records, who is referred to several times during this interview. Marvin switched labels and recorded “Sexual Healing” which became the biggest hit of his long car...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 7 features an excerpt of Carl's original interviews with GILDA RADNER in New York City, March 1976. This excerpt comes from interviews conducted for a major profile of Gilda for the the Sunday “Rotogravure" Magazine of the Detroit Free Press, which was her hometown’s largest daily newspaper. The article also included interviews with legendary SNL Producer Lorne Michaels and fellow cast member Lor...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 6 features an excerpt of Carl's series of interviews with OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, recorded at her home in Malibu in January of 1982. This excerpt from several hours of original interviews with the late great and beloved music icon was conducted when she was hitting a kind of career peak when her steamy song “Physical” became a Number One hit. These conversations became the basis for her People Magaz...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 5 features an excerpt from Carl's interview with Ozzy Osbourne, recorded in London in March of 1981. Ozzy had just released "The Blizzard of Ozz" after the breakup of Black Sabbath. Throughout this hilarious conversation, the rock and roll icon speaks to Carl about growing up in abject poverty in the factory town of Birmingham, his knack for playing the class clown, landing in prison a...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 4 features an excerpt from Carl's interview with Madonna, recorded in a suite at Le Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles in March of 1985, right before the start of her worldwide "Virgin Tour." Throughout this candid conversation, when the young star was on her way to her dream of conquering the world, she talks about her desire for fame over money, how her unusual name and family background inspired her...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 3 features an excerpt from Carl's interview with Stevie Wonder at a recording studio in New York City in 1986. The living legend was still savoring the success (finally!) of making Martin Luther King’s birthday a national holiday. He also talks about the convenience of having a home studio, what he listens to for inspiration (hip-hop, early 20th Century experimental music and his...
Episode 2 of THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE features an excerpt from Carl's interview with Barry Gibb, recorded in July of 1978.
The Bee Gees were happy to be burning up the charts with the success of “Saturday Night Fever.” It was a hectic time in 1978 when Carl interviewed Barry Gibb at his home in Miami as the brothers were churning out a fresh studio album (what came to be “Spirits Having Flown”)...
THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 1 features an excerpt from Carl's interview with Tina Turner in December of 1980. When journalist Carl Arrington interviewed Tina at her LA home during this pre-comeback period in her career, she was still dazzling hotel and theater crowds, BUT the powerhouse performer had no record contract. With savvy manager Roger Davies she sparked a plan to invade rock coliseums and become a world...
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