805 - Van Morrison, Byrds, Carole King & more on The '60s, pt 3!

            This week – the finale of our epic 3-part series on The ‘60s!  It’s a show chock full of highlights…

• Van Morrison explains how “Brown Eyed Girl” almost got banned from the radio
• Neil Sedaka talks about the creation of “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”
• Gene Pitney on writing one of the ‘60s biggest hits, touring with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars and hanging with The Stones
• Dick Clark talks about the early days of American Bandstand and how the idea of watching “teenagers dance on TV” was a hard sell to the station owners
• Frankie Valli explains how Clark Gable inspired one of the Four Seasons’ biggest hits
• The Hollies on how they got their name and their first taste of international fame.
• Blood, Sweat & Tears talk about playing at Woodstock – and why their performance wasn’t included in the movie
• Freddy Cannon – on how one of his concerts was interrupted by a bunch of stampeding horses.
• Connie Francis talks about the moment her life changed forever
• Tom has a great chat with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals
• The legendary Sylvia Tyson explains how the music of “Ian & Sylvia” holds up
• Carole King talks about the extraordinary gift of her songwriting partner, Jerry Goffin
• Lulu talks about landing the role (and title song) for “To Sir With Love”
• Interview clips with Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Shirelles, The Byrds, Procol Harum, The Fifth Dimension, Moody Blues, Del Shannon, The Impressions and Bobby Vee.
• Plus – how an Aretha Franklin recording session almost devolved into a fistfight.

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