Mitch Ryder broke through with a blue-eyed growl in the 1960s, bringing a hard-edged and sultry Detroit sound to blues-based rock. But in 1967 his career was at a sudden crossroads, so he wrote a song inspired by his daughter. What followed was, in many ways, the end of Ryder's career as a hitmaker. This is The Almost Famous, a podcast about songs that peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallofsongs Please rate and rev...
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Mitch Ryder broke through with a blue-eyed growl in the 1960s, bringing a hard-edged and sultry Detroit sound to blues-based rock. But in 1967 his career was at a sudden crossroads, so he wrote a song inspired by his daughter. What followed was, in many ways, the end of Ryder's career as a hitmaker. This is The Almost Famous, a podcast about songs that peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallofsongs Please rate and rev...
2007-10 Veterans Commitee: The Final 4 Nominees + Christmas Songs!
Hall of Songs
1 hour 18 minutes
1 year ago
2007-10 Veterans Commitee: The Final 4 Nominees + Christmas Songs!
As we come to the end of the main Hall of Songs timeline, we nominate the final four songs through the Veterans Committee. Spoiler: We've reached Peak Chris.Later, Tim and Chris talk about Christmas songs. Has Billboard gone too far in how it calculates the Hot 100? Can we get beyond the 15 or so standards that get overplayed every holiday? And what other songs should we paying attention to? Website: http://www.hallofsongs.comSocial: http://www.twitter.com/hallofsongsPlease rate and revi...
Hall of Songs
Mitch Ryder broke through with a blue-eyed growl in the 1960s, bringing a hard-edged and sultry Detroit sound to blues-based rock. But in 1967 his career was at a sudden crossroads, so he wrote a song inspired by his daughter. What followed was, in many ways, the end of Ryder's career as a hitmaker. This is The Almost Famous, a podcast about songs that peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Website: http://www.hallofsongs.com Social: http://www.twitter.com/hallofsongs Please rate and rev...
