Episode 136: Bill Brownlee
I have the utmost gratitude for Bill Brownlee gracing me with an appearance for Episode No. 136.
Bill is so many things, and I confidently say that barely knowing him.
What he is above all -- at least at this moment -- is generous for taking time out of his life to come sit with a perfect stranger, and I couldn't be happier about the conversation that resulted from his decision to do so.
Bill and I talked about his careers in the record-label industry and as a writer for The Kansas City Star. We discussed his fine, fine work over at Plastic Sax as well as There Stands the Glass, both of which I encourage you to make regular visits to, as the writings are keen and important to the Kansas City music scene. We also talked about a few of Bill's favorite records, which were these:
Stevie Wonder's Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), Bruce Springsteen
Alison Krauss' Now That I've Found You: A Collection (1995)
The College Dropout (2004), Kanye West
Moor Mother's Jazz Codes (2022)
Bill's a great Instagram follow if your feed's missing a little something, but beyond you checking out his written work on the aforementioned Web sites, I'm excited for folks to dig in to this conversation. It was a great one.
copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are clips from a tune called, "Hale to the Man," by Brian Hyland. I lifted it from his 1977 release, In a State of Bayou, c/o Private Stock Records Ltd.