This Week in Music History on the "takin' a walk" podcast

Summary

Podcast Summary: "This Week in Music History" on takin' a walk

Host: Buzz Knight
Co-Host: Harry Jacobs
Release Date: January 6, 2025
Podcast Description: takin' a walk is a music history podcast where Buzz Knight explores significant moments in music history, sharing insights and stories about musicians, bands, and their creations, often featuring discussions with knowledgeable guests.

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Introduction to the Episode

Buzz Knight opens the episode by welcoming listeners to another edition of "This Week in Music History," setting the stage for a deep dive into notable events that occurred during the week of January 6th in various years. He introduces his co-host, Harry Jacobs, a seasoned radio and programming professional with a lifelong passion for music.

Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive" – January 1976

The conversation kicks off with a spotlight on the release of Peter Frampton's iconic live album, Frampton Comes Alive, which debuted in January 1976.

Harry Jacobs highlights the album's impact:

"In the history of live albums, what the biggest ones would be in our lifetime. January of 1976, Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive came out this week. What a way to start that year."
[03:08]

Buzz shares a personal anecdote from his time working at a university radio station in Dayton, Ohio:

"When Frampton Comes Alive came out, man, those wonderful folks from Ohio, they would call and request, you know, lines on my face. It was just an amazing thing to witness in real time as we were playing it for the folks of that Dayton, Ohio area."
[04:16]

Harry adds details about the album's widespread popularity, noting its heavy rotation on both rock and pop radio stations across different regions:

"I remember listening out of Providence, even the Boston stations playing 'Show Me the Way' and 'Baby, I Love Your Way.' The rock stations were doing it as well. It was pretty incredible."
[04:43]

Peter Frampton's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction – 2024

Buzz reflects on the culmination of Frampton Comes Alive's legacy by discussing Peter Frampton's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.

"Ending 2024 for Peter Frampton getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... seeing the joy with Peter Frampton up there, certainly playing with Keith Urban, which was pretty amazing. And also being there because he was inducted by the one and only Roger Daltrey. It was a magical moment."
[05:03 - 05:38]

Harry comments on the collaboration and Frampton's enduring influence:

"He's got an autoimmune disease... it's caused problems with him being able to stand up and even playing sometimes can be difficult for him. Great to see him, though, on getting inducted and then getting to play with Keith on that legendary song."
[06:25 - 06:58]

Led Zeppelin's 1976 Boston Garden Incident

The hosts transition to discussing a tumultuous event in music history involving Led Zeppelin.

Harry recounts the chaos caused by a Zeppelin concert:

"This week, a thousand Zeppelin fans caused about $30,000 in damage to the Boston Garden while waiting for tickets to go on sale. There was a rush for tickets... Kevin White canceled that show at the Garden."
[07:14 - 07:47]

Buzz reflects on Mayor Kevin White's role in maintaining peace during such events:

"Thinking about how Mayor White had to keep the peace in provincial Boston... not surprising that that all went down the People's Republic of Boston under Kevin White."
[08:20 - 08:46]

George Harrison's Departure from The Beatles – 1969

Diving into the Beatles' history, the hosts discuss George Harrison's departure during the Let It Be documentary.

Harry shares lesser-known insights:

"In 1969, while the Beatles were filming Let It Be, George Harrison left the Beatles. He was frustrated by the dynamics, wasn't pleased with McCartney dominating the band."
[08:46 - 09:15]

Buzz adds perspective from watching the documentary:

"You could kind of see how George felt a little bit like, what am I, a hired hand or something? He didn't feel like he was being heard. So I knew there was tension... the documentary put a light on it in a different way."
[09:15 - 09:42]

Introduction of RCA's 45 RPM Record – January 10

Harry discusses RCA's launch of the 45 RPM record:

"RCA introduced the 45, which they claimed would revolutionize music, including offering the most durable and highest fidelity format at the time."
[09:42 - 10:08]

Buzz reminisces about the cultural impact and fashion associated with the 45:

"You occasionally see some person who finds themselves a little too cool for the room who is wearing one of those adapters around their neck... Someone wearing it as a T-shirt, a low big logo on a T-shirt."
[10:08 - 10:27]

Nancy Kerrigan Attack – January 1994

Wrapping up the historical highlights, the hosts touch upon the infamous Nancy Kerrigan attack.

Harry provides a succinct overview:

"In 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in Detroit. It was later linked to Tonya Harding's associate, Jeff Gillooly."
[10:29 - 10:48]

Buzz muses on the aftermath and legacy:

"Whatever happened to Jeff Gillooly? He changed his name to Jeff Stone... now it looks like used cars and other various businesses."
[10:55 - 11:22]

Harry adds a light-hearted comparison to shift the focus:

"This could have been what Bill Buckner should have done after the 1986 Mets game."
[11:22 - 11:46]

Conclusion

Buzz wraps up the episode by thanking Harry for the insightful discussion and encourages listeners to tune into future episodes of takin' a walk for more explorations into music history.

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Notable Quotes:

• Harry Jacobs on Frampton Comes Alive:
  "It was an amazing thing to witness in real time as we were playing it for the folks of that Dayton, Ohio area."
  [04:16]

• Buzz Knight on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction:
  "It was a magical moment."
  [05:38]

• Harry Jacobs on Led Zeppelin incident:
  "A thousand Zeppelin fans caused about $30,000 in damage to the Boston Garden."
  [07:14]

• Buzz Knight on George Harrison’s feelings:
  "He didn't feel like he was being heard."
  [09:15]

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Additional Information:

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Transcript

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[Unknown]

Plus.

[Buzz Knight]

I'm Buzz Knight. I'm the host of the Take it a Walk podcast. Music History on Foot. And welcome to another edition of this Week in Music History for the week of January 6th. And we go to the Music History desk. To my dear friend, a longtime radio pro, programming pro and fan of music, Mr. Harry Jacobs. Hello Harry.

[Unknown]

I appreciate being along for the ride.

[Buzz Knight]

All right, so how does the opening of the year look in terms of happenings in music history beginning in January in 76?

[Unknown]

I want you to think about this for a second. Think about, you know, in the history of live albums, what the biggest ones would be in. In. In our lifetime. January of 1976, Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive came out this week. What a way to start that year. Huge album. Arguably one of the, you know, Rolling Stone, I think, had it at number three of their live albums of all time. Not a bad way to start 1976.

[Buzz Knight]

Yeah, I'll never forget it, Harry. I was at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, and working on the radio there at a station called wvud, which was owned by the university. A commercial college FM station, which was a rarity. So I was just beginning to work there as a student, but also as a paid full timer. And then Frampton Comes alive comes out. Mind you, big Midwest act. Certainly Peter Frampton, he exploded beyond the Midwest, certainly with this album. But as someone who was manning the request line phones.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Buzz Knight]

And when Frampton Comes Alive came out, man, those wonderful folks from Ohio, they would call and request, you know, lines on my face. Frampton comes alive. Something's happening. It was just. It was the album, and it was an amazing thing to sort of witness in real time as we were playing it for the folks of that Dayton, Ohio area.

[Unknown]

Album got a lot of play on rock radio and pop radio, too. I remember. You know, I grew up in. In New England where, where you are now, but I remember on, you know, Pro FM and JB105, listening out of Providence, even, you know, the Boston stations playing show me the way and baby, I love your way and the rock stations doing it as well. It was pretty incredible.

[Buzz Knight]

It was a monster. And it's so nice seeing everything come full circle. Ending 2024 for Peter Frampton getting into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame. I was fortunate to be able to sort of watch and cover that there in the press room and to see the. The joy with Peter Frampton up there, certainly playing with. With Keith Urban, which was pretty amazing. And also being there because he was inducted by the one and only Roger Daltrey. It was a magical moment, Harry, for.

[Unknown]

Sure, you know, and that it was one of those songs I had. I knew Keith Urban, by the way, was a really good guitar player. I had no idea until I saw them walk through. Do you feel like we do together? Is a great clip. I had no idea he was bigger in the Midwest than anywhere. At the beginning either. That's an interesting. An interesting fact.

[Buzz Knight]

Yeah. I think maybe it goes back, Harry, to that, you know, Humble Pie had those sort of interesting pockets of audience there. There was certainly East Coast, west coast eventually for, you know, Humble Pie. But I think some of that really caught on in the Midwest as well, because the Midwest still to this day loves to rock and roll.

[Unknown]

Yeah, absolutely, they do. And, you know, I was wondering what was going on with his health. Obviously, people that saw that clip would see him sitting down. Anyone that's seen him knows that he plays sitting down. He's got an autoimmune disease. It's called inclusion body myositis. And it's a degenerative thing, you know, with his nerves, and it's caused problems with him. You know, being able to stand up and even playing sometimes can be difficult for him. Great to see him, though, on the, you know, getting inducted and then getting to play with. With Keith on that legendary song.

[Buzz Knight]

Yeah, it was. It was a wonderful thing to witness and great to see his happiness after it all went down. Just kind of watching in awe with Keith Urban to his side and Daltry doing his comedy shtick.

[Unknown]

That's right. Well, anyway, 1976, 11 million copies of that. And that remained on the charts for a long time over the years, so did really well in 1975. This week, a thousand Zeppelin fans caused about $30,000 in damage to the Boston Garden while waiting for tickets to go on sale. There was a rush for tickets. The band. There was. The band was playing on February 4th in Boston and, you know, there was a little damage to the Garden and Kevin White canceled that show at the Garden.

[Buzz Knight]

And what is it, when you think about it, as someone who grew up in the. The Boston area, Harry, how Mayor Kevin White always had to come to the rescue of something or the. The shutdown of something, you know, that was going on at the Boston Garden. So I hadn't remembered this particular moment that you talk about there. But then when you think about it and thinking about how Mayor White had to keep the. The peace in, you know, provincial Boston, not surprising that that all went down the.

[Unknown]

The People's Republic of. Of Boston under Kevin White, as far as I'm concerned. But, yeah, he had to come to the rescue and do his thing. And in 1969, while the Beatles were filming Let It Be, George Harrison left the Beatles. Did you know this? He was frustrated by the dynamics in particular, wasn't pleased with McCartney and the way he dominated the band. That's something you were Familiar with.

[Buzz Knight]

Not to this degree. It came to light in greater detail watching the amazing documentary and sort of, you could kind of see how George sort of felt a little bit like, what am I, a hired hand or something? You know, he didn't feel like he was being heard. To him, it didn't feel like a collaboration. So I knew there was tension. We all did. But the documentary certainly did put a light on it in a different way.

[Unknown]

Crazy, crazy story. Two other things of importance happened this week. January 10, RCA introduced the 45, which they claimed would revolutionize music, including offering the most dur. I can't laugh. And while I'm reading this, offering the most durable and highest fidelity format at the time, think about that. The 45 is the. The highest fidelity format. We've come away, haven't we?

[Buzz Knight]

I think so, yeah. And then all of a sudden, when you had to get those little adapters to put in the 45 to make sure that it went into the proper spindle, you know, and you occasionally see some, I don't know, I guess some person who finds themselves a little too cool for the room who is wearing one of those adapters around their neck. Have you ever seen one of those that someone wears as a fashion statement?

[Unknown]

I. I have, but what I've also seen is someone wearing it as a T shirt, a low. A big logo on a T shirt.

[Buzz Knight]

So I'm okay with that. The fashion statement around the neck maybe is a bit much for me, but who am I to say?

[Unknown]

So you're talking like the same way Flavo flavors clock. These people wear the 45.

[Buzz Knight]

Yes, sir.

[Unknown]

Around there. All right, there you go.

[Buzz Knight]

I'm gonna.

[Unknown]

On that note, I got one more pop culture item for you, and that'll be the. The end of this week. In 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in Detroit. It was later linked to Tonya Harding. Do you remember the guy that was in the middle of that? Remember the. The guy remembers.

[Buzz Knight]

Oh, it's. It's. When you tell me, I'm gonna say, yes, I know who that is.

[Unknown]

Jeff Gillooly.

[Buzz Knight]

Yes.

[Unknown]

Whacked Nancy Kerrigan from Stoughton, Mass.

[Buzz Knight]

Whatever happened to Jeff Gillooly?

[Unknown]

That's a really good question. I was going to say the same thing about. About Tanya Harding.

[Buzz Knight]

He's probably available as. As one of those people selling videos or whatever for. To his fan base. I can't. I can't imagine that because he was so maligned for his crime, Jeff Gillooly.

[Unknown]

Changed his name to Jeff Stone. By the way, this could have been what Bill Buckner should have done after the 1986 Mets game. He should have just changed his name and that'd be the end of that. But Galuly made the right play by the way. He served his sentence and then changed his name to Jeff Stone and now it looks like used cars and and other various businesses in that ilk.

[Buzz Knight]

He had enough of the name and he had to change it. My God. Well Harry, thanks for putting this all together for this week in music, history and pop culture. And Jeff Gillooly for the week of January 6th on taking a Walk. And please check out Taking a walk on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

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