WBA Hall of Famer Bob Barry ruled Milwaukee's airwaves in the '60s and '70s. He interviewed the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Dolly Parton, Sophia Loren, Gregory Peck, Dick Clark, Cher and many more. If a band or musician came to town, he met them with a microphone. Barry has collected remarkable recordings of these encounters which he’s now sharing with the public. SUBSCRIBE! Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocketcasts | RSS
Among their most successful songs was “Surf City” in 1963, the first surf song to make the billboard top 100. But Jan of the popular duo Jan and Dean told me the most interesting stories about their hits “Dead Man’s Curve” and “Little Old Lady from Pasadena.”
WBA Hall of Famer Bob Barry ruled Milwaukee’s airwaves in the ’60s and ’70s. He interviewed the Rolling Stones, Chubby Checker, Bing Crosby, and many others. Bob is sharing his remarkable recordings in Bob Barry’s Unearthed Interviews Podcast.
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These stories are fantastic! I grew up listening to this music, but hearing brief stories and anecdotes from these celebrities is a real treat. I Remember watching Mitch Miller with my grandfather – Did he invent Karaoki?