Episode 44: Navigating the Musical Landscape of the 1960s with Frye Gaillard and His Book ‘A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s’
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Frye Gaillard
Former writer in residence at the University of South Alabama and former Southern Editor at the ‘Charlotte Observer’, Frye Gaillard is the author of more than 30 books, exploring themes of social justice and Southern music, religion, politics, and culture. His award-winning titles have ranged across the genres of history, memoir, journalism, and historical novels for young readers.
His critically praised books have included ‘A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s’, an NPR Great Read of 2018 and winner of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Prize; ‘Watermelon Wine: The Spirit of Country Music’, featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville; and his latest, ‘The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance’, co-written with Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker and published in March 2022.
Frye has co-written songs that have made the U.S. folk and country music charts and appeared in nationally distributed music videos and documentary films, and his byline has appeared in many, many notable publications.
‘A Hard Rain’ has just been released in paperback.
About the Episode
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Welcome back to another episode of Rock is Lit, the podcast where we dive into the powerful intersection of rock music, literature, and pop culture. Today, we’re stepping outside the realm of fiction as we embark on a fascinating journey into the 1960s with acclaimed author Frye Gaillard and his nonfiction book ‘A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s’, which captures the heartbeat of an era, an era that has inspired so many of the rock novels featured on the podcast.
In Frye’s extraordinary book he not only delves into the tragic and hopeful narratives of civil rights, black power, women’s liberation, and the Vietnam War but also unveils the cultural manifestations of change. From the Brothers Kennedy to Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash to Bob Dylan, and everything in between, ‘A Hard Rain’ introduces us to the influential figures who shaped this iconic American decade.
Listen to Episode 14, featuring Michael Amos Cody’s novel ‘Gabriel’s Songbook, with special guests Frye Gaillard and Peter Cooper: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/michaelamoscodyandfryegaillardandpetercooper
Listen to my bonus uncut interview with Frye Gaillard and Peter Cooper: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/podcast-vault-feed/petercoopertribute
Or watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGYwFdmrt8c&list=PLMlm_N-Z1yVrwPKpSnVZnH_twxo78eW8A&index=38
PLAYLIST
Royalty-free 60s 70s psychedelic rock n roll music and visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVRph0Dj1c&t=3s
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Clip from Season 3 Announcement/’Duck Tales’/Disney Channel
[Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can’t Stop”
Royalty-free 60s 70s psychedelic rock n roll music and visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVRph0Dj1c&t=3s
“We Shall Overcome” by Pete Seeger
“Chain Gang” by Sam Cooke
“Abilene” by George Hamilton, IV
“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan
“Only the Lonely” by Roy Orbison
“A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke
“Different Drum” by The Stone Poneys (with Linda Ronstadt)
“Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Mississippi Goddamn” by Nina Simone
“Abraham, Martin, and John” by Dion
“Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan
“Helter Skelter” by The Beatles
“The Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix (Live at Woodstock 1969)
“If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley
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LINKS:
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Frye Gaillard’s website: https://fryegaillardauthor.com/
Frye Gaillard
College student Frye Gaillard with Robert F. Kennedy in the late 1960s
