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Host Nate Wilcox and the late Ed Ward, the rock historian of NPR’s Fresh Air kicked off their discussions of Ed’s History of Rock and Roll, Volume 1 1920-1963 with a discussion of the 1920s, when the record industry, reeling from the disruption of radio, accidentally discovered that recordings by Black and “hillbilly” artists moved units.GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE -- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack.Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks! Email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices



