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This Damn Music

The jukebox. The transistor radio. The shellac record. The methods of how we listen to rock 'n' roll have been as transformative as the genre itself, constantly changing the music industry and how listeners experience it. Put your headphones on as we journey from wind-up gramophones to vinyl records to radio to the digital revolution. Some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll producing and recording explain the impact of each innovation, and how it shaped rock 'n' roll as well as American culture.

English
  • Originally Aired January 16, 2017
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network Smithsonian Channel
  • Created February 6, 2019 by
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Name Type Role
Beng Spies Host Narrator
Dick Bower Director Series Director