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A new in depth interview with Sam Phillips on the Dec 13, 2010 edition of Connections with Eric Cocks. A brilliant singer and songwriter, Sam is also revolutionizing a new way to directly connect with listeners, bypassing the record companies. Her Long Play project, a music and art installation, has been underway for the past year and has generated great support and enthusiasm, as Sam continues to write and record high quality songs, putting them out more frequently than ever.

We talk about songwriting, recording, art and life... while also having a few laughs along the way. Plenty of new music during the interview, as we discuss the possibility of upcoming tours, remaking the record business and what goes into the process of writing and recording 5 eps, singles, bonus tracks and an album in one year.

We also talk about Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Harry Nilsson, T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Eric Gorfain, Jennifer Condos, Jay Bellerose, Jelly Roll Morton and much more. Plus... where music fits in our lives, the importance of doing what we love, the concept of growing older and what it all means, doing home made videos, recording in mono and revisiting old songs while making them new.

There's much more...

Great thanks to Sam for the energy and spirit that makes this possible.

For more information on the Long Play project, go to www.samphillips.com

Today's entire show, including more music by Sam, plus Bo Diddley, John Lennon, The Section Quartet, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Nick Lowe, The Kinks, Nilsson and more is available at: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/14458

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Connections... with Eric Cocks

Explores the connections between songs, songwriters, musicians, producers and people... often in surprising ways.

Vital, intelligent music with true artistic vision.

Includes extended features on specific artists such as Bob Dylan, The Kinks, The Beatles and far more. Also comedy by Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Paul Krassner and others with a rock and roll renegade attitude. In depth explorations of early electronic music (and how it relates to current music). Vital new music that deserves to be heard. Surf music. Garage bands. British invasion. Rock and Roll. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimi Hendrix, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, The Blues Magoos, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Dr Fiorella Terenzi, Beethoven, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Alex Chilton, Tom Petty, The Pretenders, Blondie, demos, rarities, unreleased new music and far more may be part of any given show. Also live interviews of performers, writers, producers, engineers, session musicians and people behind the scenes. Plus unexpected surprises...

Previous in depth interviews include Sam Phillips, Peppy Castro of The Blues Magoos, author/comedian Paul Krassner, Chris Frantz, Neil Innes, Tommy James, legendary session musician Carol Kaye and more. All are available in archives for about 385 days. (Maybe that'll get extended one day.)  Stay tuned for future interviews and special features.

The show will keep changing over time.

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