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Interview/conversation with singer and songwriter Sam Phillips, by Eric Cocks of Connections on WPKN. We go deep, talking about music, songwriting, singing, production and arranging. We also talk about life, family, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, T-Bone Burnett, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, The Beatles, Wes Anderson, Patrick Warren, Eric Gorfain, The Section Quartet and the inspiration behind many of Sam's songs.

Part of the conversation focuses on Sam's new website, including The Long Play subscription, with a direct line from Sam to the listener, entirely bypassing the record companies. Find out what Sam thinks about opening up the creative process and how the same concept might be used by others.

More info at http://www.samphillips.com

If you'd like to hear today's entire show (including several of Sam's songs before the interview), please go to the WPKN archives at http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/3540.

Special thanks to Sam for her generosity of spirit, her openness... and her creative vision.

Tune into Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks every 2nd, 4th and 5th Friday afternoon of each month from 1-4 pm eastern. Also special editions at other times, available live at http://stream.wpkn.org and on the archives at http//archives.wpkn.org.

For further info and special features, please check the new FaceBook site: Connections on WPKN

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 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. Stay tuned for future interviews and special features.

The show will keep changing over time.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 9 am to noon eastern. Also special editions at other times. Available live at http://wpkn.org or listen later in archives.

For further info and special features, please check the new FaceBook site: Connections on WPKN