Paul Rees/”Raised On Radio”
An interview with Paul Rees, author of “Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola – The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986.” He talks about how the Album Oriented Rock began, the definitive AOR music in the opinion of those he interviewed and himself, his favorite anecdote and interviews for the book, the connection to the current popularity of other music from the later-1970s and earlier-1980s, and more.
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