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Rock n' Roll Grad School Episode #264- Alan Williams on Music

March 04, 2026 • Heidi Hedquist/Luke Poling • Season 1 • Episode 265

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This week we share part two of our conversation with musician and music professor Alan Williams about his new record, Floating on the Dreamline, available digitally March 6th. For more information, check out his website.

Alan's record is full of great music that spans genres. We dive into what inspires him and how he put the album together.

We also go deep on a lot of music as a whole, including where some of the legends rank with new generations of music students. Our conversation was really interesting and went into so much depth, we had to make two episodes.

Both Luke and Alan were battling illness when we chatted. The opening minutes may sound a bit strained, but we promise everyone's voice gets stronger as the conversation gets going!