Creative Legends of the DMV
The DC area known as the DMV has had some wildly creative people born or developed their creativity in the area. From Emmylou Harris to Fugazi or from Link Wray to Logic and Wale. Eduardo Sanchez developing and changing the horror genre with The Blair Witch Project. The birthplace of comedy legend Dave Chappelle and many others that have contributed to a constant legacy of creative people coming out of the DMV. You will hear interviews with artists and creative people from the area and about stories of how songs and groups came to be, cautionary tales of incredibly innovative and talented musicians you may or may not have heard of, as well as stories about venues and screenwriters and filmmakers and creative people getting their ideas for their works and/or growing up in the area and have that being a direct influence on their creativity.
Episodes
12 episodes
Jim Morrison: Poet
The legendary poet and singer Jim Morrison from the seminal 60s rock group The Doors is on the table to discuss. Centered around the poetry of James Douglas Morrison rather than his superstardom and rebellious ways, Evan reveals various t...
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Chip Py: Eye of the Go-Go
Creative Legends of the DMV returns after a slight break with Episode 11 all about local DMV photographer Chip Py!Chip grew up in Bethesda where he shadowed his dad who was a news reporter. It led to a love of photography that soo...
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The Godfather: Chuck Brown
The undisputed creator and godfather of Go Go music AND an instrumental force in the music behind some legendary old school hip hop, Chuck Brown (1936-2012) was a kind soul who left us with some great music.He started in the 1960s playi...
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32:47
Tim Buckley: Jeff Buckley
Tim Buckley (1947-1975) was a folk singer and avant-garde musician. Born in Washington, D.C. and then uprooted to New York and then finally southern California where by the time he was a teenager, he was already involved in the musi...
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Roberta Flack: Quiet Storm
Roberta Flack is a tour de force singer, musician and composer best known for her hits "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", and her soulful duets with Donny Hathaway (The Closer I Get To You, Where is The Lo...
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31:49
Steve Jenkins: Master of Persistence
Steve Jenkins is a professional bass player who has been playing bass and involved in music for over 25 years. He started in Montgomery County, MD where he grew up affected by the sounds of Kiss, Gap Band, and Parliament Funkadelic. ...
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The Tapestry of Don Zientera
Don Zientera is a veteran, an artist, a musician and if that was not enough for one person and one life, that is not even the things he is known for.Don runs Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA and was an instrumental player in the DC pu...
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Eva Cassidy: Lightning in a Bottle
Eva Cassidy (1963-1996) was an accomplished singer and musician who had a soprano unlike any other. Beyond Billie Holiday, she could be the most unique female singer to ever have been born in and/or crossed through the area. Eva had...
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31:10
Knowledge is Hip Hop
The DMV has and continues to see a lot of creative wordsmiths and poets take their experiences and set them to rock or jazz influences beats and express themselves through rhyme. In the 80s, the late Biz Markie put DMV in the hip hop spot...
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35:09
Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton: Telemasters
Both Roy Buchanan (1939-1988) and Danny Gatton (1945-1994) were masters of their instrument and stellar representatives of musical legends of the DMV. Roy ended up in Reston, VA after being born in Arkansas and Gatton was a lifelong resi...
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