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Episode 81: John Lennon’s Jukebox, Pt. 2
A quick refresher: in 1965, at the height of Beatlemania, John Lennon carried around a portable jukebox loaded with 40 carefully chosen 45s. It was his little personal soundtrack: mostly American R&B, soul, and early rock ’n’ roll.
It’s kind of amazing to get a glimpse into John’s musical obsessions at the exact moment The Beatles were taking over the world. And it’s very fun to picture 25-year-old John listening to these records back at the hotel after the shows.
So in this episode we continue going through the jukebox and we listen to some great scratchy 45s — mostly stuff I love but a few that I can't figure out why John picked.
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