Episode 51 – Rock n Roll vs throat singing

Brian reveals the amazing story behind one of the biggest rock hits of the 1970’s while exploring the biography of Paul Pena – a blind musician with one of the strangest career arcs on record. This episode is brought to you in part by OMIO: Visit OMIO.com and use the code OMIO5 at checkout to save on your next travel booking. (Expires July 31, 2021)   SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuva Singing example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8hrhBZJ98 Paul Pena performs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiKKRbSckY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Blues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Folk_Festival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Train https://danfrank.ca/the-best-musician-never-heard/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Grossman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sidran Paul Pena – Jet Airliner – https://youtu.be/Cjr5U7g6aiA Paul Pena on Conan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dnGj5YF8F0