November 6, 2015

Everybody's Heard About the Bird - 1960s rock in Minnesota

Cathy Wurzer - Host, Jim Bickal - Contributor, Eugene Cha - Associate Producer, Rick Shefchik - Interviewee

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MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minnesotan author and columnist Rick Shefchik about his book Everybody's Heard About the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock N Roll in Minnesota. The book tells the story of The Trashmen and the bands that came before and after them.

Everybody's Heard About the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock N Roll in Minnesota also looks at the influential figures behind the scenes like Amos Heilicher, founder of Minneapolis-based Soma Records and disc jockey Bill Diehl, the Dick Clark of the Twin Cities.

Segment includes music clips.

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