Category Archives: Podcast Book and Music Information and Purchase

Benedict Arnold, American Traitor (Book and Music Information)

The following books were used during the composition of this podcast:

Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor, by Willard Sterne Randall

Peggy Shippen, The Women Behind Benedict Arnold’s Plot To Betray America, by Stephen Case and Mark Jacob

The Traitor and the Spy: Benedict Arnold and John Andre, by James Flexner

Music within the podcast:

Monteverdi’s Toccata From L’Orfeo by the United States Army Old Guard and Bach’s March Fur Die Arche by the same artists.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_United_States_Army_Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps/Celebrating_50_Years/20

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_United_States_Army_Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps/Celebrating_50_Years/19

 

 

Ronnie Van Zant, Fallen Free Bird (Book and Music Information)

Information for this podcast came from the books, “Whiskey Bottles and Brand New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd,” by Mark Ribowsky

Also, “Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock,” by Gene Odom

The intro music is “Town of 24 Bars,” by Unicorn Heads.  Outro for part one is “Please Tell Me,” by Silent Partner and the outro for part 2 is “St. Francis,” by Josh Lippi and The Overtimers.

WC Fields, Hollywood Comedy Pioneer (Book and Music Information)

The following books were used during this podcast:

“WC Fields: A Biography,” by James Curtis

“WC Fields, By Himself,” with commentary by Ronald Fields

“WC Fields, A Life On Film,” by Ronald J. Fields

The two pieces of music used to introduce and conclude this podcast:

“Four Way,” by William Ross Chernoff’s Nomads

Also,  “In Shadows,” by William Ross Chernoff’s Nomads

The Chicago Black Sox and The 1919 World Series Fix (Book and Music Information)

The following books were used during the preparation of this podcast:

Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball, by Charles Fountain

Fall From Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of Shoeless Joe Jackson, by Tim Hornbaker

Eight Men Out, by Eliot Asinof

Also, the SABR Journal Article “1919 Baseball Salaries and the Myth of the Underpaid Chicago White Sox,” by Bob Hoie

Chicago Black Sox Salaries

The Intro and Outro Music:

Scott Joplin, “The Entertainer”

Scott Joplin, “The Maple Leaf Rag”

DB Cooper, and the Only Unsolved Air Hijack in US History (Podcast Book and Music Information)

Most of the information for this podcast came from:

Skyjack: The Hunt for DB Cooper, by Geoffrey Gray

Also: DB Cooper: The Real McCoy, by Bernie Rhodes and Russell Calame

The music for this podcast came from:

Kevin Macleod: I Know A Guy and Vibe Ace

Also,  Quantum Jazz, End of Line

 

Robert E. Lee, Stuck in the Middle (Book and Music Information)

Two books were essential during the recording of this podcast: Robert E. Lee: A Biography by Emory M. Thomas

Also, Lee: The Last Years, by Charles Bracelen Flood

Music used during the intro and outro included:

The Return To War, by The Art Of Escapism

And:

In Shadows, by William Ross

 

Herman Melville, From Obscurity to Immortality (Book and Music Information)

Much of the material for this podcast came from:

Herman Melville: His World And Work, by Andrew Delbanco

Also: Herman Melville A to Z: The Essential Reference To His Life And Work

Music selections for this podcast included:

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie Number 3, by Kevin MacLeod 

and

Waltz of the Renegade by Art of Escapism

Ted Ngoy, The Donut King Of Southern California (Book and Music Information)

The information for this podcast came from two articles:

“Dunkin’ and the Donut King”, November 2, 2014, California Sunday Magazine.

“Dunkin And The Donut King”

Also, “From Sweet Success To Bitter Tears”, January 9, 2005, Los Angeles Times.

“From Sweet Success To Bitter Tears”

The music played during the intro and conclusion is “Why”,  by McNorman.

“Why” by McNorman

 

 

 

 

Ian Fleming, Creator of James Bond (Book and Music Information)

Most of the information for this podcast came from “Ian Fleming,”
by Andrew Lycett:

Also, “Goldeneye: Where Bond Was born: Ian Fleming’s Jamaica,” by Matthew Parker.

The opening jazz used in both episodes is:

Acid Jazz   by Kevin McCleod

The reggae used at the end of episode one is:

Recruitment Reggae by The J. Arthur Keenes Band