I'd Buy That For A Dollar

Co-host Peter takes us past the obvious and into the sublime with the second installment of our three-part celebration of Philadelphia International Records. At the center of this discussion is the unjustly unsung singer Billy Paul.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

The crew kicks off season 3 with a celebration of 50 years of Philadelphia International Records. Co-host Jeremy pulls this Lou Rawls reinvention that merges that Philly soul sound with one of the crooning greats.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

For our final ReWind of the break, we offer a peek behind the curtain with a Patreon bonus episode classic, the Chi-Lites, as we chronicle their career and listen to this 45.   Our Patreon builder has been pushed back to January. We are only human and we are dealing with human things. We so appreciate your support in whatever form and will still be providing all the regular benefits our Patreon's enjoy at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast 

Co-host Sean's rewind pick is the intense story of The Chambers Brothers.  While not our most popular episode, it's consistently one fans seem to be affected by, check it out.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Co-host Jeremy picks this underappreciated gem out of the dusty bin of old podcasts and calls your attention back to the singular talent that is Dinah Washington.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

We dust off this season 1 classic where the crew visits Steven "Plastic Crimewave" Krakow just before the pandemic. Revisit lighter times with the obscure side of Bread.  If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

For our 100th episode and season 2 finale, the crew turn to the artist and album responsible for our theme song—Bobby Bryant's The Jazz Excursion Into Hair. We also reflect on some of our favorite selections from this season.  If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Healthcare worker, DJ, and record collector Mark Weathersby joins us to talk Johnny Mathis, specifically the crooner's soulful 1973 comeback album I'm Coming Home. The IBTFAD crew are forced to take back some dismissive comments they've made about the artist in previous episodes.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

DJ and music supervisor Taylor Rowley returns to the program to highlight yet another thrift store staple—singer-songwriter Carole King. We take a look at Wrap Around Joy, a record that often gets lost in the shadow of the ever-present hanging Tapestry.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Co-host Jeremy blasts off with Buffy Sainte-Marie's Moonshot. Viewed in its day as a disappointingly mainstream effort from the uncompromising folksinger, the album has fared better with time.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Guest host Wes Wheat returns to the podcast with a 1980 Smokey Robinson solo outing and helps the team traverse Robinson's miraculous career.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Co-host Jeremy tries to coax a tear into your beer as we consider a largely unsung country legend—Ray Price. For the Good Times finds Ray shifting from honky-tonk innovator to Nashville pop star.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

DJ and musicologist Greg Caz returns to the show to give bassist and vocalist Michael Henderson his due. As we discuss the disparity between Henderson's early avant-garde work with Miles Davis and his later R&B solo records such as Goin' Places, we discover that the two phases have more in common than one might think.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Musician Chris Brokaw stops by with a copy of Chester & Lester, the first collaboration between guitar virtuosos Chet Atkins and Les Paul. As we look at the careers of both artists, we also illustrate the importance of this unique pairing of two towering figures.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!  

Co-host Peter tells the tale of the Crusaders, the unsung backbone of popular music for nearly two decades. Meanwhile, co-host Jeremy converts to smooth jazz, or rather, jazz-funk.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Co-host Jeremy takes us on a trip into the world of a blossoming Graham Nash. On his debut solo album, we find the singer-songwriter maturing both personally and politically at the height of his success.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Our good buddy Jake Watkins drops in to get hyped with the crew on this choice selection from the catalog of pop rock masters Daryl Hall & John Oates—Private Eyes. We offer many reasons as to why they are one of the greatest duos in history.     If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Radio DJ & music supervisor Taylor Rowley joins us again to explore this release from thespian Richard Harris and his interpretations of songwriting master Jimmy Webb's unique pieces of music.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Co-host Jeremy dips his toes into Brazilian music with the iconic Chico Buarque and finds out the water is warm and nice.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

Co-host Sean brings a late-era album from "the greatest American composer." Ellington Indigos finds Duke Ellington at an upswing in his career and might surprise those more familiar with his Big Band work.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!