Don Was

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  1. Don Was

    09/15/2020

    Don Was

    Rick Rubin talk to Don was about his early days in Detroit, his time in Was Not Was and his wide ranging career producing defining-albums for the B-52's, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. He also talks about how he became the president of legendary Jazz label Blue Note Records. Plus he explains how he messed up an audition to be in Dead and Co. with Bob Weir and John Mayer. Subscribe to Broken Record's YouTube channel to hear old and new interviews, often with bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast You can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    50 min
  2. Don Was: Part 1

    01/08/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Don Was: Part 1

    Dave talks with musician and record producer Don Was.

    1 hr
  3. Bob Weir And Wolf Bros

    03/02/2020

    Bob Weir And Wolf Bros

    Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple." Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

  4. Don Was: Part 2

    01/22/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Don Was: Part 2

    More with musician and record producer Don Was.

    59 min
  5. Don Was

    09/14/2022

    Don Was

    My guest for this 100th episode is bona fide musical legend Don Was. Don was a founding member of Was (Not Was), and he's a GRAMMY-winning producer who's worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss and John Mayer, to name a few. He's currently playing bass with Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir in Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, and he's also the president of one of the world's most famous record labels, Blue Note Records. We talk about it all in this interview!

    59 min
  6. Inside the Hive Holiday Special

    12/24/2021

    Inside the Hive Holiday Special

    This week, Inside the Hive cohosts Emily Jane Fox and Joe Hagan discuss strategies for surviving holiday isolation and anxiety during the COVID resurgence. In that spirit, Hagan talks to Don Was, famed record producer and president of Blue Note Records, about the transporting power of music, taking listeners through his own personal playlist of favorite recordings and the stories behind them, from Norah Jones and Iggy Pop to the Wayne Shorter and Charles Lloyd. A holiday special for the news weary. (Find an exclusive playlist on Spotify under "Inside the Hive Holiday Special.") https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26EFfPAJpggIMELvWuy30u?si=c59e5615593c46e9 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

    1h 27m
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