And now, here's a soothing musical interlude......
Sept. 6, 2022

John talks about talking to Lewis Chester

John talks about talking to Lewis Chester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week’s episode of The Musical Innertube has special meaning for me. I read American Melodrama around 1970 or so; my dad got me to read it. It’s an amazing, magisterial account of the events of 1968, beautifully written from a non-American POV. So I reached out to Lewis Chester, the book’s last surviving co-author, and we had a wonderful talk. Hope you enjoy — a remembrance of history from one who was there!

 

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