How Good It Is

Each episode I choose a song from the 50s through the 90s and dive into its history, the story behind the song and other items of interest. Find more stuff at www.howgooditis.com

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Episode 89–Woodstock

Posted August 19, 201900:14:45

The Summer of 1969 was also the Summer of Woodstock. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York (they couldn't...

89–Woodstock

Posted August 19, 2019

The Summer of 1969 was also the Summer of Woodstock, and all the tropes that came with it. But it also yielded two hit songs.

Episode 88–Manson and the White Album

Posted August 11, 201900:17:30

Click here for a transcript of this episode. This is the penultimate of my special episodes concentrating on the Summer of 1969, and this time around...

88–Manson and the White Album

Posted August 11, 2019

This week is the 50th anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders, committed by Charles Manson and his cult "Family". Manson said it was inspired by The...

Episode 87–Hair

Posted July 28, 201900:19:15

Click here for a transcript of this episode. In the late 1960s, both the music scene and the theater scene were changing, and the 1968 premiere of...