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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21–Edwin Hawkins

Posted January 20, 2018

Musician Edwin Hawkins has died at the age of 74, and like so many other artists, his first hit was an off-the-wall discovery by a promoter and a disc...

Episode 20–Mercedes Benz

Posted January 13, 2018

Neil Young sang "It's better to burn out, than to fade away," but Damn, Janis, couldn't you have burned with us just a little bit longer? Janis Joplin...

20–Mercedes Benz

Posted January 13, 2018

Janis Joplin's last recorded song was a happy accident, and the producer decided that it didn't need instrumentation.

19–The Coasters

Posted January 6, 2018

The first group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame went through many configurations, but it was the combination of Dub Jones, Carl Gardner,...

18–Fame by David Bowie

Posted December 30, 2017

In 1975, David Bowie was a known element in the rock world, but he still hadn't cracked the Top Ten in the US. Then, with a little inspiration from...