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David Browne - Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published June 17, 2011 at 11:10 AM EDT

By Ian Pickus

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-973864.mp3

Albany, NY – 1970 was a turning point in popular music, as a pair of legendary groups called it quits and a new breed of folk rock led the charts. Rolling Stone contributing editor David Browne speaks with Ian Pickus about his new account of that year, Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970.
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