KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: The Music of Kermit Lynch

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1988.12.19

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

62 min

Dates

1988-12-19 | broadcast
| 1988-12-19 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian interviews Berkeley songwriter and wine connoisseur, Kermit Lynch, one of the country’s most highly respected importers of French wine. In a previous life, following his childhood in San Luis Obispo, and his unsuccessful foray into the treacherous world of academia at Fresno State University, Kermit moved to Berkeley, California, attended San Francisco State University, and was a founding member of a band called The Roaches (a name inspired perhaps by their better known competitors, The Beatles). This program reveals to the world the original song compositions of Kermit Lynch written between 1966 and 1971, as recorded in 1987 during a studio session in San Francisco. Among the songs is “Live It Up”, inspired by and dedicated to Jerry Lee Lewis. Lynch also discusses his book, “Adventures on the Wine Route: A Winebuyer’s Tour of France”. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

Popular music

Musical Selections

Live it Up -- Death Chill -- December Rain -- From the Country -- Loving Tonight -- It's Cold -- Quicksand -- Does She -- Dirt Road

Performers

Hurricane Sam Rudin, piano (Live ; Loving ; Does)
Miles Corbin, vocals (Live ; Loving)
Joe Satriani, guitar (Death ; Quicksand)
Andy Milton, vocals (Death ; Quicksand)
Ron Rhoades, vocals (December ; Country ; Cold, Does ; Dirt)
Rick Kellogg, harp (Country ; Does)

Subjects

Popular music
Blues (Music)
Rock music
Wine

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Lynch, Kermit
Kellogg, Rick
Rhoades, Ron
Milton, Andy
Satriani, Joe
Corbin, Miles
Hurricane Sam