See Hear Podcast Episode 80 - Interview with Brent Wilson, director of Streetlight Harmonies

With all the obsession the media makes of the rock era (i.e. the
60s onwards) it's all to easy to forget about the early days of
rock and roll. The casual listener may think of Elvis, Chuck, Buddy
or Little Richard – important parts of rock and roll history,
obviously, but what's often forgotten about are the great vocal
harmony groups. Groups like The Ravens, The Flamingos, The Orioles,
The Dells, as well as the iconic Drifters and The Platters need to
be revered as much as any of the greats in rock and roll history.
Without them, the history of rock music would not only be poorer,
but much of what came after the fifties (like Motown) would either
not exist or at least be very different. Welcome to episode 80 of
See Hear. Brent Wilson has directed a wonderful new documentary on
the history of Doo Wop music, how it changed social history in the
US, and how it influenced the singers over the decades after its
heyday. The film is called Streetlight Harmonies, and he took the
time to talk about the film as well as why doo wop was so important
to teenagers of the 50s some of whom grew into social activists in
the 60s. Sadly, neither Tim nor Bernie were available for this
discussion, but I was very excited to welcome Peter Merret, host of
the PBS-FM doo wop show, The Malt Shop Hop, to help bring some
musical context and ask some great questions of Brent. My gratitude
to both of these gentlemen for their time and expertise. I loved
doing this episode and I hope you'll enjoy listening. You can find
the film at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/streetlightharmonies or
iTunes. If you're in Melbourne, you can tune into The Malt Shop Hop
every Wednesday at 11am on 106.7 PBS-FM. Outside of Melbourne, you
can tune in via pbsfm.org.au or the PBS app. This episode marks the
7 year mark of doing See Hear Podcast. We never imagined there'd be
enough music related films to discuss when we started in January
2014. Turns out we can't keep up with the new releases. It's great
that we have this forum for a monthly discussion about two
important parts of our lives – music and movies. On behalf of Tim,
Bernie and myself, thanks to everyone who continues to tune in. If
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