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Chart Masters Launch New Podcast on Music History
7 Oct
Summary
- Podcast 'A Heart for the Charts' debuted on October 6.
- It features music chart veterans sharing stories.
- The first episode included Thelma Houston and Gretchen Christopher.
A new podcast, 'A Heart for the Charts,' has launched, featuring music chart experts Fred Bronson and Michael Ellis. The series, which debuted on October 6, aims to blend chart history with personal accounts from artists.
Bronson, a longtime Billboard Chart Beat writer, and Ellis, a former director of Billboard charts, host the show. They are joined by other music historians and researchers, including Paul Haney, Joe Marchese, and Andy Skurow.
The podcast's first episode, "The Day I Went to Number One," highlighted the stories behind Thelma Houston's 1977 No. 1 hit "Don't Leave Me This Way" and The Fleetwoods' 1959 chart-topper "Come Softly to Me."
Future episodes will feature insights from Record Research Publisher Kim Bloxdorf on her father, Joel Whitburn, and discussions with artists like Kim Carnes about "Bette Davis Eyes" and Rupert Holmes about "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." The first season is scheduled to conclude on December 1.
