I'd Buy That For A Dollar

On this ReWind, we revisit our 2022 trip to Pinwheel Records in Chicago, with owner Scott Schaaf introducing us to the new-wave/synth-pop of the Korgis.  

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On this season break ReWind, we look back at this discussion by the IBT classic trio covering one of the greatest creative forces of the 20th century: Duke Ellington.  

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We look back on season 5, highlighting some of our favorite albums and playing selections we didn't include in episodes. We will be back on October 1 with season 6. Episode cover artwork designed by …

Co-host Jeremy takes us into uncharted territory on the podcast with American blues violinist Papa John Creach. We take a look at his long and varied career and examine why this—his debut solo album—…

Guest Lauren Raham returns as we dive into the debut album by soul singer George McCrae. The hit title track is known for helping to shape disco music but we look at how the album also influenced eve…

Co-host Sean plays us some Latin jazz from Mongo Santamaria. We detail the Cuban percussionist's background and share our varying thoughts on featuring food on album covers.  

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Co-host Jeremy selects American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater as the focus for this episode. Dee Dee’s long and varied career—musician, NPR host, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador—is covered in ou…

Wes Wheat returns to talk about Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó. This mid-Seventies album finds the renowned instrumentalist paired with the top talent of the Philly soul scene.  

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Writer and director Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Author: The JT LeRoy Story) is our special guest as we feature the second album by singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. A more r…

Co-host Jeremy brings a first to the program: an a cappella album. We listen to the soulful voices of the Persuasions as we learn about their interesting connections in the music business and the sur…

Co-host Sean guides us into the fascinating world of private press records with the mysterious Lewis Baloue. We listen to his second album, originally released to little fanfare in 1985, and brought …

Taylor Rowley teams up with the I'd Buy That crew again, this time to demonstrate the sound of British band the Pentangle. We look into how the group came together to combine their varying musical ba…

Musician and music historian James Porter returns to the podcast to highlight country-soul pioneer Joe South. We listen to South's debut album and discuss his career as a songwriter, session player, …

Musician and music historian Skip Heller returns to the podcast with a copy of David Bromberg's self-titled debut. As we discuss the immense influence that Bromberg had as a multi-instrumentalist, we…

Mark Weathersby aka DJ Mahogany is back and he brings the party with him! We listen to selections from Mark's favorite album by Swedish popstars ABBA and also learn what each of the co-hosts enjoy mo…

Co-host Jeremy brings us a late-period release from the great jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan. This lushly orchestrated album finds "Sassy" in peak form, a remarkable accomplishment for someone over thir…

The classic trio of co-hosts rendezvous in Pittsburgh to discuss the eccentric pop genius of Harry Nilsson. We listen to the record made in the wake of his massive success in the early 1970s, which p…

Co-host Jeremy selects the debut from Canadian folk duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Known as songwriters well before this release, we look at the career trajectory of these sisters as well as their exten…

Co-host Peter takes us into the lyrically dense world of Al Stewart. We play selections from the Scottish-born singer-songwriter's most commercially successful album and share some entertaining stori…

Bob Bucko Jr makes his comeback to the podcast with the 1979 comeback album from English singer Marianne Faithfull. A far cry from her Sixties recordings, this album's defiant tone and futuristic sou…