EPISODE #7
NORMA TANEGA
ROY HEAD
ARTHUR ALEXANDER
Learn about Norma Tanega and the story behind one of the oddest hit records of the 1960s.
Down in New Orleans, Ben meets up with rockabilly wild man Roy Head.
Ben tells the poignant tale of his collaboration with the inimitable Arthur Alexander.
NORMA TANEGA INTERVIEW
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MENTIONS
THIS EPISODE ALSO MENTIONS:
Brian Ahern, Gene Autry, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Gene Chrisman, Ray Collins, Elvis Costello, Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart, Red Foley, Donnie Fritts, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Lesley Gore, Terry Gross, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Eddie Hinton, Danny Kahn, Bob Lind, The McCoys, Willie Nelson, Gary Nicholson, Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn, Gene Pitney, Charlie Rich. Roy Rogers, The Rolling Stones, P.F. Sloan, Jeannie Seely, Dusty Springfield, Joe Tex, Mel Tillis, Jerry Wexler, Reggie Young
The making of Lonely Just Like Me
Ben, Arthur Alexander, Danny Kahn, Dan Penn, and Donnie Fritts working at the piano
Arthur Alexander at NPR's Fresh Air Performance
Ben and Arthur in the studio
Ben and Dan Penn
Ben meets Roy Head in New Orleans
Ben meets Jerry Wexler
Palmyra Delran with Arthur Alexander
The program for Arthur Alexander's Going Home Services
"Lonely Just Like Me" Chart
Production notes from Fresh Air segment
"If It's Really Gotta Be This Way" Chart
Note from Summer Lights In Nashville organizer about Arthur's performance