#the smith tapes

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On the release of The Velvet Underground's 3rd album, Reed tells Howard he's sure that radio is the future.

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"...and then Hendrix came on."

Live from Woodstock finale.

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Don't take the brown acid.

Live from Woodstock continued...

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44 years ago this weekend- Woodstock.

Howard Smith was the only journalist phoning in live reports, broadcast nationally, throughout the weekend. In honor of the anniversary, I'll post some throughout the weekend.

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On September 17th, 1969, the school newspaper at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa published an article stating that Paul McCartney was dead. Unverified, this rumor picked up steam and on October 12th, a radio caller in Michigan cited clues supposedly hidden in the Beatles’ music, heard when played backwards, as proof. By the time of this interview, the rumor has become so wide spread that LIFE magazine has featured McCartney himself, posing with his family, on their November 7th cover under the heading, “Paul is Still With Us.” The magazine has hit the shelves across the country, but the public is still not entirely convinced. So Howard Smith is calling Sandi Morse, the National Director of the Beatles’ Fan Club, to find out the truth.

It's crazy that this happened. 

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"Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful?"

The latest episode of Blank on Blank comes from an interview journalist Harry Smith did with Jim Morrison in 1969. It surfaced last year as part of The Smith Tapes project, and has now been given new life through animation courtesy of Blank on Blank and PBS. 

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In memory of Ravi Shankar, here are 2 minutes from his hour-long interview with Howard, Nov.21, 1971. He will be missed.