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“Give Me One Reason”—Tracy Chapman

“Give Me One Reason”—Tracy Chapman

From60 Songs That Explain the '90s


“Give Me One Reason”—Tracy Chapman

From60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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Length:
92 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rob ranks the books he was forced to read in high school before turning his focus on the greatness of Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason” from her 1995 album ‘New Beginning.’ Later, Rob is joined by fellow Ohio native and author Hanif Abdurraqib to discuss why Ohio breeds such great writers such as Tracy Chapman. The guys also get into Chapman’s appearance at the Grammy’s and much more.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Hanif Abdurraqib
Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles
Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark
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Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The 1990s were a turning point in music: with the increasingly connected world enabling an unprecedented coalescence of various styles and genres, the decade featured the rapid evolution of sonic artistry — and subsequently shaped the soundscape of eras that followed. Listen along as The Ringer’s preeminent music critic Rob Harvilla curates and explores 60 iconic songs from the ‘90s that define the decade.