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Podcast: The Show On The Road with Z. Lupetin
Episode: Cleve Francis
Description: This week, my talk with self-described folk-country scientist and songwriter Cleve Francis, whose winding fifty year story in music is nearly unparalleled. Few African-American artists had their work heard in the folk boom of the early 1960’s, and while Francis studied to become a heart specialist after leaving the small hamlet of Jennings, Louisiana, the honey-voiced gems he laid down with his guitar in the gorgeous compilation Beyond the Willow Tree are finding devoted new audiences – this podcaster included.After diving into that encyclopedic collection which showcases his songs from 1968-1970, you can see that F...