Millions have been impacted by Charlie Peacock’s Grammy Award-winning production and songwriting work. A smaller, but devoted group has been with him since his days as a Sacramento-based alternative pop artist and member of the progressive Exit Records scene. But very few have ever heard the work he did prior to his 1983 debut, Lie Down In The Grass, until now. On the heels of the release of his expansive and revealing memoir Roots and Rhythm, Peacock just dropped a never-before-heard collection of songs he recorded in 1980 and 81 with the legendary rock producer David Kahne (later named among the 500 most important Rock Producers by Rolling Stone for his work with Regina Spektor, The Bangles, Paul McCartney, Fishbone, Lana Del Rey, Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Stevie Nicks and others.) The Kahne Sessions reveals a young diamond in the rough, and on this special episode Charlie takes us back to those early days in his career and puts it all into context.

And there is a LOT more where this comes from. This conversation, recorded in person in Charlie’s home studio, covered everything from his earliest days as a musician, to the transformation sobriety and faith brought to his work, to concerns he has over the ways commodification, dehumanization, and artificial intelligence are impacting the way today’s artists are engaging with the work. That will all be coming soon, but we wanted to get THIS part – celebrating the release of The Kahne Sessions out to you right away. Be sure to subscribe to the show on whichever platform you prefer so you don’t miss a beat. And if you missed our very first episode – way back in 2019 – it featured none other than Charlie Peacock. You can find that show HERE.

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MUSIC LIST:

The Kahne Sessions, 1980-81:

Sooner or Later

Christine

So Attractive

American Music

Rhythm Girls

Also featured:

Charlie Peacock – Automatt (Jeff Coffin-Tenor Sax; Vicente Archer-Bass; Derreck Phillips-Drums; Jerry McPerson-Guitar; CP-Rhodes)

Charlie Peacock – Ah, You Said Private (Jazz Composer Volume One)

Charlie Peacock – Lie Down In the Grass (stem reduction by Bruce Neher)

Charlie Peacock Band – Big Man’s Hat (Live) (Lost In Sacramento version)