The Beat Beat: Don Kirshner

By Linda East Brady

Thu, 02/03/2011 - 8:26pm

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Don Kirshner helped shaped pop music during the 1960s and ’70s.
Don Kirshner helped shaped pop music during the 1960s and ’70s.

In this week’s edition of The Beat Beat audio blog, music writer Linda East Brady looks at the career of “The Man With the Golden Ear,” Don Kirshner.

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