76. Archiving Prince, with Sound Engineer Susan Rogers

For Keeps

English - October 20, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 22.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
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For four intense years in the 1980s, Susan Rogers worked side by side with pop superstar Prince, recording many of his best-known songs — and creating the archive of his recordings that's led to "new" releases, and expanded re-releases, since his 2016 passing.

Susan's bio at the Berklee College of Music: https://college.berklee.edu/people/susan-rogers

Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin'

Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Otis McDonald, TrackTribe, and Chad Crouch