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June 01, 2021

The Time Machine makes a stop in 1962 this time, the year Ray Charles bridged the gap with his Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music album. Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys released their first albums. Booker T. and the MGs recorded one of the most popular instrumentals in recorded music history. Jackie Robinson became the first Black American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It's all 1962, our year on this episode of Time Machine.

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Playlist, hour 1