1960s Archives – How Good It Is

Claude Call

English Music Music History

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 15m

Activity Highly Active

Since Dec 2020

Latest Episode Jan 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Semi-Annually

Format

Episodic

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www.howgooditis.com

About This Podcast

A music podcast by Claude Call

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Recent Episodes

179: Influential Women, Pt. 4–Pattie Boyd

Jan 11, 2026

Ladies and Gentlemen, the queen of them all. Pattie Boyd was the inspiration for a huge number of songs. Some of them went to the top of the charts, some of them weren’t released as singles, but…

173: Wichita Lineman

Jan 18, 2024 15m

By 1968, Glen Campbell had moved from session musician to a star in his own right. His single “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” written by Jimmy Webb, was a huge hit for him. So when Campbell decided…

171: Save the Last Dance For Me

Dec 23, 2023 16m

…before we were so rudely interrupted… This is a song that I’m long-overdue in covering, if only because of the backstory it has. It’s simultaneously heart-warming and heart-breaking. It’s a love…

170: I Fought the Law

Sep 21, 2023 15m

How many times now have I gone into the backstory with a song and learned that the person who wrote it says something akin to, “Yeah, I knocked that one off in about fifteen minutes.” Oftentimes they…

162: Reach Out (I’ll Be There)

Oct 27, 2022 11m

Such a life I’ve had lately, what with getting Covid and then getting part of the house renovated…four weeks of a two-week project. And the job isn’t even done, but that’s not the contractor’s…

160: Failing Upward, Vol 2

Aug 01, 2022 10m

Pardon my allergies; I’ve sounded kind of rough for a week or so. There was a lot of throat-clearing to edit out of this one. I can’t even blame the Southern Studio on this one; it’s the direct…

151: More Obscure Christmas

Dec 25, 2021 30m

Oh, I do enjoy breaking format once in awhile to do special episodes like this one. For this year’s Christmas episode, I return to the songs that you don’t seem to hear on the radio when the…

144: Everlasting Love

Jun 22, 2021 19m

The interesting thing about this song is that it was written for a specific singer. That said, it’s been a pretty big hit for many different artists over the years. “Everlasting Love” was written…

139: And When I Die

Mar 02, 2021 17m

Laura Nigro was a sixteen-year-old musical prodigy who was trying on several last names, as creative types sometimes do. She happened to be “Nyro” when she finally started to catch on in the music…

135: Lesser Known Christmas Pop

Dec 25, 2020 30m

Merry Christmas! I actually had a different show in mind but I got to listening to some old radio airchecks (not my own) and I was inspired to do something different from the usual show. The…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does 1960s Archives – How Good It Is have?

1960s Archives – How Good It Is has published 10 episodes since December 2020, covering topics in Music, Music History.

Is 1960s Archives – How Good It Is still active?

1960s Archives – How Good It Is is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 15m.