Onstage and Backstage Podcast

Dave Thompson, author of Hearts of Darkness, visited WJBE in Knoxville, Tenn., to talk about his book. He gives us a quick insight into what readers can expect when they read Hearts of Darkness, listen to the amazing interview down below!   About the BookHearts of Darkness is the story of a generation's coming of age through the experiences of its three most atypical pop stars. James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and Cat Stevens could never have been considered your typical late-sixties songwriters – self-absorbed and self-composed, all three eschewed the traditional means of delivering their songs, instead turning its process inward. The result was a body of work that stands among the most profoundly personal art ever to translate into an international language, and a sequence of songs – from “Sweet Baby James” and “Carolina in My Mind,” to “Jamaica Say You Will” and “These Days,” to “Peace Train” and “Wild World” – tha