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About the Show
You know the game "six degrees of separation"? Six Degrees of Sound plays it with music. Each hour, Just Bill picks a starting song and follows a chain of musicians, one degree at a time: a band member who joined another band, a session player who shaped somebody else's hit, a songwriter whose tune became a classic for someone new.
Six songs, six connections, and the stories behind how they all link up. Along the way you'll hear the hits you know and love, a few surprises from the Crate Archive, and the history that ties them together.
Six Degrees of Sound airs every Thursday at 1 PM Eastern on WXTF-LP, Harrisville, 97.9, a non-commercial community station from the Alcona Music Project.
Meet Just Bill
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Bill Marsh, host and producer
Bill grew up in the Detroit metropolitan area, where, as far back as he can remember, his dad put the hi-fi headphones on him, and where Detroit rock radio on WRIF and WLLZ did the rest. As a teenager he cut grass and shoveled snow to pay for concerts at Cobo Hall and Pine Knob. His first was Heart at Cobo Hall.
At 17 he joined the Air Force, serving in the U.S., Germany and Turkey, where he played in his first band. A career in the semiconductor industry later took him all over the world and gave him a love of world music. He still plays piano and guitar, and acoustic guitar is his favorite.
Now Bill digs through the crates every week for Six Degrees of Sound, showing how the music we love is all connected.
Missed a Show? Catch Up
After each show airs, its show notes go up here: every song in the chain, plus the full script with the stories behind them. Find the songs on your favorite music service and follow along.
Around Harrisville
The harbor at sunrise, the beaches along Lake Huron, and live music by the water. A few favorite views from around home on Michigan's Sunrise Side.
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