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Author: John Wing Jr.

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A weekly musical podcast diving into popular music of the 20s, 30s, and 40s.
198 Episodes
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Cliff Friend

Cliff Friend

2026-10-2729:22

Send us Fan Mail The Bad Piano Player returns to the fold with a composer, a lyricist, a modest career arc with a couple of hit songs, and someone only my core-within-the-core will know. We feature Cliff Friend on episode 198. Six of his best and I do my best to sing them as he would have liked. Tune in for songs.
Songs of the Heart

Songs of the Heart

2026-10-1337:00

Send us Fan Mail This Fortnight Tuesday, the Bad Piano player brings you an episode from the heart, getting to the heart of the songs, singing heartily. Every song a newly discovered classic song about the human heart. With some of our favorite composers, no less. Don't be heartless, tune in!
Marriage Songs

Marriage Songs

2026-09-2933:00

Send us Fan Mail This week, the bad piano player tackles one of the great topics: Marriage. Songs of love, songs of breakup, songs of contracts between two consenting adults. All done by the bad piano player and the singer of recent online distinction. Tune in for the nuptials, no Mendelssohn!
Songs of Addiction

Songs of Addiction

2026-09-1636:02

Send us Fan Mail This week, for episode 195, the bad piano player has a group of songs that deal with addiction. We cover alcoholism, drug addiction, and other pernicious afflictions of the lifelong cravers. Tune in for tunes, chord progressions and sober reflections of a long day's journey.
Grant Clarke

Grant Clarke

2026-09-0137:12

Send us Fan Mail This week, the bad piano player presents a lyricist who died young, but not before producing some of the finest lyrics in the American songbook. Tune in to hear Grant Clarke's words, and some music, too, of course.
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