In this episode Charles Brownstein – Records in My Life host, sits down with prolific pacific Northwest author Charles R. Cross (Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix) to discuss some of his favourite records that have inspired his life and writing.

Artists and Records referenced by Charles R. Cross on Records In My Life (In No Particular Order)

Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys
Neil Young – Time Fades Away
Neil Young – On the Beach
Heart – Little Queen
Nirvana – Nevermind
Nirvana In Utero
Chicago
Steve Martin – A Wild and Crazy Man
Bob Newhart – The Button Downed Mind of Bob Newhart
Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Tommy Chong
Joni Mitchell – Hejira
Lana Del Rey
Carol King
The Black Tones – Cobain and Corn Bread
Bob Dylan – Blood on The tracks
Leonard Cohen

Suggested reading by Charles R. Cross

Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell-
1998 Classic Rock Albums: Nevermind: Nirvana Coauthored with Jim Berkenstadt
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Cobain Unseen
Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller Than Our Souls, It Books
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll, Coauthored with Ann and Nancy Wilson
Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain

Edited by Henry Martins
Hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein

more on Charles R. Cross HERE