Phoenix, Arizona: The Ghost of Buddy Holly Melting in the Valley of the Sun

Phoenix, Arizona: The Ghost of Buddy Holly Melting in the Valley of the Sun

Author: iHeartPodcasts and Double Elvis August 25, 2022 Duration: 33:05

Music, like water, is the lifeblood of civilization. In this episode, host Will Dailey guides you on a trip through space and time, taking you behind the scenes of the city’s most vibrant venues — all while tracing the stories of iconic rockers like Meat Puppets and Jimmy Eat World back through desert wanderers like Waylon Jennings and Lee Hazelwood, on back to the Hohokam, original settlers of the Valley of the Sun. 

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Sound of Our Town is a production of Double Elvis and iHeartRadio.

Executive Produced by Jake Brennan, Brady Sadler, and Carly Carioli for Double Elvis. Production assistance by Matt Beaudoin. Created, written, hosted and scored by Will Dailey. 

Additional writing on this episode by Patrick Coman.

Music for this episode composed and performed by Will Dailey. Check out Will’s music:

 

SOURCES for this episode include:

All Excess Occupation, by Danny Zalisko

Stuck Outside of Phoenix, by Art Edwards

Waylon: An Autobiography, by Waylon Jennings

Arizona Music Hall of Fame

Arizona Natural History Museum

Legendary Tempe Venues Now & Then (Phoenix New Times)

Best of 2021: Our Favorite Music Venues (Phoenix New Times)

Requiem for an Outlaw (Phoenix New Times)

Downtown Phoenix Journal

Remembering the Mill Avenue music scene of the '90s (AZCentral)

10 Greatest Record Stores in America (SPIN)

 

SOME PLACES YOU'LL WANT TO VISIT AFTER LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE:

Crescent Ballroom + Cocina 10

The Trunk Space

The Lost Leaf

The Van Buren

Rebel Lounge

Gold Rush Music Festival

M3F Fest

Musical Instrument Museum

Grand Avenue Records

Yucca Tap Room

 

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Every place has a rhythm, a sonic fingerprint you can feel in its bars, streets, and community spaces. Sound of Our Town is a journey into that local pulse, using music as the map to understand a destination’s heart and history. This isn’t about chart-topping hits; it’s about the venues, the scenes, and the people whose creativity gives a city its distinctive character. Each episode, produced by iHeartPodcasts and Double Elvis, feels like a guided audio postcard, blending a single-voice narrative with candid interviews from those who live and make the music. You’ll discover where to go to hear something authentic and why those spots matter, tracing how historic sounds built a local culture and how new artists are reshaping it right now. The stories are driven by original recordings, placing you directly in the room. Think of this podcast as an invitation for wanderers and free spirits-a deep dive into the cultural fabric of a place, seen through the universal language of sound. It’s for travelers who believe the best souvenirs aren’t things, but experiences and understanding, found just off the beaten path. Tune in to hear the world, one town at a time.
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