The Rise of Warner Bros. Records

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 19, 2021

A new book tells the story of how Mo Ostin and a crew of hippies, eccentrics, and enlightened executives transformed Warner Bros. Records from an out-of-touch company into one of the most successful record labels in American history. Author Peter Ames Carlin joins us to discuss his book, Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince.

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