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Rehabilitating Surf Rock, Part 1.

Rock and roll historian Ed Ward takes the first of a two part look at surf music.

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Other segments from the episode on June 5, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 5, 1990: Interview with Robert Draper; Commentary on surf music; Interview with Harold Bronson and Richard Foos; Review of Kate Millett's memoir "The Loony-Bin Trip."
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Kate Millett's "Savage" Memoir.

Book critic John Leonard "The Loony-Bin Trip," feminist Kate Millett's memoir of her dealing with manic depression. It's published by Simon and Schuster.

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