Invisible Icon: The Tom Wilson Story

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What is an invisible Icon? This is a person that if not for their borderline genius, or tireless work, or magnetic presence the most well-known artists on the planet would not be known as such. This series sets out to unblur the obscurity behind one such invisible Icon named Tom Wilson.

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    • Mar 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Tom's Birthday with Marshall Crenshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 28:45


    To celebrate Tom's birthday executive producer Zach Burke talks with American singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw, and the team talks about developments since the final episode.

    Episode 10: Behind the Scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 46:08


    The team behind the podcast talk about the legacy of Tom Wilson and what this journey has meant.

    Episode 9: The Final Beat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 32:46


    As we wind down this series, we look into the final producing years of Tom’s career up to his untimely death.

    Episode 8: A Conversation with Tom Wilson the 3rd - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 40:10


    In this episode, Zach Burke continues his conversation with Tom Wilson the 3rd about Tom Wilson's legacy and what the future holds.

    Episode 7: A Conversation with Tom Wilson the 3rd & Thomas Wilson the 4th - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 37:12


    In this episode, Zach Burke talks to Tom Wilson the 3rd & Thomas Wilson the 4th about Tom Wilson's legacy and what the future holds.

    Episode 6: The Music Factory Years 1963-1968 Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 28:09


    In this episode, we see the final pillar of the Music Factory Years getting erected. A group whose name alone evokes a visceral experience and image due in part to teaming up with the most famous Pop Artist of all time in Andy Warhol, The Velvet Underground.

    Episode 5: The Music Factory Years 1963-1968 Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 25:27


    The year is 1966 and Tom exits Columbia Records and heads to the sun-soaked beaches of Los Angeles to take on dual producer roles with MGM and Verve Records. Tom begins working with The Mothers of Invention and Frank Zappa.

    Episode 4: The Music Factory Years 1963-1968 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 25:15


    In 1964, Tom is a busy man. He is juggling a schedule that includes not just blooming mega musician Bob Dylan, but acts like jazz great John Coltrane and the soundtrack for the revitalized historic broadway musical “West side Story” just to name a few. But it’s in March that Tom would cross paths with “Simon & Garfunkel”.

    Episode 3: The Music Factory Years 1963-1968 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 29:35


    From 1963-1968, Tom Wilson’s name would appear on the back of 69 records. Episode 3 chronicles Tom's time with Bob Dylan.

    Episode 2 - Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 20:33


    The second episode of this nine part podcast docuseries follows Tom Wilson Jr through his years at Fisk, Harvard, and Transition Records. We learn more about this soon to be legend.

    Episode 1 - Early Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 24:56


    The first episode of this nine part podcast docuseries takes a look at Tom Wilson Jr's early years and how his family was influential in shaping the man from Waco, Texas who would someday become a legend.

    Series Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 3:35


    A quick look into the upcoming short-run series Invisible Icon: The Tom Wilson Story.

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