Harold Bronson Reconnects With His Savage Young Winos

About this episode

Harold Bronson discusses his early band Mogan David And His Winos and the re-release of their cult classic album Savage Young Winos.

Harold Bronson may be best known as one of the co-founders of Rhino Records, but when he was a student at UCLA, he was in a band called Mogan David And His Winos. The band consisted of future New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Kellerman, future Columbia Records Head Of Promotions (and friend of the podcast) Paul Rappaport, music journalist Mark Leviton, as well as fellow Rhino co-conspirator Richard Foos. The band made one album, fusing all their influences. The result came out in 1973 and was entitled Savage Young Winos. It became a cult classic, but has been out of print since 1976. Enter Liberation Hall Music, which has re-released the album with additional demos, live recordings from that period, and two tracks from a Winos' reunion session in 1993. Harold Bronson has graciously joined the podcast to share just a few of the stories he's accumulated over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Harold Bronson

Topics covered

• music
• band history
• record label

Keywords

• Rhino Records
• UCLA
• Jonathan Kellerman
• Paul Rappaport
• Mark Leviton
• Richard Foos
• Liberation Hall Music

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Products: Savage Young Winos

Books & works: Savage Young Winos

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