Best Of: Record producer Peter Asher / Romance writer Kennedy Ryan
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend explores the extraordinary life of Peter Asher, a pivotal figure in rock history who bridged the Beatles, James Taylor, and Carole King, while also spotlighting romance novelist Kennedy Ryan’s journey from secrecy to literary acclaim and David Bianculli
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