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Lou Adler Part 1: Tapestry, Cooke, Wonderful World, Jan & Dean, and Talent

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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Lou Adler Part 1: Tapestry, Cooke, Wonderful World, Jan & Dean, and Talent
In the first part of Alex Ben Block's interview with Lou Adler, the entertainment legend talks about how he recognized Carole King's talent (easy) and won a Grammy for producing "Tapestry." Plus, Jan & Dean, Sam Cooke, and his association with Herb Alpert.

In the first part of Alex Ben Block's interview with Lou Adler, the entertainment legend talks about how he recognized Carole King's talent (easy) and won a Grammy for producing "Tapestry." Plus, Jan & Dean, Sam Cooke, and his association with Herb Alpert.

(Alex is a Hollywood historian, frequent Off-Ramp guest, and senior editor at The Hollywood Reporter.)