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From Berkeley to the Bronx: Roger Linn's Drum Machines

4 Extra Debut. Gary Kemp explains how guitarist Roger Linn revolutionised popular music with the world's first drum machine. From May 2007.

The remarkable story of Roger Linn, inventor of the drum machine. The son of an opera singer and a music professor, Linn's invention revolutionised popular music. He has inspired artists as diverse as Herbie Hancock, Heaven 17, and the Wu Tang Clan. Exploited by shady businessmen, Linn has been a reclusive figure for decades.

30 minutes

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Thu 11 Sep 201402:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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