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Legendary rock producer Brian Eno once said that only a thousand people bought The Velvet Underground's first record. But every one of them, he added, started their own band. Read the full description.
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Legendary rock producer Brian Eno once said that only a thousand people bought The Velvet Underground's first record. But every one of them, he added, started their own band. That sense of the band's fervent influence has carried on for over four decades. And for a few years, one of The Velvet Underground's key members was Doug Yule. Doug now lives in Seattle, and he doesn't talk much about his Velvet Underground years. Today, what he's really passionate about is folk music. He rediscovered this love just a few years ago when he started building and repairing violins. Doug Yule speaks with Jeremy Richards.
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first broadcast on KUOW on July 17, 2008
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