"Eppy" Epstein launched the careers of Springsteen, Madonna, Billy Joel and more

This episode features “Eppy” Epstein, the Founder of My Father’s Place, the legendary rock club on Long Island that launched the careers of Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal to name just a few. He talks about all these famous artists and much much more.

Robert's song in this episode: "New York City Groove" from the album Made In New York by Project Grand Slam. Robert chose this song because it's got that NYC rock feel that "Eppy" Epstein  is all about.

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In this episode, Robert and Eppy discuss:

• His initial involvement in music (3:25)
• Why he chose Roslyn, NY for his venue (4:42)
• The Boston music scene in the late 1960s (8:00)
• The beginnings of My Father’s Place (11:27)
• The first acts/bands at the club (14:23)
• Billy Joel and The Hassles (15:27)
• Comedy acts: Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Billy Crystal (16:47)
• Bruce Springsteen’s first gig (20:32)
• The new My Father’s Place (22:35)
• Advice to Dreamers (29:20)
   

"My dream was to turn Roslyn, NY into Harvard Square, Cambridge” - Eppy Epstein

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Intro/Outro song in this episode- 

“New York City Groove” from Project Grand Slam’s album, Made In New York

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZAjjjTSaQ6UbuVhjIzefO?si=QLFINJtpQuiKbfXwIAbQAA