A legendary 1960s music producer teams up with an up-and-coming musician from Mexico

Van Dyke Parks helped create the 1960s soundtrack of southern California. He teamed up with The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Mothers of Invention and many others. Van Dyke Parks is still active and a much sought after music producer. His latest collaboration is with musician Verónica Valerio from Mexico. They both speak to Marco Werman about their new album “Van Dyke Parks orchestrates Verónica Valerio: Only in America.”

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