S5 E2: Whoopi Goldberg on "Stardust"
In addition to being one the few artists to earn an EGOT\u2014i.e. win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony\u2014Whoopi Goldberg also happens to be a big-time music nerd and monster Willie fan. On this episode she talks about his 1978 recording of \u201cStardust,\u201d calling it \u201ca love song to a love song\u201d that, when Willie sings it, makes her feel like she\u2019s floating barefoot in the clouds with her late mom and brother. From there she\u2019ll describe growing up a musical omnivore in NYC (see Waylon and Willie...but also Anthony Newley, Glen Campbell, and the Four Tops), the origins of country music, and the night she shared a stage with Willie, Leon Russell, and Ray Charles.