Episode (200)
Halaman 16 dari 20
BONUS: “Strawberry Fair” by Anthony Newley
Aug 24, 2020This is a special extra episode of the podcast, not one of the “proper” five hundred. A book I’ve written, on the TV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade, has just become available for pre-order f...
Episode 94: “Stand By Me”, by Ben E. King
Aug 18, 2020Episode ninety-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, and at the later career of the Drifters. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to m...
Episode 93: “Please Mr. Postman” by the Marvelettes
Aug 10, 2020Episode ninety-three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Please Mr. Postman” by the Marvelettes, and the career of the first group to have a number one on a Motown label. Click ...
Episode 92: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by the Tokens
Aug 02, 2020Episode ninety-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens, and at a seventy-year-long story of powerful people repeatedly ripping off less po...
Episode 91: “The Twist” by Chubby Checker
Jul 25, 2020Episode ninety-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Twist” by Chubby Checker, and how the biggest hit single ever had its roots in hard R&B. Click the full post to read l...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Jul 19, 2020Welcome to the seventh and final in the Pledge Week series of episodes, putting up old bonus episodes posted to my Patreon in an attempt to encourage more subscriptions. If you like this, consider sub...
Episode 90: “Runaway” by Del Shannon
Jul 18, 2020Episode ninety of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Runaway” by Del Shannon, and at the early use of synthesised sound in rock music. Click the full post to read liner notes, lin...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots” by the Cheers
Jul 18, 2020Welcome to the sixth in the Pledge Week series of episodes, putting up old bonus episodes posted to my Patreon in an attempt to encourage more subscriptions. If you like this, consider subscribing to ...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Ain’t Got No Home” by Clarence “Frogman” Henry
Jul 17, 2020Welcome to the fifth in the Pledge Week series of episodes, putting up old bonus episodes posted to my Patreon in an attempt to encourage more subscriptions. If you like this, consider subscribing to ...
PLEDGE WEEK: “Shake a Hand” by Faye Adams
Jul 16, 2020Welcome to the fourth in the Pledge Week series of episodes, putting up old bonus episodes posted to my Patreon in an attempt to encourage more subscriptions. If you like this, consider subscribing to...