Was it being front row at a Bowie concert as a kid? Was it meeting Van Halen at a record store album signing? Or was it the first time that your band got to play The Whisky A Go Go? My Rock Moment celebrates rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s with interviews from those that lived it and keep the music alive today! Host Amanda Morck is a native Angeleno, long-time resident of Sunset Strip, and an adjunct instructor of California rock history. She interviews Rock Hall of Fame musicians, Grammy-winning producers, rock journalists, photographers, DJs, managers, authors and award-winning Directors and entertainment personalities about the rock moments they’ll never forget - moments that fostered a deep love of a band, an album or inspired them to pursue a lifelong career as a musician. And you as the listener will be invited along for a trip down rock and roll memory lane. My Rock Moment is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts, the first of its kind, all music-based podcast network.
https://myrockmoment.buzzsprout.com
episode 1: How Peter Tork became a Monkee & the eerie coincidence between Mama Cass and Keith Moon of The Who: Rock Moments to Remember
This is the first edition of Rock Moments to Remember - part of the My Rock Moment podcast - where we highlight some little known stories from the rock 'n' roll vault. In this episode we talk The Monkees, Mama Cass and Keith Moon!
If you are a fan of The Monkees, then you know that that quirky quartet was perfectly cast. But did you know that hundreds of actors and musicians, some we know very well today, auditioned for one of those 4 sacred slots? We'll tell the story of Peter Tork and how he became a Monkee, thanks in part to one famous musician and former roommate!
Rock has a list of famous faces that left us too soon. And Mama Cass of The Mamas & the Papas and Keith Moon of The Who are at the top of that list. However, the are a number of eerie similarities between their early demise... Listen now to find out more!
Episode References:
“Hey Hey We’re the Monkees," published by General Publishing Group, written by Harold Bronson
"Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton’s Little John?: Music’s Most Enduring Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed," published by Three Rivers Press, written by Gavin Edwards.
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/time-neil-young-cut-loose-monkees#:~:text=Although%20Stephen%20Stills%20never%20became,a%20handful%20of%20Monkees%20sessions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2020/08/06/did-stephen-stills-audition-for-the-monkees/?sh=1b0199faef0f
https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/blog/stephen-stills-on-auditioning-for-the-monkees
https://www.metv.com/lists/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-monkees
https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/09/alternate-history-x-what-if-stephen-stills-had-joined-the-monkees/
http://rockandrollgarage.com/keith-moon-and-cass-elliot-died-in-the-same-bad-vibrations-apartment/
https://flashbak.com/the-death-of-cass-elliot-and-keith-moon-at-harry-nilssons-macabre-mayfair-flat-422551/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mama-cass-keith-moon-death-the-who-mayfair/
https://www.idolator.com/7675185/these-insane-rock-star-rumors-are-actually-true?view-all&chrome=1
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