A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Welcome 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 the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey .

Welcome 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 the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey .

Welcome 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 the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey .

Welcome to the third 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 the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey .

Welcome to the second 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 the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey .

Welcome to Pledge Week! Im doing a week of posting some of the Patreon bonuses Ive done, to encourage those who can to sign up to my Patreon. ERRATUM: My understanding when I did this episode was that White Lightning was recorded right after the Big Bo

Episode eighty-nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Will You Love Me Tomorrow? by the Shirelles, and at the beginnings of the Brill Building sound. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transc

Episode eighty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Cathys Clown by The Everly Brothers, and at how after signing the biggest contract in music business history their career was sabotaged by their manager. Click the full post t

Episode eighty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Apache, by the Shadows, and at the three years in which they and Cliff Richard were on top of the music world. Patreon backers also have a fifteen-minute bonus episode, on Han

Episode eighty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at LSD-25 by the Gamblers, the first rock song ever to namecheck acid, and a song by a band so obscure no photos exist of them. (The photo here is of the touring lineup of the Holl