A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Episode seventy-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at There Goes My Baby by the Drifters, and how a fake record label, a band sacked for drunkenness, and a kettledrum player who couldnt play led to a genre-defining hit. Click the

Episode seventy-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at It Doesnt Matter Any More by Buddy Holly, and at the reasons he ended up on the plane that killed him. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and

Episode seventy-three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at La Bamba by Ritchie Valens, and is the first of a two-part story which will conclude next week with an episode on Buddy Holly. Click the full post to read liner notes, links

Episode seventy-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Trouble by Elvis Presley, his induction into the army, and his mothers death. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episod

Episode seventy-one of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs continues our look at British music TV by looking at the first time it affected American R&B, and is also our final look at Johnny Otis. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode

Episode seventy of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs looks at Move It by Cliff Richard, and the beginning of rock and roll TV in the UK. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backe

Episode sixty-nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Fujiyama Mama by Wanda Jackson, and the first rock and roller to become big in Japan Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the

Episode sixty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Yakety Yak by The Coasters, and at the groups greatest success and split, and features discussion of racism, plagiarism, STDs and Phil Spector. Click the full post to read line

Episode sixty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, and the decline and fall of both Berry and Alan Freed. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of t

Episode sixty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. This one comes with a bit of a conten