Our story today follows the tale of an American Rock and Roller and songwriter named Del Shannon. Now hopefully you already know who this man is and assuming you do, im sure you already know his song Runaway. One of the greatest songs of all time. But - do you know anything else about Del Shannon?
Earlier this month, it was announced that at the end of last month, another rock and roll legend left us and ascended to the rock and roll heavens.
Featured:
Bob Dylan - I Was Young When I Left Home
The Nerves - Hanging on the Telephone
Scott Mckenzie - San Francisco
The Nerves - When You Find Out
Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
Paul Collins - Many Roads to Follow
The Nerves - Many Roads to Follow
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Our story today will highlight a song that is ingrained in the DNA of rock and roll. It may even fall into the often overlooked category because, these days, it seems people have forgotten this song.
That’s strange to someone like me or you, but when you look around, it's easy to see that this style has sadly fallen by the wayside. But I guess the times they are a changing... Anyway, this song played a massive role in shaping rock and roll as we know it today, and so it should be celebrated. This little diddy is known as
"Rock Island Line."
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| Lead Belly |
Featured:
Kansas City - Mr. Guitar Billy Strange
Rock Island Line - John Lomax And the Prison Gang
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| Lonnie Donegan |
Rock Island Line - George Melly
The King Is Still In London - Sam Brown
Frankie and Johnny - Ken Cooke
Isle of Capri - Ken Colyers Jazzmen
Live Instrumental - Lonnie Johnson
South Side Shake - Dan Burley & His Skiffle Boys
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| John Lennon Playing Skiffle With The Quarrymen |
Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash
Rock Island Line - Lennon/McCartney
Today's episode is about the tale of how one of the most important record labels in not only rock and roll history, but all history came to be. In fact, I think it’s pretty safe to say that this just might be Thee very top top most important label of all time.
This label produced hit after hit and launched the careers of some of the most iconic artists of all time this label also transformed the music industry and left an indelible mark on popular culture. The label I’m talking about, of course, is Motown.
