EPISODE 16: Rumble - Link Wray

 Todays story follows the tale a Native American Man, who by wielding an electric guitar managed to roughen up the course of rock and roll history by making the genre dangerous, sexy and even more notorious than ever before.. And he did it by only strumming 3 simple little guitar chords. Amazing right?

Garage Rock, Punk rock, heavy metal all the rocks all the metals all owe this man their respect and beer..a man named Link Wray and the big little song he came up with called 

RUMBLE

 

 

Featured:

The Shadows - Apache 

Merle Johnston - If I Had My Way

Mike Scott - Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Thomas Ramsay - If I Had A Hammer

Chet Atkins - The Entertainer

Curtis Gordon - Mobile Alabama

Link Wray - I Sez Baby

Jimmy Dean - I Found Out 

Chuck Berry - Carol

The Diamonds - The Stroll 

Link Wray - RUMBLE

Link Wray - Aint That Lovin You Baby 

Link Wray - Rawhide 

 

References:

Eastwood Guitar Blog - Legend of Link Wray

Vinyl Me Please - Link Wray Went to the Chicken Shack

Pop History Dig

Guardian - Rumble: The Story of Link Wray

Classic Rock on MV - Interview

 

Extras:

The Diamonds on American Bandstand

Link Wray on FreshAir in 1997

Carolina Finds - NC Legends

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World

 

EPISODE 15: Shattered - King Louie Bankston

Todays episode will be slightly different than our regularly scheduled programming.Yes Todays show is A different flavor….maybe even Tony Cacheres flavored as Today we are Honoring the life of King Louie Bankston! 1 Year since his passing..I am aware that many of you might not be familiar with who King Louie is, or why he’s Cajun flavored, but that is precisely why I decided to do this episode today. If you love or care about ..or even just enjoy rock and roll, then you should certainly know about this dude. Royal Pendletons, Persuaders, Bad, Times, Jay Reatard, Exploding Hearts..Its All in here! 

RIP King Louie!

 

 

Featured:

 Grocery Shopping 1971 - Muzak

The Ventures - New Orleans 

Johnnie Allan - South to Louisiana

The Faction - Skate and Destroy

Slam - Wild Riders Of Boards 

Exhorder - Live at Storyville Jazz Hall 

Cookie and the Cupcakes - Got You On My Mind

King Louie the 69th and the Harahan Crack Combo - Jail Bait

Royal Pendletons - Cross Firing

Royal Pendletons - Live at the Star Bar
The RP's - Shy Heart

Persuaders - Rock Bottom Blues

Bad Times - Trapped in the City

10-4 Backdoor - Untitled 

Exploding Hearts - Throwaway Style 

Exploding Heaarts - Im a Pretender

Exploding Hearts - Shattered 

Loose Diamonds - Gypsy Switch

Terry and Louie - Can Ya Tell Me? (How Life Goes On) 

King Louie One Man Band - Walking With The Light
King Louie - Im A One Man Band

 

He's a One Man Band!

 

References: 

Joes Facebook comments (Thanks Joe!)

Terry and Louie - LA Record

Exploding Hearts Punk History Interview

King Louie Discography

 

 

Extras:

 

King Louie Live at Dixie Tavern

Exploding Hearts Documentary - Teaser Trailer 

King Louie WMSE Milwaukee Interview

Wet Nightmares #8 - King Louie Interview

Loose Diamonds - Memphis Treet - Full Album! (Thank You Loomis!) 

 

 

EPISODE 14: Podcast B. Goode REDUX

 

This being the First episode of the New and Improved Series, I can’t think of a better place to start than with this standard classic. This song is the Epitome of Rock and Roll. The sound and style of this number, would go on to shape rock and roll music and change the way people not only play guitar but even the way they LOOK at a guitar!
It’s an absolute game changer..
This song I’m talking about.. is of course.. none other than... 

JOHNNY B. GOODE  by the one and only.. Chuck Berry.

 

THE TRUE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL

Featured:

Bo Diddley/Chuck Berry - Chucks Beat

The Ventures - Night Drive

Guitar Training Method - Flying Home (Charlie Christian) 

Charlie Christian - Swing to Bop 

The Hit Co. - Maybelline (Instrumental)

Johnny B. Goode (Alternate Takes 2 & 3)

Louis Jordan - Aint that Just Like a Woman (1946) 

T-Bone Walker - Strollin' With Bones 

Beach Boys - Surfin USA

Tom Conlon - Johnny B. Goode

Chuck Berry - Wee Wee Hours (Instrumental)

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry - Hail Hail Rock and Roll

 

 

References:

The Story of Johnny B. Goode - The Guardian

The Johnny B. Goode Sessions - Dietmar Rudolph 

The Best Chuck Berry Website

The Story of Maybelline - NPR 

The Original King of Rock and Roll

Factual America - John Brewer interview

Chuck Berry - The Autobiography 

Extra:

Great Interview of Chuck Berry

First recording of Chuck Berry - Joe Alexander and the Cubans 

EPISODE 13: The Crossroads (Halloween Special)

Todays episode takes place in the 1930s on a dark, foggy road Deep down south in mississippi. At a place where two dirt roads meet. a place known as the Crossroad. Culturally throughout time a Crossroad represents a place of ambiguity. To some, its a portal between two realms, “a place that’s neither here nor there”. 

This tale follows a young man by the name of  

Robert Johnson 

He is a legendary guitar player, known as one of the originators or the Delta Blues sound. According to legend one day the young mr. Johnson took himself on down to one of these crossroads and As Legend has it, he met The Devil Himself and made a deal to sell his soul in exchange for some ripping guitar skills that could melt the faces off everyone down on the river delta.

Featured:

Im Back! Instrumental

Gadzby - Grim Grinning Ghosts

Tom Conlon - Munsters Theme

Raymond Walker - Mississippi Dippy

Document Records - Mississippi Blues

Koki Nitobe - Terraplane Blues 

Jelly Roll Blues Band - Red Hots

 Danny Glovers Finest Moment

 

 

 References:

Symbolic Meanings of the Crossroads 

Howstuff works: The Devil and Robert Johnson

Polyphonic: The Truth about the Devil and the Crossroads 

Amazing Robert Johnson Documentary Hosted by DANNY GLOVER! 

Devil At the Crossroads Film 

OpenCulture: Legend of Bluesman Robert Johnson