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June 30, 2023

Episode 19: Hanging On The Telephone - Jack Lee/The Nerves

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.

While this legend may fall into the often overlooked category we like to focus so much on here, it doesn’t make him any less of a legend. In fact, I think it makes him even more of a legend because he has that cool air of mystery floating about him. Jack Lee penned many great songs over his musical career, and while not all of them were big commercial successes, his songwriting and music styling have been hugely influential on many who have come after him.

Featured:

The Shadows - Man Of Mystery

Lost In Alaska

The Beatles - Ed On Sullivan

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

The Weirdos - Life Of Crime

Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone

Paul Collins - Many Roads to Follow

The Nerves - Many Roads to Follow

Jack Lee - Come Back And Stay

Extras:

Jack Lee Interview

Peter Case Interview

The Nerves - One Way Ticket

Chris Morris Article

May 29, 2023

EPISODE 18: Rock Island Line - Lead Belly/Lonnie Donegan/The Beatles

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."

Lead Belly


Lonnie Donegan

Featured:

Kansas City - Mr. Guitar Billy Strange

Arkansas 1934

Rock Island Line - John Lomax And the Prison Gang

Rock Island Line - Lead Belly

Rock Island Line - George Melly

The King Is Still In London - Sam Brown

Frankie and Johnny - Ken Cooke

Isle of Capri - Ken Colyers Jazzmen

Armed Forces Radio 1949

Live Instrumental - Lonnie Johnson

South Side Shake - Dan Burley & His Skiffle Boys

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan

Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash

Rock Island Line - Lennon/McCartney

John Lennon Playing Skiffle With The Quarrymen

April 14, 2023

EPISODE 17: Hitsville USA - Motown/Berry Gordy

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 tip 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

Featured:

Its Now or Never - Tom Conlon

Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks

Yusefs Mood - Yusef Lateef

Reet, Petite, and Gone - Louis Jordan
Get a Job - The Silhouettes

I Got a Job - The Miracles

Shop Around - The Miracles

Reach Out - The Funk Brothers

The Funk Brothers - A Little Misunderstanding

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes

Extras:
Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson

Motown Master Index - Motownjunkies.co.uk

Deep Soul: The Uprising of Motown

March 21, 2023

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