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Back to SearchChuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll
Season 6 Episode 67
Chuck Berry was imprisoned numerous times. He was a victim of violent systemic racism and accused of horrific acts of sexual depravity. He also invented rock ‘n’ roll. Chuck Berry was as complex a ch…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Selena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico
Season 6 Episode 66
Selena Quintanilla Pérez ushered in the Golden Age of Tejano music in Texas with a meteoric rise up the charts and into the hearts of her fans. Her fans saw her as more than just a pop star — she was…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
The Misfits: Robbing Graves, Night of the Living Dead and the Teenagers from Mars
Season 6 Episode 65
The Misfits were truly unique. Scary. Violent. Angry. Nihilistic. These words can easily describe not only their music, but also the band as people, particularly frontman Glenn Danzig. Rumored to hav…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
The Misfits: Robbing Graves, Night of the Living Dead and the Teenagers from Mars
Season 6 Episode 65
The Misfits were truly unique. Scary. Violent. Angry. Nihilistic. These words can easily describe not only their music, but also the band as people, particularly frontman Glenn Danzig. Rumored to hav…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
The Grateful Dead Pt. 2: The Ballad of Pigpen and Old, Weird America—an Origin Story
Season 6 Episode 64
Bootlegging whiskey, acid tests, grass, and songs about murder. The origins of the Grateful Dead are fascinating and not what most people think. Born out of the tradition of “old, weird America”; blu…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Chet Baker: Heroin, Romance, Missing Teeth and the James Dean of Jazz
Season 6 Episode 63
Chet Baker, with his natural talent, unique voice and beautiful looks was known as “the James Dean of Jazz.” He was also a savage junkie and part time criminal. A one of a kind musician, his soft sin…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Ice-T: Crip Rhymes, a Cop Killer, Thieving Jewels and Inventing Gangsta Rap
Season 6 Episode 62
Ice-T stoked the wrath of the President of the United States, led the life of a successful jewel thief, ran with one of LA’s most notorious street gangs, the Crips, and was a soldier in the US Army. …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
The Rolling Stones Pt. 2: Swinging London, Stolen Jewels, the Mars Bar Myth, and Busted at Redlands
Season 5 Episode 61
The Establishment strikes back in this second installment of the Rolling Stones time in Swinging London. UK pop star Donovan is busted, a precursor to the Stones Redlands bust. Mick Jagger is in jail…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
The Rolling Stones Pt. 2: Swinging London, Stolen Jewels, the Mars Bar Myth, and Busted at Redlands
Season 5 Episode 61
The Establishment strikes back in this second installment of the Rolling Stones time in Swinging London. UK pop star Donovan is busted, a precursor to the Stones Redlands bust. Mick Jagger is in jail…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Rolling Stones Pt. 1: Swinging London, a Prison Break, East End Gangsters and the Anti-Beatles
Season 5 Episode 60
London was swinging. Keith Richards was in jail. The Kray Twins were menacing about. Brian Jones was on too much LSD. Aristocrats were tripping over themselves to hang out with the Rolling Stones. En…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago