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32–Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis finally broke out of his role as a session musician at Sun Records, with a song that taught pretty much everyone that there'…
8 years, 6 months ago
Episode 31–The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
In November of 1975, an ore freighter broke apart and went down very suddenly in a storm on Lake Superior. Singer Gordon Lightfoot thought that the s…
8 years, 6 months ago
30–Angel Baby
By the time Rosie and the Originals' only hit reached the Billboard charts, the band had already broken up, and Rosie herself was just beginning a de…
8 years, 6 months ago
29–Rockin’ Robin
What does Bobby Day have in common with The Pink Panther? Tune in and you'll find the anther! (heh.)
8 years, 7 months ago
28: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Phil Spector was looking for some male acts to pad out his all-female stable of talent when he heard the Righteous Brothers. Shortly thereafter they …
8 years, 7 months ago
Episode 27–Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes started writing songs at the age of four, and was a member of the New Christy Minstrels for a little while, before she got a publishing de…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 26–Stairway to Heaven
In 1970, Led Zeppelin band members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page wanted a new song to use as the centerpiece of their concerts. so they retreated to a …
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 25–I Only Have Eyes For You
Back in the 1950s, cover songs weren't a big deal at all, especially if you were in a doo-wop group. Most of those groups started out in churches and…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 24–Fingertips Part 2
Everybody Say Yeah! (Yeah!) I love a good call-and-response. Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips Part 2" was only the second Number One hit for Motown Record…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 23–Lady Marmalade
Clockwise from top: Sarah Dash, Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, Cindy Birdsong In the 1960s there was a doo-wop girl group called the Blue Belles (somet…
8 years, 8 months ago