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Episode 141: “River Deep, Mountain High” by Ike and Tina Turner

Episode 141 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “River Deep Mountain High’”, and at the career of Ike and Tina Turner.  Click t…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 140: “Trouble Every Day” by the Mothers of Invention

Episode 140

Episode one hundred and forty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Trouble Every Day” by the Mothers of Invention, and the earl…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Episode 139: “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds

Episode 139

Episode one hundred and thirty-nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds, and the influence of j…

4 years, 6 months ago

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[Admin] An Explanation for Delays… And What I’m Going to Do About It

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This is not a proper episode of the podcast. Rather, this is an explanation, at least in part, of why there have been fewer episodes than normal…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Second Book Announcement

This is just to let everyone know that the second volume of the book based on the podcast should be available by the time you get this episode in you…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Episode 138: “I Fought the Law” by the Bobby Fuller Four

Episode 138

Episode one hundred and thirty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Fought the Law”, and at the mysterious death of Bob…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Episode 137: “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown

Episode 137

Episode one hundred and thirty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown, and at ho…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Episode 136: “My Generation” by the Who

Episode one hundred and thirty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs is a special long episode, running almost ninety minutes, looking…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Episode 135: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel

Episode 135

Episode one hundred and thirty-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel, and the …

4 years, 9 months ago

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Episode 134: “In the Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett

Episode 134

Episode 134 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “In the Midnight Hour”, the links between Stax, Atlantic, and Detroit, and the …

4 years, 9 months ago

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