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Back to SearchEpisode 112: “She Loves You” by The Beatles
Episode 112
This week’s episode looks at “She Loves You”, the Beatles in 1963, and the start of Beatlemania in the UK. Click the full post to read liner notes, l…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 111: “Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas
Episode 111
Episode one hundred and eleven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas, and the beginnings …
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 110: “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes
Episode 110
Episode 110 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Be My Baby”, and at the career of the Ronettes and Ronnie Spector. Click the …
5 years, 6 months ago
BONUS: A Tribute to Gerry Marsden
I just heard the sad news that Gerry Marsden, of Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died today aged seventy-eight. As the latest episode of the podcast is…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 109: “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Peter, Paul, and Mary
Episode 109
Episode one hundred and nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Blowin’ in the Wind”, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, the UK…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 108: “I Wanna Be Your Man” by the Rolling Stones
Episode 108
Episode 108 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Wanna Be Your Man” by the Rolling Stones and how the British blues scene of …
5 years, 7 months ago
BONUS: I Read The NewsToday Oh Boy: The Kennedy Assassination
The third in the occasional series of ten-minute looks at topics in the news during the time we’re looking at covers the Kennedy assassination. Click…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 107: “Surf City” by Jan and Dean
Episode 107
Episode 107 of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs looks at “Surf City” and the career of Jan and Dean, including a Pop Symphony, accidental conspir…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 106: “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen
Episode 106
Episode 106 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen, and the story of how a band that had already spl…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T. and the MGs
Episode 105
Episode 105 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Green Onions”, and how a company started by a Western Swing fiddle player ende…
5 years, 7 months ago