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Back to SearchEpisode 84: “Shakin’ All Over” by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
Episode 84
Episode eighty-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at "Shakin' All Over" by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, and how the first gr…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 83: “Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison
Episode 83
Episode eighty-three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Only the Lonely” by Roy Orbison, and how Orbison finally found succes…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 82: “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley
Episode 82
Episode eighty-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley, and the way his promising …
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 81: “Shout” by the Isley Brothers
Episode 81
Episode eighty-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Shout” by the Isley Brothers, and the beginnings of a career that would…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 80: “Money” by Barrett Strong
Episode 80
Episode eighty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Money” by Barrett Strong, the dispute over its authorship, and the start of…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 79: “Sweet Nothin’s” by Brenda Lee
Episode 79
Episode seventy-nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Sweet Nothin’s” by Brenda Lee, and at the career of a performer who s…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 78: “What’d I Say” by Ray Charles
Episode 78
Episode seventy-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “What’d I Say” by Ray Charles, and at Charles’ career in jazz, soul, …
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 77: “Brand New Cadillac” by Vince Taylor and the Playboys
Episode 77
Episode seventy-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Brand New Cadillac” by Vince Taylor and the Playboys, and the sad ca…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 76: “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price
Episode 76
Episode seventy-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price, and how a barroom fight 125 years ago led…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 75: “There Goes My Baby” by the Drifters
Episode 75
Episode seventy-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “There Goes My Baby” by the Drifters, and how a fake record label, a b…
6 years, 3 months ago