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Back to SearchRobert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
Season 10 Episode 113
Robert Johnson didn’t just play the blues. He embodied them. He drank and womanized his way through the South, New York, and Chicago in the 1930s, until he finally met the devil at the crossroads for…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
Season 10 Episode 113
Robert Johnson didn’t just play the blues. He embodied them. He drank and womanized his way through the South, New York, and Chicago in the 1930s, until he finally met the devil at the crossroads for…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejection from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
Season 10 Episode 112
Chris Brown established himself as America’s most hated pop star when he brutally assaulted Rihanna in 2009. But long after the well-publicized attack on his then-girlfriend, Brown’s lengthy criminal…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Ringo Starr: Busted by Mexican Federales, Threatened by French-Canadian Separatists, and the King of Feel
Season 10 Episode 111
Ringo Starr’s first show as the Beatles’ new drummer was nearly ruined by a hostile audience that wanted him out of the band. Although he was finally accepted as one of the Fab Four, he was still tar…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith
Season 10 Episode 110
Jennifer Hudson shocked her hometown of Chicago when she was eliminated from American Idol in 2004, only to surpass everyone’s expectations when she later raked in awards and rave reviews for her rol…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 2): Crashing the Queen’s Jubilee, Shocking America, and Leaving a Trail of Blood, Spit, and Junk
Season 10 Episode 109
In 1977, the world’s most controversial band didn’t stop when they were dropped by their major label only months after they were signed. John Lydon, Steve Jones, and the Sex Pistols continued their f…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 1): Anarchy, Thievery, and the Death of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Season 10 Episode 108
Punk rock’s greatest debut record was penned by a singer who saw traditional rock ‘n roll as a disease that needed to be eradicated and a sex-addicted guitarist who stole wallets, bikes, cars, and mo…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Pink Floyd: Acid Overload, a Psychotic Breakdown, and a Crazy Diamond
Season 10 Episode 107
Pink Floyd’s original frontman, Syd Barrett, did so much LSD that he experienced a mental breakdown just as the band began to achieve mainstream success. His drug use began as mind-altering inspirati…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Pink Floyd: Acid Overload, a Psychotic Breakdown, and a Crazy Diamond
Season 10 Episode 107
Pink Floyd’s original frontman, Syd Barrett, did so much LSD that he experienced a mental breakdown just as the band began to achieve mainstream success. His drug use began as mind-altering inspirati…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Britney Spears (Pt. 2): Lithium, Las Vegas, and a Long-Awaited Emancipation
Season 10 Episode 106
Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship was an arrangement so strict and unfeeling that it left her without any control of her career, loopy on lithium, and completely silenced for the sake of seeing…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago