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by M-Squared Productions
A chronological history of the music that has shaped our world over the last 70 years. We will dive headfirst into the stories and sounds of the birth, rise, decline and resurgence of rock and roll, with always an eye on the cultural framework for the music and how the music in turn changed the culture.
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- Apr 7, 202523 min
Ep. 11 The Day the Music Died
We'll visit Dion and the Belmonts, and The Everly Brothers before digging into Chuck Berry's fall from grace. Then we'll trace the brief but influential career of Buddy Holly and the end of the 1950s rock and roll era.
- Mar 24, 202527 min
Ep. 10 The Skiffle Craze and the Elvis Effect
This week in our history of rock music, the UK in the mid '50s is swept up in the skiffle craze, and in the USA, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis follow in Elvis's footprints.
- Mar 3, 202525 min
Ep. 9 1955: Critical Mass
1955 is a key year in the history of rock music. We trace the recordings of Bill Haley & His Comets, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino and Chuck Berry that year.
- Feb 17, 202538 min
Ep. 8 Elvis Presley Part 2: The Downward Spiral
We trace the second half of Elvis's music career, from his first films, through his military years, his big 1968 comeback TV special and eventual decline and death at Graceland in 1977 and ask the question...was Elvis the King?
- Jan 27, 202526 min
Ep. 7 Elvis Presley Part 1: The Happy Years
We trace the early years of Elvis Presley's career, from his first recordings at Sun Records through to his first LP with RCA and first television appearance on "Stage Show". We'll also be introduced to Andreas van Kuijk aka "Colonel" Tom Parker.
- Jan 13, 202534 min
Ep. 6 Here Comes The Sun Part 2: The Rise of Sun Records
We trace the early 1950s in Memphis and Sam Phillips, one of the most important figures in the early years of rock music history, as he records and kickstarts the careers of B.B. King, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Elvis Presley and many others.
- Dec 30, 202422 min
Ep. 5 Here Comes the Sun: The Indie Producers and the Rise of Sun Records Pt.1
In this episode of Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock podcast, we trace the history of the independent record companies that spring up across the USA in the late '40s and early '50s leading to one of the key figures in rock music history: Sam Phillips and Sun Records
- Dec 5, 20240 min
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A chronological history of the music that has shaped our world over the last 70 years. We will dive headfirst into the stories and sounds of the birth, rise, decline and resurgence of rock and roll, with always an eye on the cultural framework for the music and how the music in turn changed the culture.
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