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- 2 weeks ago58 min
Sounds Like Rock & Soul | Rock Music & Soul History: Music (Part 1)
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock music, pop, reggae & soul music archive and the stories behind the songs. This week's theme is MUSIC and life in the music business. In Part One: Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry, Anything That's Rock & Roll by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, It's Only Rock & Roll by The Rolling Stones, Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Rock & Roll by The Velvet Underground, Modern Music by Be Bop Deluxe, Radio Radio by Elvis Costello, Radio Ga Ga by Queen, Music To Watch Girls By by Andy Williams, Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley and Soul Soul Soul by The Wild Magnolias.Learn how hecklers in the audience persuaded rock group Wild Cherry to change their style; how a classic Stones song emerged from an all-night jamming session with the Faces and David Bowie; how Lou Reed's life was saved by rock & roll; how the arrival of commercial radio and music videos upset Elvis Costello and Queen; how an ad jingle for Diet Pepsi gave birth to an unforgettable 60s easy listening hit; and how a tribute to natives of Louisiana inspired one of the greatest New Orleans funk tracks of the 1970s.Take a deep dive into soul and rock music history from the 1970s, 1980s and beyond!
- 2 weeks ago57 min
Sounds Like Rock & Soul | Rock Music & Soul History: Music (Part 2)
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock music, pop, reggae & soul music archive and the stories behind the songs. This week's theme is MUSIC and life in the music business. In Part Two: Music Sounds Better With You by Stardust, Put The Needle To The Record by The Criminal Element Orchestra, Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey-Rae, Music by Madonna, We're An American Band by Grand Funk Railroad, Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits, Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple, Complete Control by The Clash, Mercury Poisoning by Graham Parker & The Rumour, EMI by The Sex Pistols and Let The Music Set You Free by Santana.Learn why French House act Stardust only ever released one record; how producer Arthur Baker created one of the first cut-and-paste hiphop classics of the 1980s; how Madonna was inspired by a concert by Sting; how Dire Straits' first big hit was written about a Dixieland jazz band in a South East London pub; how Deep Purple's most famous song was written in a panic about a real-life disaster at a Swiss casino; and why The Clash, Graham Parker and the Sex Pistols all hated their record labels.Take a deep dive into soul and rock music history from the 1970s, 1980s and beyond!
- 3 weeks ago57 min
Sounds with Simon Tesler: Doctors (Part 2) : Rock Music & Soul History
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock, reggae & soul archive and some of the music history behind the songs. This week's theme is DOCTORS. In Part Two: Dance Fever by Gwen Guthrie, Night Fever by The Bee Gees, Burnin' Hot by Kylie Minogue, Tell Me When The Fever Ended by Electribe 101, Fever by Peggy Lee, A&E by Goldfrapp, Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, Sick On You by The Boys, Sick Of Being Sick by The Damned and TB Sheets by Van Morrison.
- 3 weeks ago57 min
Sounds with Simon Tesler: Doctors (Part 1) : Rock Music & Soul History
Rock music & soul history comes alive. Classic tracks from the rock, reggae & soul archive and some of the music history behind the songs. This week's theme is DOCTORS. In Part One: Down At The Doctors by Dr Feelgood, Dr Dupree by Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders, Dr Feelgood by Aretha Franklin, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, A Bad Case Of Loving You by Robert Palmer, Somebody Get Me A Doctor by Van Halen, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? by Frank Zappa, Dr Mabuse by Propaganda, Girlfriend In A Coma by The Smiths, She's Lost Control by Joy Division, Night Nurse by Gregory Isaacs and Nervous Tension by Lemon Jelly.
- 4 weeks ago57 min
Sounds with Simon Tesler: Family (Part 2)
More classic favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock and Soul Archive, and some of the music history behind them from Simon Tesler. This week's theme is FAMILY. In Part Two: Dance Little Sister by Terence Trent D'Arby, Mama Said by Carleen Anderson, Mama Used To Say by Junior Giscombe, Mama's Always On Stage by Arrested Development, American Mother by Tyla Gang, Gone Daddy Gone by Violent Femmes, Running In The Family by Level 42, Prodigal Son by Steel Pulse, Daddy's Home by Toots & The Maytals and Families by Lou Reed.
- 4 weeks ago57 min
Sounds with Simon Tesler: Family (Part 1)
More classic favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock and Soul Archive, and some of the music history behind them from Simon Tesler. This week's theme is FAMILY. In Part One: Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone, Take Your Mama by The Scissor Sisters, Celtic Soul Brothers by Dexys Midnight Runners, Our House by Madness, My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones, My Old Man by Ian Dury, Uncle Remus by Frank Zappa, Bring The Family Back by Billy Paul, Mama Told Me Not To Come by Three Dog Night, Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield, Kissin' Cousins by Elvis Presley and We Are Family by Sister Sledge.
- Sep 30, 202657 min
Sounds with Simon Tesler: In Memoriam Q3 (Part 2)
More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from Simon Tesler. This week, another IN MEMORIAM special celebrating the careers of a few of the musicians and industry figures who left us over the past three months to join that Great Gig In The Sky. In Part Two: Funkytown by Lipps Inc (David Z b 1953), That's The Joint by Funky 4 + 1 (Keith Caesar b 1962), Reward by The Teardrop Explodes (Gary Dwyer b 1961), Working With Fire & Steel by China Crisis (Gary Johnson b 1957), Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz (Calvin Hayes b 1962), Maybe by The Chantels (Arlene Smith b 1942), Nowhere To Run by Martha & The Vandellas (Rosalind Ashford b 1943), Swing Your Daddy by Jim Gilstrap (b 1946), Pressure Drop by Toots & The Maytals (Jackie Johnson b 1949), Barely Breathing by Duncan Sheik (b 1969), Death Letter by Cassandra Wilson (b 1955) and Le Petit Train by Les Rita Mitsuoko (Catherine Ringer b 1957)
- Sep 30, 202657 min
Sounds with Simon Tesler: In Memoriam Q3 (Part 1)
More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from Simon Tesler. This week, another IN MEMORIAM special celebrating the careers of a few of the musicians and industry figures who left us over the past three months to join that Great Gig In The Sky. In Part One: I Believe by EMF (Derry Brownson b 1970), Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top (Frank Beard b 1949), Sonic Reducer by Dead Boys (Cheetah Chrome b 1955), It's A Heartache by Bonnie Tyler (b 1951), Sweet Transvestite by Tim Curry (b 1946), Night Call by Kavinsky (Vincent Belorgey b 1975), She Cries Your Name by Strange Cargo (William Orbit b 1956), Jolene & Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton (b 1946) and YMCA by Village People (Victor Willis b 1951)
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