Tag: Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry Story podcast

Chuck Berry Story podcast Singer, songwriter and guitarist, the life and times of one of the greatest heroes of rock’n’roll… Chuck Berry Story podcast Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled in conversation with Dave Roberts on his Music for Grown Ups show. Thursday 6 April 2017, 8.20 pm (UK) on Meridian FM. The Chuck Berry…


R&B Before Rock’n’Roll Story

This blog takes a look at the early R&B scene, before the advent of rock’n’roll in the mid-1950s – R&B before rock’n’roll story. COMPANION PODCAST R&B Before Rock’n’Roll R&B BEFORE ROCK’N’ROLL ROOTS Rock’n’Roll emerged in the mid-1950s as an amalgam of both black and white musical roots: gospel, blues, jazz, jump blues, R&B, Doo Wop,…


Rise and Fall of American RocknRoll

THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN ROCK’N’ROLL PODCAST FOR …..The Rise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll The 1950s saw the rise and fall of American rock’n’roll.  The golden age of rock’n’roll was undoubtedly the second half of the 1950s. However, its roots go back much futher than that. ROCK’N’ROLL IN A NUTSHELL Rock’n’Roll has its…


R&B Before Rock’n’Roll radio show

R&B Before Rock’n’Roll radio show First broadcast 1 July 2019on Access North West R&B Before Rock’n’Roll How R&B developed in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s before rock’n’roll exploded onto the scene in the mid-1950s… PLAYLISTLouis Jordan – Keep a Knockin’Fats Domino – The Fat ManBig Mama Thornton – Hound DogThe Penguins – Earth AngelChuck Berry…


RnRU Christmas Special 2018 Podcast

Rock’n’Roll Christmas Special Parts 1 & 2 on Meridian FM A look at some of the great rock’n’roll Christmas stories from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s – RnRU Christmas Special 2018 podcast Podcast Part 1 Podcast Part 2 ROCK’N’ROLL UNRAVELLED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2018 A look at some of the great rock’n’roll Christmas stories from the…