Tag: Jerry Lee Lewis

Contenders King of RocknRoll

Contenders King of RocknRoll Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and others could all be considered as – contenders King of RocknRoll. PodcastContenders King of RocknRoll Little Richard – Jerry Lee Lewis – Buddy Holly To hear the show, Contenders King of RocknRoll – LIVE…Author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled, Derek Shelmerdine‘s guest segment,…


Jerry Lee Lewis Story

The Jerry Lee Lewis Story A true rock’n’roll pioneer. He fell from rock’n’roll favour in 1958 but reinvented himself as a country star – Jerry Lee Lewis Story. To hear the Frank Carlyle Show live…The Jerry Lee Lewis Story Derek Shelmerdine author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelledis a guest on The Frank Carlyle Show. Live on Facebook…


1950s American RocknRoll Podcast

1950s AMERICAN ROCK’N’ROLL PODCAST The Rise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll looks at the golden age of 1950s American rocknroll. The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show Rise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll This is the podcast of the show originally broadcast on Access North West on 5 November 2018. The complete show, including all the music played…


RocknRoll Across the 1950s

RocknRoll Across the 1950s The story of rock’n’roll from the early 1950 to the tragic death of Buddy Holly in a plane crash in 1959 – rocknroll across the 1950s. Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled is one of the guests on Tony Higginson’s Book Club. Live on Facebook and ZoomFacebook – Beyond Books Media…


Unexpected Cover Versions

Unexpected Cover Versions The Beach Boys’ Barbara Ann, Jerry Lee Lewis’s Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Rod Stewart’s Sailing, Marvin Gay’s I Heard it Through the Grapevine and the Moody Blues’ Go Now! are all – unexpected cover versions.Listen to the show to hear the originals and covers of 16 classic cover versions. Derek Shelmerdine,…


Elvis’s Uninvited Guests in 1976

Elvis Presley Unravelled #13…..Elvis’s Uninvited Guests in 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis and Bruce Springsteen both paid unexpected visits to Elvis’s Graceland home in 1976, neither visitor succeeded in meeting the King – Elvis’s Uninvited Guests 8-14 October…guest feature on the Mop Tops and The King show Derek Shelmerdine presents the feature segment Elvis Presley Unravelled…


1950s American Rock’n’Roll quiz

Welcome to the:1950s American Rock’n’Roll QuizTest your knowledge ofthe 1950s music scene The background to all of these questions and answerscan be found in…1950s American Rock’n’Roll blog Questions – 1950s American Rock’n’Roll Quiz The 1950s American Rock’n’Roll quiz is about the golden age of rock’n’roll across the 1950s. The first rock’n’roll record (see question 6)…


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…


Rise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll ANW

The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled ShowRise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll Rock’n’Roll emerged in the mid-1950s but by the end of the decade the golden age of rock’n’roll was over. The story and some great music in – Rise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll First broadcast – 5 November 2018…..on Access North West  FOR THE BLOG OFRise and…


1950s American RocknRoll Extracts

1950s American Rock’n’Roll Extracts Taken from Derek Shelmerdine’s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled. Story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk – 1950s American RocknRoll Extracts. American RocknRoll Story: these extracts are from Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled. (Please note, there is much more information in the book, this is simply to give a flavour of…