Month: December 2018

Early Motown Days Podcast

Early Motown Days Podcast This podcast was first broadcast on The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show, Access North West – 1 October 2018. THE BLOG of Early Motown Days to accompany this broadcast. EARLY MOTOWN DAYS Berry Gordy Jr set up his first label, Tamla, with a $800 loan in January 1959. The Motown label and corporation…


Classic Christmas Songs Part 1 Podcast

The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show…..Stories Behind Classic Christmas Songs Part 1PODCAST A look at the background to some Christmas favourites in – Classic Christmas Songs Part 1 podcast. This is the original radio broadcast and includes the songs played in the show Classic Christmas Songs Part 1 Podcast PLAYLIST 1 Darlene Love – White Christmas2 Slade…


Christmas Special 2018 Meridian FM Podcast

Christmas Special 2018 Parts 1 & 2 Parts 1 & 2 the background to some classic Christmas hits – Christmas Special 2018 Christmas in 1950s. ’60s and ’70s – Meridian FM podcast Parts 1 & 2, the background to some classic Christmas hits.  A mixture of old and new Christmas classics. Bing Crosby Crosby’s White…


Book Signing The Bookshop

Book Signing The Bookshop Author Derek Shelmerdine will be in East Grinstead talking about his book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled – book signing The Bookshop 21 December 2018 at The Bookshop 22 High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3AW. Author Derek Shelmerdine will be at The Bookshop from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, to chat about…


RocknRoll Legends at Christmas BBC York

RocknRoll Legends at Christmas What Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Cliff Richard were up to at Christmas, plus some classic novelty songs – RocknRoll Legends at Christmas. BBC Radio York 17 to 20 December 2018 at 1.40 pm (UK) every day: RocknRoll Legends at Christmas In a four-part daily series Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll…