Month: February 2019

From Gospel to RocknRoll

FROM GOSPEL TO ROCKNROLL From Gospel to RocknRoll: the story of how rock’n’roll developed from blues and R&B, which had their roots in gospel music. ORIGINS Rock’n’Roll came together in the mid-1950s from its roots in gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, country, bluegrass and rockabilly. It was a fusion of the different music genres listened to…


Stories Behind Classic Christmas Singles Podcast

STORIES BEHIND CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SINGLES This podcast was first broadcast on The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show, Access North West – 3 December 2018. ACCOMPANYING BLOG FOR Stories Behind Classic Christmas Singles STORIES BEHIND CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONGS There are some fascinating back stories to some of the classic Christmas songs. In this show we delve into the…