Month: April 2019

The Who Extracts

The Who Extracts These are a small sample of the items for the Who, taken from Derek Shelmerdine’s Book, Rock’n’Roll Unravelled – The Who Extracts The Who Extracts are taken from Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled They are just a small selection of items about the Who. An * by a date, e.g. 20 November*,…


Jimi Hendrix Extracts

Jimi Hendrix Extracts Jimi Hendrix Extracts: taken from Derek Shelmerdine’s book RocknRoll Unravelled. This only represents a small number of the Hendrix entries. Other Jimi Hendrix related stuff Podcasts Blogs LINKS – Artists for specialist Jimi Hendrix websites. The following extracts are taken from the pages of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled and build up to tell the…


Beatles First Recording Podcast

Beatles First Recording podcast First-ever recording session, as The Quarry Men, at Percy Phillips’s studio in Liverpool – Beatles First Recording podcast. BEATLES FIRST RECORDING – PODCAST This podcast was first broadcast on Dave Roberts’s Music for Grown Ups, Meridian FM – 12 July 2018. The Beatles’ first-ever recording session, as The Quarry Men. The…


Friday Night Pub Quiz #6

Friday Night Pub Quiz #6 Quiz! Welcome to Friday Night Pub Quiz #6, where you can test your music knowledge about rock’n’roll, from its roots in the early 20th century to punk rock in the mid-1970s. The background to most of the answers can be found in Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled. The quiz questions…


Stiff Records Story Meridian FM

Stiff Records Story Meridian FM The story of one of the trailblazing and influential independent record labels – Stiff Records Story Meridian. The fascinating story of one of the trailblazing and influential independent record labels. LISTEN AGAIN: Part 1: Stiff Records Story… watch this space… Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled in conversation with Dave Roberts…


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…


Classic Christmas Songs 2 Podcast

Classic Christmas Songs 2 podcast White Christmas, Fairytale of New York, Merry Xmas Everybody, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day ++ Classic Christmas Songs 2 podcast First broadcast White Christmas, Fairytale of New York, Merry Xmas Everybody, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Classic Christmas Songs 2 Podcast This podcast…


Friday Night Pub Quiz #5

Friday Night Pub Quiz #5 Test your knowledge of the music of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Specialist Subject: The 1950s – Friday Night Pub Quiz #5 Welcome to Friday Night Pub Quiz #5, where you can test your music knowledge about rock’n’roll, from its roots in the early 20th century to punk rock in…


British Skiffle and RocknRoll Extracts

British Skiffle and RocknRoll Extracts The following items are taken from the pages of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled and show the highlights in the development of British skiffle and rock’n’roll. There are only a few of the items here, to give a flavour of the story; the book has a far more comprehensive coverage. British Skiffle 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…