The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show
THE BEATLES BEFORE RINGO – radio show
First broadcast on 2 September 2019
on Access North West
THE BEATLES BEFORE RINGO
It all started in 1957. Then five long, hard years before finally finding success with Love Me Do, in late 1962…
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The Beatles Before Ringo
With all the detail in the show, PLUS video links to the 28 songs referred to in the show.
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The Beatles Before Ringo
Check out which of the bands referred to in the show are…
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Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
In its unique three-part format,
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
Not just the music but also the social events which shaped the sounds of the times, the Vietnam War + Civil Rights struggle + much more.
The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show: The Beatles Before Ringo Starr
The Beatles story began on 6 July 1957, when John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. George joined about six months later. They slogged away for the next five years before finally finding commercial success with Love Me Do in October 1962. Along the way they: made their first recording as the Quarry Men in July 1958, failed an audition to back Billy Fury, featured as the Beat Brothers when their first single was released in Germany, were nearly managed by Sam Leach and and recorded three versions of their first single but with three different drummers…
The Beatles Before Ringo radio show
PLAYLIST
The Quarry Men – That’ll Be the Day
Billy Fury – That’s Love
Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers – My Bonnie
The Beatles – Hello Little Girl
The Beatles/Pete Best – Love Me Do
About – THE ROCK’N’ROLL UNRAVELLED SHOW
We’ll be looking at how rock’n’roll came about. It’s development into rock music in the mid-1960s the array of rock genres in the late 1960s and ‘70s. consequently, blues, R&B, rock’n’roll, rock, prog, folk rock, country rock, psychedelia, glam, early metal, punk, new wave and more… will all find their way into the shows. Plus artists and bands some well known, some more on the cult side. Stories behind classic singles and albums, record labels, venues, gigs… Not forgetting the people behind the scenes, managers, promoters, writers, Svengalis – the people who made it all happen.
If it’s relevant to the music of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s I’ll be talking about it.
There will be some great music, some you’ll recognise and some that you might well be hearing for the first time.
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled – THE BOOK
Derek Shelmerdine is the author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled.
RocknRoll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots up until mid-1970s punk. Not just the story of the music but also the external events which influenced it, such as the Vietnam War and Civil Rights struggle.
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The Beatles Before Ringo radio show
Originally broadcast on Access North West on 2 September 2019.
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