Elvis the RocknRoll Years In March 1956 Elvis shot to fame with his first single on RCA, Heartbreak Hotel. This blog takes a look at the story from that point, up to March 1958, when he was enlisted into the US Army – Elvis the rocknroll years. Before he was famous To find out what…
Elvis before he was famous
Elvis Before He Was Famous Elvis Presley, The King of Rock’n’Roll, had three distinct careers:In the 1950s it was Elvis Presley’s rock’n’roll years, when he was the King of Rock’n’Roll. He reinvented himself when he came out of the US Army. In the 1960s he was a Hollywood matinee idol. He starred in 31 movies….
Beatles links to The Moody Blues
Beatles links to The Moody Blues Manager Brian Epstein and guitarist Denny Laine both share associations with both bands – Beatles links to The Moody Blues. The Beatles and The Moody Blues connections The Beatles have several links to prog rockers – The Moody Blues Manager – Brian Epstein Brian Epstein managed both The Beatles…
Elvis Little Sister Story
Elvis Little Sister StoryHis Latest Flame c/w Little SisterHis Latest Flame – a Del Shannon CoverLittle Sister – generated an answer song LaVern Baker’s Hey Memphis was the “little sister”‘s answer song to the Elvis hit single – Elvis Little Sister story His Latest Flame c/w Little Sister In 1961 Elvis had a double-sided hit…
The Beatles at the Cavern
The Beatles at the Cavern John made his Cavern debut with the Quarry Men in 1957. As “The Beatles”, they made 292 appearances at the Club – The Beatles at the Cavern The Cavern Club 16 January 1957 The Cavern Club opened at 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool. It opened as a jazz club, named after the…
The Who Keith Moon Years
This blog, The Who Keith Moon Years, was written as the companion blog to the Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show on Access North West. It was first broadcast on 6 May 2019, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Who’s Tommy. The Who’s Tommy was released in the UK on 23 May 1969. For the PODCAST associated…
R&B Before Rock’n’Roll Story
This blog takes a look at the early R&B scene, before the advent of rock’n’roll in the mid-1950s – R&B before rock’n’roll story. COMPANION PODCAST R&B Before Rock’n’Roll R&B BEFORE ROCK’N’ROLL ROOTS Rock’n’Roll emerged in the mid-1950s as an amalgam of both black and white musical roots: gospel, blues, jazz, jump blues, R&B, Doo Wop,…
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…
Liverpool Scene Before The Beatles
Liverpool Scene Before The Beatles The Liverpool scene before the Beatles – that’s before the Fab Four version of the band, after Pete Best left and Ringo completed the iconic lineup, in the summer of 1962. PODCAST OF Liverpool Scene Before the Beatles INTRODUCTION Liverpool in the 1950s and early ‘60s had one of the…
Birth of Motown
Birth of Motown COMPANION PODCASTBirth of Motown BIRTH OF MOTOWNIt all started when Berry Gordy Jr borrowed $800 and launched the Tamla label in January 1959. A year later he formed the Motown corporation and launched the Motown label, this was followed by other labels under the Motown banner, including Gordy, Soul and the less…
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