Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show
Classic Songs’ Backstories
podcast…
This Classic Songs’ Backstories podcast is the original radio broadcast and includes all the music played in the show.
First broadcast on Access North West 2 March 2020
PLAYLIST
1 The Who – Substitute
2 Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Ohio
3 The Crystals – He Hit Me (And it Felt Like a Kiss)
4 The Crystals – He’s a Rebel
5 Richard Berry – Louie Louie
6 The Beatles – Hello Little Girl
7 Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen
Classic Songs’ Backstories
This show takes a look at the stories behind seven of the classic songs of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
Why did Ginger Baker play on the B-side of the Who’s Substitute?
Who inspired the Crystals song He Hit Me (And it Felt Like a Kiss) and why did the Crystals have nothing to do with the recording of their American #1 hit single, He’s a Rebel?
The answers to these questions and much more…
Neil Young wrote the song Ohio after the fatal shootings at Ohio’s Kent State University. The students were protesting against the Vietnam War, when the National Guard opened fire and four students were left “dead on the ground”.
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Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled.
With its unique three-part format
Timeline + What Happened Today? + Pocket Histories
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
Not just the story of the music but also the social events which shaped it. The Vietnam War, Civil Rights struggle and so many other factors because they had such an influence on the music of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
Record Collector magazine review
“Shelmerdine has made a painstaking effort to document pretty much every event that would prove significant in shaping popular music … a comprehensive guide… invaluable.”
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Classic Songs’ Backstories
…..original broadcast
The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show
on Access North West Community Radio – 2 March 2020
