Early Years: Before They Were Famous

A look at what Jimi Hendrix, Phil Spector, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Marc Bolan were up to before they were famous – early years.

3 to 7 September 2018 at 1.40 pm (UK): Early Years: Before They Were Famous BBC York
In a five-part daily series Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled takes a look at Marc Bolan, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Phil Spector and Jimi Hendrix to see what they were up to – before they were famous.

Adam and Anna’s Afternoon Show , BBC Radio York 12.00 to 4.00 pm (UK), Monday to Friday.

Part 1: MONDAY 3 September: Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan was in a school band with Helen Shapiro, called himself “Toby Tyler”, toured with the Who in John’s Children, pioneered psychedelic folk with Tyrannosaurus Rex…
IF YOU MISSED PART 1: Marc Bolan – Before He Was Famous STARTS at 1-38-15
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Part 2: TUESDAY 4 September: Rod Stewart
Throughout the 1960s, Rod Stewart was in some highly respected bands, Long John Baldry’s Hoochie Coochie Men, Steampacket, Shotgun Express and the Jeff Beck Group…
IF YOU MISSED PART 2: Rod Stewart – Before He Was Famous STARTS at 1-38-55
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Part 3: WEDNESDAY 5 September: Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton started out in the Roosters before spending seven gigs with Casey Jones and the Engineers, he replaced Top Topham in the Yardbirds, moved on to John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and had a disastrous trip to Greece…
IF YOU MISSED PART 3: Eric Clapton – Before He Was Famous STARTS at 1-40-34
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Part 4: THURSDAY 6 September: Phil Spector
Phil Spector wrote, performed and produced his first hit single, To Know Him Is to Love Him in 1958, was a house producer at Atlantic, where he produced the original version of Twist and Shout for the Top Notes, set up his own record label, Philles, with Lester Sill…
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Part 5: FRIDAY 7 September: Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix started out in the late 1950s in the Velvetones and Rocking Kings before enlisting into the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division, where he formed the King Casuals. He toured and/or recorded with Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, Sam Cooke and other rock’n’roll legends, before meeting Curtis Knight and signing his first, disastrous, management deal with Ed Chalpin…
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Before They Were Famous BBC York

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