R&B Before Rock’n’Roll radio show
First broadcast 1 July 2019
on Access North West
R&B Before Rock’n’Roll
How R&B developed in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s before rock’n’roll exploded onto the scene in the mid-1950s…
PLAYLIST
Louis Jordan – Keep a Knockin’
Fats Domino – The Fat Man
Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog
The Penguins – Earth Angel
Chuck Berry – Maybellene
COMPANION BLOG:
R&B – Before Rock’n’Roll
This has all of the detail talked about in the show PLUS video links to all the songs referred to in the show.
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R&B – Before Rock’n’Roll
COMPETITION – Win a copy of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
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In its unique three-part format,
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
Social events such as the Vietnam War and Civil Rights struggle are also included because they had a strong influence of the music of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
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. Blues, R&B, rock’n’roll, rock, prog, folk rock, country rock, psychedelia, glam, early metal, punk, new wave… they 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.
TO BUY Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
RADIO APPEARANCES
Original broadcast of R&B Before Rock’n’Roll – radio show
1 July 2019 on Access North West
For all of Derek Shelmerdine‘s appearances
on the The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show and on all radio stations.
