Beatles First Recording Session The Quarry Men made their first-ever recording session At Percy Phillips home recording studio in Liverpool. The studio log puts the date at 12 July 1958 but the blue commemorative plaque on the wall has it as 14 July. To Hear the Show Again Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled in…
Story Behind Hound Dog Elvis
Elvis Presley Unravelled #7…..The Story Behind Hound Dog Originally released by Big Mama Thornton and one of Leiber and Stoller’s earliest songs. Elvis immortalised it – the story behind Hound Dog. 23-29 July: Guest feature on the Mop Tops and the King show Broadcast on the 70+ radio stations comprising the MTK Network.Elvis Presley Unravelled…
Five Greatest Albums of All Time Beatles
The Beatles Unravelled…..Five of the Greatest Albums of All Time Five of the top-40 greatest albums of all time were released by the Beatles, in a 2020 Rolling Stone magazine list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 9-15 July: Guest feature on the Mop Tops and the King show Broadcast on the 70+ radio…
Rolling Stones First Decade
Rolling Stones Story 1960 to 1972 Story of the Rolling Stones, from Brian Jones’s first lineup to their acclaimed Exile on Main Street album – Rolling Stones First Decade. TO HEAR THE SHOW AGAIN…The Rolling Stones Story – Tony Higginson’s Book Club The band gave its first performance as the “Rollin’ Stones” when they played…
Bob Dylan Story Book Club
Bob Dylan Story The life, times and music of one of the true icons of rock’n’roll history. A pioneering protest singer and so much more – the Bob Dylan Story. To hear the show again…The Bob Dylan Story – Tony Higginson’s Book Club This Book Club celebrate’s Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday, on 24 May… A…
Elvis and Tommy in London
Derek Shelmerdine: guest onThe Mop Tops and the King …..radio showtalking about…Elvis and Tommy in London Elvis and Tommy in London could be one of rock’n’roll’s best kept secret! Did Tommy Steele give Elvis Presley a guided tour of London in 1958? Listen to the show and see what you think… PODCAST – Tommy Steele…
Last Concert Outside USA Elvis
Elvis Presley Unravelled…..Last Concert Outside USA 1957 On 31 August 1957 Elvis Presley gave his last concert performance outside the USA, at the Empire Stadium in neighbouring Vancouver, Canada. PODCAST – Elvis’s Last Concert Outside USA This is the podcast of Derek Shelmerdine‘s Elvis Presley Unravelled guest appearance, on Steve Chelmsford’s Mop Tops and The…
John Lennon’s Dirty Mac band
The Beatles Unravelled…..John Lennon’s Dirty Mac John Lennon’s first performance outside the Beatles was with his band Dirty Mac, on the Stones‘ Rock’n’Roll Circus recorded in December 1968. PODCAST – John Lennon’s Dirty Mac John Lennon – First live performance outside The Beatles First Appearance for John Lennon Outside The Beatles Rock’n’Roll Circus For the…
Elvis Met President Nixon
Elvis Presley Unravelled…..The Day Elvis Met President Nixon The day Elvis met President Nixon, Elvis was presented with a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge. He gave Nixon a Colt 45. PODCAST – The Day Elvis Met President Nixon Elvis met Richard Nixon The King of Rock’n’Roll met the President of the United States…
First Las Vegas Residency Elvis
Elvis Presley Unravelled #1…..Las Vegas Debut in 1956 Elvis’s first Las Vegas residency was in 1956. Sadly, his reception was lukewarm. It was a very different story when he returned in the 1970s! PODCAST – First Las Vegas Residency This is the podcast of Derek Shelmerdine‘s Elvis Presley Unravelled guest appearance, on Steve Chelmsford’s Mop…
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