Story Behind the Song – Radio Show
First broadcast
…..2 March 2020
……….on Access North West
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Story Behind the Song
Story Behind the Song – Radio Show
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?
Why did the Crystals have nothing to do with the recording of their US #1 hit single, He’s a Rebel?
The answers to these two questions and much more…
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
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With all the detail talked about in the show.
+ Links to hear all the songs mentioned in the show…
COMPETITION
…..Win a copy of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
Rock’n’Roll Unravelled
For this month’s question
TO ENTER the competition…
The names will all go into a hat and the lucky winner will be selected at random.
I’ll post the book to the lucky winner
anywhere in the world…
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 transition into rock music in the mid-1960s and the array of rock genres which followed 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 +++… will all find their way into the shows. Plus artists and bands, including, some who are well known and others who are more on the cult side. Stories behind classic singles and albums, record labels, venues, gigs… Not forgetting the people behind the scenes: producers, 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 social events such as the Vietnam War and Civil Rights struggle because they had such an influence on the music.
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Story Behind the Song – Radio Show
First broadcast – 2 March 2020 on Access North West
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