Tag: R&B

R&B Before Rock’n’Roll Part 2

Rock’n’Roll Unravelled ShowR&B Before Rock’n’Roll Part 2 The R&B music of the 1940s and early 1950s had a major influence on rock’n’roll, as it emerged in the mid-1950s. This show is a sequel to the Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show #12. That show, Part 1 which is available below, has more of the background to the era…


R&B Before Rock’n’Roll Story

This blog takes a look at the early R&B scene, before the advent of rock’n’roll in the mid-1950s – R&B before rock’n’roll story. COMPANION PODCAST R&B Before Rock’n’Roll R&B BEFORE ROCK’N’ROLL ROOTS Rock’n’Roll emerged in the mid-1950s as an amalgam of both black and white musical roots: gospel, blues, jazz, jump blues, R&B, Doo Wop,…


Rock A Thon podcast

Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show – SpecialRock A Thon podcast A Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show Special, as part of Access North West‘s 24-hour non-stop Rock A Thon fundraiser. Two hours of great music from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and roots. Rock, blues, R&B, rock’n’roll, singer-songwriters, wall-of-sound, metal, Motown, punk, hill-billy meets AC/DC – it’s all here, and more,…


R&B Before Rock’n’Roll Podcast

Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show R&B Before Rock’n’Roll podcast R&B was one of the greatest influences on rock’n’roll – and beyond. A look at the R&B artists of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, who helped to shape the sound of 1950s rock’n’roll and 1960s rock music – R&B Before Rock’n’Roll podcast. R&B – Before Rock’n’Roll PODCAST R&B…


R&B Before Rock’n’Roll radio show

R&B Before Rock’n’Roll radio show First broadcast 1 July 2019on 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… PLAYLISTLouis Jordan – Keep a Knockin’Fats Domino – The Fat ManBig Mama Thornton – Hound DogThe Penguins – Earth AngelChuck Berry…