All Time Best Frontmen

Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled, on John Lebang Show – 32 of the greatest frontmen and women – All Time Best Frontmen

PODCAST – Best Frontmen of All Time Part 1

PODCAST – Best Frontmen of All Time Part 2

Derek Shelmerdine joins The John Lebang Show
Best Frontmen of All Time – Parts 1 & 2

Every month Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled, joins The John Lebang show to talk about rock’n’roll. This month’s topic is – All Time Best Frontmen.

Thirty-two frontmen and women were selected and John ran a poll on his Facebook site to select the winner. The winner will be announced in the second hour of the show when the show premiers on Alien X Radio on 25 November at 8.00 pm EST.
The show is syndicated all the following week on

• radio stations across the globe.

This month there was so much to talk about, the show spans both the first and second hours of The John Lebang Show

When the show has finished its run on the affiliates, it will be available here as a podcast.

All Time Best Frontmen
Watch this space to LISTEN TO THE SHOW AGAIN…

All Time Best Frontmen

Tour details and links are given for the people on the road now.
The frontmen and women chosen were:

Prince

David Coverdale – ON TOUR – Whitesnake
…..For Whitesnake tour dates and venues
Mexico, UK, Italy and Switzerland…..3 November to 20 June 2019

Alice Cooper

Angus Young and Bon Scott or Brian Johnson

Ronnie James Dio

David Bowie

Elvis Presley

John Lennon and Paul McCartney – ON TOUR Paul McCartney Freshen Up tour
…..For Paul McCartney tour dates and venues
Japan, France, Denmark, Poland, Austria, UK and USA…..1 November to 26 June 2019

Pete Townshend and Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey

Freddie Mercury

Jim Morrison

Mick Jagger – ON TOUR – The Rolling Stones – No Filter tour
…..For The Rolling Stones tour dates and venues
American Stadia…..20 April to 21 June 2019

Iggy Pop

Steve Marriott

James Brown

Kurt Cobain

Ozzy Osbourne – ON TOUR – Ozzy Osbourne
…..For Ozzy Osbourne tour dates and venues
Ireland, UK, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and USA…..30 January to 29 July 2019

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley – ON TOUR – Kiss – End of the Road World Tour
…..For Kiss dates and venues
Canada, USA, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Australia and New Zealand: 31 January to 3 December 2019

Jimi Hendrix

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Frank Zappa
David Lee Roth

Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons – ON TOUR – Bruce Springsteen – Springsteen on Broadway
…..For Bruce Springsteen dates and venues
Walter Kerr Theatre, New York USA: 10 July to 15 December
Netflix will be offering the concert on their streaming service …..15 December

Chuck Berry

Noddy Holder – has retired from touring
…………BUT Don Powell + Dave Hill – continue to tour as Slade
For Slade dates and venues: UK, Ukraine and UK…..30 October to 16 December

Lou Reed

John Lydon and Sid Vicious

Lemmy

Janis Joplin

Robert Plant

Levi Stubbs
………..The last surviving of Four Tops, Duke Fakir, is still touring as “Four Tops” and is currently touring with the Temptations. For For Four Tops dates and venues: UK and USA…..24 November to 15 March 2019

Axl Rose – ON TOUR – Guns N’ Roses
…..For Guns N’ Roses tour dates and venues
Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, UAE, South Africa and USA…..17 November to 8 December

RADIO AFFILIATES – LINKS and TIMES
All Time Best Frontmen – The John Lebang Show

The John Lebang Show: is initially broadcast on Alien X Radio on Sunday 21 October at 8.00pm EST and syndicated all the following week across the globe.

Times shown on the left-hand side are all Eastern Standard Time (EST)

• FOR LOCAL TIMES…

• To listen in the UK: 5 hours ahead. (e.g. 4:00 pm EST is 9.00 pm in the UK)

• To listen in Brisbane, Australia: 15 hours ahead (e.g. 6.00 am EST is 9.00 pm in Brisbane)

• To listen in Netherlands: 6 hours ahead (e.g. 4.00 pm EST is 10.00 pm in Netherlands)

SATURDAY 24 November
Hour 1 – 8:00pm: Alien X Radio Detroit, MI

SUNDAY 25 November
Hour 2 – 8:00pm: Alien X Radio Detroit, MI

MONDAY 26 November
Hour 1 – 10:00pm: Alien X Radio Detroit, MI
Hour 1 – 1.00pm: Filling the Void
Hour 2 – 2.00pm: Filling the Void
Hour 1 – 2.00pm: EN5 Radio Barnet, UK (that’s 11.00pm in the UK)
Hour 1 – 5.00pm: WKKX Western Weserve Radio Ohio
Hour 1 – 10:00pm: 102.7 WSNR Treasure Island, FL
Hour 2 – 11:00pm: 102.7 WSNR Treasure Island, FL

TUESDAY 27 November
Hour 1 – 4.00am: RadioVegas.rocks Las Vegas, NV
Hour 2 – 6.00am: RadioVegas.rocks Las Vegas, NV
Hour 1 – 11.00am: WRPR Rat Pack Radio St Petersburg, FL
Hour 2 – noon: WRPR Rat Pack Radio St Petersburg, FL
Hour 1 – 4.00pm: Naja Radio Morgan Hill, CA
Hour 2 – 5.00pm: Naja Radio Morgan Hill, CA
Hour 2 – 6.00pm: Heat FM
Hour 1 – 6.00pm: Identify Radio Lincoln/Matlock, UK (that’s 11.00pm in the UK)

WEDNESDAY 28 November
Hour 1 – 3.00am: Get Smashed Radio Marysville, Seattle and Washington, WA
Hour 1 – 7.00am: DBLA Radio Brisbane, Australia (that’s 10.00pm Thursday in Brisbane)
Hour 2 – 8.00am: DBLA Radio Brisbane, Australia (that’s 11.00pm Thursday in Brisbane)
Hour 1 – 10.00am: WRFN 1025 Northampton, UK (that’s 3.00pm in the UK)
Hour 1 – 3.00pm: Rockin’ Waves 11294
Hour 2 – 4.00pm: Rockin’ Waves 11294
Hour 2 – 6.00pm: Identify Radio Lincoln/Matlock, UK (that’s 11.00pm in the UK)
Hour 1 – 9.00pm: Tampa Bay FM Tampa Bay, FL
Hour 1 – 11.00pm: IRN Tampa, FL
Hour 2 – midnight: IRN Tampa, FL
Hour 1 – midnight: WRFN 1025 Northampton, UK (that’s 5.00am in the UK)

THURSDAY 29 November
Hour 2 – 3.00am: Get Smashed Radio Marysville, Seattle and Washington, WA
Hour 1 – 9.00am: Radio KSCR Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2 – 10.00am: Radio KSCR Los Angeles, CA
Hour 1 – 1:00pm: Digital Revolution Radio
Hour 2 – 2:00pm: Digital Revolution Radio
Hour 2 – 4.00pm: Radio KSCR Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2 – 10.00pm: Tampa Bay FM Tampa Bay, FL

FRIDAY 30 November
Hour 1 – 1.00am: WQRY 106 Lisbon Falls, ME
Hour 2 – 2.00pm: WRFN 1025 Northampton, UK (that’s 7.00pm in the UK)
Hour 2 – 4.00pm: Veterans Families Radio UK (that’s 9.00pm in the UK)
Hour 1 – 5.00pm: WKKX Western Weserve Radio Ohio
Hour 2 – 6.00pm: EN5 Radio Barnet, UK (that’s 11.00pm in the UK)

SATURDAY 1 December
Hour 1 – 10.am: Code Zero Radio Iowa
Hour 2 – 11.00am: Indie Radio Network Mt Pleasant, MI
Hour 2 – Noon: Code Zero Radio Iowa
Hour 1 – 1.00pm: Indie Radio Network Mt Pleasant, MI
Hour 1 – 3.00pm: KOR Radio Somerset, UK (that’s 8.00pm in the UK)
Hour 2 – 4.00pm: KOR Radio Somerset, UK (that’s 9.00pm in the UK)
Hour 1 – 5:00pm: Vulcan Sound Radio UK (that’s 10.00pm in the UK)
Hour 2 – 6:00pm: Vulcan Sound Radio UK (that’s 11.00pm in the UK)
Hour 1 – 10:00pm: Radio LUV
Hour 2 – 11:00pm: Radio LUV
Hour 1 – 11.00pm: United Sound Choice Breda, The Netherlands
Hour 2 – midnight: United Sound Choice Breda, The Netherlands

SUNDAY 2 December
Hour 1 – 5:00am: WON 920 The Apple New York, NY
Hour 2 – 6:00am: WON 920 The Apple New York, NY
Hour 1 – 8:00pm: Bubba Radio Network
Hour 2 – 9:00pm: Bubba Radio Network

ROCK’N’ROLL UNRAVELLED

Many of the stories here can be found in Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled.
Available on Amazon.

Rock’n’Roll Unravelled tells the story of rock’n’roll from from its roots to punk in the mid-1970s. Not just the history of the music but also the world events which helped to shape it, such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights struggle.

The book’s unique three-part structure, Timeline – What Happened Today? – Pocket Histories, enables the reader to dip in and out, whilst providing a wealth of information about: the music and world events; births and deaths; covers and originals; recording sessions and record releases; fabled ‘lost’ albums, failed auditions; landmark concerts and festivals; how major bands came together; and rock’n’roll high jinx with bats and mud sharks…

All Time Best Frontmen – The John Lebang Show

For all of Derek Shelmerdine’s appearances on all radio stations