Ep. 11 The Day the Music Died
We'll visit Dion and the Belmonts, and The Everly Brothers before digging into Chuck Berry's fall from grace. Then we'll trace the brief but influential career of Buddy Holly and the end of the 1950s ...
7 Huhti 202523min
Ep. 10 The Skiffle Craze and the Elvis Effect
This week in our history of rock music, the UK in the mid '50s is swept up in the skiffle craze, and in the USA, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis follow in E...
24 Maalis 202527min
Ep. 9 1955: Critical Mass
1955 is a key year in the history of rock music. We trace the recordings of Bill Haley & His Comets, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino and Chuck Berry that year.
3 Maalis 202525min
Ep. 8 Elvis Presley Part 2: The Downward Spiral
We trace the second half of Elvis's music career, from his first films, through his military years, his big 1968 comeback TV special and eventual decline and death at Graceland in 1977 and ask the que...
17 Helmi 202538min
Ep. 7 Elvis Presley Part 1: The Happy Years
We trace the early years of Elvis Presley's career, from his first recordings at Sun Records through to his first LP with RCA and first television appearance on "Stage Show". We'll also be introduced ...
27 Tammi 202526min
Ep. 6 Here Comes The Sun Part 2: The Rise of Sun Records
We trace the early 1950s in Memphis and Sam Phillips, one of the most important figures in the early years of rock music history, as he records and kickstarts the careers of B.B. King, Ike Turner, How...
13 Tammi 202534min
Ep. 5 Here Comes the Sun: The Indie Producers and the Rise of Sun Records Pt.1
In this episode of Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock podcast, we trace the history of the independent record companies that spring up across the USA in the late '40s and early '50s leading ...
30 Joulu 202422min
Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock Video Trailer
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