A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.

Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it True What They Say About Dixie?”

16 December 2024

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10 December 2024

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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks at Home

19 November 2024

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Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””

17 October 2024

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Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

22 September 2024

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Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

19 August 2024

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Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

01 August 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr

13 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People

12 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield

11 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius

10 July 2024

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PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

09 July 2024

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024

08 July 2024

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Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”

02 July 2024

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Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks

13 June 2024

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Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”

24 May 2024

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Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

07 May 2024

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An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me

03 May 2024

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Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late

14 April 2024

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Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”

25 March 2024

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Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 4, Hour of Darkness

01 March 2024

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Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 3, The Parsons Tale

16 February 2024

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Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part Two, Of Submarines and Second Generations

01 February 2024

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Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part One, Ushering in a New Dimension

17 January 2024

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Announcement Regarding Schedule

17 January 2024

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Episode 171: “Hey Jude” by the Beatles

17 December 2023

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Episode 170: “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison

21 November 2023

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Episode 169: “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company

30 October 2023

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Episode 168: “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin

28 September 2023

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Episode 167: “The Weight” by The Band

14 August 2023

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Episode 166: “Crossroads” by Cream

02 July 2023

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Episode 165: “Dark Star” by the Grateful Dead

20 May 2023

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Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground

03 April 2023

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Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding

27 February 2023

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Episode 162: “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees

31 January 2023

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Episode 161: “Alone Again Or” by Love

13 January 2023

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XMAS BONUS: “Christmas Time is Here Again” by the Beatles

29 December 2022

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XMAS BONUS: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

28 December 2022

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XMAS BONUS: Little St. Nick

27 December 2022

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Episode 160: “Flowers in the Rain” by the Move

22 December 2022

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ADMIN: Holiday Schedule 2022

18 December 2022

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Episode 159: “Itchycoo Park”, by the Small Faces

07 December 2022

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Episode 158: “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane

23 November 2022

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Episode 157: “See Emily Play” by The Pink Floyd

08 November 2022

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Episode 156: “I Was Made to Love Her” by Stevie Wonder

25 October 2022

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Admin: Podcast Now Fortnightly

21 October 2022

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Episode 155: “Waterloo Sunset” by the Kinks

11 October 2022

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A Request

29 September 2022

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Episode 154: “Happy Together” by the Turtles

21 September 2022

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Episode 153: “Heroes and Villains” by the Beach Boys

13 September 2022

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Episode 152: “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield

30 August 2022

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Episode 151: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie

22 August 2022

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Season Four Announcement

14 August 2022

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July 2022 Q&A

30 July 2022

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PLEDGE WEEK: “You’re Gonna Miss Me” by The Thirteenth Floor Elevators

16 July 2022

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Pledge Week: “Rescue Me” by Fontella Bass

15 July 2022

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PLEDGE WEEK: “I’m Henry VIII I Am” by Herman’s Hermits

14 July 2022

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Hanky Panky” by Tommy James and the Shondells

13 July 2022

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PLEDGE WEEK: “The Name Game” by Shirley Ellis

12 July 2022

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson C Frank

11 July 2022

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Winchester Cathedral” by the New Vaudeville Band

10 July 2022

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ADMIN: Pledge Week 2022

10 July 2022

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Episode 150: “All You Need is Love” by the Beatles

26 June 2022

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Episode 149: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin

22 May 2022

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Episode 148: “Light My Fire” by the Doors

30 April 2022

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Episode 147: “Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

16 April 2022

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Episode 146: “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys

25 March 2022

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Episode 145: “Tomorrow Never Knows” by the Beatles

05 March 2022

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Episode 144: “Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees

15 February 2022

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Episode 143: “Summer in the City” by the Lovin’ Spoonful

07 February 2022

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Episode 142: “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys

31 January 2022

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Episode 141: “River Deep, Mountain High” by Ike and Tina Turner

16 January 2022

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Episode 140: “Trouble Every Day” by the Mothers of Invention

25 December 2021

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Episode 139: “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds

22 December 2021

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[Admin] An Explanation for Delays… And What I’m Going to Do About It

12 December 2021

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Second Book Announcement

07 December 2021

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Episode 138: “I Fought the Law” by the Bobby Fuller Four

01 December 2021

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Episode 137: “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown

15 November 2021

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Episode 136: “My Generation” by the Who

03 November 2021

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Episode 135: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel

21 October 2021

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Episode 134: “In the Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett

13 October 2021

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Episode 133: “My Girl” by the Temptations

24 September 2021

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Episode 132: “I Can’t Help Myself” by the Four Tops

08 September 2021

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Episode 131: “I Hear a Symphony” by the Supremes

25 August 2021

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Episode 130: “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan

14 August 2021

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Episode 129: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones

30 July 2021

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Episode 128: “Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds

22 July 2021

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Episode 127: “Ticket to Ride” by the Beatles

13 July 2021

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Episode 126: “For Your Love” by the Yardbirds

01 July 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Hey Little Cobra” by the Rip Chords

21 June 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Farmer John” by Don and Dewey

20 June 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Papa Oom Mow Mow” by the Rivingtons

19 June 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Muleskinner Blues” by the Fendermen

18 June 2021

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Episode 125: “Here Comes the Night” by Them

18 June 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto

17 June 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Any Other Way” by Jackie Shane

16 June 2021

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PLEDGE WEEK: “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul

15 June 2021

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ADMIN: Pledge Week 2021

15 June 2021

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Episode 124: “People Get Ready” by the Impressions

08 June 2021

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Episode 123: “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” by the Righteous Brothers

25 May 2021

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Episode 122: “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke

18 May 2021

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Episode 121: “The Leader of the Pack” by the Shangri-Las

06 May 2021

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Episode 120: “A Hard Day’s Night” by the Beatles

27 April 2021

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Admin Note: Podcast Host Moved

14 April 2021

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Episode 119: “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks

05 April 2021

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Episode 118: “Do-Wah-Diddy-Diddy” by Manfred Mann

28 March 2021

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Episode 117: “Don’t Worry Baby” by the Beach Boys

20 March 2021

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Episode 116: “Where Did Our Love Go?” by The Supremes

10 March 2021

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Episode 115: “House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals

27 February 2021

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Episode 114: “My Boy Lollipop” by Millie

18 February 2021

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Episode 113: “Needles and Pins” by The Searchers

08 February 2021

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Episode 112: “She Loves You” by The Beatles

30 January 2021

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Episode 111: “Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas

20 January 2021

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Episode 110: “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes

09 January 2021

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BONUS: A Tribute to Gerry Marsden

03 January 2021

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Episode 109: “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Peter, Paul, and Mary

23 December 2020

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Episode 108: “I Wanna Be Your Man” by the Rolling Stones

16 December 2020

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BONUS: I Read The NewsToday Oh Boy: The Kennedy Assassination

16 December 2020

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Episode 107: “Surf City” by Jan and Dean

08 December 2020

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Episode 106: “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen

02 December 2020

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Episode 105: “Green Onions” by Booker T. and the MGs

24 November 2020

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Episode 104: “He’s a Rebel” by “The Crystals”

16 November 2020

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BONUS: I Read The News Today Oh Boy — The Profumo Affair

16 November 2020

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Episode 103: “Hitch-Hike” by Marvin Gaye

05 November 2020

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Episode 102: “Twist and Shout” by the Isley Brothers

26 October 2020

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Episode 101: “Telstar” by the Tornados

17 October 2020

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BONUS: I Read The News Today, Oh Boy: The Cuban Missile Crisis

06 October 2020

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Episode 100: “Love Me Do” by the Beatles

26 September 2020

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Episode 99: “Surfin’ Safari” by the Beach Boys

25 September 2020

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Episode 98: “I’ve Just Fallen For Someone” by Adam Faith

15 September 2020

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Episode 97: “Song to Woody” by Bob Dylan

10 September 2020

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Episode 96: “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva

01 September 2020

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Episode 95: “You Better Move On” by Arthur Alexander

27 August 2020

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BONUS: “Strawberry Fair” by Anthony Newley

24 August 2020

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Episode 94: “Stand By Me”, by Ben E. King

18 August 2020

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Episode 93: “Please Mr. Postman” by the Marvelettes

10 August 2020

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Episode 92: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by the Tokens

02 August 2020

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Episode 91: “The Twist” by Chubby Checker

25 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford

19 July 2020

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Episode 90: “Runaway” by Del Shannon

18 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots” by the Cheers

18 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Ain’t Got No Home” by Clarence “Frogman” Henry

17 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Shake a Hand” by Faye Adams

16 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Blue Yodel #9” by Jimmie Rodgers

15 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK: “The Flying Saucer” by Buchanan and Goodman

14 July 2020

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PLEDGE WEEK BONUS: “Chantilly Lace” by the Big Bopper

13 July 2020

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Episode 89: “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” by the Shirelles

10 July 2020

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Episode 88: “Cathy’s Clown” by the Everly Brothers

02 July 2020

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Episode 87: “Apache” by the Shadows

23 June 2020

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Episode 86: “LSD-25” by the Gamblers

10 June 2020

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Episode 85: “Three Steps to Heaven” by Eddie Cochran

05 June 2020

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Episode 84: “Shakin’ All Over” by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

28 May 2020

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Episode 83: “Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison

22 May 2020

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Episode 82: “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley

14 May 2020

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Episode 81: “Shout” by the Isley Brothers

04 May 2020

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Episode 80: “Money” by Barrett Strong

27 April 2020

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Episode 79: “Sweet Nothin’s” by Brenda Lee

22 April 2020

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Episode 78: “What’d I Say” by Ray Charles

13 April 2020

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Episode 77: “Brand New Cadillac” by Vince Taylor and the Playboys

07 April 2020

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Episode 76: “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price

31 March 2020

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Episode 75: “There Goes My Baby” by the Drifters

23 March 2020

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Episode 74: “It Doesn’t Matter Any More” by Buddy Holly

17 March 2020

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Episode 73: “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens

09 March 2020

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Episode 72: “Trouble” by Elvis Presley

02 March 2020

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Episode 71: “Willie and the Hand Jive” by Johnny Otis

24 February 2020

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Episode 70: “Move It” by Cliff Richard and the Drifters

17 February 2020

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Episode 69: “Fujiyama Mama” by Wanda Jackson

10 February 2020

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Episode 68: “Yakety Yak” by the Coasters

04 February 2020

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Episode 67: “Johnny B. Goode”, by Chuck Berry

27 January 2020

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Episode 66: “Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis

20 January 2020

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Episode 65: “Maybe” by the Chantels

13 January 2020

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Episode Sixty-Four: “Reet Petite” by Jackie Wilson

06 January 2020

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Episode 63: “Susie Q” by Dale Hawkins

30 December 2019

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Episode 62: “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley

22 December 2019

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Episode 61: “That’ll Be the Day” by The Crickets

16 December 2019

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Episode 60: “You Send Me” by Sam Cooke

09 December 2019

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Book Announcement

09 December 2019

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Episode 59: “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” by Jerry Lee Lewis

02 December 2019

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Episode 58: “Mr. Lee” by the Bobbettes

25 November 2019

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Episode 57: “Flying Saucers Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Billy Lee Riley and the Little Green Men

18 November 2019

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Episode 56: “Bye Bye Love” by the Everly Brothers

11 November 2019

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Episode 55: “Searchin'” by the Coasters

04 November 2019

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Episode 54: “Keep A Knockin'” by Little Richard

28 October 2019

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Episode 53: “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

21 October 2019

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Episode 52: “Twenty Flight Rock”, by Eddie Cochran

14 October 2019

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Episode 51: “Matchbox” by Carl Perkins

07 October 2019

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BONUS: Question and Answer Episode 2

30 September 2019

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BONUS: Question and Answer Episode 1

23 September 2019

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Episode 50: “Honky Tonk” by Bill Doggett

16 September 2019

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Episode 49: “Love is Strange” by Mickey and Sylvia

09 September 2019

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Episode 48: “Rock With the Caveman” by Tommy Steele

02 September 2019

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Episode 47: “Goodnight My Love” by Jesse Belvin

26 August 2019

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Episode 46: “Brown-Eyed Handsome Man” by Chuck Berry

19 August 2019

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Episode 45: “Blueberry Hill”, by Fats Domino

11 August 2019

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Episode 44: “Train Kept A-Rollin'”, by Johnny Burnette and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio

05 August 2019

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Episode 43: “I Gotta Know” by Wanda Jackson

29 July 2019

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Episode 42: “Ooby Dooby” by Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings

22 July 2019

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Episode 41: “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps

15 July 2019

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Episode 40: “Drugstore Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Janis Martin

07 July 2019

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Episode 39: “Please Please Please” by James Brown and the Famous Flames

01 July 2019

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Episode 38: “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley

24 June 2019

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Episode 37: “I Walk The Line” by Johnny Cash

16 June 2019

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Episode 36: “Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins

09 June 2019

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Episode 35: “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

03 June 2019

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Episode 34: “Tutti Frutti” by Little Richard

28 May 2019

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Episode 33: “Mystery Train”, by Elvis Presley

20 May 2019

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Episode 32: “I Got A Woman” by Ray Charles

13 May 2019

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Episode 31: “Only You” by the Platters

06 May 2019

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Episode 30: “Bo Diddley” by Bo Diddley

29 April 2019

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Episode 29: “Maybellene” by Chuck Berry

22 April 2019

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Episode 28: “Sincerely” by the Moonglows

14 April 2019

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Episode 27: “Tweedle Dee” by LaVern Baker

07 April 2019

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Episode 26: “Ain’t That A Shame” by Fats Domino

01 April 2019

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Episode 25: “Earth Angel” by the Penguins

26 March 2019

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Episode 24: “Ko Ko Mo” by Gene and Eunice

18 March 2019

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Episode 23: “Pledging My Love” by Johnny Ace

11 March 2019

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Episode 22: “The Wallflower” by Etta James

04 March 2019

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Episode 21: “Rock Island Line” by Lonnie Donegan

25 February 2019

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Episode 20: “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets

18 February 2019

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Episode 19: “That’s All Right, Mama” by Elvis Presley

11 February 2019

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Episode 18: “Sh-Boom” by the Chords

04 February 2019

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Episode 17: “Money Honey” by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters

28 January 2019

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Episode 16: “Crazy Man Crazy” by Bill Haley and the Comets

21 January 2019

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Episode 15: “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Thornton

14 January 2019

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Episode 14″Jambalaya” by Hank Williams

07 January 2019

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Episode 13: “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean” by Ruth Brown

31 December 2018

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Episode 12: “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” by Lloyd Price

23 December 2018

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“Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats

16 December 2018

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Episode 10: “Double Crossin’ Blues”, by Johnny Otis, Little Esther, and the Robins

09 December 2018

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Episode 9: “How High The Moon” by Les Paul and Mary Ford

03 December 2018

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Episode 8: “The Fat Man” by Fats Domino

26 November 2018

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Episode 7: Wynonie Harris and “Good Rockin’ Tonight”

19 November 2018

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Episode 6: The Ink Spots — “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”

12 November 2018

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Episode 5: Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train”

05 November 2018

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Episode 4: “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” by Louis Jordan

29 October 2018

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A Disclaimer

21 October 2018

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Episode 3: “Ida Red” by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys

21 October 2018

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Episode 2: “Roll ‘Em Pete” by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson

14 October 2018

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Episode 1: “Flying Home” by the Benny Goodman Sextet

07 October 2018

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Introduction

30 September 2018

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