A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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

   3 Dec 2018 · Episode 9

   Welcome to episode nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Les Paul and Mary Ford, and “How High The Moon”. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and…

2. Episode 8: “The Fat Man” by Fats Domino

   26 Nov 2018 · Episode 8

   Welcome to episode eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Fats Domino and “The Fat Man”. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of…

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

   19 Nov 2018 · Episode 7

   Welcome to episode seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Wynonie Harris and “Good Rockin’ Tonight” (more…)

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

   12 Nov 2018 · Episode 6

   Welcome to episode six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at the Ink Spots and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” (more…)

5. Episode 5: Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train”

   5 Nov 2018 · Episode 5

   Welcome to episode five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Sister Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train” (more…)

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

   29 Oct 2018 · Episode 4

   Welcome to episode four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Louis Jordan and “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” (more…)

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

   21 Oct 2018 · Episode 3

   Welcome to episode three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Bob Wills and “Ida Red”. (more…)

8. A Disclaimer

   21 Oct 2018 · Bonus

   Transcript This is not a full episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. The full episode will also turn up in your podcatcher. But I thought I should do a separate episode as a disclaimer. I’m placing this one…

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

   14 Oct 2018 · Episode 2

   Here’s the second episode, on “Roll ‘Em Pete” by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson. One erratum before we continue — in the episode, I say that “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” follows a particular formula common in hokum…

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

    7 Oct 2018 · Episode 1

    Welcome to the first episode proper of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs! As this is the first real episode, you may notice a couple of flaws in the production — those will hopefully get ironed out in the coming…

11. Introduction

    30 Sep 2018

    Welcome to A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs! Episode 1, the first episode proper, is coming next week, but for now here’s an introduction, laying out my plans for the series. As I say in the tag at the end of every…