EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 1H 29M
98 Rock N Roll Floodgates BURST Open 1957
from Generation X Offender · host thedukesofatmosphere
In our continuing quest to Celebrate Rock N Roll's first 70 Years (1956-2026) we drop a few facts and spin a few yarns... And oh what tales we weave! Barely One Act in, the infant Rock N Roll gets the first ever appearance of one 16 year old John Lennon playing his first Rock N Roll gig ever... And his soon to be bandmate, Paul McCartney, just 14 years young himself, who witnessed it. 1957 is chock-full of MILESTONES you won't wanna miss! Acquaintances are made, auditions are held. And seeds of Rock N Roll immortality are planted one sunny Saturday afternoon in Liverpool, England, July 6, 1957... to be continued... TWO MOVIES! - Rock N Roll Manifestos Rock, Rock, Rock! The Girl Can't Help It Both released December, 1956. One Color. One black & white By March of 1957 both films find their way into the annals of history when two Liverpool teenagers learn a song each from each film and change the course of human history. True Story. All this and MORE! Including, but not limited to, six Rock N Roll songs of the 32 Rock N Roll songs in total that completely dominated Billboard Magazine's Top 50 Songs of 1957 The foundation of the FUTURE OF ROCK N ROLL is poured in concrete and carved out of stone (and that's FOREVER) in this, YEAR TWO (1957) in the ongoing history of Rock N Roll - 70 YEARS YOUNG this year! The Birth Of THE TEENAGER! Youth culture - And all that Jazz...is just a click away *THE MUSIC I'll Come Running Back To You by Sam Cooke Come Go With Me by The Del-Vikings You Can't Catch Me by Chuck Berry (famously plagiarized by John Lennon in 1969) Twenty Flight Rock by Eddie Cochrane Rip It Up (Little Richard cover) by The Everly Brothers Not Fade Away by The Crickets (including one Buddy Holly) I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingos Do you have a burning desire to send us an email? Please do! [email protected] Want on our mailing list? Only one weekly email update, we promise! We're far too lazy to do any more. Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the Official Generation X Offender GXO website at www.gxopodcast.com *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the "Fair Use" doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original. Copyright Disclaimer - Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. "Fair Use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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In our continuing quest to Celebrate Rock N Roll's first 70 Years (1956-2026) we drop a few facts and spin a few yarns... And oh what tales we weave! Barely One Act in, the infant Rock N Roll gets the first ever appearance of one 16 year old John Lennon playing his first Rock N Roll gig ever... And his soon to be bandmate, Paul McCartney, just 14 years young himself, who witnessed it. 1957 is chock-full of MILESTONES you won't wanna miss! Acquaintances are made, auditions are held. And seeds of Rock N Roll immortality are planted one sunny Saturday afternoon in Liverpool, England, July 6, 1957... to be continued... TWO MOVIES! - Rock N Roll Manifestos Rock, Rock, Rock! The Girl Can't Help It Both released December, 1956. One Color. One black & white By March of 1957 both films find their way into the annals of history when two Liverpool teenagers learn a song each from each film and change the course of human history. True Story. All this and MORE! Including, but not limited to, six Rock N Roll songs of the 32 Rock N Roll songs in total that completely dominated Billboard Magazine's Top 50 Songs of 1957 The foundation of the FUTURE OF ROCK N ROLL is poured in concrete and carved out of stone (and that's FOREVER) in this, YEAR TWO (1957) in the ongoing history of Rock N Roll - 70 YEARS YOUNG this year! The Birth Of THE TEENAGER! Youth culture - And all that Jazz...is just a click away *THE MUSIC I'll Come Running Back To You by Sam Cooke Come Go With Me by The Del-Vikings You Can't Catch Me by Chuck Berry (famously plagiarized by John Lennon in 1969) Twenty Flight Rock by Eddie Cochrane Rip It Up (Little Richard cover) by The Everly Brothers Not Fade Away by The Crickets (including one Buddy Holly) I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingos Do you have a burning desire to send us an email? Please do! [email protected] Want on our mailing list? Only one weekly email update, we promise! We're far too lazy to do any more. Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the Official Generation X Offender GXO website at www.gxopodcast.com *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the "Fair Use" doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original. Copyright Disclaimer - Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. "Fair Use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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