Across the Pond

An episode of the History of Rock and Roll podcast, hosted by Sasha Wideman, titled "Across the Pond" was published on June 21, 2024 and runs 18 minutes.

June 21, 2024 ·18m · History of Rock and Roll

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Summary

This week, we take a look across the pond to Great Britain. How was rock and roll developing over there? This was years before the British Invasion, and things were starting off rather slowly, but the rockin' pneumonia would eventually catch on as American tunes drifted over the sea. Supplement this episode with this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gwmmNvk1d2PmmENdpCHCl?si=cc4a656ccb414d8d https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/history-of-rock-and-roll-episode-6-playlist/pl.u-aZb0kWvF1MP7e0r

Episode Description

This week, we take a look across the pond to Great Britain. How was rock and roll developing over there? This was years before the British Invasion, and things were starting off rather slowly, but the rockin' pneumonia would eventually catch on as American tunes drifted over the sea.

Supplement this episode with this playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gwmmNvk1d2PmmENdpCHCl?si=cc4a656ccb414d8d

https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/history-of-rock-and-roll-episode-6-playlist/pl.u-aZb0kWvF1MP7e0r

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