Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

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 rock and roll era.

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 Elvis's footprints.

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.

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 question...was Elvis the King?

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 to Andreas van Kuijk aka "Colonel" Tom Parker.

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, Howlin' Wolf, Elvis Presley and many others.

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 to one of the key figures in rock music history: Sam Phillips and Sun Records

Join us every other Monday as we trace 75 years of the music that has shaped our lives! Listen now!

Join us as we trace the story of the music that has shaped our culture for 75 years. New episodes every other Monday! Podcast Website

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This week we talk with Tyler and Dan from Toronto's hard rocking Cigar Club. Be sure to check out Cigar Club's webpage where you can find links to their social media and Spotify discography: https://cigarclubband.com/

This week we have a conversation with publicist, promoter and rockaholic Eric Alper from SiriusXM ThatEricAlper show.

Swing music fades and jump blues is on the rise leading to the first rock and roll concert and DJ Alan Freed.

Join us as we chat with Moe Berg, front-man for power pop group The Pursuit of Happiness as we discuss the band's history, Moe's producer roles and the state of music today. Check out TPOH's new acoustic covers of classic hits: https://open.spotify.com/album/46zWvHLLW4efTbmXxedT4y?si=YAI-I08kSPKGzGZOvA2Y2A

We pull on a second strand in the rock 'n' roll mosaic and trace the development of country music and Western swing the lead to early rockers like Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry.

This week on "Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll Backstage Pass", we talk with Alan Cross, DJ and Program Director at CFNY FM in Toronto, and long-serving host and creator of the "Ongoing History of New Music" and his new show, "Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry." Alan discusses his career, and his take on the future of music. Visit "Ongoing History of New Music" at: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UHz6WqVFz6iZkWgZ5lXDw?si=fa3330e225f644b8 "Uncharted": https://open.spotify.com/show/0XuhlsUtLKqb9KfkqFbAmJ?si=9bc68edb0bed4455

We'll trace the music industry in the first part of the 20th Century, leading up to Mamie Smith and the first recording of a black female musician singing the blues.

We define the landscape of America after World War 2 and plant the seeds for the culture of rock 'n' roll.

The first (sort of!) episode of "Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock". In this episode, we outline our plans for the podcast and lay out the path we're all about to take together.Why don't you come along for the ride!

Join host Christopher Moore each week as he traces the stories behind the story of rock, the music that has played such a pivotal role in our culture over the past 70 years.