
Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast
Two baby boomers, Bill Price and Jumpin' John McDermott, bringing you podcasts highlighting the early history & evolution of Rock & Roll.
Episodes
145 episodes
Forgotten Rock Bands: Marmalade
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback series we will take a look back at the stories behind those bands that Rock history seems to have been forgotten. In this episode of Forgotten&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 145
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15:48

Stevie Wonder, Part 3 (1979 and Beyond)
Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! This podcast episode is Part 3 of a three part series of podcasts that I am recording about the extensive career of one of the most influential musicians of the past 60 years...
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Season 3
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Episode 144
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14:59

Stevie Wonder, Part 2 (1972-1977)
Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! This podcast episode is Part 2 of a three part series of podcasts that I am recording about the extensive career of one of the most influential musicians of the past 60 years...
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Season 3
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Episode 143
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20:54

Stevie Wonder, Part 1 (1950-1971)
Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! This podcast episode is Part 1 of a three part series of podcasts that I am recording about the extensive career of one of the most influential musicians of the past 60 years...
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Season 3
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Episode 142
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14:05

Three Dog Night
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! In the 1960's, several bands were formed that went on to achieve successful careers. I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature one of the rock bands of the lat...
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Season 3
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Episode 141
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21:22

Songs That Were Covers: Venus
Welcome to another edition of the Songs That Were Covers series on Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will briefly review one song that had the unique distinction of, on two different occasions, reac...
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Season 3
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Episode 140
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19:00

Doo Wop - The Classics & The Earls
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of the Doo Wop series, we will focus on two groups from the late 1950's and early 1960's, The Classics and The Earls. Interestingly both groups had a hit that ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 139
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11:20

Songs About Birds (MMM7)
Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and the story of my life revolves around the wonderful relationship that I had with my soul mate and the love of my life: Sally Lehman McDermott. Had I n...
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Season 3
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Episode 138
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50:38
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The Mamas & The Papas
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review the career highlights of one of the most important pop groups of the 1960’s: the Mamas & the Papas! The Mamas & the Papas fo...
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Season 3
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Episode 137
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25:28

Vocal Trios: The Fleetwoods
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback we’ll take a look back at the history of The Fleetwoods, one of the vocal trios from the late 1950's.
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Season 3
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Episode 136
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12:18

Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Welcome to the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback! In 2018 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame introduced a new Singles category. Two of the six songs inducted that year were "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Rumble". I'...
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Season 3
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Episode 135
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17:11

One Hit Wonder: Link Wray
Welcome to the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback! In 2018 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame introduced a new Singles category. Two of the six songs inducted that year were "Rumble" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale". I'...
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Season 3
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Episode 134
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15:45

One Hit Wonder: Edwin Starr
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I’m Jumpin’ John, and in this podcast episode I will transport you listeners back to the United States during the year 1970! Back then, the US was deeply involved in the Vietnam War. That wa...
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Season 3
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Episode 133
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13:46

40th Anniversary of "Undercover Man"
May 2025 marks the 40th Anniversary of the little known song "Undercover Man". That song was written and recorded by the one-gig-per-year Party Rock Band called the Cool Brothers. This podcast episode of Rock and Roll Flashback is a...
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Season 3
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Episode 132
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22:15

Chris Montez
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll take a look back at the career of Chris Montez.
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Season 3
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Episode 131
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12:06

Led Zeppelin, Part 2
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast is airing in the year 2025. Fifty years ago a British hard rock band reached their creative peak with their only studio double album. That album was titled...
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Season 3
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Episode 130
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26:19

Led Zeppelin, Part 1
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and I'm calling this podcast Led Zeppelin, Part 1. I plan to highlight the first six and a half years of Led Zeppelin - a group that I consider to be one of the greatest bands in...
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Season 3
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Episode 129
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39:35

Steppenwolf
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll look back at the history of Steppenwolf, one of the psychedelic bands of the late 1960's.
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Season 3
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Episode 128
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14:52

Psychedelic 1 Hit Wonders: 4 Songs From the Late '60's
Welcome to the One Hit Wonders series on Rock & Roll Flashback! Back in Rock and Roll Flashback podcast episode numbers 33 and 34 I discussed the development of Psychedelic Rock music in the 1960's and 1970's. Today's podcast ep...
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Season 3
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Episode 127
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29:39

The Byrds, 1964-1967
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! I'm Jumpin' John, and today’s episode will concentrate on the four critical years of one of the premier folk rock bands in the mid 1960’s: The Byrds!
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Season 3
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Episode 126
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31:30

Songs For Sally & Family (MMM6)
Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback! This episode is going to be highly personal, featuring songs that I wrote for my family and demo recorded. Honestly, unless you knew Sally Lehman or personally know me, this pod...
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Season 3
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Episode 125
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52:26
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Gordon Lightfoot
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in today's episode I will review the highlights of the legendary singer and songwriter, Canada's great troubadour, Gordon Lightfoot!
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Season 3
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Episode 124
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32:34

Glen Campbell
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! ! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast edition I will discuss some of the highlights of Glen Campbell's extensive career.
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Season 3
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Episode 123
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27:53

Doo Wop: The Marcels and Little Caesar & The Romans
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback and the Doo Wop Series. I'm Bill Price, and in this episode we will flash back to the late 1950's and look at two Doo Wop vocal groups from that era, The Marcels and Little Caesar & The Rom...
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Season 3
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Episode 122
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11:23
