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
175 episodes
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in previous episodes of Rock and Roll Flashback podcast I have already reviewed three prominent bands from the 1960's: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and the Hollies. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 175
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34:45
Songs That Were Covers: Anna
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in the series titled Songs That Were Covers I will review the history of the song titled “Anna” and the famous band that recorded their cover version. Surprisingly, cover versi...
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Season 3
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Episode 174
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13:24
Recording Engineers Who Shaped The Music: Bill Price
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in the Rock and Roll Flashback series Recording Engineers Who Shaped The Music, I will focus on those individuals who typically remained anonymous, but played an important role in mu...
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Season 3
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Episode 173
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9:28
One Hit Wonder: Bobby Hebb
Welcome to another episode in the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will take you back to the year 1966. It was in that year that a recording by a Nashville, Tennessee native climbe...
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Season 3
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Episode 172
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16:42
Norman Smith & The Beatles
I'm your host, Bill Price. In the Rock and Roll Flashback series, Recording Engineers Who Shaped the Music, I will focus on those individuals who typically remained anonymous, but played an important role in music recording. In this...
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Season 3
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Episode 171
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15:18
1965: Treat Her Right & Hang On Sloopy
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss the back stories behind two hit songs from 1965: "Treat Her Right" and "Hang On Sloopy"! Both songs reached their peak in the Billboard H...
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Season 3
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Episode 170
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26:43
Peter, Paul and Mary
Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback! In 1936 Mary Travers was born in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1937 Noel Paul Stookey was born in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1938 Peter Yarrow was born in
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Season 3
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Episode 169
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25:58
Jackie Wilson
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review the career of the prominent soul singer who was often called "Mr. Excitement". That man was Jackie Wilson!
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Season 3
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Episode 168
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21:56
The Zombies
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode I will focus on one of the bands from the British Invasion. Although their career during the late 1960's diminished, some band members continu...
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Season 3
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Episode 167
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17:33
The Association
Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will transport you back to the 1960's to discuss the peak years of one of the most popular American pop groups of that era: The Association...
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Season 3
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Episode 166
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24:59
Doo Wop: The Elegants & The Flairs
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode, I will feature two Doo Wop groups: The Elegants from the late 1950's and The Flairs from the early 1960's.
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Season 3
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Episode 165
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12:50
Joe South
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will look at the history of Joe South’s music career, a multi-talented artist who was a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record produce...
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Season 3
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Episode 164
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15:38
Forgotten Rock Bands: Four Jacks & A Jill
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands I will feature the South African folk-rock group known as the Four Jacks & A Jill, which achieved international success in the late 1960's...
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Season 3
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Episode 163
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13:22
The Everly Brothers
Welcome to rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in today's episode I will take us back to the late 1950's and the impact of that great harmonizing duo, The Everly Brothers!
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Season 3
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Episode 162
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25:57
Sly & the Family Stone
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will highlight the career of one of the most influential bands of the late 1960's and 1970's. This band blended funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music into...
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Season 3
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Episode 161
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30:44
Rock Duo's of the 1960's: Paul & Paula
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of 60's Duos, I will feature Paul and Paula, who were active from 1962 to 1965 and had a million selling hit in 1962.
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Season 3
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Episode 160
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10:42
60's Instrumentals: Calcutta & Midnight in Moscow
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of 60's Instrumentals, I will feature two recordings that - even though they were not technically Rock and Roll - both singles became hits. Interestingly, one was rec...
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Season 3
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Episode 159
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13:15
Simon & Garfunkel
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and I will devote this podcast episode to reviewing the highlights of the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960's: Simon and Garfunkel!
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Season 3
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Episode 158
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30:04
One Hit Wonder: Barry McGuire
Welcome, all of you time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and on this episode in the One Hit Wonders Series I will indeed transport you back to the year 1965. That year a quickly recorded protest song shot up...
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Season 3
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Episode 157
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11:57
The Supremes (1962-1970)
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! We are your hosts, Jumpin' John McDermott and Bill Price. In this episode we are going to discuss the first 8 years in the career of one of the most successful performers of the 1960's.&nbs...
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Season 3
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Episode 156
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28:22
One Hit Wonders: Robin Ward & Terry Stafford
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of One Hit Wonders, I’ll feature Robin Ward who had a million selling hit in 1963 and Terry Stafford, whose number three hit competed with the Beatles in early 1...
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Season 3
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Episode 155
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13:01
60's Vocal Groups: The Friends of Distinction
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and this episode from the series 60's Vocal Groups, will feature the psychedelic soul and R&B group that was active from 1969 to 1976, The Friends of Distinction.
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Season 3
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Episode 154
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10:59
Wilson Pickett
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast episode I will review the career of the great soul singer and songwriter, Wilson Pickett!
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Season 3
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Episode 153
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24:55
One Hit Wonders: Chuck Mangione & Hugh Masekela
Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this edition of the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback, I will cover two instrumental artists from the 1960's who were also one hit wonders: Hugh Masekela and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 152
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14:08