Jay’s Rock and Roll Stories
Jay discusses artists, musicians and rock and roll music. Album reviews and general topics about all genres of music mostly from the 60s and 70s. If you like Rock and Roll and a good story then buckle up, yer gonna enjoy Jay’s Rock and Roll Stories!
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Episodes
39 episodes
Episode 53: Eric Clapton after The Yardbirds
After his short career with The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton teamed up with blues purist and strict bandleader, John Mayall. The music was good but can Eric Clapton put up with the persnickety attitude of John Mayall who would fine his band members ...
Episode 52: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
The man, the myth, the legend, the one who fronted The Grateful Dead. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan was a shy, friendly guy off stage but he was a show stopping blues performer on stage. His career with the Grateful Dead lasted from 1965 to 1972 which ...
Episode 51: Cosey Fanni Tutti part 4
Wrapping up our series on Cosey Fanni Tutti, who has produced albums with Throbbing Gristle and Chris and Cosey. A lifetime of stage art and live musical projects. A person who dedicated their life to electronic music, ironically is weake...
Episode 50: Cosey Fanni Tutti part 3
Cosey Fanni Tutti productivity is unstoppable. She also does nude modeling and porn to make some money to fund her music and art projects. Nothing can stop her, not even a 10 foot pole covered in nails and feathers with a dildo at each end!&nbs...
Episode 49: Cosey Fanni Tutti part 2
1972 Cosey Fanni Tutti’s art group COUM get invited to perform at the Fanfare for Europe Festival, which landmarked Great Britain joining the European Union. While constantly busy with art projects and musical shows in between she is threatened...
Episode 48: Cosey Fanni Tutti part 1
This multipart series Jay discusses the life and musical career of Christine Carol Newby aka Cosey Fanni Tutti. One of the founding members of industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Born in 1951, we follow her upbringing and exposure to the Swingin...
Episode 47: Oasis part 4
Oasis has a tour of the USA in 1995. The band is winning awards and selling millions of records, even turning down tours with Bon Jovi and David Bowie! Unfortunately Liam’s drunken antics causes Noel to quit the band…will he return to ...
Episode 46: Oasis part 3
Oasis is getting bigger! The band are invited to the 1994 Sony Music Conference in Scotland where they drink and drink…and drink some more! Then they’re off to Amsterdam by ferry but arriving already intoxicated and stealing and pilfering from ...
Episode 45: Oasis part 2
Noel joins the band and they change the name from Rain to Oasis. The band becomes quite popular in Manchester and in October of 1993 they sign with Creation Records but will their wild antics knock them off the track? Listen and find out!
Episode 44: Oasis part 1
Jay dives into the story of Oasis, starting with the mother of Liam and Noel Gallagher, who was born into poverty, in Ireland. After moving to England, the boys were born in Manchester. Growing up with a loving mother but with an abusive father...
EPISODE 43: BONUS. SANTANA LIVE!
Jay reports from the live August 20, 2024 Santana concert at the Coors Ampitheater in Chula Vista, California. Concert review and set list, enjoy!
Episode 42: Cheap Trick and Rick Neilson
Let’s go back to 1979. Cheap Trick reigned supreme! Rick Neilson’s chaotic control of his band brings them in by the thousands. From selling out concert halls to selling millions of records worldwide. His mixture of chaos and structure seems to...
Episode 41: Steve Jones part 2
Originally uploaded September 21, 2024The Sex Pistols break up but later Steve Jones becomes quite popular in Los Angeles. He is having quite the productive musical career but will his drug and sex addictions throw him off balance? Listen a...
Episode 40: STEVE JONES part 1
Jay discusses the early life of Steve Jones. From being molested by his step father to shoplifting anything he can. As a teenager he becomes the guitarist for the punk rock band THE SEX PISTOLS…using musical equipment he stole from David Bowie!...
Episode 39: Rock and Roll Friendships: Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
Jay discusses the musical bond and friendship between two amazing musicians: Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist of The Grateful Dead and Merl Saunders, a dependable organ player either live or in the studio. Listen to this episode and find out ab...
Episode 38: Jimmy Nichol part 3/The End
After his tour with the Beatles and success with the Spotnicks, Jimmy Nichol finds success in Mexico doing soundtracks and tv work but then returns to London and disappears! Can Jimmy Nichol, The 5th Beatle ever be found? Listen and find out!&n...
Episode 37: Jimmy Nichol part 2
After completing 8 concerts on a 13 day tour of Europe, Jimmy Nichol, stand-in drummer for Ringo Star, sets out to conquer Sweden, Mexico and Japan with his new and successful band THE SPOTNICKS! Contact the show: jaysrockan...
Episode 36: REPLACING RINGO? The Jimmy Nichol story part 1
Jay discusses the absence of Ringo star from the Beatles in 1964 due to tonsillitis and pharyngitis. With a tour to continue, The Beatles welcome Jimmy Nichol as their stand-in drummer. For 13 days Jimmy Nichol is a Beatle. But when Ringo heals...
Episode 35: Jim Gordon part 4/The End
Jay wraps up the torturous story about most sought after studio drummer, Jim Gordon. The fame and success were no match for his crippling schizophrenia. With no control over the voices in his head he is commanded to commit the most unthinkable ...
Episode 34: Jim Gordon part 3
Renowned studio drummer, Jim Gordon, is now experiencing what is called “command hallucinations”. Voices ordering him to do a multitude of dangerous things and even to harm others. He is still the most sought out drummer in the music industry b...
Episode 33: Jim Gordon part 2
Renowned studio drummer Jim Gordon discovers drugs, his schizophrenia gets worse, the voices in his head get louder and his armor begins to crack while also making music with the best including: Delaney and Bonnie, Leon Russel, Joe Cocker, John...
Episode 32: Jim Gordon part 1
Jim Gordon was a successful studio drummer who worked with all the big names in the industry. He played drums with Eric Clapton and Duane Allman on the masterpiece album Layla and Other Love Songs by Derek and The Dominoes. But a career was int...
Episode 31: What is Death Metal?
Let’s take a bite from the Death Metal dish! Rockin’ faster, harder, did I mention faster? From the UK to Massachusetts, to even Flint, Michigan. Finding out who is the fastest guitar player via tape trading. Let’s enter the world of Death Meta...
