Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

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A chronological history of the music that has shaped our world over the last 70 years. We will dive headfirst into the stories and sounds of the birth, rise, decline and resurgence of rock and roll, with always an eye on the cultural framework for the music and how the music in turn changed the culture.

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    • Apr 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

    Ep. 11 The Day the Music Died

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 23:36


    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.

    Ep. 10 The Skiffle Craze and the Elvis Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 27:16


    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.

    Special Announcement: Season 1 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 3:29


    Only two more episodes in our first season of the podcast! Join us on March 24 for Episode 10: The Skiffle Craze and April 7 for Episode 11: The Day the Music Died...then be sure to return for Season 2: The 1960s!

    Ep. 9 1955: Critical Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 25:25


    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.

    Ep. 8 Elvis Presley Part 2: The Downward Spiral

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 38:38


    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?

    Episode 8 Elvis Presley Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 1:30


    Announcement about Episode 8 Elvis Presley Part 2: The Downward Spiral

    Ep. 7 Elvis Presley Part 1: The Happy Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 26:34


    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.

    Ep. 6 Here Comes The Sun Part 2: The Rise of Sun Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 34:20


    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.

    Ep. 5 Here Comes the Sun: The Indie Producers and the Rise of Sun Records Pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 22:21


    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

    Coming Dec. 30!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 0:53


    Coming Dec. 30! Ep. 5 Here Comes the Sun: Indie Producers and the Rise of Sun Records

    Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock Video Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 0:58


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

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    Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 1:04


    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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    Special Announcement: The Return of Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 2:42


    Coming back, December 30, 2024! Watch for it on Spotify or your favorite pod platform.

    Backstage Pass: Cigar Club's Dan Amato-Gauci and Tyler Booth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 34:44


    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/

    Backstage Pass: Eric Alper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 45:08


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

    Episode 4: Jumpin' Jivin' Rockin' and Rollin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 24:33


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

    Backstage Pass: Moe Berg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 52:00


    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

    Episode 3: A Little Bit Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 20:20


    We pull on a second strand in the rock 'n' roll mosaic and trace the development of country music and Western swing. Check out our new website: msquaredpods.com

    Backstage Pass: Alan Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 32:46


    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

    Episode 2: For the Record

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 19:34


    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.

    Episode 1: The Post-War Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 12:41


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

    Episode 0.5 The Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 7:19


    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!

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    Coming: January 1, 2024!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 1:45


    Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock a weekly chronological examination of the story behind the music that has shaped the world in the past 70 years! Join us January 1, 2024 and every Monday after!

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    Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll Podcast Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 1:23


    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.

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