Rainbow Valley

On August 1st 1960, an album on the Warner Brothers label reached number one in the Billboard Mono Action Albums Chart. It was the debut album for this particular artist and would remain at the top for fourteen weeks. The album would stay in the chart for two years selling over 600,000 copies near release and ranking as the 20th best selling album of all time on the Billboard charts. Its total running time was just short of thirty two minutes, it consisted of just six tracks, and was a recording of a live performance It won album of the year at the 1961 Grammy awards as well as best new artist for its performer. Yet this was no pop, folk or rock album. It was the first comedy album to win album of the year and the only time that a comedian had won best artist. That comedian was Bob Newhart and this particular album saved the struggling Warner Brothers Records label and changed the face of modern comedy and the way the world experienced stand up forever. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart.   Don't forget you can also listen to our weekly sixties chart show evey Sunday on Mixcloud. Link below: https://www.mixcloud.com/scophi/rainbow-valley-sixties-chart-show-5th-march-2023/  

The Aberfan Disaster   9:13am on October 21st 1966, Pantglas School in the small Welsh mining village of Aberfan Inside the school, more than 200 children and nine teachers were waiting for their first lesson of the day to begin when the air was filled with the sound of a distant rumble. A massive coal tip - a mountain of waste generated by the town's mines that employed 8000 people had collapsed and a landslide of mud and debris flooded into the classroom, burying the school and engufing everyone inside 116 children and 28 adults were killed It was one of the worst industrial disasters Britain has ever seen. An accident that could and should have been prevented and a tragic account of a mistake that cost a village an entire generation of its children.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast  Join our Facebook group at Facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast    Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   You can also listen to our weekly sixties chart rundown at: https://www.mixcloud.com/scophi/rainbow-valley-sixties-chart-show-1st-january-1960/   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening   Scott

1966: The Year We Won...And Lost The World Cup   As we head rapidly towards the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, you may be forgiven for thinking that this episode must surely recount the tale of how England won the world cup in the summer of 1966. You wouldn't be far off though as this episode of Rainbow Valley is the story of not how we won the World Cup that summer, but how we lost it. Three months before the World Cup finals were due to take place, the much coveted solid gold Jules Rimet trophy sat proudly on display in central London only to be stolen in what could only be described as a daylight robbery. Fast forward a week or so and the thief is apprehended but no sign of the most famous sporting trophy in world….until an incredible canine steps in to save the day. Ladies and gentlemen Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Pickles-the unlikely hero of the 1966 World Cup final You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast  Join our Facebook group at Facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast    Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening   Scott  

The Big Freeze Boxing Day evening 1962 The Christmas Number One at the top of the hit parade was Return to Sender by Elvis Presley All around the country, families were settling down after a busy two days of eating, drinking and making merry. Small screen entertainment on the tv that evening included a hilarious variety show from the London Palladium featuring Bruce Forsyth and Norman Wisdom and the BBCs big Boxing Day movie was Moulin Rouge starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor And then, it began to snow. A day late and tantalisingly close to giving the country a proper White Christmas, but snow nevertheless. The temperature dropped…..and it continued to snow. And it snowed and snowed, and it got colder. And it snowed and it snowed some more And that was how it would be for the next one hundred days or so as Britain was plunged into an icy wilderness that would last until the following March. Industry ground to halt as businesses and schools were forced to close. There was widespread panic as ambulances and fire crews were unable to respond to emergencies. Essential supplies and medication failed to get through to hospitals and over half the natural wildlife population died in the freezing temperatures, unable to forage to food. Nothing could be done to stop the bitter temperatures and the relentless snowfall   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Big Freeze     You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast  Join our Facebook group at Facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast    Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening   Scott

WE'RE BACK!! Our first episode in two years is finally with you – and it's a cracker. Join Scott as he tells the story of the making of the movie Zulu. RAINBOW VALLEY – THE MAKING OF ZULU Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960's with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world. 22nd January 1879, Rorkes Drift, Natal, South Africa. A remote mission station, the setting for one of the most famous, battles in British history. But until 1964 and the release of the movie Zulu, the story of the events of those ten hours were not particularly familiar to the British public. In reality, 100 British soldiers defended a series of attacks by approximately 4000 Zulu warriors. By the end of the battle, which lasted from late afternoon until dawn the following morning, 15 soldiers were dead, two mortally wounded and surrounding them, the bodies of some 350 Zulus Possibly one of the most celebrated and documented battles in British history you might think. But you would be wrong, for if it were not for the release of the movie 85 years later, it's likely it would have remained a mere postscript in the annals of military conflict. The story of the making of Zulu begins with a magazine article written in 1958 and takes us on a journey that will change the lives of many people along the way. People such as director, Cy Endfield, producer and actor Stanley Baker, Zulu tribal leader, Chief Buthelezi and a certain young actor from south London called Michael Caine. A movie that remained on cinema screens almost constantly for 12 years before becoming one of the most regarded and best loved British movies of all time, the story of its creation is almost worthy of a movie in its own right. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the making of Zulu.   You can find all our previous episodes everywhere you download your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Or drop us a line at rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   Thanks for listening Scott @scophi   NEXT TIME – THE BIG FREEZE OF 1963

1964...and the world was still reeling from the assassination of John F Kennedy. Racial tensions continued in the southern states of the USA and tension was rising elsewhere as the conflict in Vietnam escalated. But it was also the year of the Tokyo Olympics, The Blue Streak, Donald Campbell and Radio Caroline. There was music from not only the Fab Four, but Dusty, Manfred Mann and the Beach Boys. And on TV, we saw a surge in the poularity of Steptoe and The Avengers and a phenomenon known as Dalekmania. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the Hits and Headlines of 1964.   You can find us on Player FM …and anywhere you download your podcasts   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   A Stinking Pause production. Thanks for listening Scott

The return of Rainbow Valley – the podcast that tells the stories about the swinging decade. Episode 023  The Theft Of The Duke Of Wellington Dr No, the first big screen outing for Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Its 1962, and the movie would start to lay out a successful formula for most of the other movies that would follow in the series. Of course when we speak about  Dr No, most of us will remember Bonds introduction at the casino, Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder emerging from the sea in ‘that’ bikini or the scene where the spider crawls up Sean Connery’s arm. But what about this scene….and in particular, one specific moment. James Bond and Honey Ryder have just met the evil Dr No in his underground lair. Before crushing an ornament with his metal hand and telling the pair of  SPECTRE’s dastardly plan to hold the world to ransom, they are led away. As they walk up a small set of steps, Bond stops, noticing an oil painting on an easel to his right …. The painting was a portrait of Arthur Wellesly the first Duke of Wellington, painted by Francisco de Goya - and only several months before the release of Dr No it had been hanging on display in London’s National Gallery. When it was stolen however, one early August morning, it made national and international headlines. The story would develop with an unlikely villain, who like Dr No, would hold the British government to ransom. A story that would span many decades and involve a high profile court case, the introduction of a new criminal offence, and, of all things….the British tv license! Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the theft of the Duke of Wellington. You can find us on Player FM   …and anywhere you download your podcasts   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast   Join our Facebook group   Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   #Podpals #podernfamily   This has been a Stinking Pause production. Thanks for listening Scott

The return of Rainbow Valley – the podcast that tells the stories about the swinging decade. Episode 022 - Tammi Terrell Join us as we tell the story of one of Motown's greatest stars. The story of a life cut tragically short, but thankfully a life that brought us one of the greatest soul singers of all time.  Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Tammi Terrell. You can find us on Player FM   …and anywhere you download your podcasts   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast   Join our Facebook group   Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   #Podpals #podernfamily   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

The return of Rainbow Valley – the podcast that tells the stories about the swinging decade. Episode 021 – The Zapruder Film.   Season three opens with the story of a sequence of film that runs for approximately 22 seconds.   A piece of 8mm film that is only 25 feet in length and yet is possibly the most watched piece of celluloid in history….and certainly the most famous home movie ever.   For within that 22 seconds, Dallas dress manufacturer, Abraham Zapruder managed to capture the death of the most powerful man on the planet on November 22nd 1963.     Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Zapruder Film     This and other episodes are available on our website  rainbowvalley.libsyn.com You can also find us on Player FM Sticher Spreaker I Heart Radio …and anywhere you download your podcasts   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast   Join our Facebook group   Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   #Podpals #podernfamily   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

Episode 020 of the Rainbow Valley podcast – telling the stories that made the swinging decade. Emil Savundra, for a brief period in the late sixties, was probably the most reviled man in the UK. A Sri Lankan swindler, the collapse of his Fire, Auto and Marine Insurance Company left about 400,000 motorists in the United Kingdom without coverage. As a post-war black marketeer, Savundra committed bribery and fraud on an international scale before settling in the UK to sell low-cost insurance in the fast-growing automotive market. By defaulting on mandatory securities, he funded a lavish lifestyle and travelled in fashionable circles. This attracted the attention of the press, who uncovered evidence of major fraud. In a TV interview with David Frost, Savundra demonstrated contempt for his defrauded customers (some of whom were in the studio audience) and denied any moral responsibility. That particular tv show witnessed the birth of trial by television and is a fascinating piece of broadcasting history.   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of David Frost, Emil Savundra, and the trial by television.       This and other episodes are available on our website  rainbowvalley.libsyn.com   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com #Podpals #podernfamily   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott http://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast

Episode 019 of The Rainbow Valley podcast – telling the stories that made the swinging decade.   Join me as I tell the story of one of the finest singers Britain has ever produced.   A true icon in the world of popular music, and one of the defining voices of the 1960s.   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Dusty Springfield.       This and other episodes are available on our website  rainbowvalley.libsyn.com   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com #Podpals #podernfamily   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott http://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast

Episode 018 of The Rainbow Valley podcast – telling the stories that made the swinging decade. Join me as I tell the story of the movie that nearly brought 20th Century Fox crashing to the ground. The longest and most expensive movie ever made at the time. The movie that nearly killed it’s leading lady, Elizabeth Taylor. The movie that sparked one of the greatest romances of the twentieth century. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the making of Cleopatra (1963)   This and other episodes are available on our website  rainbowvalley.libsyn.com   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com #Podpals #podernfamily   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott http://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast

1963 - a massive year in terms of news events.    A year that would see an increase in tensions in America as the battle for racial equality raged on. It would be the year in which a scandal in the UK involving call girls, Russian spies and MPs , would eventually bring down the government.  The Beatles would begin their dominance of the UK chart signalling the beginning of the British invasion, the Russians would make history as the first woman blasts off into space and Martin Luther King would declare to the world that he had a dream.  Along with the Great Train Robbery, the beginning of what would become known as the Moors Murders, the death of the Pope, and the assassination of the US president it truly was one of the most remarkable twelve months in the swinging decade. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the hits and headlines from 1963.  

In London in the 1880s, the city was gripped by fear. A killer was prowling the cobbled, fog heavy streets of Whitechapel murdering prostitutes in a chilling reign of terror. Fast forward seventy years and a new killer was on the loose, this time, not in the impoverished Victorian East End, but towards the west. Again his victims of choice would be prostitutes. Believed to have claimed anything up to possibly seven lives, or even more, his identity, again like the infamous Jack, was never discovered….or was it? The newspapers dubbed him The Nude Killer or Jack the Stripper and his crimes are now pretty much forgotten. At the time, his crimes led to one of the largest manhunts in British history with some famous suspects along the way. There would be links to high ranking officials, world famous sportsmen and the Profumo affair.   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Hammersmith Nude Murders.   This and other episodes are available on our website  rainbowvalley.libsyn.com   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott  

It can certainly be safe to say that the 1960s produced some of the most dramatic changes in the world of popular music. From the early days of rock and roll, through to the swinging beat scene, the British invasion, American surf music and right through to the San Francisco sound of the peace and love generation, there was a voice that was there from the beginning. That voice was still there at the end of the decade and beyond. Sadly that voice is largely unknown to today’s generation. Some of today’s kids would probably only be vaguely familiar with it if they are fans of some of the biggest and most popular movies to come out of that decade. Matt Monro was described as the UK’s answer to Frank Sinatra, a label he detested. For Matt Monro was not an answer to anything. Matt Monro was unique, he was his own entity, had his own marvellous style, and was possibly the finest male popular music singer the UK has ever produced.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott  

The story of James Bond on the big screen is a tale of highs and lows, ups and downs, twists and turns.  The story of the making of the movies themselves is worthy of an Ian Fleming novel in its own right.  It is the story has taken over sixty years to tell, and is still being told today. As important to this story as Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig is the story of three other men.  The three men who between them managed to bring one of the most successful and well-loved movie franchises to the big screen. No journey into the world of cinematic Bond can begin without a look of the importance of Messrs’ Fleming, Broccoli and Saltzman.   To many people, James Bond is only an entity that can be found on the big screen. This, of course, is not the case. Bond was born long before 1962 when Sean Connery first introduced himself to Sylvia Trench at the casino in Dr No.   Many have said that Ian Fleming himself was the basis for the character of Bond, but as you will soon hear, the inspiration for the world’s most famous spy came from a variety of sources and influences. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Dr No and the birth of James Bond on the big screen

Rainbow Valley - Episode 013   1962 – A year of worldwide upheaval, the continuing space race and the death of Hollywood’s biggest sex symbol. The year would witness one of the most devastating air disasters as an Air France Boeing 707 would crash in Paris, John Glen would become the first American to orbit the earth and Albert Sabin would develop the first oral polio vaccine. Algeria Burundi and Jamaica would all gain their independence this year and the Telstar satellite would provide eth first live transatlantic television pictures. Along with an escape from Alcatraz, the A6 murders and Cuban Missile Crisis bringing the world closer than it’s ever been to all out nuclear war, the soundtrack of the  year was provided by Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard and The Tornadoes, oh and a certain group from Liverpool released their first major single this year as well.   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the hits and headlines of 1962.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group at facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast Website rainbowvalley.libsyn.com Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com This has been a Stinking Pause production

As we discovered in series one, the 1960s signified, for many, a decade of revolution, a decade of hope, a decade of immense change worldwide. We must not forget however that it was also a time of conflict, the cold war and racial tension. Musically, the world moved from the rock and roll era and crooners into the British invasion, folk music and peace and love along with hippies, drugs and Woodstock. If the sixties had ended on August  17th 1969 instead of the 31st December, Woodstock would be considered  a fitting finale to a turbulent decade but instead, just a few months later the sixties dream became its nightmare at another free concert, this time headlined by the Rolling Stones. With support from Santana, Jefferson Airplane and a host of other acts, events would unfold that led to the ugliest scenes in the history of rock music culminating in the deaths of four people. The sixties would end, not so much swinging but reeling towards one of the darkest of days in the world of entertainment in 1969 leaving a black shadow over the decade. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the Rolling Stones at Altamont. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group at facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast Website rainbowvalley.libsyn.com Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com This has been a Stinking Pause production

The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.   A robbery that took less than 30 minutes from start to finish, spread over a distance of 28 miles, and would net the gang involved the equivalent of over £38 million in today’s money. The gang consisted of 15 members, four of which , still to this day, were never caught-their names not even known. The robbery was immediately dubbed the crime of the century, and is still spoken about today  for not only the planning and the preciseness of the raid, but also the mistakes and the bungling of the gang that led to their arrest…for some of them that is. For in addition to this there is the story of those that evaded capture for nearly fifty years becoming celebrities halfway around the globe. There is also the story of the police that were involved. The Flying Squad determined to capture those responsible at any cost. And the story of the families of the police officers, the gang and the victims. The audacity and the scale of the robbery fascinated the country, sticking two fingers up to the establishment as details unfolded in the daily newspapers and tv reports. And even today there remains this almost romantic notion of the cheeky gang of South London crooks that wouldn’t hurt anyone being punished by harsh prison sentences- but as we will discover, people did get hurt. And as well as capturing the public’s imagination, it horrified them in equal measure. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Great Train Robbery. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group at facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast Website rainbowvalley.libsyn.com Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production

  THE MAKING OF SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND   On June 1st 1967, The Beatles released what was and is still considered by many the greatest album of all time. It was an album of firsts. It featured the first gatefold sleeve, the first time lyrics had ever appeared on a record cover and it was the first album the band would release following their decision to stop touring. It was the most expensive sleeve design in record distribution history featuring a host of celebrities past and present and arguably it can be considered the first album by a musical artist to be discussed in terms of art. Within hours of its release it went multi-platinum and topped the charts around the world. The album spent 27 weeks at the top of the UK album chart and 15 weeks at number one in the USA. The album is regarded by some as an early concept album that advanced the use of extended form in popular music while continuing the artistic maturity seen on the Beatles previous two albums Rubber Soul and Revolver. One of the first art rock LPs it aided the development of progressive rock and is credited with marking the beginning of the album era The Beatles heralded in what would become known as the summer of love with a soundtrack that featured songs influenced by music hall, circus western and Indian music. We were asked to turn on tune in and drop out in a year that proved be a remarkable watershed in the social history of western youth. Ladies and Gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the making of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Thanks for listening   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group at facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast Website rainbowvalley.libsyn.com Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production

  THE MAKING OF BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS   The 1960s heralded in a new era in a variety of ways. Society and political events influenced the cultural and art world throughout the decade. The early sixties would begin to be seen as the start of the permissive age. Lady Chatterley and the pill would nudge open the door to  a new world of liberation that would reach out to people’s attitudes, the way they dressed, the music they listened to and the movies they would watch.   1960 brought us Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, which whilst giving the world of celluloid its first flushing toilet; it would also foreshadow an age of more open-minded sensibilities. But just how much would the movie going public be prepared for an adaptation of a novella that told the story of a New York prostitute, her devoted gay best friend, Japanese landlord, and her cat. With Audrey Hepburn in what could potentially have been a career destroying, but eventually became the career defining role of Holly Golightly, the world was more than ready. Ladies and Gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s   Thanks for listening   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group at facebook/rainbowvalleypodcast Website rainbowvalley.libsyn.com Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production

    Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.     The 1960s was a decade that would prove itself to be one of the most culturally significant decades of all time. And now looking back, it’s probably quite safe to say that it was an important ten years from a worldwide political point of view with events that would shake the world almost to its very core. One year , particularly important to the story of the sixties was 1961. It was a year that would divide countries, events would take place that would lay the foundations for potential global nuclear destruction and see the first man escape the confines of the earth’s atmosphere. The so called  permissive society would poke its head further over the parapet , the space race would pick up speed and the cold war would begin to freeze to a previously unimaginable temperature. And amongst all of this, the soundtrack of 1961 would be presented to us by Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey and Helen Shapiro.   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the hits and headlines of 1961.  

    Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   On October 14th 1964, African American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age the Georgia born minister was the youngest person to receive the award. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta in 1929, the son of a Baptist minister. He received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 organized the first major protest of the civil rights movement: the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott. King adhered to Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence and promoted nonaggressive civil disobedience to racial segregation. The peaceful protests he led throughout the American South were often met with violence, but King and his supporters persevered, and their nonviolent crusade gained momentum. A powerful speechmaker, he appealed to Christian and American principles and won increasing backing from the federal government and northern whites. In 1963, he led an enormous March on Washington, and in front of a quarter of a million people , he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” address. Just prior to Dr King accepting his Nobel Prize,  In 1964, the civil rights movement achieved two of its greatest successes: the ratification of the 24th Amendment, which abolished the poll tax, and the introduction of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public facilities. The 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination based on race in the United States, but while legally black people were allowed the vote, some southern state officials obstructed their efforts to register. Local groups in Selma had already been agitating for change, but when Dr Martin Luther King chose it as the testing ground for his black voter registration campaign in early 1965, it drew national attention to the Alabama town.   Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Selma to Montgomery – Martin Luther King and the March for Freedom

  Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   In the early part of the 1960’s, there was a challenge to country music’s Nashville sound. It came like a pincer movement, with the rival Bakersfield sound on one flank and the seemingly unstoppable British invasion on another. The world of country music would be robbed suddenly of the beloved talents that were Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves who would both die in airplane crashes. Nashville’s pop song structure became more distinct with the gradual adaptation in what became known as Countrypolitan music. This would be brought to the forefront by stars such as Glen Campbell, Charlie Rich, Lynn Anderson and Charley Pride and was characterized through the use of lavish string arrangements with a genuine orchestra and occasionally, backing vocals provided  by a choir. It was aimed at the middle-of-the-road market and sold well throughout the later 1960s and into the early seventies. The mid sixties would see Johnny cash take a different, more ambitious route releasing concept albums about the American West and the Indian a few years before rock bands would come up with the self-same idea. He would soon conceive of the ultimate concept album and an audacious idea that would propel his career. When Johnny Cash walked into the gloomy Folsom Prison on January 13th 1968, he had no idea how it would change his life or the course of popular music. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.   http://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

  Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   1960, the first year of the swinging decade. In cinemas across the world, audiences would laugh along at the misfortunes of Jack Lemmon in The Apartment, cheer for Kirk Douglas in Spartacus and ride into Mexico with The Magnificent Seven. But they would also be watching from the very edges of their seats as the master of suspense himself unleashed a film that as well as being terrifying and horrific has also gone down as one of the truly great Hollywood motion pictures. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the making of Psycho.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

    Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   The first year of this remarkable decade would bring us the cold war, the space race, traffic wardens and royal births and weddings. Television would play a major part this year with the first ever televised trial, Grand National and presidential debate. Major changes in Africa. Natural disasters worldwide. A new president, Coronation Street and The Flintstones. Along with The Shadows, Connie Francis and Elvis Presley… Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the hits and headlines of 1960.     You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com You can also email me at that address and I will send you a bonus mixtape episode featuring music relating to today’s show.   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

    Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   In 1963, Brian Epstein’s stable of stars had occupied the number one position in the UK charts for an incredible 37 weeks. In just over a year he had gone from running the record department at his father’s store to becoming one of the most successful entertainment impresarios. He had proved to the UK and most of Europe that the Beatles were not going to go away any time soon . And with his sights firmly set on the USA, Brian Epstein would spend the next 3 years managing a worldwide phenomenon the like of which had not been seen before and is likely not to be seen again. But it wasn’t going to be easy Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the concluding part of the story of Brian Epstein.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com You can also email me at that address and I will send you a bonus mixtape episode featuring music relating to today’s show.   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

    Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   Liverpool legend tells the story of a young eighteen-year-old lad by the name of Raymond Jones. The story goes that on Saturday 18th October 1961, Jones walked into the Whitechapel branch of NEMS, the Liverpool music store and asked for a copy of My Bonnie by a group called The Beatles. The manager behind the counter at the time was Brian Epstein and he prided himself on the fact that any record could be ordered. Unable to track down any trace of the record at the time coupled with two further requests for it that afternoon prompted Epstein to investigate further. An investigation that would lead him to the Cavern Club and meeting with John, Paul, George and Pete. I say legend, because there is dispute as to whether or not Raymond Jones actually existed. But when it comes to telling the story of the biggest band in the world and in particular the man who had the courage and the vision to make them bigger than Elvis himself, I personally prefer the legend. Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of Brian Epstein.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

  Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world.   Two worlds would collide in the summer of 1961, when a young nightclub showgirl and a British Cabinet minister would meet by chance on an aristocrat’s Buckinghamshire estate. Also present that fateful weekend was a Russian spy and a successful man about town whose wit and charm had secured him his position in London’s high life. No one could have known on that hot Sunday afternoon as they relaxed by the estate swimming pool, that this meeting would pave the way for a national sex and security scandal and would lead to tragic personal disaster. Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Profumo Affair.   You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com You can also email me at that address and I will send you a bonus mixtape episode featuring music relating to today’s show.   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott

  Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world. Episode 001 takes a look at the story of the queen of counter culture, Janis Joplin. From her troubled childhood in Port Arthur, Texas through to her time with Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie. This episode also features her triumphant appearances at Monterey and Woodstock as well as recalling her tragic death at the age of 27. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Join our Facebook group Website rainbowvalley.org Or send us your thoughts and feedback to rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com You can also email me at that address and I will send you a bonus mixtape episode featuring music relating to today’s show.   This has been a Stinking Pause production.   Thanks for listening Scott