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In this biweekly podcast, the Rock Tale Hour dudes tell the stories behind the greatest rock & roll songs of all time. It\'s an hour\'s worth of rockin\' good time in about 15 minutes with your buddies Tim, Treg, Ryan and Dave - four old guys livin\' in the past.

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  • Feb 5, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 17m AVG DURATION
  • 102 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Rock Tale Hour

RTH 102 - "Barracuda" by Heart

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 20:33


The story behind "Barracuda" by Heart

RTH 101 - "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 17:06


The story behind "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty

RTH 100 - "Dreams" by The Allman Brothers Band

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 32:26


The story behind "Dreams" by The Allman Brothers Band

RTH 099 - "Stargazer" by The Steve Bonino Project

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 47:02


The story behind "Stargazer" by The Steve Bonino Project

RTH 098 - "Say Hello 2 Heaven" by Temple of the Dog

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 22:17


The story behind "Say Hello 2 Heaven" by Temple of the Dog

RTH 097 - "Bono" presentation by Treg

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 37:13


The story behind Bono.

RTH 096 - "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018 11:22


The story behind "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe

RTH 095 - "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 15:02


The story behind "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure

RTH 094 - "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 22:59


The story behind "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots

RTH 093 - "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 19:03


The story behind "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots

RTH 092 - "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 28:45


The story behind "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull

RTH 091 - "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" by Billy Joel

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 13:48


The story behind "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" by Billy Joel

RTH 090 - "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 14:10


The story behind "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night

RTH 089 - "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2016 15:41


The story behind "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes.

RTH 088 - "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen & Jeff Buckley

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2016 29:54


The story behind "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen & Jeff Buckley

RTH 087 - "American Woman" by The Guess Who

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 15:13


The story behind "American Woman" by The Guess Who

RTH 086 - "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 23:29


The story behind "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

RTH 085 - "Space Oddity" by David Bowie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2016 30:13


The story behind "Space Oddity" by David Bowie

RTH 084 - "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2015 26:03


The story behind "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses

RTH 083 - "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2015 28:05


The story behind "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream

RTH 082 - "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 20:30


The story behind "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins

RTH 081 - "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2015 27:46


The story behind "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters

RTH 080 - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2015 17:19


The story behind "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding

RTH 079 - "In the Ghetto" by Elvis Presley

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2015 13:19


The story behind "In the Ghetto" by Elvis Presley

RTH 078 - "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 13:02


The story behind "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas

RTH 077 - "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2015 19:01


The story behind "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

RTH 076 - "Roundabout" by Yes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 21:57


The story behind "Roundabout" by Yes

RTH 075 - "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2014 18:19


The story behind "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons

RTH 074 - "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2014 25:27


The story behind "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees

RTH 073 - "London Calling" by The Clash

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2014 15:10


The story behind "London Calling" by The Clash

RTH 072 - "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2014 13:43


The story behind "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles

RTH 071 - "Sleep Now in the Fire" by Rage Against the Machine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 38:07


The story behind "Sleep Now in the Fire" by Rage Against the Machine

RTH 070 - "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2014 15:02


The story behind "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac

RTH 069 - "Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2014 15:44


The story behind "Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull

RTH 068 - "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2014 23:24


The story behind "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson

RTH 067 - "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2014 15:19


The story behind "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors

RTH 066 - "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2014 16:01


The story behind "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols

RTH 065 - "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2014 13:14


The story behind "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

RTH 064 - "School's Out" by Alice Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2013 17:08


The story behind "School's Out" by Alice Cooper

RTH 063 - "Jump" by Van Halen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2013 18:30


The story behind "Jump" by Van Halen

RTH 062 - "One" by Metallica

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013 16:38


The story behind "One" by Metallica

RTH 061 - "Wooden Ships" by CSN and Jefferson Airplane

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 10:55


The story behind "Wooden Ships" by CSN and Jefferson Airplane

RTH 060 - "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2013 28:55


The story behind "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd

RTH 059 - "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2013 13:56


The story behind "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John

RTH 058 - "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2013 15:50


The story behind "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

RTH 057 - "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meat Loaf

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2013 12:00


The story behind "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meat Loaf

RTH 056 - "Mr. Roboto" by Styx

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2013 15:32


The story behind "Mr. Roboto" by Styx

RTH 055 - "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2013 15:54


The story behind "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

RTH 054 - "My Generation" by The Who

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 14:29


The story behind "My Generation" by The Who

RTH 053 - "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2013 15:19


The story behind "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

RTH 052 - "Piano Man" by Billy Joel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 15:21


The story behind "Piano Man" by Billy Joel

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