Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock podcast

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock

Christopher Moore and M-Squared Productions

Show website: https://h2r2pod.com/ A rock music podcast that traces the evolution of rock music over the past 75 years. We will dive head first into the cultural history and impact of rock and roll and explore the stories behind the music. It’s history with a heck of a soundtrack!

20 Episodes

Ep. 11 The Day the Music Died
4/7/2025
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
3/24/2025
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.
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Ep. 9 1955: Critical Mass
3/3/2025
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
2/17/2025
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?
Ep. 7 Elvis Presley Part 1: The Happy Years
1/27/2025
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
1/13/2025
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
12/30/2024
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
Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll: The Story of Rock Video Trailer
12/5/2024
0:58
Join us every other Monday as we trace 75 years of the music that has shaped our lives! Listen now!
Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll Trailer
11/27/2024
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
Special Announcement: The Return of Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll
11/18/2024
2:42
Coming back, December 30, 2024! Watch for it on Spotify or your favorite pod platform.

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