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Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll part 3: 1953-1954 Rock, Meet Roll

10/28/2017

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In this episode Ed and Nate discuss the period when Rock and Roll really got started. We’ll hear about the woman who discovered Elvis Presley, a pair of Jewish music fans who become legit R&B legends, how a Turkish record mogul wrote Ray Charles’ first hit, when country music discovered cheating songs and a whole lot about dirty dirty naughty rhythm and blues records.
As always you can read all about it in Ed Ward's epic History of Rock & Roll part 1.
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Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll part 2: The early 1950s and Good Rockin Tonight

10/28/2017

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In the second episode Nate talks to rock historian Ed Ward about the early 1950s and the emergence of Rhythm and Blues. They discuss the legendary song “Good Rockin’ Tonight” and the two simultaneous hit versions that came out in 1949 plus the early work of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Ruth Brown and the late, great Johnny Ace.
As always you can read all about it in Ed Ward's epic History of Rock & Roll part 1.
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Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll part 1: 1945-1950 The Post-War Years

10/11/2017

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In the first episode, we’ll be talking about the time period from 1945-1950. You’ll be hearing about the stroll, which was the main avenue of the segregated African-American city within every major American city. We’ll also be hearing about the independent record labels that put the music out, the relationship of jump blues, jazz, gospel, folk and western swing to the new music, as well as legends like Fats Domino, Hank Williams and Muddy Waters.
As always you can read all about it in Ed Ward's epic History of Rock & Roll part 1.
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    Let It Roll is a series of in-depth interviews with music writers like Ed Ward, Robert Gordon, Paul Trynka, Peter Doggett, Elijah Wald and more.
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  • Peter Doggett's Pop
  • Ken Burns' Country
  • We Dig Rock Docs
  • Metal Evolution
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