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History Listen: Rock

By: Double Elvis Productions
Narrated by: St. Vincent
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  • Rock and Roll is history. Join acclaimed singer and songwriter St. Vincent as she examines the evolution of rock from the earliest R&B through the end of the 20th century, telling the stories of particular artists to illustrate how various subgenres reached into the past to push the music forward. Hear how the music sits in the context of world history, helping to shape the culture, while also being shaped by it. History Listen offers something for casual fans and die-hards alike, skipping the worn out narratives in favor of new perspectives, wild characters, overlooked songs, and the many connections that span the decades. Hit the back button. Press play.
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    Jan 12 2023
    Rock and Roll is history. Join acclaimed singer and songwriter St. Vincent as she examines the evolution of rock from the earliest R&B through the end of the 20th century, telling the stories of particular artists to illustrate how various subgenres reached into the past to push the music forward. Hear how the music sits in the context of world history, helping to shape the culture, while also being shaped by it. History Listen offers something for casual fans and die-hards alike, skipping the worn out narratives in favor of new perspectives, wild characters, overlooked songs, and the many connections that span the decades. Hit the back button. Press play.
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    1 min
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  • EPISODE 101: R&B: Making A Hit With “Big Mama” Thornton & Johnny Otis

    EPISODE 101: R&B: Making A Hit With “Big Mama” Thornton & Johnny Otis
    Jan 12 2023
    The groundwork for rock and roll is laid in post-WW2 America, as big band jazz converges with blues, strips down the instrumentation, and adds attitude. Empresario Johnny Otis helps a wild singer named “Big Mama” Thornton capture lightning on tape with the R&B hit “Hound Dog”, before it becomes a rock and roll smash for Elvis Presley. Thornton later connects with Muddy Waters, whose own electric moment in Chicago helped the formation of R&B.
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    36 mins
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  • EPISODE 102: Rockabilly: Blurring The Lines With Elvis & Chuck Berry

    EPISODE 102: Rockabilly: Blurring The Lines With Elvis & Chuck Berry
    Jan 12 2023
    Young Elvis Presley finds his passion in the country, R&B, and gospel music of rural Tennessee, and doesn’t think twice about making it his own. Chuck Berry takes R&B and puts the guitar front and center, writing songs with blues licks and great, almost poetic American stories. Country meets blues as each man tries to cross the color divide. The concept of appropriation becomes convoluted as the template for rock and roll is set and the color lines are blurred.
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    35 mins
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Fantastic

The incredible path of Rock through decades, and St Vincent narrates as if she were there in the back alleys and bar rooms where history was being made.

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