Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll Podcast

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Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_119 Sep 15, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL_119 – "THE COMPLETE HIT SINGLES HISTORY OF THE KINGSTON TRIO"

Once upon a time – back in the 1950s and 1960s – folk music was all over your radio dial. Not much anymore on AM, FM, or satellite broadcasts. But your friends at "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" are bringing it back for you. This episode salutes a group that helped launch the "folk music" craze and set records for selling records that lasted for more than half a century – as one of the most influential acts in pop music history. the Kingston Trio.

We'll cover its hit singles history along with the original versions by other artists who inspired the group. We'll also recount how the Kingston Trio was the first to wax songs that became trademark tunes for such other artists as Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood, the Youngbloods, and Terry Jacks.

Our resident Rockologist, Ken Deutsch, will be along to put the Kingston Trio's platters into the context of the times. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_118 Sep 01, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL_118 – THE HISTORY OF THE BAND & ROBBIE ROBERTSON

This episode spotlights a band that started in the 1950s as the supporting musicians for Canada's biggest rockabilly star. Later, they moved to the United States and fine- tuned their sound under a variety of different names. That led Bob Dylan to hire them to back him on concert tours and studio recordings. Then the band finally established themselves as one of the leading rock and roll groups of the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Actually, we've already mentioned their name: – The Band.

We'll track The Band's history – along with a particular emphasis on their most prominent member – Robbie Robertson. His work with The Band and his successful post-Band solo career – including his decades of work on major Hollywood motion picture soundtracks – are profiled in the film, "Once Were Brothers."

Our resident "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" Rockologist. Ken Deutsch, interviewed Daniel Roher, the director of that documentary, for this edition of our podcast series. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_117 Aug 15, 2020

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R&SRNR_#117 – LOST HITS (& LOST HEADLINES) FROM EACH OF THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF THE "ROCK & ROLL ERA"

This episode spotlights 60 lost hits from the first 20 years of the "Rock & Roll Era" – 1955 through 1974. We've picked three songs from each of those years, and they're tunes you rarely hear on the radio, or from a satellite, or on anyone's live stream anymore.

And to add a little more perspective to such platters, our resident "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" Rockologist, Ken Deutsch, will join me throughout this episode with some "Lost Headlines" from each year, too. He's assembled some stories that made the news in those days, but rarely got much attention – sometimes for good reason.

On this episode, Radio Dave play a song about a bull that used sound effects recorded at a major league baseball game. Plus, a ditty about a dog that was banned by many radio stations. And Ken Deutsch will feature a famous failed make of motorcar that later shared its name with a major motorway in the Motor City.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_116 Aug 01, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL_116 – "THE COMPLETE HIT SINGLES HISTORY OF PETER & GORDON + PETER ASHER PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS"

There's only person that we can think of in the annals of rock and roll history who worked with the Beatles, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Cher, Neil Diamond, and Diana Ross. He also was one-half of one of the most successful British invasion duos that rocked the U.S. during the 1960s – Peter & Gordon. You know who we're talking about – Peter Asher.

We'll sample all of Peter & Gordon's charted 45s, along with any original versions by other artists who recorded some of these songs first. Plus, we'll sample many of the hit singles and albums Peter Asher crafted for other artists after his career evolved into record producing.

He also has a new book, "The Beatles A To Zed." Peter Asher joins us to talk about that, as well as his prolific career. It's all interspersed throughout this episode in an interview with our resident "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" Rockologist, Ken Deutsch. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record. Here it all here.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_115 Jul 15, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL _115 – "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – 60 HIT PRODUCING PROGENCY OF FAMED ROCK, RHYTHM & BLUES, COUNTRY, AND POP PERFORMERS"

This episode spotlights 60 hit-producing progeny of famed rock, rhythm & blues, country, and pop performers who also had charted records, owned record companies, and/or made their musical marks on Broadway stages or Hollywood screens. We're calling this collection "The Kids Are Alright."

These include the offspring of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Jerry Lewis, Doris Day, Hank Williams Senior, Berry Gordy Junior, Brian Wilson, and members of the Mamas & Papas, among many others.

Several famed fathers also recorded hit singles with their children, and we'll feature seven of these 45 RPM family affairs during this podcast.

Our resident "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" Rockologist Ken Deutsch will be along to add some roll calls of other multi-generational hit music makers we won't have time to recall on this episode. They all had rockin' DNA worth detailing. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_113 Jun 15, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL #113 – "THE COMPLETE HIT SINGLES HISTORY OF DIONNE WARWICK - PART 2"

This episode chronicles all of the rest of Dionne Warwick's hit singles, along with the numerous original versions by the many other artists who inspired her.

We'll highlight Dionne Warwick's special connections and collaborations with the Spinners, Barry Manilow, the Bee Gees, Johnny Mathis, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, Isaac Hayes, and Billy Ray Cyrus, among many others.

Our Resident "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" Rockologist, Ken Deutsch presents more of his 1974 interview with Dionne Warwick, along with his always incisive comments about the tunes. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_112 Jun 01, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL #112 – "THE COMPLETE HIT SINGLES HISTORY OF DIONNE WARWICK - PART 1"

This is part one of our two-part salute to a singer, actress, and television personality, who is one of the most successful female vocalists of all time. She charted hit singles spanning seven decades beginning in the 1960s. Her recordings have sold more than100 million copies world-wide. She's Dionne Warwick.

We'll chronicle all of her hit singles, along with the numerous original versions by the many other artists who inspired her. And you'll hear several recordings that are almost never played on the radio anymore.

On this episode, we'll highlight her special connections with the legendary composing team of Hal David & Burt Bacharach, famed fictional super-spy James Bond, Jerry Butler, the Drifters, and Isaac Hayes, among many others.

Our Resident "Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" Rockologist, Ken Deutsch presents his 1974 interview with Dionne Warwick, along with his always incisive comments about the tunes. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_111 May 15, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL – "THE TOP 40 LOST HITS OF 1965" –

This episode spotlights 40 top 40 lost hits from the year 1965 – the tunes you never seem to hear on the radio, or the satellite or on anyone's live stream anymore.

Talk about variety, we've got some dreamers and a Duke, a religious King and a Johann Sebastian Bach concerto that all rocked.

Somewhere in our list of hits there's even a Cannon and a shotgun, so watch out for those.

And talk about family-friendly programming, we've also got the only father and son with their own individual top 40 hits in the same year.

Then there are several country singers who scored some of the biggest rock hits in this country.

As always, our resident Rockologist, Ken Deutsch, will be along to give us a little historical perspective about the tunes and times of the mid-1960s. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record. Hear it all here.

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll _110 May 01, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL #_110 – SUNSHINE POP HITS OF THE LATE 1960s –

Remember a time when life was groovy, love-ins were the in-thing, and happenings happened? An era when flower power energized us? When far out and out of sight were what we wanted to be?

If you were around in the late 1960s, then you know what we're rapping about. And if you were born later, and you're listening to this podcast series, then it's likely you also love the music we dug during those years.

No matter what bag you were in back then, there were many varieties of rock and roll from which to choose. One was "Sunshine Pop."

We're gonna sock it to you with selected songs from 40 "Sunshine Pop" acts who were really boss. That's along with 10 more acts from other music genres who earned some bread by copping the "Sunshine Pop" style.50 songs in total.

Our resident Rockologist, Ken Deutsch, will make the scene, so don't be uptight, man. And Radio Dave will have more of the choicest rock and stories on record

Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll_109 Apr 15, 2020

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RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL_109 – "THE GREATEST ROCK & ROLL DOCTORS OF ALL TIME"

Are the endless encores of the same songs, constant commercials, and perpetual pre-pubescent patter on the radio giving you a headache? Is your home audio system constipated? Does your car stereo have indigestion? Is your podcast player all pooped out? Sounds like you need an immediate appointment with the "Rare & Scratchy Rock & Roll" Doctors. They've got the prescription to cure your musical ills!

For this episode, we've assembled the greatest group of melodious MDs and alternative medicine mavens ever to be heard in one podcast. Their diagnosis is that you need some strong musical medicine. So, they've prescribed a concentrated dose of songs about doctors and rock and roll illnesses. And we've got 'em for you.

Plus, our resident Rockologist Ken Deutsch interviews a real rock and roll doctor – renowned Neurologist Hal Pineless – who'll opine on the health benefits of the music we love. And Radio Dave will have more of the greatest rock and roll stories on record. Hear it all here.

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