1953-1954 Rock, Meet Roll: Ed Ward's History of Rock&Roll - a podcast by Pantheon Media

In this episode I’ll be talking with Rock and Roll historian Ed Ward about 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. But it’s not all fun and games. We’ll take some morbid and weird turns and learn about two promising talents ruined by car wrecks, the singer who confessed to murder on record -- before he committed it, and a hit song about a funeral.
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