This Moment in Music History for 10-19-2024

# The Day Ella Fitzgerald Made History at the Mocambo (April 28, 1955)On April 28, 1955, something extraordinary happened at the Mocambo nightclub in Hollywood that would forever change the landscape of American entertainment and help crack the color barrier in one of Los Angeles ...  Show more

# April 27, 1992: The Day Def Leppard Proved Lightning Could Strike TwiceOn April 27, 1992, British rock legends Def Leppard released their fifth studio album, *Adrenalize*, into a world that had drastically changed since their last record. What followed was nothing short of rema ...  Show more

Martin Freeman tells the story of the Fab Four’s rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way. In the space of just 8 years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame. And when their ...  Show more

In this episode, Ian Leslie discusses the history of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and the truth we all share in their story. Ian explores how two young men from Liverpool created something together than neither could have made alone, not just music, but a shared c ...  Show more

Wake up, fall out of bed, and drag a comb across your head, cause Strong Songs is finally doing an episode about The Beatles.

It's time for Kirk to tackle the fab four, and what better Beatles song to analyze than Lennon and McCartney's two-tune casserole of a closer, "A ...

Every once in a while, something extraordinary happens in rock’n’roll…I hate the use of the cliché of “a perfect storm,” but that’s precisely what I’m talking about…a bunch of things involving culture, politics, demographics, economics and technology all collide and mix in just t ...  Show more