This Moment in Music History for 10-19-2024

On June sixteenth in nineteen seventy-seven, one of the most iconic concert films of all time premiered in New York City. "The Last Waltz," directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese, captured The Band's farewell concert performance from the previous Thanksgiving Day at the Winter ...  Show more

On June fifteenth, nineteen sixty seven, one of the most revolutionary moments in popular music broadcasting occurred when the BBC aired the first ever global satellite television program called Our World. This unprecedented live international broadcast reached an estimated four ...  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