This Moment in Music History for 10-31-2024

# The Bedlam in Gorleston: When The Who Exploded Into Rock History## May 5, 1964On this date in 1964, The Who performed at the Civic Hall in Gorleston-on-Sea, a small English seaside town near Great Yarmouth, and something extraordinary happened that would cement their reputation ...  Show more

# May 4th in Music History: The Birth of "Disco Duck"On May 4, 1946, one of the most unexpectedly influential and delightfully absurd figures in American music was born: Rick Dees, the man who would inflict—or gift, depending on your perspective—the world with "Disco Duck."Now, I ...  Show more

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Well, either way, this is definitely an episode of Strong Songs about Queen's genre-blending rock saga "Bohemian Rhapsody." Kirk dives into Freddie Mercury's operatic opus and learns a lot about vocal technique, piano motifs, harmon ...

“Wind Of Change” by Scorpions has the rare distinction of being a history lesson within a huge rock ballad, released after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in 1989 in the band’s native Germany. In the years since, it has become a unifying theme song for the circumstances aro ...

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 episode 71 of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda dives into the history and lyrics of "Sweet Child O' Mine" by the band once called the most dangerous in rock, Guns 'N Roses. The song, written by Axl Rose for his then-girlfriend, was a departure from the rest of the materia ...