The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit/Nighttime Maneuvers presents:
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Hey Listeners,
So I am still coming down from a big Richmond Folk Festival weekend. As I was preparing for this week’s show it occurred to me that it is roughly the 15-year anniversary of my show. I really wanted a time slot, but when I finally got one I had no idea I’d settle in for the long haul. I love WRIR and being on the air and while I might not make it another 15 years, I plan on staying as long as they’ll have me.
To celebrate the occasion I’ve turned to a list for inspiration as I have been known to do over the years. During the last month about 10 people have asked me if I had been listening to Andrew Hickey’s podcast, A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs – 1938-1999. Anyway I hadn’t listened, but now I have begun. Each podcast episode is devoted to one of the songs. To date Hickey has aired 168 episodes. I have a long way to go to catch up, but I am going to have a blast doing so. What an ambitious and fascinating project.
And what fodder for tonight’s show. I hope to squeeze in 30 songs. We’ll start with the tunes featured in the first 11 episodes and then jump all over the place. Enjoy and keep it tuned here.
The Haberdasher
Show Archive
Play show / Add show to playlistPlaylist:
-
Benny Goodman Sextet, “Flying Home”
from The Benny Goodman Sextet (feat. Charlie Christian)
Columbia - 1989
-
-
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, “Ida Red”
from The Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 2: Best of the Tiffanys (Recorded Live in San Francisco)
Rhino - 2005
-
-
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, “This Train”
from The Authorized Sister Rosetta Tharpe Collection
FLG / The Estate Of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
-
-
Wynonie Harris, “Good Rockin’ Tonight”
from Baby, Shame On You (Original Recordings 1947 - 1949)
Soul Story - 2012
-
-
Les Paul & Mary Ford, “How High the Moon?”
from The Very Best of Les Paul and Mary Ford
EMI Gold - 2008
-
The Johnny Otis Quintette with Little Esther & The Robins, “Double Crossing Blues”
from Martin Scorses Presents The Blues - A Musical Journey
Universal Music Enterprise
-
-
The Chords, “Sh Boom”
from Life Could Be a Dream: The Sh-Boom Sound of the Chords - EP
Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group - 2022
-
Etta James, “The Wallflower”
from Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings
Ace Records - 2013
-
-
Wanda Jackson, “I Gotta Know”
from Before the Music Died: The Complete Recordings 1954-62
Enlightenment - 2013
-
Johnny Burnette & The Rock `N' Roll Trio, “The Train Kept a Rollin'”
from Rock a Billy Boogie
Vipvop - 2014
-
-
Tommy Steele & The Steelmen, “Rock With the Caveman”
from The Decca Years (1956-1963)
Decca Music Group Ltd. - 1999
-
-
The Bobbettes, “Mr. Lee”
from Mr Lee - The Best of the Bobbettes
Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group - 2020
-
-
Johnny Otis, “Willie And The Hand Jive”
Universal Digital Enterprises - 1959
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
![Flowers in the Rain (50th Anniversary EP) [2007 Remaster]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/fb/5b/ff/fb5bff18-c215-c68f-ecda-9448021fed3f/87.jpg/150x150bb.jpg)
The Move, “Flowers in the Rain”
from Flowers in the Rain (50th Anniversary EP) [2007 Remaster]
Fly Records - 2017
-
Haberdasher The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit/Nighttime Maneuvers October 16th, 2023
Posted In: Music Shows