Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 22 – 1971 (Part 1) What was the greatest year in rock and roll history? There has been a lot of debate around this question, but we think that 1971 stands out as a leading contender...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Episode 21 Clearly Canadian (Part 2) This is part two of our series exploring great Canadian music, and this time we’re looking at the 1970s. It was in the 1970s that Canadian Content...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 20 ‘Clearly Canadian’ Canadian content rules in radio did not come into effect until the 1970s, but there was still a rich history of Canadian rock and roll and pop music prior to...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 19 “More Motown!” When Berry Gordy Jr. founded Tamala Records in 1958, he had a vision of a record label that would encourage black artists, and bring African-American artists the...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 18 ‘Close, But No Cigar’ When The Beatles released the double A-side single containing ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and ‘Penny Lane’ in February 1967, everyone expected it to rocket...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 17 ‘Coming to America’ February 9, 1964 was a day that changed the world forever. Not because of some political event or conflict, it was instead the result of four long-haired young...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 16 ‘The Day the Music Died’ The Day the Music Died. February 3, 1959 was the date of rock and roll’s first great tragedy. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 15 “The Sound of Philadelphia” Our road trip continues on ‘From Memphis to Merseyside’ as we explore the incredible music that came out of the streets, clubs and dance halls of...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 14 ‘Nothing Stops Detroit’ Mention Detroit, and Motown comes to mind right away for most people. However, this is not the only musical legacy of The Motor City. On this episode of...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 13 ‘The Horn Rock Era’ The “dHorn Rock” era is one of the more fascinating periods in the history of rock and roll. Bands like Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire were leading the...