Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 28 ‘Earth Day’ The first Earth Day celebrations were on April 22, 1970, and over 20 million people participated in that inaugural event. Today we look at musicians who have expressed...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 25 Country Rock Part 2 When Elvis Presley recorded ‘That’s All Right, Mama’ and ‘Blue Moon of Kentucky’ in 1954, the musical landscape was changed forever. Blending rhythm and blues...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 24 ‘Country Rock’ Part 1 When Elvis Presley recorded ‘That’s All Right, Mama’ and ‘Blue Moon of Kentucky’ in 1954, the musical landscape was changed forever. Blending rhythm and...
Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis to Merseyside Ep 23 “1971 Part 2” On this instalment of From Memphis to Merseyside, we’re continuing our look at 1971, perhaps the greatest year in rock and roll history, but this time our focus is...
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...