Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with the English musician Peter Frampton.  It is Part 2 of a two part series I am calling The Boys From Bromley.  This is a reference to London's Bromley Technical High School, a school that produced two extraordinary musical talents:  David Bowie and Peter Frampton.   We welcome you...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with a man of multiple personas:  David Bowie.  It is Part 1 of a two part series I am calling The Boys From Bromley.  This is a reference to London's Bromley Technical High School, a school that produced two extraordinary musical talents:  David Bowie and Peter Frampton.  David Bowi...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the songwriting and singing career of one of the most distinctive voices of the 1960's, Gene Pitney.  Although he never achieved the sustained chart dominance of artists like Elvis Presley or The Beatles, Pitney built an extraordinary career through dramatic, emotional performances...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, a rock band that had several top twenty hits from 1965 to 1967. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Po...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands I will feature the Happenings!  This Paterson, New Jersey pop vocal group would, for four brief years in the 1960's, chart nine singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and become known for bringing new life to old pop standards. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this l...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode I will review the history of the British band Argent, who emerged in the late 1960's after the disbandment of The Zombies. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produ...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and faithful, long time listeners will recall that back in 2024 we aired episode #65.  That Rock and Roll Flashback episode dealt with George Martin, who I nicknamed The Fifth Beatle in appreciation of his production support and keyboard contributions to so many Beatles tunes.  Well, today's podcast episode will be devoted to an...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will review the career of The Searchers, one of the bands that emerged from Liverpool, England in the early 1960's. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flas...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will highlight the career of the American funk and pop band from Jersey City, New Jersey, that calls themselves Kool & the Gang! We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Fl...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and this podcast episode will be devoted to Billy Bob Thornton’s favorite band:  the Allman Brothers Band! We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands, I will feature the blues and rock band from the mid 1960's that went by the name of Canned Heat. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produc...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and this episode will deal with an obscure English rock band formed in London, England in 1964.  They call themselves the Who!  We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law...

Welcome all of you time travelers to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and this episode will highlight the career of the American funk and soul group who called themselves the Commodores!  I will focus on the group's most successful period, the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer.  I will also briefly highlight some of the accomplishments of Lione...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands I will feature the Sir Douglas Quintet, who had two top 20 hits and one top 30 hit in the mid to late 1960's. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcas...

Welcome to an other episode of One Hit Wonders on rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this podcast episode I will review the story of John Fred and His Playboy Band who had a hit in 1968. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produ...

Welcome to the Novelty Songs series here on Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and back in episode number 196 I discussed the 1958 novelty hit "Witch Doctor".  In today's episode I will review another Novelty Song from 1958:  "The Purple People Eater"!  In discussing "The Purple People Eater" I will also review the interesting career of Sheb Wo...

Welcome all of you music lovers to another episode of Rock and Roll Flashback!  This episode will attempt to generally summarize the career of the great Sir Elton Hercules John!  It goes without saying that Elton John has been a major force in the music and entertainment industry for decades and his catalog of work is extensive.  Often when one envisions Elton John you see the flamboyant, ostentat...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and we'll be looking back at some of Rock and Roll's greatest artists, songs, and stories.  This podcast episode will introduce a new series here on Rock and Roll Flashback:  Novelty Songs.  Specifically, I will discuss the 1958 tune, "Witch Doctor", Ross Bagdasarian and his stage name of David Seville, and Sevill...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I will feature the story behind the song titled “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66”, which has been covered many times by several artists. The song, and the actual US Route 66, has an interesting history. Additionally it also has a special significance for me, as I will discuss in this episode. We w...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast episode I will review the highlights of the American vocal group that helped define the Motown sound of the 1960's: the Miracles!  I will focus on the years between 1955 and 1972 when Smokey Robinson was active with the band. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode I will highlight the career of radio disc jockey Wolfman Jack. He certainly was a unique on air personality with his alter ego, and it’s unlikely that there will never be an other disc jockey like The Wolfman. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggest...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will I discuss the highlights of the career of Gene Vincent, the American rockabilly singer whose swaggering, black-leather-clad image defined the look of the rock rebel!   We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone te...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and in this podcast episode I will review the highlights of one of the most versatile rock bands over the past fifty-nine years:  Santana! We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast...

Welcome all of you time travelers to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers I will discuss the song "Wild Thing".  Please note that I am referring to the song first popularized by the Troggs in 1966, and not Tone Loc's song from 1989. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode I will review the story of Ritchie Valens, one of Rock and Roll’s early pioneers. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Ju...