Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast episode I will review the highlights of one of Motown's most successful vocal groups:  The Temptations! 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 broth...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode of One Hit Wonders, I will review the history of the group known as Mercy, and the story behind the their hit, which reached #2 in the US. 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 a...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode we will travel back in time to the late 1950's where I will review the career of The Fireballs, also known as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs! 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 F...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast episode I will discuss a band that became one of the definitive hard rock acts of the early 1970's:  Mountain!  Over four decades the band Mountain would end up releasing six studio albums with a variety of different band members.  Since Mountain achieved their greatest commercial success between 1969 and 197...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I will feature the song titled “Shakin’ All Over”.  Some of you may remember the 1965 song by the Guess Who.  However, the Guess Who’s version was a cover and was also covered by three other artists. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your though...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review one of the premier bands of the 1970's and 1980's:  Earth, Wind & Fire!  I am calling this episode Earth, Wind & Fire, Part 1, where I will discuss the band's career from its background and beginning through early 1978!  Be sure to check out our companion podcast, Earth, Wind &...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review one of the premier bands of the 1970's and 1980's:  Earth, Wind & Fire!  I am calling this episode Earth, Wind & Fire, Part 2 where I will discuss the band's career from 1978 to the present day!  Be sure to check out our companion podcast Earth, Wind & Fire, Part 1, where I...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature the career of the English singer Joe Cocker, who rose to fame in the 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 Podcast are pro...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast episode I will count down my twenty favorite songs by the Moody Blues!   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 "Jump...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the back story behind three #1 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1961:  "Runaway", "Mother-in-Law", and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".  My podcast partner Bill Price and I married sisters, so we both had the good fortune to have the same wonderful, mother-in-law.  Ther...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and in this podcast episode I will review the career highlights of the performer and producer who helped create the Nashville Sound:  Chet Atkins! 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...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode of Songs That Were Covers, I will review one of the songs that was originally recorded in the 1950's then covered by four artists in the early 1960's: “Long Tall Sally”.  We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John and this podcast episode will be devoted to one of the most beloved American blues guitarists:  B. B. King! 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...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in previous episodes of Rock and Roll Flashback podcast I have already reviewed three prominent bands from the 1960's:  The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and the Hollies.  In 1968 one member each from those three bands would join up to form a folk rock supergroup.  This is the story of Crosby, Stills & Nash, as well as the...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in the series titled Songs That Were Covers I will review the history of the song titled “Anna” and the famous band that recorded their cover version.  Surprisingly, cover versions often became more popular than the originals. However, the cover version often resurrected interest in the song and artist who recorded the original version....

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in the Rock and Roll Flashback series Recording Engineers Who Shaped The Music, I will focus on those individuals who typically remained anonymous, but played an important role in music recording.  In this episode, I will look at the career of recording engineer and producer Bill Price. No, I’m not referring to myself. The other Bill Pr...

Welcome to another episode in the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will take you back to the year 1966. It was in that year that a recording by a Nashville, Tennessee native climbed into the Top 10 of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard R&B charts!  That performer's name was Bobby Hebb, and this is his story! We...

I'm your host, Bill Price.  In the Rock and Roll Flashback series, Recording Engineers Who Shaped the Music, I will focus on those individuals who typically remained anonymous, but played an important role in music recording.  In this episode I will look at the history behind the recording engineer who first worked with The Beatles in the early 1960's - musician, engineer, record produce...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss the back stories behind two hit songs from 1965:  "Treat Her Right" and "Hang On Sloopy"!  Both songs reached their peak in the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the month of October 1965.  I chose those two particular songs primarily for two reasons.  First, because they both have had...

Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback!  In 1936 Mary Travers was born in Louisville, Kentucky.  In 1937 Noel Paul Stookey was born in Baltimore, Maryland.  In 1938  Peter Yarrow was born in Manhattan , New York.  This is the story of how Peter, Paul and Mary came together in New York City and how they influenced folk music and social movements in the United States.  I'm your pod...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review the career of the prominent soul singer who was often called "Mr. Excitement".  That man was Jackie Wilson!  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 Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode I will focus on one of the bands from the British Invasion. Although their career during the late 1960's diminished, some band members continued to record and perform under a new name. Eventually they reformed under their original name and resumed performing. This is the story of The Zombies,...

Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will transport you back to the 1960's to discuss the peak years of one of the most popular American pop groups of that era:  The Association! 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...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode, I will feature two Doo Wop groups: The Elegants from the late 1950's and The Flairs from 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 Flashback Po...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will look at the history of Joe South’s music career, a multi-talented artist who was a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer.  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...