Old Time Rock 'n' Roll: Music of the golden days of rock n roll
1,040 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsOld Time Rock n Roll is the largest oldies podcast in the world today. Over 2.3 million listeners have enjoyed the huge library of tunes. Host Lee Douglas uses his personal 120,000 song library to spin the classics,as well as the obscure songs of the 50's,60's and early 70's. Whether its doo wop, rockabilly, Rythym and Blues or pop, Old Time Rock n Roll has it all. Listen and be transported back to a time when the biggest problem we had was getting a date for Saturday night.
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Show # 546: Rockabilly Rock
November 25, 2012 06:00 - 38.3 MBThe roots of rock n roll were a combination of two types of music, one influenced by a new driving upbeat kind of country sound, which became known as rockabilly. Performers like Carl Perkins, ans a young Elvis Presley personified this sound. Hear some of the best of the genre from the 1950's tonight,
Show # 545: By the Numbers 2012
November 21, 2012 00:00 - 41.2 MBFrom One is the lonliest number to a million to one, Songs by the numbers.
Show # 544: Thanksgiving 2012
November 18, 2012 00:00 - 48.2 MBA 90 minute dose of Thank you songs and some hilarious comedy from the 1950's , 60's and early 70's. All to help celebrate Thanksgiving.
Show # 543: Vanity Show 3:
November 14, 2012 11:00 - 54.4 MBListen in tonight as Lee's music programmer is listener Bruce Stein. 90 minutes of great 50's, 60's and 70's rock n roll.
Show # 542: Rockin' Royalty
November 11, 2012 14:00 - 39.8 MBThe classic songs celebrating Kings, Queens, Princess and Princesses.
Show # 541: The Poor Side of Town
November 08, 2012 22:00 - 37.8 MBAn hour of the greatest poor songs with some great classics and obscure gems for all 50's and 60's fans.
Rockin Roulette November.
November 04, 2012 10:00 - 51.8 MBRound and round it goes on what song gets played nobody knows. 90 minutes of 50's and 60's classics.
Show # 538: Guitar Heroes 2012
October 25, 2012 09:00 - 52.5 MBA salute to some of the greatest guitarists of the 1950's and 60's
Show # 537: La Femme Fifties
October 21, 2012 00:00 - 51.7 MBThe great songstresses of the 1950's from 1950-1960
Show # 536: October Vanity show.
October 17, 2012 18:00 - 53.1 MBThis months guest music programmer Joe Wrba. presents his favorite songs. 90 minutes of great music presented by Lee.
Show # 535: You've never heard them like this before!
October 14, 2012 00:00 - 53.6 MBSome of the greatest songs of the 50's and 60's, but by different superstars than in the original songs. And we guarantee, You've never heard them like this before.
Show # 534: The Name Game 2012
October 10, 2012 23:00 - 51.7 MBSome of the lesser used names in song titles by some of the great singers of the 50's and 60's
Show # 533: Whats My Line 2
October 07, 2012 00:00 - 42.4 MBA new show with more new songs celebrating jobs and careers.
Show # 532: Our 6th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
October 02, 2012 23:00 - 88 MBCome celebrate with Lee as he spins his favorite song from the Billboard 100 for each year 1954-1975, the Target years of Old Time Rock n Roll, In addition listen to the very first interview done when Lee was a month in to his first broadcast.
Show # 531: The Lost Shows
September 30, 2012 00:00 - 69.9 MBNot heard since originally produced. These shows were taken down in 2008 when they were produced. Two shows combined inclus=ding interviews with The Chanteles Arlene Smith and The Elegants Vito Picone, 2 1/2 hours of Doo Wop classics and live performances.
Show 530: Lost in the 50's Tonight
September 26, 2012 21:00 - 69.8 MBTwo hours of solid 1950's music from the superstars and architects of Rock n Roll.
show # 529: Whats the matter with you Yanks?
September 23, 2012 00:00 - 42.2 MBThe 1960's shine with big hits by big singers and groups that normally dominated the charts in the US in the 50's and early 60's, but as the British Invasion came to America guess what was happening in the UK?
Show # 528: The Vanity Show September
September 20, 2012 08:00 - 51.8 MBLee Presents music of the 50s and 60's. The playlist completely planned by one listener. 90 minutes of great classic oldies from to Doo Wop to R &B.
Show # 527: Salute to New Orleans
September 16, 2012 00:00 - 42.3 MBOld Time Rock n Roll presents a salute to New Orleans, After being pummeled by another storm 7 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the area ,Lee salutes the myriad of musical talents that called New Orleans home , that made Rock n Roll a force in 1950's and 1960's music.
Show # 526:Requests and Dedications September
September 12, 2012 15:00 - 52.1 MBLee answers listeners requests in 90 minutes of music.
Show # 525: BURIED SONGS
September 09, 2012 00:00 - 52.3 MBNo not really buried. Here are songs that have other song titles buried in the lyrics, see how many you can find in each song. Some have one some have much more. Enjoy!
Show # 524: Back to School
September 05, 2012 17:00 - 53 MBOld Time Rock n Roll takes us Back to School.
Show # 523: September Days
September 02, 2012 00:00 - 55.9 MBSeptember Days. A celebration of rock n roll super stars birthdays and those insane days that are proclaimed by who knows who. September is the largest month for rocks biggest stars birthdays from the 50 s and 60s.
Show # 522: Yesterday when I was Young.
August 29, 2012 17:00 - 51 MBNot just songs of Yesterday but yesterday songs. With comments and memories for all.
Show # 521: Rockin Roulette
August 26, 2012 00:00 - 52 MBFornerly Grab Bag. A monthly tradition. Lee puts the playlist on automatic and runs through the entire span of his collection wherever it stops he plays it . You never know where it will stop and what will be played.
Show # 520: Cool it!
August 22, 2012 22:00 - 48 MBShow# 519: Tower of Strength
August 19, 2012 00:00 - 51.8 MBShow # 518: Return of the Revenge of the Son of the Answer Records
August 15, 2012 17:00 - 53 MBThe Return of the Revenge of the Son of Answer Record. The fourth in a series of classic hit records from the 50's and 60's and the answer songs they spawned. Great fun with some answer songs not heard in 40 years or more.
Show # 517: It's a Cryin' Shame
August 12, 2012 00:00 - 52.8 MBThe greatest Crying songs of the Rock n Roll era 1950's and 1960's
Show # 516: All Request and Dedication Show Aug 2012
August 08, 2012 22:00 - 53.1 MBListeners have been sending in their lists of songs they wanted to hear and we play them all tonight on Old Time Rock n Roll.
Show # 515: Lets Hear It for the Boys
August 05, 2012 00:00 - 51.3 MBWhen we do name shows we seem to always play 20 girls names in song and five guys names in song. Sometimes less. In keeping with equal rights for all, This show is all about The Boys.
Show # 514: Liar, Liar
August 01, 2012 09:00 - 44.2 MBWhat else could this be about? The famed cheaters and liars in songs of the 1950s and 1960s.
Show # 513: At The Beach
July 29, 2012 00:00 - 51.5 MBFrom the crowded Beaches of New York to the White sands of California, Lee presents songs and memories from Days gone By when we were all "At The Beach"
Show # 512: Heat Wave
July 25, 2012 20:00 - 50.3 MBEverywhere you go today the weather is hot, hot and hotter . From the mid west to the north to the south the temperatures are rising to record levels. So get a cool drink, sit down and listen to "HEAT WAVE"
Show # 511: Heart and Soul
July 22, 2012 00:00 - 52.2 MBShow # 510: The Theory of Relativity
July 18, 2012 15:00 - 46.4 MBAre music superstars made or born. Why are some families so talented. Hear the greats of Rock n Roll, their siblings and children. cousins and uncles, After all it's all relative.
Show # 509: The Life and Times and Death of Bobby Fuller
July 15, 2012 00:00 - 55.1 MBThe life and Times of Bobby Fuller, The enigmatic genius that at only 20 years old had a recording career, a nightclub, wrote and produced records and turned Texas on it's ear. The man had it all. Scantly three years later he was found dead in his mother's car. Was it suicide or murder? Other than his top ten hit "I fought the Law" most of his music and the full story has never been seen or heard. That changes as we present the music and life and death of Bobby Fuller. Interviews with a Fulle...
Show # 508: The Barnyard
July 12, 2012 20:00 - 47.1 MBWARNING: This show has to contain some of the worst music ever made in the 1950's and 1960's. Along with some classic hits these songs could be hazardous to your health!, So have some fun as we go back behind the barnyard.
Show# 507: 2120 S. Michigan Avenue
July 08, 2012 00:00 - 69.3 MBA two hour extravaganza of Chess Records big talents and ground breaking singers in Blues and Rock n Roll. No other show has ever presented a lineup of most of the singers in the Chess Records stable in the 1950's and 1960's. Including Checker and Argo labels, 2120 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago was the original location of the Chess Brothers studio that presented ground breaking musicians form Blues and Rock n Roll and how it changed the music of this country and the world
Show # 506: Flipsville
July 05, 2012 00:00 - 54.3 MBThe 1950's and 1960's biggest hits and the flipsides that were sometimes just as good or better than the hit side, from the biggest recording artists of their time.
Show # 505: July Daze
July 01, 2012 00:00 - 58.5 MBWell known holidays, birthdays and national nonsense days celebrated in July are covered by Lee and illustrated by some of the greatest recording artists and songs of the 1950's and 1960's.
Show #504: Stop, Look and Listen
June 28, 2012 06:00 - 51.6 MBShow # 503: The girls of early Rock n Roll
June 24, 2012 00:00 - 51.7 MBUnlike today the early days of rock were almost entirely dominated my male singers. Every once in a while girls showed up on the charts with songs that live on in our memories to this very day.
Show # 502: Home Sweet Home
June 20, 2012 23:00 - 35.8 MBShow # 501: All Shook Up
June 17, 2012 09:00 - 42.7 MBMILESTONE: Our 500th SHOW
June 13, 2012 15:00 - 69.3 MBTwo hour special featuring the best music of the 50s and 60s played over the last 5 1/2 years.
Show # 499: A weighty Problem
June 10, 2012 00:00 - 51.8 MBFrom some of the heavyweights in rock n roll we present oldies with a weighty slant. Don't know what that means then take a listen.
Show # 498: Requests, dedications and old time rock music.
June 06, 2012 21:00 - 53.1 MBThe countdown begins to our 500th show with a great collection of music from the vaults of old time rock n roll.
Show # 497: Happy Together Tour 2012
June 03, 2012 09:00 - 50.7 MBThe songs of five of the greatest groups of the 60's take over todays show. The music of the Turtles, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Monkees , The Buckinghams and the Gass Roots and an interview with Turtles co founder Mark Volman.