Episode 122 – Rock N Roll vs reggae

Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories

English - November 30, 2022 04:56 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 121 – John Lennon vs the Maharishi

Next Episode: RETOLD – RIP Christie McVie

A listener letter leads Brian and Phil Medley into a deep dive on the emergence of island music into the mainstream – and finding the one guy whose passion and vision is mostly to thank for rock and reggae finding common ground.

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come, Bob Marley – Concrete Jungle, Paul McCartney – C Moon, Led Zeppelin – D’yer Maker

How I Met Your Mother reggae joke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_a4oiGlIA

RGH Daville cover of My Immortal: https://soundcloud.com/user-678212299/rgh-daville-my-immortal

https://www.liveabout.com/difference-between-ska-and-reggae-3552831#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/island-records-founder-chris-blackwell-im-interested-in-whats-different

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Blackwell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spencer_Davis_Group

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220709/chris-blackwell-publishes-memoir