Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud lyrical tom-foolery.
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Used in this episode: Bach “Peasant Cantata”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_mass
https://interlude.hk/bach-makes-joke-peasant-cantata/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122018506
https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mozart-to-weird-al-the-evolution-of-parody-video/sound-field/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_MuddahHelloFadduh_(A_Letter_from_Camp)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/644173/dr-demento-ruled-radio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento
Full 1991 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdnb8Z9IxmQ
Full 1986 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYcPmo9d2w
https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-dr-demento-man-discovered-weird-al-fish-heads-222028433.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic
Belvedere Cruisin’ – Weird Al demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwaY5Ibz83w
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75056/9-musicians-who-refused-let-weird-al-yankovic-parody-their-songs
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/alex-melton-youtube-pop-punk-covers
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When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell apart.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweat%26_Tears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooper
https://americansongwriter.com/how-al-kooper-snuck-his-way-onto-one-of-bob-dylans-most-iconic-tracks/
https://www.facebook.com/VEGASROCKSMAG/photos/my-al-kooper-story-i-just-saw-the-bob-dylan-movie-a-complete-unknown-with-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%89/1339807444127523/
https://medium.com/the-riff/the-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-ad27628ca5c2
https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/al-kooper/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Ferguson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Is_Father_to_the_Man
http://www.rdrop.com/users/rickert/al.html
https://forbassplayersonly.com/jim-fielder/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simon_(music_producer)
https://www.listeningsessions.ca/p/what-happened-before-what-happened
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clayton-Thomas
https://bestclassicbands.com/david-clayton-thomas-interview-blood-sweat-tears-6-18-19/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Hawkins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweatTears(BloodSweatTearsalbum)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Hell_Happened_to_BloodSweat%26_Tears%3F
What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGPWNSJT?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
Winds of Change podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/
Library of Congress on Cultural Diplomacy https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/hope-for-america/cultural-diplomacy.html
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Brian and Murdock attempt to answer the long-asked question: "What the hell happened to that other guy from Wham!?"
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The 2019 book: https://www.amazon.com/Wham-George-Michael-Me-Memoir/dp/1524745316
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeley
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!
Wham! In China documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJZkarC5tM
https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/06/the-hard-luck-of-andrew-ridgeley-wham/
https://the-race.com/junior/the-messy-racing-career-of-an-ex-wham-superstar/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1995.tb02047.x
https://www.popmatters.com/72510-andrew-ridgeley-an-appreciation-2496033339.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham_Rap(EnjoyWhat_You_Do)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%27s_Children
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4379399.stm
2019 This Morning interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BbVxKxWgBs
1985 Smash Hits interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-on-what-the-papers-say-smash-hits-1985/
1985 Chartbeat interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-interview-with-chartbeat-magazine-1985/
“Flame” by Andrew Ridgeley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yryqr2RXFEE&list=PL0il5YCZewTYOAt67OZib3vQnII3BeYSk&index=6
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Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Marriott, derailling his intial rise to prominence with bands like the Small Faces and Humble Pie.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Anthony
http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/humble-pie-l-a-times/
https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/humble-pie-stone-cold-fever/
https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/humble-pie
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/humble-pie-street-rats/
https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2134440,2134720
https://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2010/10/mobsters-make-steve-marriott-eat-humble.html
https://dgmlive.com/news/managing-america
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Loog_Oldham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_(song)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/08/sallybolton
https://www.popcultureshelf.com/all-or-nothing-the-authorised-story-of-steve-marriott-by-simon-spence-2021/
https://www.ronnielane.com/steve-marriott.html
https://www.facebook.com/lauriewrightmusic/videos/-in-my-extensive-research-as-i-gear-up-to-play-the-lead-role-in-the-steve-marrio/1535399244828428/
https://deadline.com/2026/03/steve-marriott-small-faces-movie-biopic-all-or-nothing-1236767523/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_(album)
Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful - https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Marriott-All-Too-Beautiful-ebook/dp/B012XGLK66/ref=books_dbstyp_desktop_mfs_sp_0?
All Or Nothing - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915841208?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
https://www.loudersound.com/features/humble-pie-story
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Brian and Murdock take the opportunity a letter affords them to talk about the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Athens, Georgia music scene and the tragedy that almost derailed them before they ever got to sing about "that little old place where we can get together..."
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SHOW NOTES:
https://gardenandgun.com/athens-georgia-music
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-b-52s-mission-accomplished-231021/
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-b-52s-cosmic-thing-album-8518005/
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lennon-rock-lobster-b-52s/
https://www.theb52s.com/bio
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZqzUdySj5/
https://postpunkmonk.com/2021/04/30/hard-to-believe-that-theres-a-universe-where-the-first-b-52s-album-hadnt-always-existed-part-2/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Schneider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Lobster
https://magnetmagazine.com/2015/03/12/a-conversation-with-kate-pierson/
https://www.howgooditis.com/transcripts/transcript-150-rock-lobster/
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/06/the-b-52s-talk-unlikely-jersey-origins-and-letting-your-freak-flag-fly-before-nj-concert.html
https://survivingthegoldenage.com/interview-fred-schneider-of-the-b-52s/
https://www.pastpri.me/home/fred-schneider-just-fred
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang
https://www.audiovisualrepository.com/blog/rockhallcontendersb52s
https://www.decaturish.com/news/avondale_estates/producer-danny-beard-reflects-on-georgia-s-unique-music-tradition/article_bbf2c76d-74e9-50ed-91af-a668c0ad248d.html
https://www.today.com/popculture/10-best-rock-bands-ever-2d80554936
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s_(album)
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/b52s-mesopotamia/
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399158823/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kurfirst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whammy!
https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-remembering-ricky-wilson-from-the-b-52s/
https://www.amfar.org/about-hiv-aids/snapshots-of-an-epidemic-hiv-aids/
https://miscelana.com/2022/04/02/the-eternal-originality-of-the-b-52s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Thing
https://www.grammy.com/artists/b-52s/10557/
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