A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Andrew Hickey

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About A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.

Language: English
Type: podcast

Latest episodes(50)

1Episode 9: “How High The Moon” by Les Paul and Mary Ford
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode nine of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Les Paul and Mary Ford, and “How High The Moon”. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more…
2Episode 8: “The Fat Man” by Fats Domino
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Fats Domino and “The Fat Man”. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and…
3Episode 7: Wynonie Harris and “Good Rockin’ Tonight”
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Wynonie Harris and “Good Rockin’ Tonight” (more…)
4Episode 6: The Ink Spots — “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at the Ink Spots and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” (more…)
5Episode 5: Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train”
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Sister Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train” (more…)
6Episode 4: “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” by Louis Jordan
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Louis Jordan and “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” (more…)
7Episode 3: “Ida Red” by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to episode three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we’re looking at Bob Wills and “Ida Red”. (more…)
8A Disclaimer
12 Oct 2026
Transcript This is not a full episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. The full episode will also turn up in your podcatcher. But I thought I should do a separate episode as a disclaimer. I’m…
9Episode 2: “Roll ‘Em Pete” by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson
12 Oct 2026
Here’s the second episode, on “Roll ‘Em Pete” by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson. One erratum before we continue — in the episode, I say that “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” follows a particular formula…
10Episode 1: “Flying Home” by the Benny Goodman Sextet
12 Oct 2026
Welcome to the first episode proper of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs! As this is the first real episode, you may notice a couple of flaws in the production — those will hopefully get ironed out…

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