Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast

Greetings time travelers, and welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will be devoted to the American soul singer, Lou Rawls!  

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with several revi...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode I will feature the multi-faceted rock artist Leon Russell, whose career spanned over sixty years and included several genres of music, which included country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock folk, surf and rock and roll. 

Claude Russell Bridges was born on April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He suffered an injury during birth that resulted in cerebral palsy that caused a slight paralysis in the right side of his body that affected three fingers on his right hand. This condition caused him to fa...

I'm your podcast host, Jumpin' John.  I am recording this podcast in October 2026.  So it seems appropriate to me that this episode in our Novelty Songs series here on Rock and Roll Flashback should deal with one of the biggest Halloween rock songs ever: 1962's #1 hit "Monster Mash"!  Here is the back story behind that popular hit.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this episode will be devoted to the songwriter and soul singer known for his smooth baritone vocals, Bill Withers.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with several rev...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock And Roll Flashback, I will highlight The Shirelles, one of the female vocal groups which gained popularity beginning in the early 1960's. 

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by B...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this episode will discuss the singing career of Frank Sinatra's oldest daughter, Nancy Sinatra.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with several revisions since then. 
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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of One Hit Wonders, I will feature two artists from the early 1970's, the band called King Harvest and a vocal group The Presidents.  Each managed to achieve only one hit throughout their careers, earning the One Hit Wonder label.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the career of one of the most successful American soft-rock duos of the 1970's:  Seals and Crofts.  Consisting of singer-songwriters Jim Seals and Dash Crofts, the duo became known for their smooth vocal harmonies, melodic songwriting, and reflective lyrics.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature singer and songwriter Tommy Edwards. Plus, I will take you back in time for the story behind his only #1 hit from 1958.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by Jo...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price.  In this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will review the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Tom’s later solo career and collaboration with four famous artists.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was in...

Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will summarize the career of a band known for their sophisticated and distinctive sound:  Steely Dan!  Steely Dan occupies a unique place in rock history.  Although they began as a touring rock band in the early 1970's, they gradually transformed into one of the most respected studio recording acts in popular music.  Led by songwriters Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan blended rock, jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, Latin music, and sophisticated songwriting into a sound that has influenced generations of musicians.  Here's an ove...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the career of one of the most distinctive and enduring bands in rock history:  Jethro Tull!

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on A...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I will feature Rufus Thomas, the writer and performer of his biggest hit, “Walking the Dog", and I’ll also highlight some of the subsequent covers that were released by other artists.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcas...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm today's host, Jumpin' John McDermott.  In this edition of the One Hit Wonders series on Rock and Roll Flashback I will discuss the band Stories, their chart topping 1973 hit, "Brother Louie", and their underappreciated album Traveling Underground.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was wri...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the highlights of the career of the American soul and R&B duo also known as "Double Dynamite":  Sam & Dave!

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I’ll feature the song titled “Please Mr. Postman”, that became a hit by Motown Records’ first female vocal group, The Marvelettes. In some instances the cover versions became more popular than the original, although not always. In 1964 the British invasion saw the reintroduction of many songs that were initially US hits. “Please Mr. Postman” was one of those songs that were covered by a British band from Liverpool, England and a US duo.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback.  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group:   Danny & the Juniors!

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll take a look at Bread, one of the bands that emerged during the late 1960's, but did not hit it big until the beginning of the 1970's.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode I will review the career of Little Anthony & the Imperials, a vocal group whose performances included Rhythm and Blues, Doo Wop, and Soul. The group was one of the Doo Wop acts that managed to stay relevant in the R&B and pop charts well into the 1960's.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss one of the most successful and influential vocal groups in soul music history:  The O'Jays!  The rich harmonies, socially conscious lyrics, and passionate performances of the O'Jays made them central figures in the "Philadelphia soul" sound of the 1970's.  Over a career spanning more than six decades, they produced dozens of hit singles, sold millions of records, and helped define an era of American R&B.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of '60's Vocal Groups, I will feature The Marvelettes, who was one of the first to achieve a #1 hit by an all female vocal group and who also achieved the distinction of being the first group that gave the Motown record label its’ first #1 hit single. 

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967 who were noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation.  That group is Blood, Sweat & Tears!

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with the English musician Peter Frampton.  It is Part 2 of a two part series I am calling The Boys From Bromley.  This is a reference to London's Bromley Technical High School, a school that produced two extraordinary musical talents:  David Bowie and Peter Frampton.  

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with a man of multiple personas:  David Bowie.  It is Part 1 of a two part series I am calling The Boys From Bromley.  This is a reference to London's Bromley Technical High School, a school that produced two extraordinary musical talents:  David Bowie and Peter Frampton.  David Bowie was one of the most influential and innovative musicians in popular music history.  His work and discography was vast and diverse and his impact so wide reaching that it is difficult to do him justice...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the songwriting and singing career of one of the most distinctive voices of the 1960's, Gene Pitney.  Although he never achieved the sustained chart dominance of artists like Elvis Presley or The Beatles, Pitney built an extraordinary career through dramatic, emotional performances and a remarkable ability to convey heartbreak.  

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, a rock band that had several top twenty hits from 1965 to 1967.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially rec...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands I will feature the Happenings!  This Paterson, New Jersey pop vocal group would, for four brief years in the 1960's, chart nine singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and become known for bringing new life to old pop standards.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode I will review the history of the British band Argent, who emerged in the late 1960's after the disbandment of The Zombies.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and faithful, long time listeners will recall that back in 2024 we aired episode #65.  That Rock and Roll Flashback episode dealt with George Martin, who I nicknamed The Fifth Beatle in appreciation of his production support and keyboard contributions to so many Beatles tunes.  Well, today's podcast episode will be devoted to another man who John Lennon once called [and I quote] "kind of like a Fifth Beatle" [end quote].  Of course, I'm referring to keyboardist and singer Billy Preston, whose career included being a prominent session musician, songwriter, solo artist, and...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will review the career of The Searchers, one of the bands that emerged from Liverpool, England in the early 1960's.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was ini...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will highlight the career of the American funk and pop band from Jersey City, New Jersey, that calls themselves Kool & the Gang!

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially reco...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and this podcast episode will be devoted to Billy Bob Thornton’s favorite band:  the Allman Brothers Band!

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with several revisions since then...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands, I will feature the blues and rock band from the mid 1960's that went by the name of Canned Heat.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and this episode will deal with an obscure English rock band formed in London, England in 1964.  They call themselves the Who! 

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with seve...

Welcome all of you time travelers to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I’m Jumpin’ John, and this episode will highlight the career of the American funk and soul group who called themselves the Commodores!  I will focus on the group's most successful period, the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer.  I will also briefly highlight some of the accomplishments of Lionel Richie’s impressive career as a solo singer, songwriter, and producer.

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Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Forgotten Rock Bands I will feature the Sir Douglas Quintet, who had two top 20 hits and one top 30 hit in the mid to late 1960's.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was ini...

Welcome to an other episode of One Hit Wonders on rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this podcast episode I will review the story of John Fred and His Playboy Band who had a hit in 1968.

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All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott.  The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John.  It was ini...

Welcome to the Novelty Songs series here on Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and back in episode number 196 I discussed the 1958 novelty hit "Witch Doctor".  In today's episode I will review another Novelty Song from 1958:  "The Purple People Eater"!  In discussing "The Purple People Eater" I will also review the interesting career of Sheb Wooley, the composer and performer of the 1958 hit.

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Welcome all of you music lovers to another episode of Rock and Roll Flashback!  This episode will attempt to generally summarize the career of the great Sir Elton Hercules John!  It goes without saying that Elton John has been a major force in the music and entertainment industry for decades and his catalog of work is extensive.  Often when one envisions Elton John you see the flamboyant, ostentatious, over-the-top showman.  However, Elton's musical talent cannot be denied.  His career achievements to date are unsurpassed in their breadth and longevity, and he has left a lasting impact on the music indus...

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and we'll be looking back at some of Rock and Roll's greatest artists, songs, and stories.  This podcast episode will introduce a new series here on Rock and Roll Flashback:  Novelty Songs.  Specifically, I will discuss the 1958 tune, "Witch Doctor", Ross Bagdasarian and his stage name of David Seville, and Seville's virtual band Alvin and the Chipmunks!

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