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🎙️ The History of Rock and Roll is Back!
After a short break, I’m excited to be back on the air this Thursday, September 24th, 2026 with a brand-new edition of The History of Rock and Roll!
Get ready for more great music, fascinating stories, special guests, and plenty of rock & roll memories. 🎶🎸
Thank you for your continued support while I was away. I’m looking forward to being back with you this Thursday. Don’t miss it!
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🎸 The Birth of Rock & Roll – Honoring Buddy Holly at 90! 🎸
My latest show, recorded on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, took us back to the Birth of Rock & Roll in the 1950s, with great rock, pop, and rockabilly from the artists who helped create a musical revolution.
We also celebrated Buddy Holly, who would have turned 90 this September, looking back at his remarkable life, music, and lasting influence. We featured artists inspired by Buddy, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Peter & Gordon, and Eric Clapton.
And we explored Don McLean’s “American Pie” and its reflections on the loss of American innocence and the dramatic evolution of rock and roll from 1959 through the end of the 1960s.
🎧 Don’t miss it! A special journey back to where rock and roll began, celebrating the music, legacy, and lasting influence of the legendary Buddy Holly.
The topic for my next show:
Queen – Celebrating the Music & Freddie Mercury at 80
Next Show: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
The recording will be available by the afternoon or early evening
Special Guest(s): No special guests this time: just wall-to-wall oldies magic curated by yours truly.
Guests on our shows help us keep the memories alive, and we’re so thankful for their contributions to history.
Make sure you don’t miss it!
I am so looking forward to seeing you then!
On another note, we cannot tell you how grateful we are to see how more and more people are discovering and tuning in to our shows. We do this show for love and we love it that you are listening to us.
Next Show: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
The recording will be available by the afternoon or early evening.
Queen – Celebrating the Music & Freddie Mercury at 80
Show Topic: Queen – Celebrating the Music & Freddie Mercury at 80
This Thursday, September 24th, 2026, we’re celebrating the extraordinary music of Queen, one of Britain’s greatest and most distinctive rock bands. Formed in London in 1970, Queen brought together the talents of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and later John Deacon, creating a sound that could move effortlessly from progressive and hard rock to pop, theatrical productions, and massive arena anthems.
Throughout the show, it’s all Queen, with classics including “Killer Queen,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” and many more.
We’ll follow Queen’s musical journey through the 1970s and beyond, remembering the albums, songs, and spectacular live performances that transformed the band into a worldwide phenomenon.
Queen never seemed interested in staying within a single musical style. Their recordings combined Brian May’s unmistakable guitar sound, elaborate vocal harmonies, ambitious studio production, and Freddie Mercury’s remarkable songwriting and performances, creating records that still sound unmistakably like Queen.
This show will also be a special celebration of Freddie Mercury, who would have turned 80 on September 5th, 2026.
As Queen’s lead singer, pianist, songwriter, and electrifying frontman, Freddie helped redefine what a rock performer could be. He wrote some of the band’s most enduring songs, including “Killer Queen,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”
We’ll also remember unforgettable moments from Queen’s live career, especially Freddie’s extraordinary connection with audiences and the band’s legendary performance at Live Aid in 1985.
2026 also marks 35 years since Freddie Mercury’s passing on November 24th, 1991, but his voice, songwriting, theatrical style, and influence remain an essential part of rock history.
From the ambitious early recordings to the stadium anthems heard around the world, this is a celebration of Freddie Mercury and the music of Queen.
Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 24th, and join us as we turn up some of the greatest Queen recordings ever made.
Don’t miss it!
No guest featured for this episode. This special broadcast is dedicated to the music and remarkable legacy of Queen, while celebrating what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 80th birthday and remembering him during the 35th anniversary year of his passing.
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