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230528 Nightowls
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Teddy "Mr. Bear" McRae
Bands and songs featuring the character of a "night owl." Usually a male who stays out all night every night. She's waiting on him at the front ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KFCF FM, Prairie Public, and WQCS


  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 04:09:21
  • Purchases: 4
230106 The First Rock and Roll Song - Canada
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: The Teardrops
To believe you know the first rock and roll song, means you've never listened to this show. The show features 85 songs per week (over 17 years) o...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:56:01
  • Purchases: 6
221217 Songs About Oil and New Orleans Music
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Tonight's focus is on New Orleans music and songs about oil as our search for the first rock and roll record looks into themes that match our weekl...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, KFCF FM, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 6
220722 Dance Instructional Songs and Synthetic Chinese and Arabic Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Johnny and the Jammers - Johnny Winter's Earliest Band
Back in the mechanical days, for a song to go "viral" required it to be associated with a dance that everyone wanted to learn. Up sprang the "Dan...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPRG, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Prairie Public, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 03:59:00
  • Purchases: 7
220716 Songs Using Stringed Instruments From 230 to 1 Strings and Songs With Car Names
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Frogmen
A piano uses 230 strings while a diddley bow uses one string and between there's all different string counts. Tonight, we start with musicians pl...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public, WYAP and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 6
220701 Heirs to Ritchie Valens - The Chicano Guitarist Niche
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Vilas Craig
Ritchie Valens made it as a big success without "passing." That is; without sacrificing his Chicano ethnicity but when he "passed away" the record...

Bought by KCHU, Delmarva Public Media, KPRG, Prairie Public, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 03:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
220416 This Music, The Heart of Radio.
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Roddy Jackson Then
Defining the first rock and roll song has been passionately argued because to find "the first rock and roll song" requires ignoring tons of music t...

Bought by KPRG, KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, KPRG and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:28
  • Purchases: 8
220402 Pre-Ska Jamaican Music is The Mash Potato Sound
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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85 songs you've never heard but could have been titled, "the first rock and roll song" featuring musicians you've never heard of. This show ignore...

Bought by KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, WQCS, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 6
220326 Answer Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Where we search for the first rock and roll song, is where autocracies die and "hits" are a distraction. All the music you've never heard by music...

Bought by Prairie Public, KFCF FM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, and WQCS


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:07
  • Purchases: 5
220316 The First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Eddie Seacrest and the Rollin Rockets
There's a half dozen popular myths defining the first rock and roll record but every week we feature 85 songs you've never heard any and all of the...

Bought by KCHU, KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public, WQCS and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 7
'The Stone Age' Program 267
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: "The Stone Age" with Dan Wargo
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This one hour program explores some of the finest electric music in its variety, excellence, and audacity. There are Live and Studio versions of gr...

Bought by WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio), KPSQ-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KEOS


  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
'The Stone Age' Program 266
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: "The Stone Age" with Dan Wargo
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This program highlights some of the finest electric music of the '60's and '70's with Live and Studio performances. Designed for all audiences to e...

Bought by WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio), KEOS, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
'The Hayride' Program 215
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This program is a presentation of the variety, quality, and originality of the roots music of North America including bluegrass, folk, stingband, a...

Bought by KZYX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KEOS, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
'The Hayride' Program 214
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This one hour program presents Bluegrass, Alternative Country, Folk, and other styles of North American roots music.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 213
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This show is one hour in length and explores modern and traditional roots music such as bluegrass, folk, alternative country, and other associated ...

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Hayride Program 210
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This program presents to your audience all sorts of styles of roots music including bluegrass, folk, alternative country, and classic country.

Bought by KEOS and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Hayride Program 208
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This one hour program explores some of the very best in roots music, and included bluegrass, alternative country, folk, and string band music.

Bought by KHNS, KEOS, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
220205 The First Rock and Roll Song and a Radio Musical
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Whyte Boots The Lori Burton and Pam Sawyer Fictitious Band
In the post World War II era a new music captured the imagination of people in the US and around the world. This music wasn't called rock and roll...

Bought by KFCF FM, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, and WQCS


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 5
220129 First Rock and Roll Song - The Short Instrumentals
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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In the post World War II era a new music captured the imagination and hope of people in the US and around the world. This music wasn't called rock ...

Bought by KCHU, KPRG, WQCS, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 6
220122 The First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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In the post World War II era a new music captured the imagination and hope of people in the US and around the world. This music wasn't called rock ...

Bought by KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP, KPRG, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:59
  • Purchases: 5
220115 The First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Jumping Bill Carlisle
The first rock and roll song is centered in the post World War II era when a new music captured the imagination and hope of people in the US and ar...

Bought by KCHU, WQCS, KPRG, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 6
EP186 Jimi Hendrix Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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This compilation album from 1994 showcases the Blues of Jimi Hendrix.

Bought by WLPR and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Dec 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 2
'The Hayride' Program 206
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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'The Hayride' Program 206 explores the roots music of North America for one hour, and is designed for all audiences to enjoy.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 205
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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'The Hayride' Program 205 explores, for one hour, many different styles of roots music including bluegrass, folk, alternative country, and other fo...

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 204
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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'The Hayride' Program 204 is an exploration of bluegrass, alternative country, and other roots music styles.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1