Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories Story Guys Productions

A listener reaches out with a question about Hard Rock Cafe and the guys take it as an invitation to HUNGRILY investigate the history of rock n rollers owning eateries.
 
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: WeAreTheStoryGuys@gmail.com
And it’s #NationalRockNRollPodcast Day!
YOU can celebrate by checking out some of the OTHER shows kicking ass and telling stories about rock n roll. Try:
@rocktalkstudio @rnrautopsy @alldayvinyl @stdspodcast @rocknrollnightmaresbooks (is this our total opposite?!?  @crateexpectationspod (I mean… the name alone!) @musicrewindpodcast @setlustingbruce (Also a GREAT name) @nosimpleroad @performanceanx (who can’t relate??) @5150show and the slew of rockstars over at @pantheonpods
 
SHOW NOTES
https://www.yelp.com/biz/flavs-fried-chicken-clinton
 
https://y105music.com/flavs-fried-chicken-clinton-iowa-story/
 
https://www.mashed.com/305303/the-real-reason-britney-spears-restaurant-nyla-flopped/
 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/how-george-harrison-eric-clapton-27351422
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Cafe
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Tigrett
 
https://www.jacksoncarnegie.com/stories/isaac-tigrett
 
https://conahanexperience.com/the-hard-rock-cafe-vault-london/
 
https://www.mashed.com/244933/the-untold-truth-of-hard-rock-cafe/
 
https://www.visittheusa.com/experience/rock-out-and-fill-restaurants-rock-n-roll-soul
https://www.rockandbrews.com/our-history
 
https://iowastartingline.com/2022/06/09/iowa-weird-flavor-flavs-failed-fried-chicken-restaurant/
 
https://www.mamaciminosvegas.com/about
 
https://www.clintonherald.com/news/lifestyles/mama-cimino-s-closes-doors/article_c908184c-af05-5200-b0f9-323033cf6950.html
 
https://myq1075.com/ixp/679/p/flavs-fried-chicken-clinton-iowa-story/#:~:text=Flav’s%20Fried%20Chicken%20was%20a,first%20establishment%20in%20Clinton%2C%20IA.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Y._Brown_Jr.
 
https://passiontainment.com/the-restaurant-ownership-is-the-top-new-celebrity-accessory/
 
https://www.businessinsider.com/review-jon-bon-jovi-jbj-soul-kitchen-restaurant-dining-experience-2022-4

The guys pop the mailbag open and make apologies, salute librarians, and geek out about Grand Funk.

The guys give it their best shot when a teenage fan of the show writes to ask them to explain why that lady from Stranger Things has had so many songs written about her.
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: WeAreTheStoryGuys@gmail.com
 
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/finn-wolfhard-winona-ryder-texts-rock-stars-she-dated-1235211313/
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/h7nhhb/winona_ryder_and_adam_horovitz_aka_the_king/
https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/who-has-winona-ryder-dated-44108926
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/matthew-sweet-and-kristy-swanson-sweet-surrender-190851/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNWR3OenaPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSt3v_tvVQA
Soul Asylum – Just Like Anyone (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4gxSnP7RKc
https://www.hotpress.com/music/beck-laws-416297
https://everything2.com/title/Winona%2527s+Exes+-+A+Rock+Supergroup
https://themercury.com/winona-ryder-opens-up-on-her-secret-life-in-minnesota/article_dc5b7775-9162-5137-80eb-b15c3d4ff17f.html
https://www.spin.com/2021/10/matthew-sweet-girlfriend-30th-anniversary/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/johnny-depp-v-amber-heard-how-heard-felt-about-depps-winona-ryder-tattoo/MIHXJFFMFYHNWP3XLEGTX4P354/
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/18/winona-ryder-comeback-stranger-things-netflix
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_for_the_Road
https://littlevoiceuk.com/blog/songs-about-winona-ryder/
https://themeggiesue.substack.com/p/tms-muse-of-the-week-winona-ryder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Rides
https://winonaryder.proboards.com/thread/35/ryan-adams-on-dating-winona
https://twitter.com/BobMehr/status/1734354080141816253
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_Matters
https://genius.com/Bright-eyes-classic-cars-lyrics
https://www.sfgate.com/music/popquiz/article/pop-quiz-q-a-with-stephan-jenkins-of-third-3016305.php
 

The guys celebrate the life and complicated legacy of the engineer with a lot of ideals – and a MASSIVE influence on what rock n roll sounds like.
 
SHOW NOTES:
The letter:




https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/nirvana

Brian breaks down the larger-than-life, unbelievable tale of the man who showed up to Sam Cooke’s funeral with Sam Cooke’s wife – Bobby Womack. There is sex. There is attempted murder. There is lots of drugging with Sly Stone.
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: WeAreTheStoryGuys@gmail.com
 
 
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-womack-1944-2014-246105/
https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/01/22/story-marry-bobby-womack-sam-cooke-widow-after-death/
The Soul Stirrer by Barney Hoskins: https://teachrock.org/article/the-soul-stirrer-sam-cooke/
Jet Magazine story: https://www.tumblr.com/twixnmix/190983933828/sam-cookes-widow-marries-bobby-womack-77-days
https://kissrichmond.com/1753642/rb-singer-bobby-womack-still-heartbroken-about-baby-sons-death/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/28/bobby-womack-dies-aged-70
https://raresoul.com/bobby-womack-marries-sam-cookes-widow-gets-pistol-whipped/
https://raycharlesvideomuseum.blogspot.com/2015/07/bobby-and-ray-1966.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-womack-and-womack-1403513.html
https://www.mtv.com/news/l698zf/bobby-womack-sam-cooke
https://eurweb.com/2022/womack-sisters-born-into-betrayal-entanglement/
https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/vintage-entanglement-bobby-womack-got-shot-for-sleeping-with-daughter-of-his-celebrity-friend/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Womack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bravest_Man_in_the_Universe
http://www.apologetix.com/faq/faq-detail.php?faq_q_id=52
Mark Farner’s Christian version of “Some Kind of Wonderful”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLvIBR4rxGQ

Brian and Murdock break down the three theories that have haunted many since the death of Sam Cooke back in December of 1964. Was it really just bad behavior gone worse? Or was Sam set up?
 
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: WeAreTheStoryGuys@gmail.com
 
SHOW NOTES:
Dream Boogie Peter Guralnick book: https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Boogie-Triumph-Sam-Cooke/dp/0316013293
UPI Report: https://www.newspapers.com/image/393958105/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM5Mzk1ODEwNSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzODI4MjUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5MTQ2NTN9.WCnGsjb-fSQIY1jd-HtoRPqa8G1HOTKn2Bl3b_Dld8w
 
https://people.com/movies/why-mystery-still-shrouds-singer-sam-cookes-shooting-death-nearly-60-years-later/
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2021/02/on-the-recording-registry-a-change-is-gonna-come-1964/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/conspiracy-theory-death-of-sam-cooke/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Schmitt
https://nilssonschmilsson.com/martonis-210629103925.html
https://www.facebook.com/VintageLosAngeles/photos/a.578880922168631/2653685958021440/?type=3
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/02/remastered-sam-cooke-murder
Remastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke Netflix doc: https://www.netflix.com/title/80191045
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Klein
FBI watching Ali info: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14511P/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-behind-one-night-miami-180976768/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._W._Alexander_(musician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack
The Soul Stirrer by Barney Hoskins: https://teachrock.org/article/the-soul-stirrer-sam-cooke/