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Dr Joe Burns hosts an insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history and culture of rock-n-roll

  1. 06/01/2023

    Rock School - 06/11/23 (Married Longest)

    "Dolly Parton just had her 57th wedding anniversary to Carl Dean. That may make her the longest married musician alive today. For this hour, we have a list of other musicians married for a good long time."

    33 min

  2. 05/25/2023

    Rock School - 06/04/23 (Banned in School)

    "Back in 1992 this week, the principal of a school in New Jersey banned We Are the Champions because Freddy Mercury had died of AIDS. Of course people protested and the ban was overturned. This week we have a bunch of stories of schools banning music and what happened."

    41 min

  3. 05/18/2023

    Rock School - 05/28/23 (AI in Music)

    "Depending on what you read, AI is either the destroyer, the helper or a big nothing burger to the future of music. We will discuss all three."

    47 min

  4. 05/17/2023

    Rock School - 05/14/23 (Musicians Who Lost Weight)

    "It is summer and swimsuit season. Here is a list of musicians who have lost a ton of weight and how they did it."

    40 min

  5. 05/11/2023

    Rock School - 05/14/23 (Music Fake News)

    "Heres some fun for the week. Often musicians will create a false story and the press will run with it. About a month ago, Diddy suggested he was paying Sting thousands of dollars per day for the use of a song. Everyone reported it. It was not true. Fake News. We have a whole list of other fake music news."

    44 min

  6. 05/04/2023

    Rock School - 05/07/23 (Musician Effects)

    "It is said there is Taylor Swift Effect. Her entering the business made a ton of girls buy guitars and play. The Baker Street Effect made the sax cool again. We have many more to list over the hour. "

    43 min

  7. 04/27/2023

    Rock School - 04/30/23 (Broadway on the Charts)

    "This week, back in 1968, the Broadway musical Hair opens up. It will spawn multiple top 40 hits including a number one, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In. That got us thinking. Have any other Broadway plays spawned Top 40 hits. You bet. Here are some of the bigger ones."

    35 min

  8. 04/20/2023

    Rock School - 04/23/23 (Member Sues the Band)

    "Motley Crue are locked in a nasty divorce. Guitarist Mick Mars says he was kicked out and robbed of royalties. The rest of the band says he cant cut it anymore. We will tell you the story and offer up a good many more times when a member sued the band."

    40 min
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Dr Joe Burns hosts an insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history and culture of rock-n-roll

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  • Creator
    KSLU-FM Publc Radio
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    830
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2009 KSLU
  • Show Website
    Rock School