321 episodes
Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories Story Guys Productions
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4.5 • 88 Ratings
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Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories exists to discuss (and maybe set straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of your favorite bands and songs.
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BONUS – RIP Steve Albini
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 -
Episode 197 – Bobby Womack vs himself
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 -
Episode 196 – Sam Cooke vs the FBI
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/ -
BONUS – Music Festival Mailbag 2
The guys giggle through another round of entries from listeners telling stories about their favorite music festival experiences while trying to win tickets to Louder Than Life Music Festival in September.
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Episode 195 – The Wrecking Crew vs music history
A listener letter sends the guys on the first of what could be many explorations into the backstories of some of the session musicians who made up the collective who would come to be known as “The Wrecking Crew.” Hear the story of the drummer who happened to be next door just in time to step into a powerful and historic musical moment.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Palmer
“I Hate My Generation” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsNsOhyG8I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_Matassa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_Records
Backbeat, the book: https://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/product/tony-scherman-backbeat-earl-palmers-story-book/
Modern Drummer feature: https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/md352cs.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Manne
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-hall-of-fame-drummer-earl-palmer-dead-at-84-254915/
https://www.adioslounge.com/sideman-spotlight-earl-palmer/
https://scottkfish.com/2016/01/23/earl-palmer-i-wasnt-quite-sure-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-life/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-unlikely-story-of-a-change-is-gonna-come
https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=100689&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=1&r=954#bottom
https://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/13/archives/musicians-strike-spreads-on-coast-independents-hit-by-afm-film.html
Avelo’s “The Strike that Changed Disney Music”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsGwNJ54-M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boudreaux
https://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/268995033/sam-cooke-and-the-song-that-almost-scared-him
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2021/02/on-the-recording-registry-a-change-is-gonna-come-1964/
https://pan-african-music.com/en/a-change-is-gonna-come-a-hymn-for-civil-rights/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFO_Records
https://www.facebook.com/WreckingCrewFilm/posts/on-this-date-june-3-1967-the-instrumental-tracks-for-never-my-love-by-the-associ/10157450423118023/ -
RETOLD – Taylor Swift record release day
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is taking over most musical talk this weekend, so the guys dug back to Episode 147 to celebrate a certain track from Ms Swift’s back catalog and see what we can all learn from her about music history.
Customer Reviews
A weekly must-listen for any music fan
Although the show has “bedtime stories” in the title, there is absolutely nothing here that will put you to sleep. The amount of research these guys do into every weeks episode is astounding. I guarantee that even if you are a music history junkie, you will learn new things every week. Brian and Murdock are excellent co-hosts, playing off each other while splitting the story telling in a very cohesive way.
Love it!
I am having so much fun listening to these stories and this podcast. I’m not going in any order, just jumping all over but so far the Boy George episode and the Go-Gos were wild!
Incredibly Informative
I found this show a little over a month ago and listen to it daily. These guys do the research, they don’t just retell stories they’ve heard, they dig until they’ve found the most reliable source. I even listen to the stories about artists I don’t care for because it’s always entertaining.
Also, the chemistry between these two friends is great. Lots of laughter, which everyone needs in their day.
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