132 - The Birth of Rock 'n Roll

Episode 132 - The Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll

Hi, my name is Clayton Mills.  Welcome to ‘A Short Walk through our Long History’ - a podcast where we look at the events of history, and examine how those events shaped our modern world. 

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Yes, that intro was the song Subdivisions, by Rush.  My normal intro music is an acoustic clip of that same song.  One of my all time favorite rock 'n roll songs.    

How in the world can I do one podcast episode on the history of rock 'n roll?  There’s just no way.  So I’ve decided to do split it into two reasonably short episodes, and try to work in some of the actual music that I’m talking about, because where’s the fun in talking about rock 'n roll, if you can’t play some of the music?   Also, in this episode, I’m going to talk more about the birth of rock 'n roll, and next episode, talk a bit more about its cultural impact.  (Which, just as a bit of foreshadowing, is going to be huge)