Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast
by Jumpin' John McDermott and Bill Price
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About this podcast
Two baby boomers, Bill Price and Jumpin' John McDermott, bringing you podcasts highlighting the early history & evolution of Rock & Roll.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 235 episodes
- Lou Rawls · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 235Greetings time travelers, and welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will be devoted to the American soul singer, Lou Rawls! We…
- Leon Russell · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 234Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode I will feature the multi-faceted rock artist Leon Russell, whose career spanned over sixty years and…
- Novelty Song: Monster Mash · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 233I'm your podcast host, Jumpin' John. I am recording this podcast in October 2026. So it seems appropriate to me that this episode in our Novelty Songs series here on Rock and…
- Bill Withers · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 232Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and this episode will be devoted to the songwriter and soul singer known for his smooth baritone vocals, Bill Withers. We…
- 60's Vocal Groups: The Shirelles · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 231Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock And Roll Flashback, I will highlight The Shirelles, one of the female vocal groups which gained…
- Nancy Sinatra · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 230Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this episode will discuss the singing career of Frank Sinatra's oldest daughter, Nancy Sinatra. We welcome…
- One Hit Wonders: King Harvest and The Presidents · 15 min · Season 4 Episode 229Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of One Hit Wonders, I will feature two artists from the early 1970's, the band called King Harvest and a…
- Seals & Crofts · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 228Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the career of one of the most successful American soft-rock duos of the 1970's: Seals…
- Tommy Edwards - "It’s All in the Game" · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 227Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature singer and songwriter Tommy Edwards. Plus, I will take you back…
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 226Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price. In this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will review the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Tom’s later solo…
- Steely Dan · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 225Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will summarize the career of a band known for their sophisticated and distinctive…
- Jethro Tull · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 224Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the career of one of the most distinctive and enduring bands in rock…
- Songs That Were Covers: Walking the Dog · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 223Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I will feature Rufus Thomas, the writer and performer of his biggest hit…
- One Hit Wonder: Stories · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 222Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm today's host, Jumpin' John McDermott. In this edition of the One Hit Wonders series on Rock and Roll Flashback I will discuss the band…
- Sam & Dave · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 221Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the highlights of the career of the American soul and R&B duo also known as "Double…
- Danny & the Juniors · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 219Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback. I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group: Danny…
- Bread · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 220Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll take a look at Bread, one of the bands that emerged during the late…
- Songs That Were Covers: Please Mr. Postman · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 218Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I’ll feature the song titled “Please Mr. Postman”, that became a hit by Motown…
- Doo Wop: Little Anthony & The Imperials · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 217Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode I will review the career of Little Anthony & the Imperials, a vocal group whose…
- The O'Jays · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 216Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss one of the most successful and influential vocal groups in soul music history: The…
