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THE MARCH 15, 2023 POSTING OF SHOW #177 ("THE LAST SHOW") IS OUR FINAL "NEW" PRODUCTION, AS WE CLOSE OUT "RARE & SCRATCHY ROCK 'N ROLL" AFTER NEARLY EIGHT YEARS. THIS FINAL EDITION, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER EPISODES OF OUR LITTLE PODCAST SERIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU ONLINE THROUGH NOVEMBER 2023.
All episodes in the Rare & Scratchy Rock ‘N Roll podcast series are available at rareandscratchyrocknroll.libsyn.com.
The latest 100 or so episodes also are available on leading podcast platforms worldwide. Our shows are now regularly downloaded everywhere the U.S. flag is flown, as well as in more than 135 countries spanning six continents.
We’ve been all about the greatest rock and roll stories on record, plus the untold tales of some great hits that time forgot, but maybe you’ll still remember. And we are tremendously grateful for the loyal and enthusiastic listenership of our hundreds of thousands of world-wide listeners.
ePISODES
#001 “The Search For The First Rock & Roll Record”
#002 "Tin Pan Alley Rocks - Part 1"
#003 "Tin Pan Alley Rocks - Part 2"
#004 "An Alternative History Of Motown Records - Part 1"
#005 "An Alternative History Of Motown Records - Part 2"
#006 "Mystery Tunes - Secret Rock 'N Roll Performances By Famous
Performers"
#007 "The Complete James Bond Rocks"
#007A "James Bond Rocks - Part 1"
#007B "James Bond Rocks - Part 2"
#008 "Banned Ballads, Risqué Records, & Profane Platters"
#009 "Race Relations Rock"
#010 "Top 40 Radio The Way It Used To Be In 1962"
#011 "The Real Story Of The Million Dollar Quartet"
#012 "The History Of The Lovin' Spoonful
#013 "Star-Crossed Rock And Pop Star Love Affairs"
#014 "The Hit Singles History Of Of Surf Music"
#015 “Time Machine 1964 – Johnny Lizard-WORM Radio-Sock Hop”
#016 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Turtles"
#017 "Baseball Music & Diversity"
#018 "Baseball Music Rocks"
#019 "Jazz That Rocked"
#020 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Byrds"
#021 "The Wildest And Wackiest Record Producers Of All Time"
#022 "The Presidents Of Rock & Roll"
#023 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Mamas & The Papas"
#024 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The 5th Dimension"
#025 "The Little-Known Stories Of The Biggest Christmas Hits"
#026 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Paul Revere & The Raiders
Featuring Mark Lindsay"
#027 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Monkees"
#028 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Bobby Vee"
#029 "The Same Old Song -- Different Hit Tunes With The Same Melody"
#030 "The Languages Of Love/Valentines Day Everyday"
#031 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Jan & Dean"
#032 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Del Shannon"
#033 "The April Fools"
#034 "What'd They Say? The Nonsense Lyrics Top 40"
#035 "The Earth Day Rock & Pop Music Connection"
#036 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Bobby Rydell"
#037 "30 Chart Topping Singers Who Couldn't Sing"
#038 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Three Dog Night"
#039 "Countdown Of The Top 40 Patriotic Hit Songs Of All Time"
#040 / 041 "Singling & Jingling (Famed Rock & Pop Stars Who Sang Radio &
Television Commercials) Parts One & Two"
#042 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Chuck Berry"
#043 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Dave Clark Five
#044 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Tommy James & The Shondells"
#045 "The Pre-Fame Jobs Of 40 Famous Pop And Rock Stars"
#046A "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Four Tops
#047 "Count-Down – The Top 40 Greatest Italian-American Rock And Pop
Groups Of All Time"
#048 "Top 40 Halloween Hits Count Down"
#049 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Carole King"
#050 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of James Taylor & Friends &
Family"
#051 "The Top 40 Lost Hits Of Christmas"
#052 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of John Denver"
#053 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Bill Haley & His Comets
#054 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Tom Petty"
#055 “2018 Valentine’s Day Top 50 Love Songs Of The 1950s Count Down”
#056 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Johnny Rivers"
#057 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Mitch Ryder"
#058 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Association"
#059 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Raspberries & Eric Carmen"
#060 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Simon & Garfunkel"
#061 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Art Garfunkel"
#062 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Paul Simon"
#063 "The 30 Greatest Girls Groups Of The 1950s"
#064 "The Lost Top 40 Hits Of 1963"
#065 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Glen Campbell, Part 1"
#066 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Glen Campbell, Part 2"
#067 "82 Actors And Actresses Who Also Sang On Hit Records"
#068 “Hit Singles Hootenanny – 67 Folk Acts On The Rock Charts”
#069 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Sylvester Stewart/Sly & The
Family Stone"
#070 "Famous Top 40 Radio Station Jingles & Disc Jockeys"
#071 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Connie Francis, Part 1"
#072 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Connie Francis, Part 2"
#073 "40 Lost Hits From 1968"
#074 "Rock & Roll Royalty"
#075 "The Beatles & Elvis Presley For Christmas"
#076 "Wonderful W-O-R-M Radio – A Satire On Early 1960s Top 40 Radio
With "Wonderful W-O-R-M – AM”
#077 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Elvis Presley At The Movies"
#078 "58 Radio Disc Jockeys With Hit Singles"
#079 "40 Lost Top 40 Hit Singles From 1976"
#080 “The Day The Music Died” – "The Last Concert By Buddy Holly, J.P.
'The Big Bopper' Richardson & Ritchie Valens”
#081 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Little Richard"
#082 "50 Lost Top 40 British Invasion Acts"
#083 "30 Feminist Hit Singles Before Their Time"
#084 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Paul Anka, Part 1"
#085 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Paul Anka, Part 2"
#086 "Jailhouse Rockers"
#087 "The Top 40 Lost Hits Of 1980"
#088 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Roy Orbison, Part 1"
#089 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Roy Orbison, Part 2"
#090 "20th Century Hit Singles About Motorcycles"
#091 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Rick Nelson, Part 1"
#092 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Rick Nelson, Part 2"
#093 "50th Anniversary Of Woodstock Rockumentary"
#094 "The Top 40 Lost Hits Of 1972"
#095 "The First Five Years Of Motown Records – 64 Hit Singles"
#096 "The Compete Hit Singles History Of Carl Perkins"
#097 "Canadian Rockers With Top 40 Hit Singles In the U.S. – 1955 To 1994"
#098 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Gary Lewis & The Playboys"
#099 "Sex-Rated Hit Singles Of The 1960s And 1970s"
#100 "What's Playin' On The Juke Box At Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll
World Headquarters"
#101 "45 Lost 1960s Xmas 45s"
#102 "40 Good Songs From 30 Bad Movies"
#103 "The "Complete Hit Singles History Of The Everly Brothers, Part 1"
#104 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Everly Brothers, Part 2"
#105 "The Top 40 Lost Hits Of 1961"
#106 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Neil Diamond, Part 1"
#107 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Neil Diamond, Part 2"
#108 “40 Greatest Bird-Named Groups”
#109 "The Greatest Rock & Roll Doctors Of All Time"
#110 "Sunshine Pop Hits Of The Late 1960s"
#111 "The Lost Top 40 Hits Of 1965"
#112 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Dionne Warwick, Part 1"
#113 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Dionne Warwick, Part 2"
#115 “The Kids Are Alright – 60 hit-Producing Progeny Of Famed Rock,
Rhythm & Blues, Country, And Pop Performers”
#116 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Peter & Gordon + Peter Asher
Production Highlights"
#117 “Lost Hits (& Lost Headlines) From Each Of The First 20 Years Of The
Rock & Roll Era”
#118 "The History Of The Band & Robbie Robertson"
#119 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Kingston Trio"
#120 “40 Lost TV Show Theme Song Hits”
#121 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Sam Cooke
#122 "The Compete Hit Singles History Of The Righteous Brothers"
#123 “20th Century TV Commercial Rock & Roll”
#124 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Bread-David Gates"
#125 "45 Lost Christmas 45s Of The 1970s"
#126 "Elvis Presley's Rhythm & Blues Hit Singles"
#127 "They All Sounded Like Elvis"
#128 "The Lost Top 40 HIts Of 1967"
#129 "Original Names Of 30 Famous Rock & Rhythm & Blues Groups"
#130 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Four Seasons, Part 1"
#131 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Four Seasons, Part 2"
#132 "Hit Singles Cover Versions Of Beatles Originals, Part 1"
#133 "Hit Singles Cover Versions Of Beatles Originals, Part 2"
#134 "The Lost Top 40 HIts Of 1977"
#135 “Big Hits & Big Law Suits + Platters About The Legal Profession”
#136 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Grass Roots"
#137 "30 Nominees For The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame"
#138 "Phil Spector"
#139 "The Lost Top 40 Hits Of 1971"
#140 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Rascals"
#141 "Twentieth Century Top 40 Angels & Devils"
#142 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Doors"
#143 "The History Of 'Louie Louie'"
#144 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Herman's Hermits"
#145 "The Lost Top 40 Hits Of 1959"
#146 "The Top 20 Rock & Roll Composing Teams During The Golden Age Of
45 RPM Records – 1955 To 1984"
#147 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Bobby Darin, Part 1"
#148 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Bobby Darin, Part 2"
#149 "The Greatest Rock & Roll Christmas Album Of All Time"
#150 "30 Years Of Lost Top 40 Hits - 1955 To 1984"
#151 "The History Of Four Elvis Presley Signature Songs"
#152 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Dion & The Belmonts"
#153 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Dion As A Solo Artist"
#154 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Chubby Checker"
#155 "The Top 40 Lost Hits Of 1966"
#156 "30 Hit Singles From The Golden Era Of Garage Bands"
#157 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Carpenters, Part 1"
#158 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Carpenters, Part 2"
#159 "The Top 40 Lost Hits Of 1975"
#160 "The Birth Of Top 40 Radio"
#161 "The Search For The First Rock & Roll Record (Remastered &
Enhanced)"
#162 "19 Hit Songs The Beatles Gave Away"
#163 "The Real Story Of The Million Dollar Quartet (Remastered &
Enhanced)"
#164 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Animals"
#165 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Jan & Dean (Remastered &
Enhanced)"
#166 "Answer Songs - The Sagas Of 21 Hit 45s With The Rest Of The Story"
#167 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Creedence Clearwater Revival"
#168 "Top 40 Halloween Hits - Reconjured Edition"
#169 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Beach Boys, Part 1"
#170 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of The Beach Boys, Part 2"
#171 "The Complete Hit Singes History Of The Dave Clark 5 (Remastered &
Enhanced)"
#172 "The History Of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
#173 "40 Lost Instrumental Hits Of The 1960s"
#174 "They Played On The Most Hits"
#175 "The Complete Hit Singles History Of Carole King (Updated &
Remastered)
#176 "The Trade Secrets Of Lennon & McCartney
#177 "The Last Show"
