Author Archives: Andrew Hickey

https://www.500songs.com/e/episode-40-drugstore-rock-n-roll-by-janis-martin/ Episode forty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Drugstore Rock ‘n’ Roll”, by Janis Martin, an early rockabilly classic by the woman known as “the Female Elvis”, musical gentrification, misogyny, and third acts … Continue reading →

https://www.500songs.com/e/episode-39-please-please-please-by-james-brown-and-the-famous-flames/ The latest episode of “A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs” is now up. This one’s on “Please Please Please” by James Brown, and how hard a life you have to have to become the hardest working man … Continue reading →

https://www.500songs.com/e/episode-38-heartbreak-hotel-by-elvis-presley/ This week’s episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! This one’s on Elvis Presley, “Heartbreak Hotel”, and how wanting to take care of your parents can pay off… Patreon backers also have a … Continue reading →

https://www.500songs.com/e/episode-37-i-walk-the-line-by-johnny-cash/ The new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up, on “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash, and how a gospel singer turned rock and roll star became a country icon. Patreon backers … Continue reading →

For everyone, here’s the new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. This one’s on “Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins, and how talent can sometimes overcome terrible luck Also, for Patreon backers only, there’s a ten-minute … Continue reading →