Rock School

"Streaming service Deezer is trying a new format of paying artists and the world is watching. We have the story."

"The Rolling Stones are putting out new hits. Mick Jagger is 80. Is he the oldest person to have a hit? Not by 21 years. The oldest person to go to number one is 101 years old. We will play him and many other seasoned citizens."

"Nine days before the recording of this show, I had the Widow Maker Heart Attack. This is my story told as a warning to other to take care of themselves. We will also play music from musicians who had the same. "

"Taylor Swift is re recording all the albums she recorded with Big Machine Records. She is not the first. Not even close. We have a long list of songs and reasons bands and artists re recorded their music."

"The phrase Big in Japan has become a bit of a joke thanks to Spinal Tap. However, it is a real thing and the Japanese press began noticing and reporting on bands that went to Japan to make it or to stay popular. We will tell you all about it."

"Banning a song is often done for a strong reason. Then there is the show today. Here is a list of songs that were banned for silly or dumb reasons. Just for fun."

"You all know the Windmill from Pete Townshend. You know the Duck Walk from Chuck Berry but there are so many more stage moves named after musicians. We have a whole list for you this week."

"Of course rock stars do commercials. Some believe it is selling out but you have pay the bills. This week is a long list of rock stars you might not believe did commercials but did. We have the audio to prove it."

"The Midnight Special was one of a slew of late night music shows that proved people would stay up late to watch something they liked. This was before DVRs and not many had VCRs. Plus it was one of my favorites."

"Now and again, you will see a rock musician show up in a movie either as a performer or an extra. This week we have a long list of appearences."

"In my music feeds, it often comes up that a musician received his or her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that day. I decided to investigate. We will discuss how one gets a star, the cost and a few other rather interesting facts."

"Believe it or do not but there are scientists out there who have taken their life work and named their findings after a rock star. I would probably do it as well. Here is a list of some bands and songs that mention bugs."

"Rolling Stone came out with their list of best songs by bands found in movies and television. That means they are songs by bands that do not exist. We don't have time for all 50 but we will do the top 25."

"If the predictions are correct, Swift's Eras tour is set to become the first tour, ever, to break a billion dollars in gross sales. But how? How is it being done and why Swift? We have multiple answers."

"This week we speak with author Scott Shea about his new book, All the Leaves are Brown: How the Mamas and the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart."

"This week in 1992 Bill Clinton played saxophone on the Arsinio Hall show. With that and the presidential race heating up, here's a rundown of presidents who were also musicians."

"This week we speak with music author Hank Davis about his new book, Ducktails, Drive-ins and Broken Hearts. An Unsweetened Look at 50s Music."

"Many famous music fathers have children who are following them into the family business. Here's a long list of them along with clips and full songs."

"Dolly Parton just had her 57th wedding anniversary to Carl Dean. That may make her the longest married musician alive today. For this hour, we have a list of other musicians married for a good long time."

"Back in 1992 this week, the principal of a school in New Jersey banned We Are the Champions because Freddy Mercury had died of AIDS. Of course people protested and the ban was overturned. This week we have a bunch of stories of schools banning music and what happened."