Skip to main content

Rock

Sort:

Newest

04:47

A Former Punk's Album of Grown-Up Rock and Roll

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new solo album by Amy Rigby. In the early eighties, Rigby was part of the all-woman punk band the Shams, and following that, a country-rock outfit called Last Roundup. After a long silence, she's back with a new solo album called "Diary of a Mod Housewife."

Review
44:13

Rock and Roll Songwriter Carl Perkins

He's the man who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million copies. Carl Perkins has also written the songs, "Matchbox," "Honey Don't," and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" which have been recorded by the Beatles. Born in Tennessee, he's a pioneer of rockabilly music. His new memoir and CD are both called "Go Cat Go!"

Interview
05:30

"The Voice of Tony Burrows" Can Be Heard in Many One-Hit Wonders

Music critic Ken Tucker reviews the CD "Love Grows (where My Rosemary Goes): The Voice of Tony Burrows." Burrows rode up the charts during the British invasion. The CD is a collection of hits by Burrow's who was known for spinning out hit after hit in the late 1960s and early 70s under a different name or bands.

Review
21:27

Music Video Producer and Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Lindsay-Hogg talks with Terry Gross about his new film "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus." The concert footage was shot 28 years ago, but hasn't been released until now. The film was shelved by the Rolling Stones and later lost for fifteen years.. A companion C.D. under the same title will be released today.

21:49

Trumpeter Nathan Breedlove on the Ska Revival

Breedlove plays with the Jamaican group, The Skatalites. They're credited with creating the music known as ska, a precursor to reggae, which is often mistaken for reggae. The group got their start in the 1960s. Breedlove is an American musician who worked with Lionel Hampton, and began playing with The Skatalites about seven years ago. The Skatalites have a new album, "Greetings from Skamania."

Interview
21:28

Producer and Musician Ike Turner

In 1991, Turner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His 1951 hit "Rocket '88" is considered by some to be the first true rock n' roll recording. He discovered Tina Turner (then known as Anna Mae Bullock), and the two started performing together. Their stormy relationship was portrayed in the film "What's Love Got to Do with It." Turner spent 18 months in jail for drug charges in the early 1990s.

Interview

Did you know you can create a shareable playlist?

Advertisement

There are more than 22,000 Fresh Air segments.

Let us help you find exactly what you want to hear.
Just play me something
Your Queue

Would you like to make a playlist based on your queue?

Generate & Share View/Edit Your Queue