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Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll Podcast


"Rare & Scratchy Rock 'N Roll" is a "rockumentary" series telling the greatest rock and roll stories on record. Some of our episodes spotlight specific artists, and others cover various specific subjects. All of them rock as we cover stories and myths about songs you can sing along with.

Aug 15, 2016

On this episode, we’ve improvised a sampling of jazz hits that used to be an important part of the playlists of rock and roll radio stations.

Prior to the mid-1970s, top 40 formats often included a wider spectrum of music than they do now. Back then you could hear rockabilly, easy listening, country, rhythm and blues, pop, Broadway show tunes, and jazz on the same station.

That was long before radio, satellite, and Internet streaming rock music stations splintered into more narrowly focused formats such as hard rock, soft rock, classic rock, oldies, album oriented rock, urban contemporary, and so on.

Many of the jazz hits played on top 40 radio stations were cover versions of then-current rock songs, and then there were rock and pop hits that were cover versions of jazz originals. And we’ll cover some of them, too.

So, stay tuned for all that jazz. We’ll hit the high notes here.


SJC in Detroit
seven and a half years ago

Just like Moliere's character who is delighted to discover he'd been speaking prose his entire life, rock & roll listeners will be pleasantly surprised to discover all the jazz favorites they've been listening to for years. Another fun, educational podcast.