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Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast

Jumpin" John McDermott and Bill Price

Two baby boomers, Bill Price and Jumpin" John McDermott, bringing you podcasts highlighting the early history & evolution of Rock & Roll.

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11:20

Doo Wop - The Classics & The Earls

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2025/06/22

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of the Doo Wop series, we will focus on two groups from the late 1950's and early 1960's, The Classics and The Earls. Interestingly both groups had a hit that had two words in the song’s title, and also used the same second word, “Then”. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flas...

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50:38

Songs About Birds (MMM7)

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/06/18

Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and the story of my life revolves around the wonderful relationship that I had with my soul mate and the love of my life: Sally Lehman McDermott. Had I never met Sally, I would neither have enjoyed our fifty years together, nor the lives of our daughters or of our granddaughters. Music has the mysterious power to trigger deep emotions and re-awaken memories. The My Musical Memories series he...

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25:28

The Mamas & The Papas

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2025/06/12

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review the career highlights of one of the most important pop groups of the 1960’s: the Mamas & the Papas! The Mamas & the Papas folk-rock vocal-group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960's. Their sound was built around vocal harmonies arranged by group leader John Phillips with a solid, electric folk foundation. A major part of their...

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12:18

Vocal Trios: The Fleetwoods

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2025/05/27

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback we’ll take a look back at the history of The Fleetwoods, one of the vocal trios from the late 1950's. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "Yo...

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17:11

One Hit Wonder: Procol Harum

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/05/25

Welcome to the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback! In 2018 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame introduced a new Singles category. Two of the six songs inducted that year were "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Rumble". I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss Procol Harum's influential 1967 hit, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"! I reviewed the song "Rumble" in Rock and Roll Flashback podcast episode #134. Besides the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale", Procol Harum...

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15:45

One Hit Wonder: Link Wray

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/05/22

Welcome to the One Hit Wonders Series on Rock and Roll Flashback! In 2018 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame introduced a new Singles category. Two of the six songs inducted that year were "Rumble" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale". I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss Link Wray's influential 1958 hit, "Rumble"! I will review "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in a separate podcast episode . Fred Lincoln Wray, Jr. (whose last name was spelled W-R-A-Y) was born in 1929 in ...

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13:46

One Hit Wonder: Edwin Starr

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2025/05/15

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I’m Jumpin’ John, and in this podcast episode I will transport you listeners back to the United States during the year 1970! Back then, the US was deeply involved in the Vietnam War. That war was a long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. More than 3 million people, including over 58,000 Americans, were killed in the Viet...

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22:15

40th Anniversary of "Undercover Man"

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/05/08

May 2025 marks the 40th Anniversary of the little known song "Undercover Man". That song was written and recorded by the one-gig-per-year Party Rock Band called the Cool Brothers. This podcast episode of Rock and Roll Flashback is a lighthearted homage to "Undercover Man", to the Cool Brothers, and to the band's benefactor, Wilbur Lehman. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All ...

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39:35

Led Zeppelin, Part 1

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and I'm calling this podcast Led Zeppelin, Part 1. I plan to highlight the first six and a half years of Led Zeppelin - a group that I consider to be one of the greatest bands in rock and roll history! Be sure to check out our companion podcast, Led Zeppelin, Part 2, where I will discuss the last six years that the band was active, as well as a few of their numerous awards and honors. We welcome your feedback, so please f...

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26:19

Led Zeppelin, Part 2

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast is airing in the year 2025. Fifty years ago a British hard rock band reached their creative peak with their only studio double album. That album was titled Physical Graffiti. This podcast episode will highlight the end of that band's career, from 1974 onward. I consider this band to be one of the greatest bands in rock and roll history: Led Zeppelin! I am calling this episode Led ...

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12:06

Chris Montez

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll take a look back at the career of Chris Montez. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John. It was initially reco...

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14:52

Steppenwolf

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/04/09

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll look back at the history of Steppenwolf, one of the psychedelic bands of the late 1960's. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "You Ess...

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29:39

Psychedelic 1 Hit Wonders: 4 Songs From the Late '60's

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2025/04/08

Welcome to the One Hit Wonders series on Rock & Roll Flashback! Back in Rock and Roll Flashback podcast episode numbers 33 and 34 I discussed the development of Psychedelic Rock music in the 1960's and 1970's. Today's podcast episode will focus on four psychedelic rock songs released during the late 1960's that I would characterize as one hit wonders. These four songs by four different bands featured some of the studio experimentation, distortion effects, and trippy lyri...

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31:30

The Byrds, 1964-1967

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/04/03

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! I'm Jumpin' John, and today’s episode will concentrate on the four critical years of one of the premier folk rock bands in the mid 1960’s: The Byrds! We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "...

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52:26

Songs For Sally & Family (MMM6)

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/03/26

Welcome to another edition of Rock and Roll Flashback! This episode is going to be highly personal, featuring songs that I wrote for my family and demo recorded. Honestly, unless you knew Sally Lehman or personally know me, this podcast may not be of interest to you. At any rate, I'm Jumpin' John, and the story of my life revolves around the wonderful relationship that I had with the love of my life: Sally Lehman McDermott. Sally was my everything. She was ...

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32:34

Gordon Lightfoot

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/03/07

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in today's episode I will review the highlights of the legendary singer and songwriter, Canada's great troubadour, Gordon Lightfoot! We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was w...

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27:53

Glen Campbell

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! ! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this podcast edition I will discuss some of the highlights of Glen Campbell's extensive career. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John. It ...

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11:23

Doo Wop: The Marcels and Little Caesar & The Romans

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/02/24

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback and the Doo Wop Series. I'm Bill Price, and in this episode we will flash back to the late 1950's and look at two Doo Wop vocal groups from that era, The Marcels and Little Caesar & The Romans. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" M...

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25:44

Bobby Darin

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/02/20

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will review the career of the versatile singer known as Bobby Darin! We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your thoughts and/or suggestions via phone text! All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John. It was initially recorded by B...

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23:37

Roy Orbison

Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast ·

2025/02/16

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Bill Price, and in this edition of Rock and Roll Flashback we will look back at one of Rock and Roll’s top recording artists, Roy Orbison. His career as a musician ran from 1953 to 1988. Roy was unique, not only for his voice and song writing, but also for his later collaborations with other famous rock artists from the 1960's and 1980's. We welcome your feedback, so please feel free to click on this link and let us know your though...

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