A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

History of rock music from 1938 to 1999 through five hundred influential songs AI summary

Andrew Hickey Visit website › Music · EN · 261 episodes · latest 2026-11-01

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Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.

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Song 187, “Space Oddity” by David Bowie, Part One, “Commencing Countdown Engines On”

2026-11-01

This episode is the first of a two-parter on “Space Oddity”, and the early career of David Bowie. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also…
Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

2026-09-03 · 2 hr 41 min

This episode is on “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, and is the third part of a trilogy following the episodes on the GTOs and Frank Zappa. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more…
Song 185: “Peaches En Regalia” by Frank Zappa

2026-07-21 · 2 hr 39 min

This episode follows on from the episode on the GTOs. These two make up two parts of a three-part story, and I’m hoping to have part three, on Captain Beefheart, up before the end of the month. This episode is on…
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2026-07-21 · 2 min

Some of you will have seen me talk in the past about a site called The Daily Tism, a satirical news site by and for autistic people which is run by some friends of mine, and which I’ve written the odd piece for.…
Song 184: “The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes” by the GTOs

2026-07-21 · 1 hr 30 min

This episode took longer than normal to come up because, as you’ll see from the episode itself, I’m releasing it simultaneously with the next episode, on Frank Zappa. These two make up two parts of a three-part story,…
Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, Part 2: “His Disciples Lead Him In”

2026-03-22 · 2 hr 4 min

Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — health issues have continued to affect me. They *seem* to be improving, but I should also mention here that some of the guitar demonstrations in this episode are not…
Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, part 1: Always Playing Clean

2026-02-12 · 1 hr 45 min

Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — I had a chronic illness flare-up and a frankly awful January. With luck, part two of this story will be up before the end of February. For those who haven’t heard the…
Song 182: “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff

2025-12-18 · 1 hr 50 min

This episode, we look at the song “Many Rivers to Cross”, the birth of reggae, and the career of the late Jimmy Cliff. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.…
Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

2025-11-03

This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.…
Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

2025-09-30

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length: 1 hr 47 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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