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Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastMartha & The VandellasWelcome to Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this installment of our Girl Groups Series on Rock and Roll Flashback, I will discuss one of the premier groups who emerged in the 1960's. That group was Martha and the Vandellas. Lead by Martha Reeves, they were a prominent Detroit singing group who challenged the Supremes as Motown Records’ premier female group in the 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 Ro...2025-07-2624 min
Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastThe Kingston Trio (1958-1967)Hello, time travelers! I’m your Rock and Roll Flashback host, Jumpin’ John, and in this podcast episode I will review the first 10 years of one of the most commercially successful folk groups ever: The Kingston Trio! 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 Bill...2025-07-2031 min
Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastSongs That Were Covers: VenusWelcome to another edition of the Songs That Were Covers series on Rock and Roll Flashback podcasts! I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will briefly review one song that had the unique distinction of, on two different occasions, reaching the #1 position on the US singles charts while being performed by two different non-American bands. That song is entitled "Venus"!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 ar...2025-06-2319 min
Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastSongs About Birds (MMM7)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 here on Rock and Roll Flashback Podcasts explores the various ways that music was an integral part of my life...2025-06-1950 min
Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastThe Mamas & The PapasWelcome 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 appeal lay in the easygoing southern California lifestyle the foursome seemingly embodied and endorsed. Their first two hit singles, "Californi...2025-06-1225 min
Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastProcol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale"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 would have a few more modest hits. However, nothing would compare to the lasting influence of "A...2025-05-2517 min
Rock and Roll Flashback PodcastOne Hit Wonder: Link WrayWelcome 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 Dunn, North Carolina and grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. Link Wray's mother was of Shawn...2025-05-2215 min