Brian and Murdock get a listener request to revisit the life, trials, and absolute chaos that came to define the finest country music singer of all time - George Jones.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSHOW NOTESThe George Jones & Tom Carter book: I Lived to Tell it AllGeorge Jones On The Reccord with Ralph Emery:https://youtu.be/BPoH39J-LWU?si=SV-7SNHBXToi18sMMike Judge’s Tales from the Tour Bus:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPA5iWmbYtYBad Cock will Treat You Right:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmm7nvCpNAMHeartbreaking stories about George: https://www.factinate.com/people/george-jones/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Boston vs the Boston Herald
Brian and Murdock talk about discovering the first Boston album and dive into the fascinating and upsetting story of the two men who defined their sound and personified their struggles. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains mention of suicide and abuse after the 34 minute mark. If you are suffering with thoughts of depression and hopelessness and considering harming yourself, please seek help.Additionally, we ask all listeners to consider visiting and supporting the work of To Write Love on Her Arms.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSHOW NOTES:http://rockandrollgarage.com/how-boston-tom-scholz-made-their-entire-debut-album-in-his-basement/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-interview-bostons-tom-scholz-remembers-bradley-delp-94896/https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/the-band/former-members/brad-delphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goudreauhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Scholzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delphttps://www.loudersound.com/features/how-boston-flew-so-high-and-fell-so-farhttps://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/scholz-v-boston-herald/The actual court decision on Scholz vs the Herald: https://www.rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/imported/2014-05-02-scholz-v-boston-herald.pdfArchive of lawsuit briefs/decisions/documents: https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/articles/legal-documentshttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/brad-delp-suicide/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boston_band_membersThe Boston Herald piece with important parts highlighted: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/525ed589e4b07b05fff51e46/t/585b2884725e25b52bb8eaf4/1482369156574/Boston+Herald+Reporting.pdfhttp://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/27/boston_singer_brad_delps_final_days_marked_by_crisis_over_hidden_camera/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Steely Dan vs Gaucho
Brian and Murdock get sent looking for stories of out-of-control album creations and come back with the tale of Walter, Donald, 3 years, 50 musicians, a drug problem, a tragic death, and a personal injury - aka Gaucho.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_DanReelin in the Years book by Brian Sweet: https://www.amazon.com/Steely-Dan-Reelin-Brian-Sweet/dp/1468313142https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steely_Dan_membershttps://www.lindahoovermusic.com/biohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countdown_to_EcstasyQuantum Criminals book preview: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Quantum_Criminals/JPi0EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Die Behind the Wheel Crime Fiction:https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/thornton-die-behind-wheel/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aja_(album)Jonathan Clark’s Medium article: https://medium.com/@jonathanusa/the-crazy-story-of-the-making-of-steely-dans-gaucho-e4e7d68651e5https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaucho_(album)The Jake Malooley reporting on “The Second Arrangement”https://expandingdan.substack.com/p/second-arrangement-steely-dan-roger-nichols-tapehttps://wiki-lied.fandom.com/wiki/The_Second_Arrangementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Nichols_(recording_engineer)https://rogernichols.com/wendelhttps://bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-many-sides-of-walter-becker.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Beckerhttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steely-dans-quiet-hero-inside-walter-beckers-troubled-life-wry-genius-199094/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steely-dan-most-tragic-album/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Led Zeppelin vs the heist
Brian and Murdock dig into the infamous tale of that time a whole lotta money went missing - and the suspects, mobsters and managers who may (or may not) have been at the center of it all. Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSHOW NOTESZeppelin’s unreal record dealhttps://www.loudersound.com/news/led-zeppelin-atlantic-contracthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_ZeppelinLed $eppelinhttps://forums.ledzeppelin.com/topic/10704-how-rich-are-led-zeppelin/Lead guitar, Jimmy Pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_PageAleister Crowley’s swinging satan padhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boleskine_House“Hey, the money is gone.”https://www.ledzeppelin.com/event/july-29-1973“NYPD, open up”https://ledzepnews.com/2024/01/08/exclusive-nypd-files-on-robbery-of-180000-from-led-zeppelin-drake-hotel-1973-revealed-after-50-years/Peter Grant post heist press conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00LtwfpSfX8Bob Spitz’s book that oozes sex, drugs, rock and roll and robbery. https://nypost.com/2021/11/08/new-book-sheds-light-on-200000-led-zeppelin-robbery/Peter Grant rocking out at ‘Zep’ shows/events post Bonham’s deathhttps://forums.ledzeppelin.com/topic/20557-peter-grant-at-post-zep-shows/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The Grammys vs the curse
The guys chase down the long running rumor that winning too many Grammys too quickly can end a career by examining a few stories of bands that won the hardware and hit hard times.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSHOW NOTES:https://variety.com/2021/music/news/grammys-best-new-artist-curse-1234892921/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starland_Vocal_Bandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starland_Vocal_Band_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afternoon_Delighthttps://americansongwriter.com/the-rather-randy-meaning-behind-afternoon-delight-by-starland-vocal-band/https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/Afternoon_Delighthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year#1970shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rockhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughanhttps://www.guitarplayer.com/music/christopher-cross-filled-in-for-a-sick-ritchie-blackmorehttps://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/get-an-up-close-look-at-stevie-ray-vaughans-number-one-strat-in-this-historic-videohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Crosshttps://www.goldminemag.com/articles/theres-singer-songwriter-christopher-cross-meets-eyehttps://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/christopher-cross-marks-40th-anniversary-debut-album-paramount/6125267001/Amazing photo of the band Flash: https://web.archive.org/web/20110715222114/http://www.saboomie.com/txband/flash.jpghttps://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-01-20/the-reluctant-celebrity/https://michaelcorcoran.substack.com/p/christopher-cross-40-years-of-griefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cross_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_ArtistSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Rock N Roll Story Guys features two best friends discussing (and maybe setting straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of the biggest bands and songs in rock n roll history.
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