ROOTS Music History Podcast

May 18 2024
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🎶A Music History Documentaries Podcast Show Based in Nashville, TN🎶 Ever wonder about the true stories behind your favorite artists and songs? What led someone to the Music Industry? What inspired them to write that lyric? Or how that artist went from a struggling, depressed addict to a self-made millionaire? On ROOTS MUSIC, we dig up the roots that grew your favorite music. Through hours of research, reading old newspapers, and deep diving into various interviews, we are here to give you the real, un-filtered, true story. Join the ROOTS Music History family by Clicking the Follow button!

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From Smashing Guitars to Rock Operas, The WHO's Pete Townshend Turns 79 This Weekend!

May 18 2024 26 mins  
🎵Like it or not, Pete Townshend has been an undeniable staple in music history. The Who dominated the rock scene longer than any other British rock band of that time. Much of the Who's success rests with Pete Townshend, legendary rock and roller known for smashing guitars and being a major writer of over 100 of the Who's songs AND both Rock Operas. From MY GENERATION to

Should Taylor Swift Say Thank You to Donald Trump?

May 16 2024 18 mins  
🎵Donald Trump recently came out with a statement saying Taylor Swift should THANK HIM for MAKING HER SO MUCH MONEY. Taylor Swift has been overly vocal about her negative opinions towards Donald Trump and republicans. There have even been *rumors* that she said she'd "never do another tour" if Donald Trump were re-elected. In early 2024, it was looking like Taylor

WHAT IS UP WITH DON HENLEY? The Lawsuits Have Not Stopped

Apr 23 2024 16 mins  
🎵Don Henley has recently been in the news for an Eagles lawsuit involving stealing lyrics. But Don Henley has been coming after up and coming artists (and existing artists) for recent years on YouTube, Tik Tok, Instagram, etc. trying to prevent his music from being covered. Where is all of this coming from, though? Did Don Henley just wake up one day and decide to be this drivi

ALICE COOPER: The Unfiltered Story of a Prodigal Son Rock Legend

Apr 21 2024 45 mins  
🎵🎵Rock and Roll Legend Alice Cooper is known for his twisted and deranged theatrical performance in combination with his hard rock and roll. Originally rejected in LA by record label after record label....he eventually lived up to (and far exceeded) his high school year book's "aspiration" of one day selling a million dollar record. Raised by a preacher, and th

John Wines UNEXPECTED Rise to Fame: My In-Depth Interview with The Old Grey Guitarist

Mar 27 2024 39 mins  
🎵Before John Wines, aka The Old Grey Guitarist, auditioned for the TV Show America's Got Talent he had unintentionally gone viral on Tik Tok playing guitar covers of famous rock and roll guitarists. While many recognize him from Simon Cowell's show, over 1.4 million people around the world tune into his Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube every week to be hypnotized by his

Getting Personal This Week with 'The Shiny Bass' - Steve Cook

Mar 12 2024 30 mins  
🎵This week's episode hasn't gone through the typical script-writing/editing process. This morning, I saw on Instagram a bass player I know posting about a curveball in his personal life. This bass player, named Steve Cook, was on a Roots Music History episode last year where we talked about a 619 year-old tree that stood on George Washington's property (and Betsy Ro

What Actually Happened to Kurt Cobain...

Mar 03 2024 58 mins  
🎵Kurt Cobain, famous rock and roller from NIRVANA, was found on April 8th, 1994 of what was immediately deemed a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Immediately after his discovery, a young medical examiner signed a certificate of death before the toxicology report was released. Upon the release of the toxicology report - questions started to swarm the nation and Nirvana fans everywh

Emotional Tribute to Country Music Legend Toby Keith: Story Behind Courtesy of the Red White & Blue

Feb 17 2024 56 mins  
🎵Toby Keith is not just a Country Music Legend, He is an American Legend. Many may not know that his father, Hubert, inspired a large portion of his number one hit single 'Courtesy of the Red White and Blue'. His father died just months before the September 11, 2001 Attacks that rocked the United States of America. Hubert was the first person Toby thought of watching th

Should Fender Fix This for Stevie Ray Vaughan?! | SRV's Biggest Secret

Feb 08 2024 25 mins  
🎵In the early 2000s, Fender Guitar released a limited number of Number One Stratocaster Replicas - built to the exact specifications as Stevie Ray Vaughan's cherished 'first wife' guitar. However, while I was deep diving into Stevie Ray Vaughan's life and guitars for my channel, I came across what I believe is a fatal flaw in the reissues. The number one reissue

DID FENDER F*CK UP?: A Full Analysis of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Guitars

Feb 01 2024 35 mins  
🎵The only thing more fascinating than Stevie Ray Vaughan himself is his guitars. SRV's guitars have become a few of America's most famous guitars in music history. With that, has come a lot of misinformation, myths, and downright confusion! In today's episode of Roots Music History, we are doing a complete analysis of the full history of Stevie Ray Vaughan's most