A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

A podcast by Andrew Hickey

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253 Episodes

  1. Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””

    Published: 10/17/2024
  2. Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

    Published: 9/22/2024
  3. Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

    Published: 8/19/2024
  4. Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

    Published: 8/1/2024
  5. PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr

    Published: 7/13/2024
  6. PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People

    Published: 7/12/2024
  7. PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield

    Published: 7/11/2024
  8. PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius

    Published: 7/10/2024
  9. PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

    Published: 7/9/2024
  10. ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024

    Published: 7/8/2024
  11. Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”

    Published: 7/2/2024
  12. Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks

    Published: 6/13/2024
  13. Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”

    Published: 5/24/2024
  14. Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

    Published: 5/7/2024
  15. An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me

    Published: 5/3/2024
  16. Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late

    Published: 4/14/2024
  17. Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”

    Published: 3/25/2024
  18. Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 4, Hour of Darkness

    Published: 3/1/2024
  19. Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 3, The Parsons Tale

    Published: 2/16/2024
  20. Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part Two, Of Submarines and Second Generations

    Published: 2/1/2024

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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.