Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories exists to discuss and (maybe set straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of your favorite bands and songs. Created and hosted by Brian and Murdock of The Story Guys.
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The guys pop the mailbag open and make apologies, salute librarians, and geek out about Grand Funk.
The guys give it their best shot when a teenage fan of the show writes to ask them to explain why that lady from Stranger Things has had so many songs written about her. This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Send us an episode request about one [...]
The guys celebrate the life and complicated legacy of the engineer with a lot of ideals - and a MASSIVE influence on what rock n roll sounds like. SHOW NOTES: The letter: https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/nirvana
Brian breaks down the larger-than-life, unbelievable tale of the man who showed up to Sam Cooke's funeral with Sam Cooke's wife - Bobby Womack. There is sex. There is attempted murder. There is lots of drugging with Sly Stone. This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Send us [...]
Brian and Murdock break down the three theories that have haunted many since the death of Sam Cooke back in December of 1964. Was it really just bad behavior gone worse? Or was Sam set up? This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Send us an episode [...]
The guys giggle through another round of entries from listeners telling stories about their favorite music festival experiences while trying to win tickets to Louder Than Life Music Festival in September.
A listener letter sends the guys on the first of what could be many explorations into the backstories of some of the session musicians who made up the collective who would come to be known as "The Wrecking Crew." Hear the story of the drummer who happened to be next door just in time to [...]
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is taking over most musical talk this weekend, so the guys dug back to Episode 147 to celebrate a certain track from Ms Swift's back catalog and see what we can all learn from her about music history.
To celebrate the life of Dickey Betts (RIP, April 18, 2024), the guys revisit an episode from last November relating the drugs, chaos, and southern rock relatability that would define the Allman Brothers Band.
A photo of a whole lot of famous rockers in one place gets the guys researching a record label that redefined the way music was listened to and sold in 1970's America. SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-tel The photo: https://qr.ae/psvMqm https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dire-straits-thin-lizzy-eric-clapton-led-zeppelin-bad-company-and-109755815.html https://www.discogs.com/release/12787001-Various-The-Summit https://www.loudersound.com/news/led-zeppelin-once-released-a-song-on-k-tel-the-result-was-one-of-the-great-all-star-photos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_the_Child https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_the_Child https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerts_for_the_People_of_Kampuchea https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-the-concerts-for-the-people-of-kampuchea/ https://hercsktelalbums.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-summit-uk-january-1980.html https://mymusicthroughtheyears.wordpress.com/2022/01/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-k-tel-records/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/k-tel-as-seen-on-tv-compilation-album-history 1997 Billboard ads celebrating KTEL: https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47-IA3&lpg=PA47-IA3&dq=K-Tel&source=bl&ots=C4AWmvPyX7&sig=ACfU3U2g9VCfSsuB5DT3Z-h2QJLfq56mZw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_-eXsav5AhUTg4kEHXgrDpg4WhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=K-Tel&f=false [...]
After spending recent time talking about New Kids on the Block behaving badly in their hometown's hotel, the guys dig up and revisit Episode 17 of the show to recall one of the most epic hotel trashings in rock n roll history: Keith Moon and the Holiday Inn birthday party. SHOW NOTES: Keith Moon [...]
The guys get into boy bands, big songs, and bad behavior (mixed with a little hotel history and a nod to classic literature) when a fan writes the show to ask about what really happened back in 1991 in their hometown of Louisville, KY when Jonathan, Jordan, Joey, Donnie and Danny came through for a [...]
A listener inquiry finds Brian and Murdock calling on Lafe the Producer for help figuring out the lineage, the sex appeal and the lore that continues to encircle the name "Jeff Buckley." What really went down on that Memphis riverside? SHOW NOTES: Dream Brother (book) Everybody Here Wants You (BBC Doc) Tim Buckley and Mary [...]
After consuming all the Creed/311 hotel bar antics, revisit episode 56 of the show, when the guys dug up ANOTHER hotel bar encounter involving a couple of classic rock heavy hitters.
Brian and Murdock examine their differing attitudes towards the post-grunge rock of Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti and dig through the tabloid headlines to figure out what happened in that hotel bar on Thanksgiving of 2005. SHOW NOTES: Over the Edge CD sampler on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/p/1300684030 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/scott-stapp-and-311-brawl-100131/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311_(band) https://thepier.org/311-20th-anniversary-of-grassroots-album/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Stapp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Hanson_(music_executive) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind-up_Records Klosterman Creed [...]
The guys dig through listener letters and read first-hand stories regarding experiences at the Station Nightclub and get more hilarious tidbits on the Nelson Twins - like that time they called themselves Power Tool...
The guys get into a stack of letters regarding rock songs that seem to be about a specific location and end up talking GNR, Huey Lewis, and... Rush Limbaugh. The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival. See the lineup and get tickets here. WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us [...]
The guys read entries from listeners looking to score free wristbands into Louder Than Life this September. The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival. See the lineup and get tickets here. WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us an email with your favorite music festival story to [email protected].
The guys get into showbiz history when they tear open a letter from a listener still trying to figure out what all the hype was about when it came to those blonde-haired Nelson twins. The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival. See the lineup and get tickets here. WIN YOUR [...]
Revisit the 2022 deep dive that Brian and Murdock took re: the British brothers that reinvigorated Beatlesque power pop on the world stage - and almost killed each other.