Episode 75: “There Goes My Baby” by the Drifters
Episode seventy-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “There Goes My Baby” by the Drifters, and how a fake record label, a band sacked for drunkenness, and a kettledrum player who couldn’t play led to a genre-defining hit. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.
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Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Rebel Rouser” by Duane Eddy
Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/
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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs — Episode 75: “There Goes My Baby” by the Drifters