Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Marriott, derailling his intial rise to prominence with bands like the Small Faces and Humble Pie.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Anthony
http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/humble-pie-l-a-times/
https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/humble-pie-stone-cold-fever/
https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/humble-pie
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/humble-pie-street-rats/
https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2134440,2134720
https://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2010/10/mobsters-make-steve-marriott-eat-humble.html
https://dgmlive.com/news/managing-america
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Loog_Oldham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_(song)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/08/sallybolton
https://www.popcultureshelf.com/all-or-nothing-the-authorised-story-of-steve-marriott-by-simon-spence-2021/
https://www.ronnielane.com/steve-marriott.html
https://www.facebook.com/lauriewrightmusic/videos/-in-my-extensive-research-as-i-gear-up-to-play-the-lead-role-in-the-steve-marrio/1535399244828428/
https://deadline.com/2026/03/steve-marriott-small-faces-movie-biopic-all-or-nothing-1236767523/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_(album)
Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful - https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Marriott-All-Too-Beautiful-ebook/dp/B012XGLK66/ref=books_dbstyp_desktop_mfs_sp_0?
All Or Nothing - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915841208?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
https://www.loudersound.com/features/humble-pie-story
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Brian and Murdock take the opportunity a letter affords them to talk about the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Athens, Georgia music scene and the tragedy that almost derailed them before they ever got to sing about "that little old place where we can get together..."
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SHOW NOTES:
https://gardenandgun.com/athens-georgia-music
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-b-52s-mission-accomplished-231021/
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-b-52s-cosmic-thing-album-8518005/
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lennon-rock-lobster-b-52s/
https://www.theb52s.com/bio
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZqzUdySj5/
https://postpunkmonk.com/2021/04/30/hard-to-believe-that-theres-a-universe-where-the-first-b-52s-album-hadnt-always-existed-part-2/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Schneider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Lobster
https://magnetmagazine.com/2015/03/12/a-conversation-with-kate-pierson/
https://www.howgooditis.com/transcripts/transcript-150-rock-lobster/
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/06/the-b-52s-talk-unlikely-jersey-origins-and-letting-your-freak-flag-fly-before-nj-concert.html
https://survivingthegoldenage.com/interview-fred-schneider-of-the-b-52s/
https://www.pastpri.me/home/fred-schneider-just-fred
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang
https://www.audiovisualrepository.com/blog/rockhallcontendersb52s
https://www.decaturish.com/news/avondale_estates/producer-danny-beard-reflects-on-georgia-s-unique-music-tradition/article_bbf2c76d-74e9-50ed-91af-a668c0ad248d.html
https://www.today.com/popculture/10-best-rock-bands-ever-2d80554936
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s_(album)
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/b52s-mesopotamia/
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399158823/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kurfirst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whammy!
https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-remembering-ricky-wilson-from-the-b-52s/
https://www.amfar.org/about-hiv-aids/snapshots-of-an-epidemic-hiv-aids/
https://miscelana.com/2022/04/02/the-eternal-originality-of-the-b-52s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Thing
https://www.grammy.com/artists/b-52s/10557/
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In a first for the show, Brian welcomes fellow rock n roll podcasters Lorin Kozlowski (Roach Koach) and Josh Toomey (Primer 55, Talk Toomey, The David Ellefson Show) to gamify a discussion of the great rock n roll songs that tackle the topic of America.

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Brian and Murdock explore the story behind session legend (and former Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers multi-instrumentalist) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and his associations with NASA and other government-related organizations. And then they end up talking about... aliens.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://strat-talk.com/threads/jeff-%E2%80%9Cskunk%E2%80%9D-baxter-how%E2%80%99d-he-get-the-nickname.566440/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
https://simonwarner.substack.com/p/rock-stories-6-jeff-skunk-baxter
https://www.mmone.org/jeff-skunk-baxter/
Beato interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLT9LUVcISg&t=4705s
Corgan interview:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan
https://outsidethebeltway.com/skunk_baxter_former_doobie_brother_counterterror_advisor/
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/doobie-brother-jeff-skunk-baxter-on-how-he-became-a-missile-defence-expert/article_45f41923-c660-5a21-8ea7-47dab4f525a9.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder
https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/can-you-make-it-more-green-jeff-skunk-baxter-recalls-his-strangest-studio-sessions-from-steely-dan-to-dolly-parton
https://x.com/ExpandingDan/status/1749508536072065291
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-steely-dan-jeff-skunk-baxter-became-a-missile-defence-expert
Really, No Really (Jason Alexander) Podcast: https://youtu.be/_blc89zsndc?si=Z2wecEFYryGHd7WD
https://www.ihmc.us/groups/jbaxter/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May#Scientific_career
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/ufo-tom-delonge-blink-182-aliens-are-real-b2385824.html
The Tom was Right T-shirt: https://tothestars.media/products/tom-was-right-t-shirt-black-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLonge
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/tom-delonge-ufo-timeline-8071145/
https://listverse.com/2024/12/03/10-musicians-who-have-other-jobs/
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Brian and Murdock answer letters and break down the stories behind a handful of BIG songs and the women they are - or ARE NOT - about...
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/867-5309-jenny/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover_(band)
https://www.amazon.com/867-5309-Jenny-Song-That-Saved/dp/1936185555#:~:text=Alex%20also%20wrote%20or%20co,Johnny%20and%20the%20Asbury%20Dukes.
https://www.sherrirosen.com/blog/2011/08/04/interview-with-alex-call-of-867-5309-jenny-the-song-that-saved-me/
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/04/30/local-history-there-is-no/10606260007/
https://www.lmtribune.com/a_and_e/whatever-happened-to-jenny-from-tommy-tutones-famed-song/article_5441726a-4d0e-54ea-83e8-b58e2ba70852.html
1982 People Magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/20090604142927/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20082266,00.html
https://musicinfluence.com/rock-and-roll-tales/who-owns-867-5309/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2020/01/14/remember-867-5309-who-was-jenny-we-chat-with-tommy-tutone/?sh=1b8547e532a0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_White_T%27s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_That_We_Needed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless_Records
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/heres-the-actual-story-behind-hey-there-delilah
https://bachelornation.com/2020/04/14/plain-white-ts-tom-higgenson-hey-there-delilah-backstory-bachelor-happy-hour/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Lotta_Rosie
https://jessefinkbooks.com/blog/f/the-first-photo-of-acdcs-rosie
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