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Episode 155 – Rock N Roll vs prison
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jul 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The guys take advice from a listener letter and dig into the history of rock concerts inside prisons - from Johnny Cash to Metallica (and lots in between...)
This episode brought to you in part by:
Bourbon & Beyond Festival | A Perfect Blend of Bourbon, Food & Music
In Louisville September 14-17, 2023
WIN TICKETS HERE!
At Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center
Headliners Include:
Bruno Mars, The Killers, Brandi Carlile, The Black Keys,
Plus Duran Duran, Billy Strings, The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers
And Many More Acts From Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues & Alt Rock
GA, VIP, and Angel’s Envy Beyond VIP Passes Plus Camping On Sale Now At
BourbonAndBeyond.com
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories
SHOW NOTES:
Songs in this episode: “Crescent City Blues” - Gordon Jenkins
https://daily.jstor.org/far-from-folsom-prison-more-to-music-inside/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1951-prison-b-movie-inspired-folsom-prison-blues-180961740/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_Wilbur
https://www.avclub.com/the-bold-innovative-canon-city-deserves-to-be-better-k-1798247307
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-reason-why-johnny-cash-performed-in-prisons/
https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/sing-sing-thanksgiving-1973
https://www.openculture.com/2015/12/b-b-king-plays-live-at-sing-sing-prison.html
https://www.vera.org/news/fifty-years-ago-today-president-nixon-declared-the-war-on-drugs
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2018/10/04/artists-have-long-helped-rehabilitate-incarcerated/
https://www.openculture.com/2018/02/when-the-sex-pistols-played-at-the-chelmsford-top-security-prison.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqq3x/when-the-cramps-and-the-mutants-invaded-a-mental-hospital
https://dailydoseofdead.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/today-in-grateful-dead-history-august-4-1971-terminal-island-correctional-facility-san-pedro-ca/
https://www.loudersound.com/news/serial-killer-richard-ramirez-was-pissed-off-that-he-missed-metallica-playing-san-quentin-prison-as-he-was-on-death-row
This episode brought to you in part by:
Bourbon & Beyond Festival | A Perfect Blend of Bourbon, Food & Music
In Louisville September 14-17, 2023
WIN TICKETS HERE!
At Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center
Headliners Include:
Bruno Mars, The Killers, Brandi Carlile, The Black Keys,
Plus Duran Duran, Billy Strings, The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers
And Many More Acts From Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues & Alt Rock
GA, VIP, and Angel’s Envy Beyond VIP Passes Plus Camping On Sale Now At
BourbonAndBeyond.com
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories
SHOW NOTES:
Songs in this episode: “Crescent City Blues” - Gordon Jenkins
https://daily.jstor.org/far-from-folsom-prison-more-to-music-inside/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1951-prison-b-movie-inspired-folsom-prison-blues-180961740/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_Wilbur
https://www.avclub.com/the-bold-innovative-canon-city-deserves-to-be-better-k-1798247307
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-reason-why-johnny-cash-performed-in-prisons/
https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/sing-sing-thanksgiving-1973
https://www.openculture.com/2015/12/b-b-king-plays-live-at-sing-sing-prison.html
https://www.vera.org/news/fifty-years-ago-today-president-nixon-declared-the-war-on-drugs
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2018/10/04/artists-have-long-helped-rehabilitate-incarcerated/
https://www.openculture.com/2018/02/when-the-sex-pistols-played-at-the-chelmsford-top-security-prison.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqq3x/when-the-cramps-and-the-mutants-invaded-a-mental-hospital
https://dailydoseofdead.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/today-in-grateful-dead-history-august-4-1971-terminal-island-correctional-facility-san-pedro-ca/
https://www.loudersound.com/news/serial-killer-richard-ramirez-was-pissed-off-that-he-missed-metallica-playing-san-quentin-prison-as-he-was-on-death-row
Released:
Jul 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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BONUS – Favorite Music from 2020: Brian and Murdock from Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories discuss the songs that kept them sane during 2020. The Combined Shortlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OrHb4urM77yacWgD8Uxir Murdocks long list: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51JmR by Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories