About this episode
This episode explores various music topics including iconic bands, covers, and one-hit wonders.
In this week’s Almost a Radio Show podcast there’s Brian May and Roger Taylor’s first band, before Freddie Mercury took them to rock-god status in Queen… There’s Louden Wainwright’s son, Rufus, with a great cover…The Dynamic Hepnotics have the one-hit-wonder… Supergroup Blind Faith can’t find their way home and Roxy Music’s only UK Number One with the cover of a John Lennon song. Plus another Darwin Award, whack facts and a dud invention.
People in this episode
Host: Ian
Topics covered
- music history
- rock bands
- covers
- one-hit wonders
- supergroups
- awards
Keywords
- Brian May
- Roger Taylor
- Freddie Mercury
- Rufus Wainwright
- Dynamic Hepnotics
- Blind Faith
- Roxy Music
- Darwin Award
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dynamic Hepnotics, Blind Faith, Roxy Music
Books & works: John Lennon song
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