HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL

HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL

WITH WINK MARTINDALE

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A NEW WEEKLY 2 HOUR SERIES HOSTED BY WINK MARTINDALE
What’s that song? Who’s the performer? How did they get that name?
What inspired those words? Why does this music touch my heart … make
me smile … make me cry … make me want to dance, romance and fall in love?
Whatever happened to the great hits I grew up with?
For the answers, tune in to
THE HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL with WINK MARTINDALE
– a two-hour weekly look back at the songs and the stars
who made the music magic.
Each episode is built round a theme spotlighting yet another aspect of
rock and pop history – from “Leading Ladies of the ’80s” to
“The ’60s Greatest Dance Hits” … “Singer-Songwriters of the ’70s” to
“The Best of Folk-Rock” … “The Magic of Motown” to
“The Top 25 Hits of 1980” … “Super Groups of the ’60s” to
“Inside Beatlemania” … “Goodtime Gold” to
“The Super Summer Song Collection” – and many more.
These are the songs and stars everyone knows –
the memorable music that’s formed the soundtrack of our lives.
Each episode features the full-length versions of all-time favorite classic hits – along with
insightful artist interviews and remarkable revelations
from our goodtime host, legendary broadcaster Wink Martindale.
It’s fascinating fun – and once you learn the true facts behind
your favorite songs and stars, they become even more special –
because now you know the rest of their sometimes sad, sometimes silly, often incredible and
always unforgettable inside stories.
Each hour of THE HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL with WINK MARTINDALE consists of 47:50
of content divided into four segments – plus a two-minute artist spotlight feature hosted by Gary
Theroux at the end of the first hour. There are four spot breaks per hour, allowing for 12
minutes of commercial avails. There’s also room for a ten second top-of-the-hour station ID.
THE HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL with WINK MARTINDALE is written and produced by
Gary Theroux, who researched, wrote and co-produced the epic 52-hour Billboard award-winning HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL — as well as the annually updated ten-hour Yuletide
countdown THE 100 GREATEST CHRISTMAS HITS OF ALL TIME