Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast

Novelty Song: Monster Mash

I'm your podcast host, Jumpin' John.  I am recording this podcast in October 2026.  So it seems appropriate to me that this episode in our Novelty Songs series

Bill Withers

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this episode will be devoted to the songwriter and soul singer known for his smooth baritone vocals,

60's Vocal Groups: The Shirelles

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock And Roll Flashback, I will highlight The Shirelles, one of the female vocal groups w

Nancy Sinatra

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this episode will discuss the singing career of Frank Sinatra's oldest daughter, Nanc

One Hit Wonders: King Harvest and The Presidents

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of One Hit Wonders, I will feature two artists from the early 1970's, the band called K

Seals & Crofts

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the career of one of the most successful American soft-rock duos of

Tommy Edwards - "It’s All in the Game"

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will feature singer and songwriter Tommy Edwards. Plus, I will

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price.  In this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, I will review the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and To

Steely Dan

Welcome, time travelers, to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will summarize the career of a band known for their sophisticat

Jethro Tull

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the career of one of the most distinctive and enduring ba

Songs That Were Covers: Walking the Dog

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I will feature Rufus Thomas, the writer and performer of his bigg

One Hit Wonder: Stories

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm today's host, Jumpin' John McDermott.  In this edition of the One Hit Wonders series on Rock and Roll Flashback I

Sam & Dave

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will review the highlights of the career of the American soul and R&B duo also k

Songs That Were Covers: Please Mr. Postman

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Songs That Were Covers, I’ll feature the song titled “Please Mr. Postman”, that became a

Danny & the Juniors

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback.  I'm your host, Jumpin' John, and this podcast episode will deal with a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania doo-wop and rock and roll

Bread

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of Rock and Roll Flashback, we’ll take a look at Bread, one of the bands that emerged during

Doo Wop: Little Anthony & The Imperials

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this Rock and Roll Flashback episode I will review the career of Little Anthony & the Imperials, a vocal

The O'Jays

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss one of the most successful and influential vocal groups in soul music

'60's Vocal Groups: The Marvelettes

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Bill Price, and in this episode of '60's Vocal Groups, I will feature The Marvelettes, who was one of the first to

Blood, Sweat & Tears (1967-1972)

Welcome to Rock and Roll Flashback!  I'm Jumpin' John, and in this episode I will discuss an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967 who