Roll the Rock Home: 70 years of rock and roll in Kirklees

TOWNSOUNDS

In this episode, host Sam Hodgson will work as chronologically as he can through the foggy history of Kirklees Rock and Roll. Through speaking to a select few guests, the episode uncovers what was happening at the birth of this genre. By listening, you will also hear a clip of the Beatles, recorded in Huddersfield in 1963 and not heard since!

TOWNSOUNDS explores the musical histories of Kirklees to uncover untold stories through the voices of local people living musical lives. For more information on this podcast, please visit musicinkirklees.co.uk

Contributors to this episode are Colin Binns - Mark Fender from Mark Fender and the Trackers, Gordon Wood - washboard player from Hokum, Graham Rushworth - drummer from Denny and the Witchdoctors, John Armitage - singer, guitarist, bass player from The Contrasts, John Phillips - of Jab Jab and Rok Star, Laurie Stead - local radio host, Paul Rushworth - bass player from Denny and the Witchdoctors, Peter Philpot - music enthusiast, Ranjit Kaur aka Radical Sista - 80s/90s DJ, Roy Noel - of Bob Adams and the Limits.

The music in this episode isTOWNSOUNDS theme - Sam Hodgson, Life of a Gypsy - Jab Jab, Rock and Roll Bass - Sam Hodgson, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach, performed by Sam Hodgson, Kelvin Benjamin soloing with the North Stars Steel Orchestra, Calypso - Sam Hodgson, Bedroom Rock and Roll - Sam Hodgson, One Hour Mama - Porter Granger performed by Hokum, Come on and Dance - Denny and the Witchdoctors, I Can’t Get You Out of MyMind - the Contrasts, Calypso by Sam Hodgson, Drum Solo, Hoping to See the Sunrise - Jab Jab, Old Piece - John Phillips aka Rok Star, Dole Years - Knuckle, TOWNSOUNDS theme - Sam Hodgson.