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Episode 136: “My Generation” by the Who

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Ruck Aroun the Clock With Bill Haley

Pete got hooked on rock and roll when his father took him to see a film. After seeing ruck aroun the clock with bill haley, nothing would ever be quite the same. Pete decided that he wanted to play the saxophone like his dad - but soon he switched first to the guitar and then to banjo. He had initially bonded with john enswhistle over their shared sense of humour. But as the trad boom faded and rockinvoll regained its dominance among british youth, there was little place for entwhistles trumpet in the music that was popular among teanagers. Eddy eddie soon became entwistle's hero. Instead of playing

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