Word In Your Ear

Word Classic Podcast 023 - did Bo Diddley invent rock and roll?


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And – for that matter – gangsta rap? Plus the knee-sliding, mic-wrangling stagecraft of Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse and Dad invade the Ivor Novellos, the strange reinvention of Johnny Cash, when pop stars go suburban (Desmond Dekker in Thornton Heath, August Darnell in Urmston!) and the extraordinary tale of Bruno Brookes and Bob Harris’s record collection.

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Word In Your EarBy Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold