Episode 122 – Rock N Roll vs reggae

A listener letter leads Brian and Phil Medley into a deep dive on the emergence of island music into the mainstream - and finding the one guy whose passion and vision is mostly to thank for rock and reggae finding common ground. SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come, Bob Marley - Concrete Jungle, Paul McCartney - C Moon, Led Zeppelin - D'yer Maker How I Met Your Mother reggae joke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_a4oiGlIA RGH Daville cover of My Immortal: https://soundcloud.com/user-678212299/rgh-daville-my-immortalhttps://www.liveabout.com/difference-between-ska-and-reggae-3552831#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggaehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafarihttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/island-records-founder-chris-blackwell-im-interested-in-whats-differenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Blackwellhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spencer_Davis_Grouphttps://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220709/chris-blackwell-publishes-memoirhttps://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/jimmy-cliff-i-don-t-reach-my-peak-yet-1.4643891https://consequence.net/2012/07/interview-jimmy-cliff/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chris-blackwell-remembers-making-bob-marleys-catch-a-fire-1358985/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Shot_the_Sheriffhttps://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/eric-clapton-admitted-didnt-get-i-shot-sheriff.html/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-foreword-7-inch-singles-box-set-1234627790/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/story-behind-the-led-zeppelins-song-dyer-maker-joke/