Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Wild Thing” by the Troggs. I wish I’d had the opportunity to fit a tribute into this episode too. Her life paralleled Tina Turner’s quite closely, and if you haven’t heard the episode I did about her last year, you can find it at. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.Īlso, this episode was recorded before the sad death of the great Ronnie Spector, whose records are featured a couple of times in this episode, which is partly about her abusive ex-husband.
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 16, 2022Įpisode 141 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “River Deep Mountain High’”, and at the career of Ike and Tina Turner.