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2 Legends On The Story Of A #1 Hit From The 60s That Is Over 2000 Years Old | Professor of Rock

The story of the Byrds legendary #1 hit Turn! Turn! Turn! (to everything there is a season) from 1965. Originally released by protest folk singer Pete Seeger, the song’s lyrics are from the Holy Bible from Ecclesiastes. Roger McGuinn and David Crosby tell the story of how the Byrds met and began to perform including recording this classic song.We Have New MERCH! https://bit.ly/ProfessorsMerchThank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————– Executive Producer Brandon FugalHonorary Producers Frank Kuna, Grand Illusion, Michael Bedenbaugh, J Lee —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out My Hand Picked Selection BelowProfessor’s 80s Store– 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Access To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanPurchase The Albums Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent​https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_…​https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of…​​#60s #Rock #StoryHey music junkies and vinyl junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest 60s songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If you’ve ever owned records, cassettes and CD’s at different times in you life or still do this is your place Subscribe below right now to be a part of our daily celebration of the rock era with exclusive stories from straight from the artists and click on our patreon link in the description to see our brand new show there.I am beyond excited to share an interview with two rock and roll hall of famers on the song that actually inspired me to start professor of rock. Quite a few years ago I was listening to music in my earphones while sleeping like I always do and I was awakened by the 1965 #1 Hit TURN TURN TURN by the Byrds It’s like I saw my life passing before my eyes from these life changing lyrics from the Holy Bible. and I had an idea to get the stories behind the song from the artists. I’ll never foget that feeling, the inspiration that came from the Byrds beautiful folk rock hit.Well a little over a year later i was sitting with Roger McGuinn telling him that exact story and then about 6 months after that I was able to get with David Crosby. Here they not only tell the story of creating their take on Pete Seeger’s Turn Turn Turn but also how they met and formed the band that has inspired everyone form REM to Tom Petty…Turn Turn Turn is song that moves your soul and wait until your hear Roger tell the story. This is one of my favorite videos I’ve done and I can’t wait for you to see it.

How Angus Young & Bon Scott Created the Blue Print for AC DC’s Future | Professor of Rock

One night brothers Angus Young and Malcolm Young were jamming in the studio after hours… when suddenly Angus had an idea for a riff that he immediately played. The Riff would change everything for AC/DC: Highway to Hell produced by Mutt Lange and sung by Bon Scott broke the band in America for good. the story is next.Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————– Executive Producer Brandon FugalHonorary Producers Jason White, Monique McCartha, Greg Rutledge, Jack Mongan —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out My Hand Picked Selection BelowProfessor’s 80s Store– 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanPurchase The Albums Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent​https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_…​https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of…​​#70s #Rock #StoryHey music junkies and vinyl junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest 70s vinyl songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If you’ve ever owned records, cassettes and CD’s at different times in you life or still do this is your place Subscribe below right now to be a part of our daily celebration of the rock era with exclusive stories from straight from the artists and click on our patreon link in the description to see our brand new show there.IN the grand scheme of things bands come and go. One day they’re on top another day their being dropped by their label but when the dust settles and 40 or 50 years pass by, we see who the real titans of music are, who has and will stand the test of time beyond the flavor of the week or even a few big album. With that in mind, there is no question that AC/DC has endured as much as any band in rock history. Metallica, U2, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Journey, Fleetwood Mac even the Rolling Stones all stand behind AC/DC in terms of record sales in the US.AC/DC is essentially tied with Pink Floyd and only the Beatles Led Zeppelin and the Eagles are ahead in terms of rock groups. Worldwide AC/DC is in the top 20 when you consider all artists. When you take into account the biggest selling album of all time AC/DC Back in Black is the third best selling album ever on this planet, Just behind Michael Jackson thriller and Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. I always say that If an alien from another world wanted to know what Rock and Roll is I’d just play him AC/DC or Van Halen. Which takes me to the subject of today’s video. If you had to define AC/DC by one song… Dial it down to one riff that captures their essence what would it be? TO me the song and the riff that led to Back in Black, the epitomizes their sound to the masses and that influenced so many who came after, you’d be hard pressed to find something better than Highway to Hell. This riff is seismic. It’s absolutely galactic.When the band started working on the sessions for Highway to Hell, their last album with the legendary front man Bon Scott they had released five album globally, with really no support from radio in America they had designs on making it in the states. They were coming off the live album If You Want Blood and their last studio album was Powerage from 1977 which built upon their hard rock bluesy sound. they were ready for their closeup. Up to that point their album had been produced by brother George Young and Harry Vanda, who were name checked in Dire Straits’ song Sultans of Swing. George and Harry had produced everything form High Voltage on up… Well the band’s label Atlantic Records who had rejected their 1976 album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap were of the belief that ACDC was ready to blow up in America but felt that the band needed a different producer at the helm. The band members were against this. Out of loyalty to their brother and friend.

How This Classic Rock Song Saved Kiss | Professor of Rock

The first three studio albums by KISS, the band that taught us how to rock, were commercial disappointments. Their record label was circling the drain. It was a desperate time for Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons to create a song that would vault their band to superstardom and keep the band going. The story of KISS’s signature song, Rock and Roll All Nite, a song that should’ve been a number one single NEXT on Professor of Rock.Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————– Executive Producer Brandon FugalHonorary Producers Tom Stokes, Shayne Smith —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out My Hand Picked Selection BelowProfessor’s Store– 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#70s #Rock #VinylHey music junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If music drives your days and nights, subscribe below do you never miss an episode of our daily features. Check our Patreon link to be a part of curating this history.The most notorious live act of the Rock Era was arguably KISS- the band that taught us how to rock. As the slogan sounded before KISS hit the stage at all of their concerts…”you wanted the best- you got the best!” The iconic foursome of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss pioneered the spectacle of pyrotechnic & costume rock on a riveting stage of shooting rockets, exploding bombs, fire-breathing, blood spewing, levitating drums, and smoking guitars. The KISS army actually started building with an audience of less than 10 people that attended their first live performance at the old Popcorn Club in Queens, New York.KISS was paid a paltry $50 to perform two sets that night. They got the gig after Gene Simmons cold-called the venue booker, convincing him to hire the band for a 3 night stand. The 4 members of KISS each wore make-up for the 3 inaugural shows in Queens, but their signature facial character designs were not unveiled until a few months later at a concert at the Daisy in Amityville, New York.On the strength of their wild live set, the KISS army swelled- with a cult-like following, especially in the northeastern section of the Midwest America called the Rust Belt. On the strength of their wild live set, KISS was signed to Casablanca Records, and dropped their eponymous debut album in ’74. The self-titled KISS album did not have a hit single, and rose only as high as #87 on the Billboard 200, despite growing significance as a bad ass touring entity. KISS’s follow-up album, Hotter Than Hell, released later that same year, was an even bigger disappointment, peaking at 100, and quickly dropped off the charts.Meanwhile, Casablanca Records was in deep deep trouble. The leader of Casablanca, Neil Bogart & his minions, made some colossal blunders that nearly ruined the label, including the release of a double-album of audio highlights from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. That package was a disaster that affected every act signed to Casablanca, including KISS.KISS was the first act to be signed by Casablanca, but the company was primarily known as a disco label- with acts like Donna Summer, Cher, Lipps, Inc and the Village People. It was an inauspicious home for a future hall of fame rock band. The lukewarm sales of Hotter Than Hell, and the overall insolvency of the label put Casablanca’s leader, Neil Bogart on the offensive.

Van Halen: How Eddie and Sammy met / Story of 80s Song Dreams | Pop Fix | Professor of Rock

Today the Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar tells us how he joined Van Halen and the resulting Music. He also tells the story behind creating the game changing song Dreams, the second single from their 1986 album 5150 which was the first Van Halen album to go to #1. The album 5150 is named after Eddie Van Halen’s studio. 5150, sold a million copies in it’s first week. Think about that for a second. The last few years, there have only been a couple of artists or albums that have sold 1 million copies over an entire year! Enjoy our Exclusive Interview with Sammy Hagar.Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses – https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop —————————————————————————————————————————–Professor’s Store Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below– Essential Red Collection https://amzn.to/2RBpRzB – Space Between https://amzn.to/2ZKUo2i – Sammy Hagar Party Handbook https://amzn.to/3hHTidK – Cool Sammy Hagar T Shirt https://amzn.to/2FJfabE – Unboxed https://amzn.to/3myJRkL – Lite Roast https://amzn.to/2RE7Nom – Van Halen Studio Albums https://amzn.to/3c7bzQN – 1984 Album https://amzn.to/3hG2Zts – Best Of Both Worlds Album https://amzn.to/3mtXWjf – 5150 Ablum https://amzn.to/3kuSUkW – 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 – Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ – 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX – Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk – Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl—————————————————————————————————————————–Honorary ProducersMoon Comix, Greg Arends —————————————————————————————————————————–Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store – http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerchAccess To Backstage Content Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#80s #Rock #5150

Hearts Ann Wilson on Story of 70s Classic Crazy On You | Premium | Professor of Rock

Become a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#Heart #AnnWilson #70s #RockAnn Wilson the supreme Goddess of the Rock Arena tell the stories surrounding the Classic rock standard, Crazy on You, along with former Heart members bassist Steve Fossen who was also a co-founding member and drummer Michael Derosier who were both in the band in the mid 70s when Heart started the fire that has kept the flame of rock and roll burning. Here is the story of a sanctified rock composition with other insight from the 1975 album Dreamboat Annie.

Ozzy and Lita – Story of Classic 80s Duet | DOS | Professor of Rock

Purchasing the Vinyl, Supports the Artists and our ChannelLita – https://amzn.to/2YzbwIiWicked Wonderland – https://amzn.to/2CC0c5tStream the Album – https://bit.ly/LitaFordAlbumBecome a Patron – http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFanHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContenthttps://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rockhttps://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock#LitaFord #OzzyOsbourne #80sRockLita Ford tells the story of recording with Ozzy Osbourne. The result: Close My Eyes Forever went to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989 and left fans mesmerized from the beautiful and haunting duet between two of Metal’s best. This is the focus of our latest edition of DOS- The greatest duets of the Rock and Roll Era. Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time If you are all about music, you’ll want to subscribe to this channel so you don’t miss an episode. It’s time for another episode of our new show Dos- the greatest duets of the rock era.. Last time we covered Almost Paradise by Ann Wilson and Mike RenoToday we are going to go behind a transcendent duet that combined the talents of Ozzy Osborne and Lita Ford. Talk about rarified air Close My Eyes Forever was written by Ozzy and Lita on one fateful night and began its climb toward the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1989. Here is Lita Ford with the exclusive story:Thank you for watching. Leave us a comment about Ozzy and Lita and this song. Share what other duets you think we should celebrate in the future? You can hear the this song in our curated playlist below. get this album on Vinyl below and Ozzy and Lita merch as well when you click on our link in the description If you like our content subscribe to our channel to see more. Support us on Patreon to Help us keep the music alive, until next time three chords and the truth, my friends