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Herman's Hermits, A Band That Was In It For The Hits And The Kicks
Herman's Hermits hit the American pop charts 22 times in the 1960s and early '70s. Now, a new anthology compiles 66 of the Hermits' tracks. Rock historian Ed Ward considers how the music has held up.
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How The Band Eggs Over Easy Kicked Off London's Pub-Rock Movement
In the mid-1970s, a hard-luck band from California was in the right place at the right time and changed London's rock-and-roll scene. Their album Good 'N' Cheap has just been reissued.
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The 'Colorless City' And Odd Characters Behind The New German Wave Of The 70s
Rock historian Ed Ward says that musicians in Düsseldorf, Germany, including Klaus Dinger of the band Neu!, helped start a new German pop movement in the 1970s and '80s.
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Beyond 'Endless Sleep': The Life And Music Of One-Hit Wonder Jody Reynolds
After his 1958 hit "Endless Sleep," Reynolds continued to record interesting music — though he never connected with the public in the same way again. Rock historian tells his story.
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The 1961 Fishing Trip That Launched The Beach Boys
Rock historian Ed Ward takes us back to California's Redondo Pier, where Dennis Wilson and his cousin Mike Love first decided to write a song about surfing. The Beach Boys were formed soon afterwards.
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Revisiting The Off-Center, Oddly Eccentric Pop Music Of The Chills
The New Zealand band began releasing records on the Flying Nun label in the 1980s. Four decades later, they are still at it. Rock historian Ed Ward tells story of The Chills.
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Looking Back At The Ramones' Debut: They Were A 'Bunch Of Weirdos From New York'
It's been 40 years since The Ramones released their self-titled first album. Rock historian Ed Ward remembers the debut as a confrontational and divisive record with a "cartoonish overlay."
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Listening To The Monkees With Fresh Ears, 50 Years Later
Rock historian missed the "Prefab Four" the first time they came along. Listening now, he finds that the Monkees' best songs have held up, mostly because they used top-notch songwriting talent.
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Remembering Rock N' Roll Pioneer Chuck Berry
The legendary guitarist, songwriter and singer died Saturday at the age of 90. Rock historian Ed Ward looks back on Berry's music and career. Originally broadcast in May 2008.
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Rock historian Ed Ward revisits the Beatles' puzzling Christmas records
Ward, who died May 3, 2021, spoke in 1992 about a series of Christmas singles the Beatles made in the '60s. If you were a member of their fan club, you got one each year.
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