Rock N Roll Story Guys features two best friends discussing (and maybe setting straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of the biggest bands and songs in rock n roll history.
Latest episodes
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54 min
Fender vs the Stratocaster
Murdock gets to go full guitar geek when the guys open a listener letter asking for clarity on why some of the best instruments look the worst.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the sho…
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43 min
Virgin Records vs XTC
Brian and Murdock respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and pu…
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42 min
Alice Cooper vs the blackout records
Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that points them toward the alcohol-soaked section of music history, examining stories of rock stars and the drugs, drink, (and music) th…
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49 min
Whitesnake vs David Coverdale
Brian and Murdock dig through the history of David Coverdale and the multiple eras of the solo effort he started that ended up being called... Whitesnake.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVi…
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39 min
Paul McCartney vs Michael Jackson
Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later…
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51 min
"Louie Louie" vs the FBI
Brian and Murdock take on the task of deciphering what was (or maybe wasn't) being said when some teenagers in the Pacific Northwest tried to record a jukebox song on a budget.See…
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55 min
Bon Jovi vs Alec John Such
Brian and Murdock work to unravel the mystery of what actually happened to the guy who got dismissed from Bon Jovi after a decade-long run (and if he ever actually PLAYED with the…
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41 min
Atlantic Records vs Poe
Brian and Murdock chase down the backstory of Anne Decatur Danielewski, the artist once named among the top five "Women Who Rock Our World" who seemingly dissappeared with no expla…
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54 min
Styx vs Dennis DeYoung
Brian and Murdock dig into the rumor that Styx broke up because of the band tension around a certain concept record (and hit song).See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on Instagr…
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42 min
The Rolling Stones vs Gram Parsons
Brian and Murdock try their best to untangle the complicated authorship of "Wild Horses" and the friendships, romances, and concert tragedies that swirl around its creation and leg…
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45 min
Talking Heads vs David Byrne
Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale ascent alm…
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37 min
Weird Al vs The Knack
Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud lyrical t…
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43 min
Blood, Sweat & Tears vs the government
When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell apart.See th…
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46 min
George Michael vs Andrew Ridgeley
Brian and Murdock attempt to answer the long-asked question: "What the hell happened to that other guy from Wham!?"See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show…
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41 min
Humble Pie vs the mob
Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Marriott, der…
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40 min
The B-52s vs Love Shack
Brian and Murdock take the opportunity a letter affords them to talk about the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Athens, Georgia music scene and the tragedy that almost deraile…
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1 h 06
The Songs About America Draft
In a first for the show, Brian welcomes fellow rock n roll podcasters Lorin Kozlowski (Roach Koach) and Josh Toomey (Primer 55, Talk Toomey, The David Ellefson Show) to gamify a di…
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38 min
A Doobie Brother vs national security
Brian and Murdock explore the story behind session legend (and former Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers multi-instrumentalist) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and his associations with NASA and other…
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44 min
Tommy Tutone vs Jenny
Brian and Murdock answer letters and break down the stories behind a handful of BIG songs and the women they are - or ARE NOT - about...See the show on YouTubeVisit the show on Ins…
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42 min
Courtney Love vs Live Through This
Brian and Murdock make an effort to talk about more of the women in rock when they answer a letter adressing the rumor that Hole's Live Through This was ghostwritten by... a man.Se…