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A History of Pop Music – 1955

24th May 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2446 Comments

Featured song: Bill Haley & His Comets with “Rock Around the Clock”. This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]

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G5E4 – Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll – The Start of The Later Years

15th September 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2231 Comments

Welcome pop pickers.  Back to Rock ‘n’ Roll, the start of the later period. This is the sort of music that makes you want to tap your feet, dance, and singalong. Thank you to Wiki, [more…]

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G4E4 – Northern Soul & Disco – Later Years

8th September 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2038 Comments

Welcome pop pickers. This week we start the Disco era.  This is what we heard at the Youth Club in the early 1970’s through to the late 1980’s, when most nights were party nights, men [more…]

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Debbie Harry

5th September 2023 Going Postal 1795 Comments

My admiration for Deborah Harry goes back some time. I first met her in 1999, and again this year, both times when she was travelling to/from Glastonbury.  For me, she was born to deliver the [more…]

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G3E4 – The Singers – Bit of Willie and friends

1st September 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2234 Comments

This week we are back to the singers.  Thank you to Wiki and Top of the Pops. I have always enjoyed those singers who really do have an outstanding voice, and when combined with an [more…]

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G2E4 -Glam Rock – The Later Days

25th August 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 1943 Comments

Welcome pop pickers to episode 4 of Genre 2, Glam Rock. This week back to Glam Rock.  Thank you to Wiki and Top of the Pops. Courtesy of Wiki: New Romantic acts in the UK such [more…]

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G1E5 – Origins of the Motown – The later years Part 1

18th August 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2373 Comments

This is Genre 1, Motown, episode 5. For those of a certain age this will bring back some fond memories and get your foot tapping.  If you are a lot younger, as this is such [more…]

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G6E3 – Those different ones like what I like (Part 3 of 6)

11th August 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2597 Comments

Welcome pop pickers. This is based on stuff like what I like, there will be various bands and artists to try and cheer you up and kick-start your weekend.  Hopefully for many of you, to [more…]

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G5E3 – Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Early Days Middle Era

21st July 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 1814 Comments

Welcome pop pickers.  Back to Rock ‘n’ Roll, the early days. This is the sort of music that makes you want to tap your feet, dance, and singalong. Thank you to Wiki, Britannica, and Top [more…]

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