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People's History of Pop

Andrew Marston with the story of music in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, told by you.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:00

On the show...

On the show...
  • Find out why Chrissie Hynde lost her temper in Hereford.
  • How Bill Ward had more than his fair share of skeletons in his closet.
  • The story of Eric Clapton losing a bet and playing at a village wedding.
  • How nobody knew who the Rolling Stones were when they played in Hereford.
  • Why the Kinks kicked up a stink when they played locally.
  • PJ Proby accidentally splitting his trousers leading to a lifelong stage routine.
  • The Simple Minds causing a riot in Kidderminster.
  • Tom Jones having dinner at the local councillor's house.
  • The foreign visitors who keep showing up to Mike Oldfield's old place.
  • Jimi Hendrix, Engelbert Humperdink, The Walker Brothers, Roy Orbison and David Bowie in Worcester.
  • The Beatles visiting Tenbury Wells.
  • Memories of the marriages at Park Hall in Wormelow.
  • How Frank Freeman stopped a fight by spraying them with a fire extinguisher.
  • John Peel being refused entry into a local nightclub.
  • The big gigs at Malvern Winter Gardens.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Feb 2016 15:00
  • Mon 28 Mar 2016 13:00
  • Mon 29 Aug 2016 18:00

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