Hosted by Larry Hackenberg · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 18 episodes
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Master storytellers Larry Hackenberg and Jennifer Tessane tell the stories behind the music you grew up listening to. If you've ever owned a car with a cassette tape player, this podcast will what was really going on in the lives of the artists who created the soundtrack of your life.
Larry Hackenberg hosts The Music Time Machine, a music show with 18 episodes published.
In 1964, The Beatles held the top 5 positions on the Billboard Top 100, an unprecedented feat. In this episode of The Music Time Machine, we look back to find how it all happened. From the 1963 UK Tour as just one of the
By the time the Beatles entered the studio in search of their second single and first number 1 hit, they’d already begun to trust George Martin with their musical future. His recommendations on “Please, Please Me” sealed
After looking at the music B.B. (Before Beatles) in Beatlemania 1, and the rough early years in Beatlemania 3, we turn our attention to the Beatles refining their sound, lineup, management, label and personas as they mov
As the Lads were honing their craft in Germany, first under the name Beatals, then Beatles, things weren’t really looking up for them. Evey one of the six music English music labels refused to sign them … until they got
The beginning of the British Invasion in 1964 started with the Beatles appearance on Ed Sullivan. But what it took to get there is the real story. Starting with a Capitol Records executive who thought they would be a fla
Who is the greatest guitar player of all? Is it Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Gilmore? Let us lay out the case for Mark Knofler. Who is Mark Knofler? He’s the front man of Dire Straits. Were they good, or opportunists of a new
When The Bee Gees sent a demo tape to The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, they didn’t realize the chain of events they were kicking into gear. Epstein died shortly after passing the tape to one of the people at his manag
This is the third episode where we roll out stories from 1971, And look at the list of songs listed below. Behind every song is a great story, causing us to wonder, Was 1971 the greatest year in Rock ‘n Roll history? We
In the year's since The Beatles breakup, George Harrison emerged as one of Rock music's finest songwriters. During his Beatles career he was eclipsed by the dynamic duo of Lennon and McCartney. But his really songwriting
Start with a wild story about a washed up 1960's singer whose career was swept away in the British Invasion of 1964. Almost a decade later he was given the chance to record a song with a group of back-up girl singers. Bu
The concept behind the Monkees sitcom, which aired on NBC between 1966 to 1968, was a madcap rock band, based loosely on the Beatles video style as seen in a “Hard Days Night” and “Help." They were to be strictly a studi
We know you're going to enjoy this episode! It's based on the music and stories of three major Hollywood productions produced by Robert Stigwood, a fellow Australian and manager of The Bee Gees. Saturday Night Fever. Gre
f you’re old enough to remember 1978, and you lived in a northern clime, you probably remember one of the coldest winters in history. But, no matter where you lived back then, you most certainly remember The Bee Gees, th
Robert Burns famously wrote about “Mice and Men” in his 1785 poem “To A Mouse” saying “The best laid schemes of mice and men go oft awry.” The famed music festival that took place in 1969 at Yasgur’s Farm near Woodstock,
If you remember the year 1974, you probably remember Henry Aaron circling the bases as he broke Babe Ruth’s 45 year old career home run record. But, this was also the year Paul and Linda McCartney lost the original demo
Vietnam is over and 1979 was a transitional year, trying to leave the anger behind. Love was in the air … and on the airwaves. In this episode we cover the musical hits we enjoyed during the last third of 1979. Most of a
This episode includes music selections from the following artists: • Too Much Heaven - The BeeGees • Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton • Sail On - The Commodores (with Lionel Ritchie) •. Still - The Com
What were you doing in 1979? Getting married? Looking for someone special? Listening to the music enjoyed by an older sibling? Graduating school? Whatever was happening in your life, chances are artists like the Doobie B
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The Music Time Machine is hosted by Larry Hackenberg. The show is categorised under music (history) and has published 18 episodes.
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