Let It Roll
Podcast

Let It Roll

Pantheon Media

644 episodes · Music, Music History, Music Commentary

"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

Episodes

Irving Berlin Defined American Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.11
Irving Berlin Defined American Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.11
Sep 4, 2026 · 38 min
Pioneering Gospel Composers: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.10
Pioneering Gospel Composers: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.10
Sep 2, 2026 · 44 min
Ted Gioia on The Birth of Jazz in New Orleans: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.9
Ted Gioia on The Birth of Jazz in New Orleans: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.9
Aug 31, 2026 · 39 min
The First Recording Stars: Enrico Caruso, Bert Williams and Al Jolson: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.8
The First Recording Stars: Enrico Caruso, Bert Williams and Al Jolson: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.8
Aug 28, 2026 · 59 min
Edison's Phonograph vs. the Gramophone: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.7
Edison's Phonograph vs. the Gramophone: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 2.7
Aug 26, 2026 · 48 min
Beginning the Jazz Age: Vaudeville, Minstrelsy, WC Handy's blues and Louis Armstrong's Signifying on the Old Songs: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.6
Beginning the Jazz Age: Vaudeville, Minstrelsy, WC Handy's blues and Louis Armstrong's Signifying on the Old Songs: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.6
Aug 24, 2026 · 42 min
The Vaudeville Roots of Country Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.5
The Vaudeville Roots of Country Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.5
Aug 21, 2026 · 48 min
Jubilee Singers and Barbershop Quartets Continued the Evolution of African-American Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.4
Jubilee Singers and Barbershop Quartets Continued the Evolution of African-American Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.4
Aug 19, 2026 · 42 min
How 19th Century American Music Got Hot: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.3
How 19th Century American Music Got Hot: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.3
Aug 17, 2026 · 44 min
American Music Developed in the 19th Century NYC Underworld: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.2
American Music Developed in the 19th Century NYC Underworld: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.2
Aug 14, 2026 · 45 min
My Old Kentucky Home's Century of Myth: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.1
My Old Kentucky Home's Century of Myth: Let It Roll From the Beginning...2.1
Aug 12, 2026 · 43 min
Francis Child Collected Ballads and Kicked Off a Craze: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 8
Francis Child Collected Ballads and Kicked Off a Craze: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 8
Aug 10, 2026 · 42 min
The most popular American musician of the 19th century connected Cuba and New Orleans: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1.11
The most popular American musician of the 19th century connected Cuba and New Orleans: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1.11
Aug 7, 2026 · 36 min
Scott, Pepys, Dickens - The Literary Roots of The Ballads: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1.10
Scott, Pepys, Dickens - The Literary Roots of The Ballads: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1.10
Aug 5, 2026 · 41 min
Beethoven freed music from the tyranny of patronage: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1.9
Beethoven freed music from the tyranny of patronage: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1.9
Aug 3, 2026 · 38 min
In America African Culture Survived as The Spiritual: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 8
In America African Culture Survived as The Spiritual: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 8
Jul 31, 2026 · 46 min
The Subversive Side of Classical Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 7
The Subversive Side of Classical Music: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 7
Jul 29, 2026 · 46 min
Clave and the contradance in the colonial Caribbean: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 6
Clave and the contradance in the colonial Caribbean: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 6
Jul 27, 2026 · 39 min
The musics of Europe and Africa collided in Cuba: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 5
The musics of Europe and Africa collided in Cuba: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 5
Jul 24, 2026 · 43 min
The Ancient Repertoire the Folk Genre Built On: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 4
The Ancient Repertoire the Folk Genre Built On: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 4
Jul 22, 2026 · 44 min
The Cultural Blend That Made New Orleans Music Unique: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 3
The Cultural Blend That Made New Orleans Music Unique: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 3
Jul 20, 2026 · 44 min
Music as a Magical, Subversive Power: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 2
Music as a Magical, Subversive Power: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 2
Jul 18, 2026 · 47 min
The History of Music is Subversive, Not Respectable: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1
The History of Music is Subversive, Not Respectable: Let It Roll From the Beginning...to the End 1
Jul 15, 2026 · 42 min
Chula Fronteras Documented Tejano Legends Like Lydia Mendoza, Narciso Martínez and Flaco Jiménez
Chula Fronteras Documented Tejano Legends Like Lydia Mendoza, Narciso Martínez and Flaco Jiménez
Jul 13, 2026 · 43 min
Grunge Bands Like Nirvana Drew All Eyes to the Seattle Music Scene
Grunge Bands Like Nirvana Drew All Eyes to the Seattle Music Scene
Jul 10, 2026 · 47 min
The Time Nirvana Opened For Sonic Youth and Made a Movie About It
The Time Nirvana Opened For Sonic Youth and Made a Movie About It
Jul 8, 2026 · 41 min
The Sex Pistols Launched Punk Rock in London & Triggered a Huge Backlash
The Sex Pistols Launched Punk Rock in London & Triggered a Huge Backlash
Jul 7, 2026 · 45 min
The New York Dolls' Punky Glam Was Too Much, Too Soon
The New York Dolls' Punky Glam Was Too Much, Too Soon
Jul 4, 2026 · 44 min
ZZ Top Took Marshall Amps and Remade Boogie-Blues as Heavy Rock
ZZ Top Took Marshall Amps and Remade Boogie-Blues as Heavy Rock
Jul 1, 2026 · 42 min
The MC5's Combination of Hard Rock and Radical Politics Was Too Volatile to Last
The MC5's Combination of Hard Rock and Radical Politics Was Too Volatile to Last
Jun 29, 2026 · 42 min
Leon Russell Spotlighted in Les Blank's "A Poem Is A Naked Person"
Leon Russell Spotlighted in Les Blank's "A Poem Is A Naked Person"
Jun 26, 2026 · 41 min
We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: RJ Smith Interview
We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: RJ Smith Interview
Jun 24, 2026 · 21 min
Betty Davis: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Betty Davis: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 23, 2026 · 28 min
Morris Day: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Morris Day: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 19, 2026 · 25 min
James Brown: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
James Brown: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 17, 2026 · 30 min
Bootsy Collins: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Bootsy Collins: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 15, 2026 · 27 min
Rick James: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Rick James: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 12, 2026 · 30 min
George Clinton: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
George Clinton: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 10, 2026 · 20 min
We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: Interview With Producer Jeff Feuerzeig
We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus: Interview With Producer Jeff Feuerzeig
Jun 8, 2026 · 21 min
Blaze Foley: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Blaze Foley: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 5, 2026 · 21 min
Waylon Jennings: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Waylon Jennings: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 3, 2026 · 35 min
Billy Joe Shaver: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Billy Joe Shaver: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jun 1, 2026 · 25 min
George Jones & Tammy Wynette: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
George Jones & Tammy Wynette: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
May 29, 2026 · 30 min
Jerry Lee Lewis: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Jerry Lee Lewis: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
May 27, 2026 · 36 min
Johnny Paycheck: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
Johnny Paycheck: We Dig Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus
May 25, 2026 · 29 min
80s Roll 20: Queen, Bowie & Jagger and other highs and lows of Live Aid
80s Roll 20: Queen, Bowie & Jagger and other highs and lows of Live Aid
May 22, 2026 · 46 min
80's Roll 19: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones led "We Are The World"
80's Roll 19: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones led "We Are The World"
May 20, 2026 · 41 min
80s Roll 18: British stars came together wrap up a huge 1984 with "Do They Know It's Christmas"
80s Roll 18: British stars came together wrap up a huge 1984 with "Do They Know It's Christmas"
May 18, 2026 · 43 min
80s Roll 17: Classic Rockers Like Don Henley, Foreigner and Steve Perry Had a Big 1984 Too
80s Roll 17: Classic Rockers Like Don Henley, Foreigner and Steve Perry Had a Big 1984 Too
May 15, 2026 · 43 min
80s Roll 16: Bruce Springsteen broke all the way through with Born in the USA
80s Roll 16: Bruce Springsteen broke all the way through with Born in the USA
May 13, 2026 · 53 min