1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: A podcast playground. 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 2: Well, Hi, I'm buzzs Night. I'm the host of the 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: Taking a Walk podcast Music History on foot. You could 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 2: find us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, tune in the 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: podcast playground, or wherever you get your podcast and welcome 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 2: to this week, the Week of May twenty second in 7 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: music history. On May twenty second, nineteen fifty eight, Jerry 8 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 2: Lee Lewis, he made the world give a collective ugh 9 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: by marrying his thirteen year old cousin. On May twenty second, 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: nineteen sixty five, The Young Lads the Beatles Ticket to 11 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: Ride becomes the Beatles eighth number one and they've only 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: been going at it in their. 13 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: Career for two years. Amazing. 14 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: May twenty second, nineteen seventy, Elvis Presley he signs a 15 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: movie contract with MGM for three pictures Elvis. 16 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: On this day in music history. 17 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: On May twenty third, two thousand, Eminem releases his groundbreaking 18 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 2: third album, The Marshall Mothers LP. 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: It was embraced by critics. 20 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: Because of the inspirational and introspective lyrics. And if you 21 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: want to check out a cool episode to take on 22 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,639 Speaker 2: a walk, check out the one with Jelly Roll. Highly 23 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 2: recommend it Love the Jelly, and we talk about Eminem 24 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: in that episode because Jelly and Eminem did a collaboration. 25 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: Give you a hint. 26 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: Jelly says Eminem is the best in that genre. In 27 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: nineteen seventy. On this day, May twenty third, nineteen seventy, 28 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: the Grateful Dead make their first live international debut. I 29 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: would have loved to have been at this one the 30 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: Hollywood Rock Festival somewhere in England. And check out this lineup, 31 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: Black Sabbath, Traffic and Free All on that same bill. 32 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: On this day, May twenty fourth, nineteen seventy four, David 33 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: Bowie releases his great eighth album, Diamond Dogs Bowie's Amazing. 34 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: We'll talk about Bowie a little bit later on this 35 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: episode of This Week in Music History. Also May twenty fourth, 36 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: nineteen seventy, Peter Green, co founder of Fleetwood Mac, plays 37 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: his last live gig. He plays at a festival in Bath, England. 38 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: We go to. 39 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: May twenty fifth, nineteen eighty five, Dire Straits puts out 40 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: the tremendous album called Brothers and Arms. I remember listening 41 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 2: to that one cover to cover and what I had 42 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,119 Speaker 2: forgotten and just read this covered is the fact that 43 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 2: that was the first digitally mastered release on a CD. 44 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: Dire Straits Brothers in Arms. 45 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: May twenty fifth, nineteen ninety seven, Bob Dylan scared to 46 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: live in but Jesus out of us. 47 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: He ended up. 48 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: Getting a fungal infection in his lungs, and Dylan later 49 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: admitted and this is the quote I thought I'd be. 50 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 1: Seeing Elvis soon, which is hysterical. 51 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: May nineteen sixty nine, John and Yoko began their infamous Montreal. 52 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: Be It in protest to the Vietnam War. Those crazy kids. 53 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 2: May twenty six, nineteen seventy three, the one and only 54 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: Carol King. She plays a live show in Central Park 55 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: in front of about one hundred thousand people. 56 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: Live, free show. 57 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: Pretty amazing, those Central Park events that used to happen. 58 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: I had one. 59 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: This is the first time I saw Santana play at 60 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: Central Park. 61 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: And this also May twenty six day. 62 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: In nineteen sixty four, Maryanne Faithful records a version of 63 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: As Tears Go By, which would later, of course, be 64 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: done in amazing fashion by the Rolling Stones. We moved 65 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: to May twenty seventh, nineteen seventy seven, something that was 66 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: described as pivotal. 67 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: I'm not sure I felt that way at the time. 68 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,679 Speaker 1: I'm not sure I feel that way still. 69 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 2: The Sex Pistols release God Saved the Queen, we go 70 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: to May twenty seven, nineteen sixty three, and we go 71 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 2: back to a Bob Dylan moment when the Freewheel in 72 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: Bob Dylan is released featuring blowing in the Wind and 73 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: don't Think. 74 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: Twice, It's all Right, among others. 75 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: And then on May twenty eighth, nineteen eighty three, the 76 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 2: US Festival Happens. 77 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: This thing was a four day monster. 78 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: They say seven hundred fifty thousand people attended. Among the 79 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: musicians playing It's the Clash. 80 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: It's YouTube. Van Halen and David Bowie. 81 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: Looking forward on upcoming Taking a Walk We recorded with 82 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 2: Steve Morse, the former Boston Globe Music Critic of record. 83 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: Great guy. 84 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: Always used to see Steve all around town and every show. 85 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: So we took a walk in Cambridge. Great stories in there. 86 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 2: Look forward to that one in particular about his interview 87 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 2: with Bob Marley, and that's upcoming on Taking a Walk. 88 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: Share it with a friend. 89 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: We appreciate your support for the Taking a Walk podcast.