The Tragic Story of Joe Meek, Pt. 3
Joe Meek’s story ended with a bang.
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Joe Meek’s story ended with a bang.
“Telstar” pushed Joe Meek into the pop stratosphere.
Was he genius… nuts… or both?
His music has enhanced films of every genre… and even video games!
Just like the rest of the U.S. in the 1950s, pop music went commie crazy.
How pop music learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.
After the Soviet Union developed their own hydrogen bomb, America’s dreams of an atomic future morphed into nightmares of nuclear annihilation instead. Once again, the popular music industry was right there, simultaneously reflecting — and feeding — the now-terrified U.S. zeitgeist.
In the 1950s, America burned with atomic fever.
He died in flames — but for decades, Vivian Stanshall burned with the incandescent glow of his own off-kilter brilliance.
Learn about the lesser-known lasses of rockabilly.
NOTES - The Ladies of Rockabilly, Pt. 4: The Lesser-Known Ladies [5:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHe was a guitar whiz at 10. She was a star at 16. Learn about the Collins Kids.
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