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Murdock gets to go full guitar geek when the guys open a listener letter asking for clarity on why some of the best instruments look the worst. See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://www.fender.com/articles/instruments/15-stratocaster-players-for-the-ages https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/13-most-iconic-gibson-les-paul-players-of-all-time/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kekuku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbacker https://www.facebook.com/musicastitis/videos/-he-played-the-most-beaten-up-broken-down-guitar-in-the-history-of-rock-and-roll/1793489478737710/ SRV Live From Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45pUfezE8E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/14/jimi-hendrix-linda-keith https://www.npr.org/2010/09/15/129855398/send-my-love-to-linda-an-untold-jimi-hendrix-story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Keith https://www.fuzzfacedtube.com/watch?v=IOSvyx8cwus&t=10s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose#Coatings https://www.fuzzfaced.net/linda-keith-hendrix-stratocaster.html https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zWMBFyEBAco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan_Stratocaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan's_musical_instruments https://rorygallagher.com/1961-stratocaster/ https://www.fender.com/products/limited-edition-masterbuilt-john-frusciante-stratocaster https://strat-talk.com/threads/vintage-primers-undercoats.87713/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic https://iconicaxes.blogspot.com/2012/11/jimi-hendrixs-woodstock-fender.html https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallaghers-guitars-excerpt-sunburst-strat Primer on nitrocellulose: https://www.you See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and public breakdown that would come to define them. See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)

Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that points them toward the alcohol-soaked section of music history, examining stories of rock stars and the drugs, drink, (and music) they forgot they did... See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/54h7zp/til_that_in_1984_steven_tyler_heard_an_old/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/aerosmith-classic-steven-tyler-didnt-remember-recording/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Duke https://musicdatablog.com.ar/en/timeline/david-bowie-history-timeline-1964-1979/ Cracked Actor doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnIBBkgkO5o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_to_Station https://www.spinmagazine.com/2017/06/musicians-who-forgot-making-their-own-music/ https://fleetwoodmac-uk.com/wp/fleetwood-macs-mick-fleetwood-says-cocaine-use-left-him-with-two-year-memory-gap-nme/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper https://people.com/alice-cooper-audience-once-killed-chicken-during-concert-8667451 https://www.loudersound.com/music/my-job-was-to-get-rid-of-alice-cooper-and-i-did-exactly-the-opposite-bob-ezrin-on-his-long-strange-trip-with-alice-cooper https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-alice-cooper-went-cold-turkey-and-made-his-most-personal-album https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Vampires Alice and Keith photo: https://x.com/historyrock_/status/2105960993444794536?lang=en&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet https://consequence.net/2026/09/alice-cooper-crack-almost-killed-him/ https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/alice-cooper-comes-clean-about-drink-drugs-and-the-bad-old-days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_(Alice_Cooper_album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper_Catches_Skin Zipper Catches Skin TV ad: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/dzba12/tv_commercial_for_alice_coopers_zipper_catches/ https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1983-this-famous-shock-rocker-beat-his-addiction-completed-rehab-and-set-out-to-help-others-do-the-same/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock dig through the history of David Coverdale and the multiple eras of the solo effort he started that ended up being called... Whitesnake. See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenore_di_grazia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Jam https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-is-whitesnake-a-phallic-reference-or-not/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Coverdale https://rockcelebrities.net/david-coverdales-emotional-decision-that-cost-him-over-a-million-dollars/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_It_In 1997 Micky Moody interview: http://www.whitesnake.f9.co.uk/Moody.html Loudersound piece: https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-the-coverdale-i-recall-was-a-vain-preposterous-oaf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kalodner https://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,46094,46104 https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-interview-2017/ https://www.rockcandymag.com/blog/post/rcm-news-release-1-issue-2-rock-candy-mag-out-nowjune-7-2017-issue-2-newly-launched-uk-based-rock-candy-magazine-features-exclusive-hard-hitting-no-holds-barred-candid-interview-guitarist-john-sykes-who-clarifies-all-set https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdale-rules-out-collaborating-with-john-sykes-again-it-would-never-work See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later bought those songs for himself. See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_James https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/ The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389# https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/ Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records Promo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Grade https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-and-turned-it-into-a-billion-dollar-music-empire/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-takes-control-of-the-beatles-publishing-rights https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/music-artists-selling-catalog/index.html Running list of artists who have sold their publishing: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.