Rock School

Series produced by KSLU

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Rock School is a weekly, insightful and energetic showcase of the music, history, laws and culture of rock-n-roll hosted by music historian Joe Burns , Ph.D. and his wife Tammy.

Rock School is a weekly, hour-long lecture by music historian, Dr. Joe Burns. No topic is off the table. In the over a decade the show has been on air, Rock School has talked about everything from simple music lists to music in society, the audio production side of the business and just about every legal area you can imagine.

Hosted by Dr. Joe Burns and his wife Tammy, Rock School is recorded and produced in Joe's home studio and sent out through Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA from the studios of KSLU public radio.


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Thanksgiving 2023
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Let's talk turkey. This is our Thanksgiving show.

Bought by KECG, KWIT, KTRL, and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
LSD
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann invented LSD. It became a force in the 60s and gave us a new genre of music. Psychedelic.

Bought by KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ, KTRL, and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Musician NIcknames
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can you give yourself a nickname? Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did m...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week is an interview with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel about their new book, Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine. I ask them about t...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Halloween Buried With
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here is our second Halloween show. Many musicians and celebrities have been buried with some rather interesting items. We have a rather long list...

Bought by KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KSRQ, WOUB, KWIT and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Halloween Grave Gifts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Music celebrities that have passed often have fans that come to the grave sites and leave gifts. Here is a list of some of the more famous ones.

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Deezer's Audience Centered Method
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Streaming service Deezer is trying a new format of paying artists and the world is watching. We have the story.

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Old With a Hit
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Rolling Stones are putting out new hits. Mick Jagger is 80. Is he the oldest person to have a hit? Not by 21 years. The oldest person to go...

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ, KTRL and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Re-Record the Music
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Taylor Swift is re-recording all the albums she recorded with Big Machine Records. She is not the first. Not even close. We have a long list of ...

Bought by KECG, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Widow Maker Heart Attack
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Nine days before the recoding of this show, I had the Widow Maker Heart Attack. This is my story told as a warning to other to take care of themse...

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, KSRQ, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Big in Japan
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The phrase Big in Japan has become a bit of a joke thanks to Spinal Tap. However, it is a real thing and the Japanese press began noticing and rep...

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, WOUB, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Banned For Odd Reasons
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Banning a song is often done for a strong reason. Then there is the show today. Here is a list of songs that were banned for silly or dumb reason...

Bought by WKPW, KWIT, KSRQ, KTRL, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Stage Moves
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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You all know the Windmill from Pete Townshend. You know the Duck Walk from Chuck Berry but there are so many more stage moves named after musician...

Bought by WKPW, Harford Community Radio, KTRL, WYAP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Rock Star Commercials
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Of course rock stars do commercials. Some believe it is selling out but you have pay the bills. This week is a long list of rock stars you might ...

Bought by WYAP, WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Midnight Special
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Midnight Special was one of a slew of late night music shows that proved people would stay up late to watch something they liked. This was bef...

Bought by WKPW, WSLR, WMTNradio, KRSC, WYAP and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Musician Cameos
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Now and again, you will see a rock musician show up in a movie either as a performer or an extra. This week we have a long list of appearences.

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Hollywood Stars
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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In my music feeds, it often comes up that a musician received his or her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that day. I decided to investigate. W...

Bought by WKPW, WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Top 25 Songs by Bands That Don't Exist
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Rolling Stone came out with their list of best songs by bands found in movies and television. That means they are songs by bands that do not exist...

Bought by WMTNradio, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Rock and Bugs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Believe it or do not but there are scientists out there who have taken their life work and named their findings after rock star. I would probably ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Taylor Swift Eras Tour
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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If the predictions are correct, Swift's Eras tour is set to become the first tour, ever, break a billion dollars in gross sales. But how? How is...

Bought by WKPW, WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9

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