Rock and Roll Years

19/12/2025

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Merry Christmas everybody!!
Come and join me for the Christmas edition of Tony's Rock and Roll Years tomorrow at 12 noon on http://www.realrockradio.co.uk

You supply the mince pies and brandy and I'll supply the music. This week it's a full hour of different versions of Christmas songs that some of you may not have heard before and each one is dedicated to some of my listeners.

No Bing Crosby, Boney M or Cliff Richard on this show. Instead you can listen to tracks from
Trans Siberian Orchestra
Punk Rock Factory
The Waltons
The Beach Boys
Eric Clapton
Gary Hoey
Firehouse
Ride
Blink 182
Nelson
The Humpers
Good Charlotte
Bruce Springsteen
The Dickies
Slade (not THAT one)

I look forward to your company at 12 noon on Saturday.

Tony

13/12/2025

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06/12/2025

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05/12/2025

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his week’s multitude of magnificent musicians includes Renaissance, Big Big Train, Tale Cue, Yes, Andrew Latimer and Myth of Logic

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05/12/2025

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04/12/2025

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28/11/2025

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Hi everybody

Tomorrow at noon on Tony's Rock and Roll Years, we'll be going back 52 years to 1973 when the UK entered the EEC, went to war with Iceland over fishing rights and the country was in turmoil due to the oil crisis which led to fuel shortages, the Three-Day Week and major industrial strikes.

In the second part of the show, we'll be looking back over the past 12 months and some of the records released this year.

You'll be able to hear some great music from

David Bowie
The Who
Rory Gallagher
Paul Kossoff
Status Quo
Thin Lizzy
Portugal. The Man
Rare Breed
Bruce Springsteen
The N’Betweens
The Hives
Deftones
Whitesnake

There's no album of the week this time round, but I'll remind you of our great gig taking place in March next year. On the bill are Rare Breed who are featured on this weeks show.
Get your tickets early as they are selling out fast.

Tony
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22/11/2025

Today at 12

Hi everybody

This week on Tony's Rock and Roll Years, we're going back 50 years to a time when the S*x Pistols performed their first gig at St Martins College, Brian Clough became manager of Nottingham Forest and Ross McWhirter, the co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records was assassinated.

I'll be playing music from artists such as

Roxy Music
Pink Floyd
Dr Feelgood
The Who
Nazareth
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
The Eagles
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
and from my album of the week, the marvellous A Night at The Opera from Queen

I'll also be reminding you of some of the surprise records hitting the charts at the end of November 1975.

Join me today at 12 noon on www.realrockradio.co.uk Repeated on Tuesday at the same time
Tony

16/11/2025

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14/11/2025

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Join me for another hour of Tony's Rock and Roll Years as I remember 1968 which was a tumultuous year marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, widespread anti-war protests during the Vietnam War and the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia to suppress the Prague Spring. In the 2nd half of the programme it's back to 1994 where major events included the end of apartheid in South Africa as Nelson Mandela became the President, and the Channel Tunnel officially opened.

You can hear music from

Deep Purple
Jeff Beck
Fifty Foot Hose
Cream
Frank Zappa
Green Day
Terrorvision
Blink -182
Jeff Buckley
Nirvana
Weezer
Pizzicato Five
and from my album of the week
Electric Ladyland from Jimi Hendrix Experience

Be there on www.realrockradio.co.uk at 12 noon tomorrow - repeated on Tuesday at the same time

Tony

07/11/2025

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This week on Tony's Rock and Roll Years we're going back 55 years to a time when we said farewell to Rock legends such as Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist of Canned Heat, guitar ledend Jimi Hendrix and Anerican singer/songwriteer Janis Joplin.
In the same yeart, we saw the births of John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Suede's Bernard Butler, American singer-songwriter,Beck and Andy Bell of Ride.

I'll playing music from:

Jimi Hendrix Experience
Pink Floyd
Nick Drake
Black Sabbath
Slade
Led Zeppelin
Neil Young
Spooky Tooth
and from my album of the week

In Rock from Deep Purple
Make sure you're tuned in at 12 noon on Saturday at www.realrockradio.co.uk
for an hour of great musical nostalgia

Tony