Series synopsis
Rock N' Roll Stories is an American documentary television series that premiered on PBS on April 16, 2013. It was created by Tom Waldman, Rohan Shand. It stars Tom Waldman, Johnny Rivers, Stephen Bishop and Frank Stallone Jr..
Music Professionals share their most memorable stories of their career in the Rock N' Roll world.
Premise
Music Professionals share their most memorable stories of their career in the Rock N' Roll world.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tom Waldman as Host
- Johnny Rivers as Self
- Stephen Bishop as Self
- Frank Stallone Jr. as Self
- Louise Goffin as Self
- Jonny Wickersham as Self
- Phil Leavitt as Self
- Joie Calio as Self
Supporting cast
- Laurence Juber as Self
- Victoria Peterson as Self
- P.F. Sloan as Self
- Willie Garcia as Self
- Lonnie Jordan as Self
- Paul Stookey as Self
- Todd Cochran as Self
- Luis Cabezas as Self
- Kelly Ogden as Self
- James Holvay as Self
- Alan Parsons as Self
- Thomas Dolby as Self
Guest cast
- Johnny Rivers as Self
- Stephen Bishop as Self
- Frank Stallone Jr. as Self
- Louise Goffin as Self
- Jonny Wickersham as Self
- Phil Leavitt as Self
- Joie Calio as Self
- Laurence Juber as Self
- Victoria Peterson as Self
- P.F. Sloan as Self
- Willie Garcia as Self
- Lonnie Jordan as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 16, 2013 | May 4, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 12 | May 12, 2014 | February 23, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wayne Kramer Wayne Kramer founder of the MC5 band talks about the sounds that influenced him while growing up in Detroit. |
April 16, 2013 |
| 2 |
Charles Wright Charles Wright founder of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band talks about the era of the Watts Riot and how he formed his band around that time. |
August 6, 2013 |
| 3 |
Billy Vera Singer/Songwriter Billy Vera will discuss the top five songs that influenced his career as a songwriter. Some of these songs include "Take the 'A' Train" by Duke Ellington's Orchestra and Ray Charles's "Yes Indeed". |
September 20, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Frank Stallone Singer/Songwriter Frank Stallone talks about the artists that inspire him to create the versatile music he does. He speaks about Elvis being one of his inspiration and also gives a funny story of him competing in an Elvis look alike contest. |
May 12, 2014 |
| 2 |
Jonny Two Bags Rock Guitarist for the California punk rock band , social distortion talks about his style and his assorted choices of guitars from Fender to Les Paul. |
June 9, 2014 |
| 3 |
7Horse Drummer, Phil Leavitt and Guitarist, Joie Calio form the band 7Horse will discuss their influences such as Sonny Boy Williamson and Muddy Waters. Their music was also featured in the recent Martin Scorsese film "The Wolf of Wall Street". |
July 14, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 16, 2013 |
| Last aired | February 23, 2015 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | continue |