Riders on the Storm
Series looking at US rock music from the late 60s to the early 90s. Exploring the artists that made the soundtrack to the peace and love generation.
During the era of flower power, Vietnam and LSD, bands such as the Doors, Jefferson Airplane and MC5 not only sang about the revolution, they were the revolution. This episode explores the artists that made the soundtrack to the peace and love generation. The culmination of this era was when half a million people descended on a field in the small hamlet of Woodstock. At that moment rock music seemed a beacon of hope for those who believed in the ideals of equality and freedom. But instead of inspiring a new generation of artists to lead the revolution through political songs the festival proved to be a watershed moment for rock music's reactionary era. The marketing men lined up ready to sign and keen to turn this music from protest into profit.
Interviewees include John Densmore and Ray Manzarek of the Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Doug Clifford, Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane, Alice Cooper, Tom Petty, MC5's Wayne Kramer and Steppenwolf's John Kay.
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Music Played
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Bruce Springsteen
Born in the USA
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Eagles
Hotel California
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Guns N’ Roses
Welcome to the Jungle
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Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze
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The Doors
Break on Through
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Steppenwolf
Born to be Wild
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of Fire
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Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
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Neil Sedaka
Calendar Girl
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The Wellingtons
We Wear Short Shorts
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The Beach Boys
I Get Around
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Joan Baez
We Shall Overcome
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The Supremes
Baby Love
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Bob Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind
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The Beatles
She Loves You
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The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
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The Byrds
Mr Tambourine Man
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The Rolling Stones
Little Red Rooster
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Howlin’ Wolf
How Many More Years?
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The Beatles
Tomorrow Never Knows
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Steppenwolf
Born to be Wild
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising
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Country Joe and the Fish
Death Sound Blues
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son
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The Doors
Break on Through
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Big Brother & the Holding Company & Janis Joplin
I Need A Man to Love
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Country Joe and the Fish
Flying High
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Jefferson Airplane
It's No Secret
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Grateful Dead
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
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Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit
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Steppenwolf
Magic Carpet Ride
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Jimi Hendrix
Wild Thing
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Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze
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The Doors
Spanish Caravan
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The Doors
The End
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The Wellingtons
We Wear Short Shorts
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The Doors
The End
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Quicksilver Messenger Service
Who Do You Love?
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MC5
Ramblin' Rose
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MC5
Kick Out the Jams
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MC5
Borderline
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MC5
I Want You Right Now
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Iron Butterfly
In a gadda da vida
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Born on the Bayou
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Jefferson Airplane
Today
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Jefferson Airplane
Volunteers
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MC5
Motor City is Burning
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The Doors
Riders on the Storm
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Jefferson Airplane
Plastic Fantastic Lover
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The Band
The Weight
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Jefferson Airplane
The Other Side of this Life
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Jefferson Airplane
Won't You Try
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Jimi Hendrix
Star Spangled Banner
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Jefferson Airplane
Embryonic Journey
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Alice Cooper
School's Out
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The Doors
When the Music's Over
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Shaun Parkes |
Producer | Rhodri Huw |
Director | Rhodri Huw |
Executive Producer | Paul Bullock |
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Jan 2014 21:00
- Sat 11 Jan 2014 00:00
- Mon 13 Jan 2014 00:40
- Tue 24 Mar 2015 01:00
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