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Ian Stewart's History of Rock Ian Stewart hosts a nightly themed rock show on River Dee Radio - a HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC

My latest show begins broadcasting on RDR tonight and every night for the next 2 weeks at 9 pm BST. NAME DROPPING is the...
10/08/2026

My latest show begins broadcasting on RDR tonight and every night for the next 2 weeks at 9 pm BST. NAME DROPPING is the theme this time - songs that mention celebs. 14 Tracks played and just short of 40 names mentioned - how many can you detect? Use the RDR app to listen "live" or at any time using the link below:

https://www.mixcloud.com/River_Dee_Radio/history-of-rock-name-dropping/

I’ve called my latest show for River Dee Radio NAME DROPPING – songs that reference well-known celebrities. I play 14 of these, with passing mentions for another dozen. Nearly 40 celebrities are named in the 14 tunes – how many can you detect?

Click the link below for my monthly MUSIC QUIZ for River Dee Radio. The topic this time is SPOT THE LINK (2). Four 40-se...
01/08/2026

Click the link below for my monthly MUSIC QUIZ for River Dee Radio. The topic this time is SPOT THE LINK (2). Four 40-second clips from well-known tunes from the 1960’s-70’s-80’s-90’s and you have to guess what the link is between them. There are 8 sections in this 30-minute show – test your knowledge of 20th century pop:

https://www.mixcloud.com/River_Dee_Radio/music-quiz-aug-26-spot-the-link-2/

My monthly MUSIC QUIZ for River Dee Radio. The topic this time is SPOT THE LINK (2). I play four 40-second clips from well-known tunes from the 1960’s-70’s-80’s-90’s and you have to guess what the link is between them. There are 8 sections in this 30-minute show – test your knowledge of 20...

Click the link below to listen to the latest instalment in my BRILL BUILDING SOUNDS series. 11 tunes from mid-1963, feat...
01/08/2026

Click the link below to listen to the latest instalment in my BRILL BUILDING SOUNDS series. 11 tunes from mid-1963, featuring compositions by the songwriting teams Bacharach & David, Goffin & King, Barry & Greewich, Pomus & Shuman and others:

https://www.mixcloud.com/River_Dee_Radio/brill-building-sounds-8/

The 8th in my series of BRILL BUILDING SOUNDS – 11 tunes from mid-1963, featuring compositions by the songwriting teams Bacharach & David, Goffin & King, Barry & Greewich, Pomus & Shuman and others

Click here to listen to my latest show for River Dee Radio - Rock Family Trees (3) - CALIFORNIA COUNTRY ROCK: See less
27/07/2026

Click here to listen to my latest show for River Dee Radio - Rock Family Trees (3) - CALIFORNIA COUNTRY ROCK: See less

Ian Stewart's latest HISTORY OF ROCK show for River Dee Radio is the 3rd in his series looking at Rock Family Trees – this time it’s CALIFORNIA COUNTRY ROCK, looking back at the creative hub that began on the west coast of USA in the late 1960’s. 15 great linking tracks from 1967 to 1977

Click the link below to listen to my latest show for River Dee Radio - the 17th in my series examining the use of vario...
13/07/2026

Click the link below to listen to my latest show for River Dee Radio - the 17th in my series examining the use of various instruments in pop and rock music - PEDAL STEEL Guitar this time - 15 great examples:

Ian Stewart's new HISTORY OF ROCK show for River Dee Radio is another close look – the 17th - at the instruments that appear on many pop and rock recordings. This time it’s the PEDAL STEEL Guitar, an image of which appears here. Often confused with Slide Guitar sounds, the Pedal Steel was first ...

Use the link below to listen to my monthly pop music quiz for River Dee Radio - Spot the Connections:
02/07/2026

Use the link below to listen to my monthly pop music quiz for River Dee Radio - Spot the Connections:

Can you detect what 4 tracks have in common? Eight separate sections to test you

Click the link below to listen to the 7th episode in my BRILL BUILDING SOUNDS series for River Dee Radio - 11 tracks fro...
02/07/2026

Click the link below to listen to the 7th episode in my BRILL BUILDING SOUNDS series for River Dee Radio - 11 tracks from 1962-63 made in the iconic New York building:

Show 7 of my BRILL BUILDINGS SOUNDS show plays 11 tunes from late 1962 and early 1963, created in the iconic New York building. The Four Seasons, Little Eva, the Chiffons, Gene Pitney and more with songs from the prolific songwriting teams Goffin & King, Mann & Weil & others

Click the link below to listen to my latest show for River Dee Radio, featuring keyboard maestro MIKE FINNIGAN, another ...
29/06/2026

Click the link below to listen to my latest show for River Dee Radio, featuring keyboard maestro MIKE FINNIGAN, another unsung Session Player - the 26th so far:

Keyboards maestro MIKE FINNIGAN is the 26th to feature in Ian Stewart's long-running series showcasing the vital backup work of SESSION PLAYERS. His weapon of choice was the B3 Hammond Organ. From early days jamming with Jimi Hendrix to joining Taj Mahal’s Phantom Blues Band he went on to do sessi...

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