Episode 18: Rock Island Line - Lead Belly/Lonnie Donegan/The Beatles

Rock and Roll History

30-05-2023 • 17 mins

Our story today will highlight a song that is ingrained in the DNA of rock and roll. It may even fall into the often overlooked category because, these days, it seems people have forgotten this song.

That’s  strange to someone like me or you, but when you look around, it's easy to see that this style has sadly fallen by the wayside. But I guess the times they are  a changing... Anyway, this song played a massive role in shaping rock and roll as we know it today, and so it should be celebrated. This little diddy is known as the "Rock Island Line."

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