6 episodes

Rock Family Trees - Season 1

First aired Jun 24, 1995Season 1

Browse all 6 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Fleetwood Mac Story

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Jun 24, 1995

The career of Fleetwood Mac, famous for their complicated inter-band relationships as well as their music

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Episode 2

The Birmingham Beat

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Jul 1, 1995

The careers of the biggest bands to emerge from Birmingham in the 1960s, the Moody Blues and the Move, who evolved into the Electric Light Orchestra

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Episode 3

Deep Purple People

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Jul 8, 1995

The tempestuous history behind British rock outfit Deep Purple, featuring interviews with the band, who talk candidly about their relationships which have lasted over 30 years

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Episode 4

New York Punk

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Jul 22, 1995

The rock-history behind the band New York Punk, including interview's with chart-topping members of the hit combo

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Episode 5

The British R&B Boom

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Jul 29, 1995

The British rhythm-and-blues scene of the 1960s, when bands including the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann, together with rock giants Cream and Led Zeppelin, transformed the sound of American blues into rock. The era also spawned such famous guitarists as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, and those commenting on the time include drummer Ginger Baker and bass players Jack Bruce and Tom McGuinness.

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Episode 6

The New Merseybeat

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Aug 5, 1995

An account of how Liverpool club Eric's provided a valuable training ground for local bands in the late Seventies, notably the Teardrop Explodes and Echo and the Bunnymen. John Peel narrates the rise of these and other groups, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive and OMD, while musicians involved in the scene add a personal perspective.