Barry Hansen interview on KUOM - January, 1970

[Jeff Morris]

It's amazing to think that at the time of this interview, over 40 years ago, there were no books on the history of rock 'n' roll! Barry Hansen, the future Dr. Demento, was blazing the trail. Unfortunately the book he was writing was never published, and has since been superceded by numerous other books on the topic. Later this year, he became Dr. Demento on KPPC, which took his career in a different direction.

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Barry Hansen interview on KUOM - January, 1970

NOTE: This is NOT a Dr. Demento Show. This is a broadcast prior to him becoming Dr. Demento.
This interview took place in Minneapolis, MN around January of 1970. The exact date is not known. It is believed to have been on KUOM, the University Of Minnesota radio station. It's not known if it was broadcast live or pre-recorded.
The history he was writing for Rolling Stone did not end up getting published issue by issue as originally planned. Some of it appeared later in the book The Rolling Stone Illustrated History Of Rock & Roll, but most of it remains unpublished.

It's Getting Late In The Evening - The Chosen Gospel Singers

Trouble In My Way - The Swan Silvertones

One Room Country Shack - Mercy Dee
Don't Trust Nobody - John Lee Hooker

Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

Shuffle-Shuck - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy

Pretty Little Girl - The Chimes
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

I Walk The Line (stereo re-recording) - Johnny Cash

Hound Dog (fake stereo) - Elvis Presley

You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

Up On Cripple Creek - The Band

[R H Draney]

It's amazing to think that at the time of this interview, over 40 years ago=
, there were no books on the history of rock 'n' roll! Barry Hansen, the f=
uture Dr. Demento, was blazing the trail. Unfortunately the book he was wr=
iting was never published, and has since been superceded by numerous other =
books on the topic. Later this year, he became Dr. Demento on KPPC, which =
took his career in a different direction.

Keep in mind that in 1970, the "history of rock 'n' roll" covered all of fifteen
years....

Was reminded of this myself when my favorite oldies station played "Wildfire" by
Michael Murphey this morning...I won a poster for being the first caller who
could name the artist, back in 1981...the headline at the top of the poster was
"25 Years Of Rock and Roll"....r