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Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
Melissa Hendricks
29 episodes
8 months ago
Every song has an untold story. Have you ever wondered how your favorite musicians crafted their biggest hits and catchiest tunes? Join a couple of music history geeks as we uncover the real stories and inspirations behind the best records of all time. From Marley to Winehouse, we examine the personal stories of musical icons that continue to shape our culture.  We uncover their deepest secrets, triumphant successes and explore the heartbreaking circumstances of their deaths. We are fascinated by what made these pioneers from all musical genres special and how their unique personal stories created musical legacies that will last forever.
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Every song has an untold story. Have you ever wondered how your favorite musicians crafted their biggest hits and catchiest tunes? Join a couple of music history geeks as we uncover the real stories and inspirations behind the best records of all time. From Marley to Winehouse, we examine the personal stories of musical icons that continue to shape our culture.  We uncover their deepest secrets, triumphant successes and explore the heartbreaking circumstances of their deaths. We are fascinated by what made these pioneers from all musical genres special and how their unique personal stories created musical legacies that will last forever.
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Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF POP - George Michael Part 2
In Part Two, after George successfully navigates from being a teen sensation into a respected singer, songwriter and producer, George finds true love. Soon, his good fortune turns into a series of heartbreaks and tragedies that expose George’s foibles and internal battles within. Find out why through all of his public humiliations of embarrassing headlines and court battles, George became even more popular and transformed into a beloved Global Superstar and Gay Icon at the time of his death.
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10 months ago
58 minutes 46 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF POP - George Michael Part 1
George Michael’s versatile talents as a gifted singer, songwriter and performer made him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His shocking death at the age of 53 on Christmas Day in 2016 sent shockwaves around the world. In Part One, we explore this beloved Pop Icon’s childhood and early years with the group he co-founded, Wham. Find out what decision George made in his late teens that would haunt him and he would regret for many years to come.
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10 months ago
59 minutes 31 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BEASTIE BOY - Adam Yauch Part 3
In the part 3, we explore how Adam evolved into a cool filmmaker, outspoken feminist, activist, and most importantly, a prolific MC of a group that became influential pioneers of hip hop by creating unique, genre-bending albums of rap, punk and jazz fusion.
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3 years ago
59 minutes 12 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BEASTIE BOY - Adam Yauch Part 2
As a member of The Beastie Boys, Adam achieved worldwide stardom with their loud, brash blend of hip hop and rock. However, the overnight fame and constant touring turned their joke of acting like hard-partying, beer guzzling, hell raisers into reality. Find out how the negative effects of his manufactured image transformed Adam's life for good.
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3 years ago
50 minutes 52 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BEASTIE BOY - Adam Yauch Part 1
One early Spring night in New York City, a 17-year-old spiked hair teen wearing a button filled trench coat attended a Black Flag concert and decided to start a punk band. That punk outcast was Adam Yauch! How did that one decision lead to the the formation of one of the most successful hip hop groups of all time? How did his childhood knack for firecracker bombs create a natural-born leader who would one day possess an uncommon humanitarian spirit?
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4 years ago
33 minutes 37 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE QUEEN OF TEJANO - Selena Pt. 3
Selena, now a chart-topping Grammy Award-winning star and role model, is on the brink of superstardom with her burgeoning clothing line, the upcoming release of her first English-speaking album and a movie role.  Find out how a disgruntled ex-employee derailed her dreams, but not her Legacy.
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5 years ago
42 minutes 27 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE QUEEN OF TEJANO - Selena Pt. 2
The constant touring created a fine-tuned, successful Tejano band.  Selena blossomed into a polished entertainer who bent the male-dominated Tejano music industry to her will.  Her talent and personality earned her a huge following of admirers until a deceitful super fan jeopardized all of her hard work.
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5 years ago
32 minutes 2 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE QUEEN OF TEJANO - Selena Pt. 1
One day, a little girl surprised her father when he came home from work by singing a song to him in a pitch perfect tone.  That little girl was Selena.  How did that one day revive a former band and lead to a successful family business that still thrives today? What were the early years like for Selena?
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5 years ago
30 minutes 3 seconds

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
SONGBIRD -Eva Cassidy Part 2
In part 2 of a 2-part series, Eva’s crystalline voice earns her exciting opportunities which illuminate a promising musical career.  Yet, an unexpected setback knocks her off her feet.  Find out how Eva rises above an unfortunate diagnosis and attains worldwide success - the one thing she persistently shunned.
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5 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
SONGBIRD - Eva Cassidy Part 1
In part 1 of a 2-part series, the painfully shy, Eva Cassidy struggles with adolescent bullying and depression.  Find out which artists and songs influences this gentle outsider to develop her masterful soprano interpretation of songs.
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5 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE PRINCE OF SOUL - Marvin Gaye Part 2
In part 2 of a 2-part series, Marvin's hard earned fight for creative control of his music earned him superstardom and financial freedom.  In addition, it cemented his status as one of the most influential artists of all time.  Find out how the temptations and pressures of superstardom as well as Marvin's deep-seated personal demons led to a perfect storm of shocking results.
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5 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE PRINCE OF SOUL - Marvin Gaye Part 1
6 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE LIONESS OF JAZZ AND SOUL - Amy Winehouse Part 2
6 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE LIONESS OF JAZZ AND SOUL - Amy Winehouse Part 1
6 years ago

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THE PRINCESS OF R&B - Aaliyah
6 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
OLE BLUE EYES - Frank Sinatra Part 2
In Part 2, the always ambitious Frank Sinatra claws his way back to the top of the charts and into the stratosphere of worldwide fame. This time, maintaining his now solid legendary career, comes with a heavy price: massive heartbreaks, legal woes and, at times, debauchery. In this mega episode as we did deeper into this Uber Legend's wild and illustrious career. Become a Rockababy please subscribe and visit www.rockabyespodcast.com      
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6 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
OLE BLUE EYES - Frank Sinatra Part 1
6 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE NATURAL MYSTIC - Bob Marley Part 2
In Part 2, join us as find out how an attempted murder motivated a socially conscious Bob Marley to write some of his most endearing hits and why a critical injury would lead to a shocking death which would transform Bob Marley into a global icon. Become a Rockababy please subscribe and visit www.rockabyespodcast.com
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7 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE NATURAL MYSTIC - Bob Marley Part 1
Bob Marley –  The Natural Mystic (Part 1)   In part 1 of a 2-part series, although his hardscrabble childhood was filled with poverty and abandonment, young Bob Marley displayed an uncommon mysticism even at a young age.  Find out what heartbreaking setbacks drove an intensely ambitious Bob to form a now legendary band with his childhood friends and how a fluke incident caused Nesta, as he was known to his mom, to be renamed the now legendary Bob Marley.   Become a Rockababy please subscribe and visit www.rockabyespodcast.com
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7 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL SERIES - Nina Simone Part 2
At the beginning of part two, Nina, broke and alone spins out of control. Find out how Nina finally finds her peace.   Become a Rockababy please subscribe and visit www.rockabyespodcast.com
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7 years ago

Rockabyes with Mel & Shel
Every song has an untold story. Have you ever wondered how your favorite musicians crafted their biggest hits and catchiest tunes? Join a couple of music history geeks as we uncover the real stories and inspirations behind the best records of all time. From Marley to Winehouse, we examine the personal stories of musical icons that continue to shape our culture.  We uncover their deepest secrets, triumphant successes and explore the heartbreaking circumstances of their deaths. We are fascinated by what made these pioneers from all musical genres special and how their unique personal stories created musical legacies that will last forever.