“URBAN LEGENDS, TRAGEDIES, AND HAUNTINGS OF ROCK & ROLL” #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

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IN THIS EPISODE: The mythos of rock and roll music started as soon as Elvis and his swiveling hips hit the stage. But with a powerful mystique comes stories, legends, and myths—some of them true, some of them true but exaggerated, and some of them just plain made up. Others are misconceptions passed down through the generations, despite never being true. These are the most persistent urban legends and rumors in rock history, with an emphasis on the rock myths that are a little more unknown. Sure, you know about Phil Collins and the drowning man, but did you know that despite wearing dark glasses all the time, Roy Orbison was not actually blind? Or that two famous rock legends actually did die in the same apartment, years apart? The most infamous urban legends, tragedies, curses, and even a few hauntings within the annals of Rock and Roll, in this episode of Weird Darkness!
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open
00:01:06.501 = Show Intro
00:03:24.757 = Urban Legends of Rock and Roll
00:24:58.793 = Rock and Roll Curses and Superstitions
00:40:32.617 = Rock Band Tragedies
00:54:58.996 = Bobby Mackey’s Haunted Nightclub
01:09:29.980 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Urban Legends of Rock and Roll” by Mike Rothschild https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/glsstdfw, and Jodi Smith https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/lp9dyn08
“Rock and Roll Curses & Superstitions” by Jacob Shelton https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/33oyxyt7
“Rock Band Tragedies” by Daniel Kohn https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/37ufqpg5
“Bobby Mackey’s Haunted Night Club” by Michelle Nati https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1sxph150
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: February 19, 2021
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