Rosko's Glam Rock! 1971-1974
Rosko's Glam Rock! 1971-1974
Wham bam glam craziness with The Emperor spreading the love from Los Angeles! 3 years of music - 1971 to 1974 - that defined a decade and forged our fabulous fashions!
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Oct 14, 2026
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Wham bam glam craziness with The Emperor spreading the love from Los Angeles! 3 years of music - 1971 to 1974 - that defined a decade and forged our fabulous fashions!
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Classic hits from just 1 year - 1972!
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Simon Bates with distant memories of a rich & varied era in music! Ted Heath was PM, Jon Pertwee was Doctor Who and a pigeon & a bunch of bag-pipers had the best selling singles!
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60 minutes of power pop and rock! Earplugs at the ready as we rewind to 1975 with Queen, Springsteen, Average White Band and the Quo!
Over-bearded men & leftfield ladies - all with fabulous tunes! These are alternative hits from the west coast, the underground & the counter culture of the 1970s.
Celebrating pioneers and mavericks from Elvis to Aerosmith. Suzi presents her hand-picked list along with personal stories of the many legendary rock'n'rollers she's encountered!
Sixty minutes of glorious Glam Rock from the godfathers of the genre - from London we have The Sweet, and from the sunny uplands of Wolverhampton it's Slade!
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