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Chronicles of Rock

Chronicles of Rock

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Randy Renaud uses his unique storytelling ability to relive some of the biggest and most important moments in the history of rock 'n' roll. Important albums, legendary concerts and nights of debauchery all make up the Chronicles of Rock.

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  • How The Rolling Stones created Sticky Fingers

    How The Rolling Stones created Sticky Fingers
    Jul 18 2025

    It may well be the greatest album in the career of one of rock’s greatest bands. With the help of a brand new guitarist recruited from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and through recording sessions at the legendary Muscle Shoals studios, The Rolling Stones created the masterpiece, Sticky Fingers. Randy Renaud unzips the tale on Chronicles of Rock.

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    6 mins
  • The True Story Behind the Time Ozzy Munched Down on a Bat

    The True Story Behind the Time Ozzy Munched Down on a Bat
    Jul 11 2025

    With Ozzy Osbourne performing what looks to be his final concert ever, Randy looks back at one of the most infamous concert moments of Ozzy's remarkable career -- the time he bit into a bat onstage. All the bloody details, and how the bats got their revenge later, on this week's edition of the Chronicles of Rock.

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    4 mins
  • It Only Took Black Sabbath One Week to Change the Sound of Rock

    It Only Took Black Sabbath One Week to Change the Sound of Rock
    Jul 4 2025

    In 1970, just months after their debut album had been released, four lads from Birmingham re-entered the studio to record a follow-up. It took them less than a week, but its impact would be eternal, helping to create a new sound in rock that would come to be called "heavy metal." Randy Renaud looks back at the creation of the Black Sabbath masterpiece, Paranoid, in honour of the band's farewell concert in Birmingham.

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    7 mins
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