Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles podcast artwork
Music

Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles

by Gamut Podcast Network

Today: #181 in Music on our combined chart.

Share this ranking Claiming needs an RSS feed. Contact us.
Listen on Apple PodcastsOvercast

Chart positions today

Music
#181 New on this chart
#158 Pulse 3

If you like Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles, try…

Ranking history

History builds daily. We started tracking this show on the Music chart recently, so the trend line appears after a second day of data.
View as table
DateApple Podcasts
Oct 3#158

About the show

Dig into the history of classic rock songs and the storytellers that created them in "Behind The Song," a podcast by Janda Lane. Hear what was happening behind the scenes while some of the most iconic songs in rock history were being written.

Latest episodes

  • Mother Nature on the Run: The Story of "After the Gold Rush"

    September 30, 2026 · 13 min

    In 1970, Neil Young was handed a screenplay by a neighbor about an apocalyptic flood wiping out the Topanga Canyon community they lived in. The film was never made and the script is now lost, but it unlocked one of the most potent songs of…

  • You Might Also Like Malcolm Gladwell's New Audiobook: Revisionist History

    September 30, 2026

    Introducing The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic from Revisionist History. Follow the show: Revisionist History The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why? In his new…

  • Make Some Noise For Illinois! Interview with Ron Romero, Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On Route 66 Founder

    September 23, 2026 · 21 min

    As the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On Route 66 prepares for its 5th annual Hall Of Fame awards ceremony in Chicago on September 27th, Janda had a chat with founder and CEO Ron Romero to talk about this year’s inductees and what a privilege…

  • Rocky Horror Rock Star: Tim Curry’s Accidental Impact on Joe Bonamassa’s Career

    September 16, 2026 · 13 min

    In this bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda pays tribute to the late, great Tim Curry. Beyond his iconic role in the Rocky Horror Picture show and his other roles as an actor, he had an almost-forgotten career as a rock…

  • Transmission from the Edge: The Clash's “London Calling”

    September 9, 2026 · 13 min

    In this episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda digs in to “London Calling” by The Clash, a song that called an alarm about what was going on in London and the world in the late 70’s, with “S.O.S.” in Morse code buried right in the…

  • Remembering Dolly Parton

    September 2, 2026 · 18 min

    In this bonus episode of Behind The Song, Janda pays tribute to the late Dolly Parton. More than just a country singer, entertainer, or her late-in-life role as a surprise rock star, Dolly spent her life helping others, even when the…

  • The Class Of ‘76: An A+ Year for Classic Rock

    August 26, 2026 · 10 min

    Fifty years ago this week, Boston released one of the best-selling debut albums in rock history. In the new bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda flips through the class of ‘76 yearbook in classic rock, a year stacked with…

  • Five Years Late, Six Times Platinum: The Wild Ride of AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds

    August 19, 2026 · 14 min

    In 1976, an exhausted AC/DC wrote "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" between tour stops, built around a line Angus Young lifted from a cartoon villain's business card. What followed was stranger than the song itself: an Illinois couple harassed…