Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed with Jim Berkenstadt

Jim Berkendstadt is an international authority on rock and roll and founder of the firm, Rock And Roll Detective®. The firm offers a number of specialized and confidential services to music artists, record labels, music download sites, TV and Film productions, auction houses, and museums. Jim has served as historical consultant to The Beatles’ Company Apple Corps and the Estate of George Harrison. He’s also an award-winning, best-selling author of "The Beatle Who Vanished," "Black Market Beatles" and "Classic Rock Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind.” All three books have been inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives. His latest book "Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed" examines the secrets, myths, legends, hoaxes, conspiracies, and the wildly inexplicable events that are such an intriguing part of rock and roll history. Through Jim’s investigations of primary source evidence, he challenges some of rock’s most enduring legends.  In this episode, we’ll delve into a number of the compelling chapters that investigate and ultimately solve some of rock’s great mysteries: Who really discovered Elvis Presley? Did the CIA kill Bob Marley? Did The Beach Boys steal a song from Charles Manson? We’ll also discuss The Secrets Concealed within Nirvana’s Nevermind album and The Mythology of the Traveling Wilburys. For you rock fans that love a good mystery, this is a book you need to read. Purchase a copy of "Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed" through Amazon: www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Music-Closed-Jim-Berkenstadt/dp/1947521799 Listen to Jim Berkenstadt's playlist of the music covered in his book "Mysteries In The Music: Case Closed: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PayiRXLkT5P0MxvpYbhy7  Other links to note: “Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed” website: www.musicmysterybook.com “The Beatle Who Vanished” book: www.thebeatlewhovanished.com The Rock and Roll Detective website: https://rockandrolldetective.com The Rock and Roll Detective Blog: http://rocknrolldetective.blogspot.com The Rock and Roll Detective/Twitter page (@rockdetective): https://mobile.twitter.com/RockDetective The Rock and Roll Detective/Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RockAndRollDetective The Rock and Roll Detective/Instagram page (@rockandrolldetective): www.instagram.com/rockandrolldetective/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Was it being front row at a Bowie concert as a kid? Was it meeting Van Halen at a record store album signing? Or was it the first time that your band got to play The Whisky A Go Go? My Rock Moment celebrates rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s with interviews from those that lived it and keep the music alive today!  Host Amanda Morck is a native Angeleno, long-time resident of Sunset Strip, and an adjunct instructor of California rock history. She interviews Rock Hall of Fame musicians, Grammy-winning producers, rock journalists, photographers, DJs, managers, authors and award-winning Directors and entertainment personalities about the rock moments they’ll never forget - moments that fostered a deep love of a band, an album or inspired them to pursue a lifelong career as a musician. And you as the listener will be invited along for a trip down rock and roll memory lane. My Rock Moment is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts, the first of its kind, all music-based podcast network.