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Frank Lymon’s Tombstone Blues

Sep 12th, 2024 18m 1s

In a story full of artifacts from music’s past, one looms larger than any other. Doo-wop legend Frankie Lymon’s tombstone lives in Bay City, Michigan. Here’s how it got there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Never Play the Game Too Long

Sep 5th, 2024 33m 36s

Fake Zombies, Fake Animals, Fake Archies -- oh my! It's the final episode of The True Story of The Fake Zombies and the jig is up. Legendary Rolling Stone writer Ben Fong-Torres, who broke the imposter band story in 1970, shares details of Delt

The Real Zombies

Aug 22nd, 2024 51m 19s

The penultimate episode finds us face to face with the band that inspired the imposter bands, The Zombies. Lead singer Colin Blunstone and chief songwriter, Rod Argent discuss their 63 year partnership, their early impressions of the American r

The Michigan Zombies

Aug 15th, 2024 42m 4s

Delta Promotions doubles down on their Fake Zombies scheme. We meet the second group of Americans who called themselves "The Zombies" in 1969. Later, we uncover a long-lost video of the imposter group performing on a Memphis television station.

The Ballad of Seab and Mark

Aug 8th, 2024 44m 22s

Out of the four young men in The Texas Zombies, only two became famous. This episode chronicles the stories of the other Fake Zombies. First, we uncover the teenage stardom of hot-shot lead guitarist, Seab Meador. Later, a look at the life of M

That Little Ol' Band From ...England?

Aug 1st, 2024 39m 48s

Frank Beard and Dusty Hill take center stage as we examine ZZ Top’s self-produced 2019 documentary, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” which leads to more questions about their origins. Plus, music writers Allison Hussey and Nadine Smith drop i

Bay City Rolling Part 2

Jul 25th, 2024 32m 57s

We continue the search for the Fake Zombies in Bay City, Michigan, and uncover the roots of the band’s management company, Delta Promotions, all thanks to a chance encounter with the prom date of one of its founders. Later, we introduce the ope

Bay City Rolling

Jul 18th, 2024 46m 5s

The search for The Fake Zombies takes us to Bay City, Michigan, the “little smelly town” where the imposter Zombies assembled. The town is home to a Rock and Roll museum that contains details about the band’s history, and the audacious managers

Rock and Roll Never Forgets

Jul 11th, 2024 38m 54s

Welcome to The True Story of The Fake Zombies. In the debut episode, host and writer Daniel Ralston introduces you to one of the strangest stories in rock and roll history. We meet British psychedelic rock legends, THE ZOMBIES, and uncover the