Episode 18: "The Devil's Music - Part One"

There has always been something strange about music. It has captured the imaginations of people in ways that nothing else has ever been able to do. This was true during the days of traveling minstrels, when folk music emerged from the Appalachian Mountains, when the first jazz music was played in the brothels of New Orleans, and when the first bluegrass songs rattled across the American South. But when the first notes of the blues – which eventually gave birth to rock-n-roll – began to be heard from roadhouses and juke joints, the fundamentalists were convinced that the Devil himself had invented his own brand of music. And maybe they’re right. The origins of rock-n-roll are murky, at best. It is, by its nature, difficult to define, and even harder to explain. There may never be a single, clear-cut, universally accepted explanation for the origins of rock-n-roll. From its inception, it’s been twisted by myth, folklore, legend, rumor, and fact. There is no other kind of music – or even type of popular culture – that has such a rich history of depravity, untimely deaths, bizarre curses, and lives filled with excess. It’s almost as if someone sold their soul to the Devil to end up with the kind of lifestyle that music can offer. Our Sponsors: * Check out Shopify: Advertising Inquiries: Privacy & Opt-Out:

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Episode 18: "The Devil's Music - Part One" is an episode from American Hauntings Podcast by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor.

This episode is 58:12 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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