Rock & Religion Radio Show

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Rock & Religion (a.k.a. Rock Scope) was a syndicated radio program based in Sacramento, California, USA. The program began in 1977 and ran through 1981. The show was produced by Mary Neely, and hosted by Neely, and singer Michael Roe. Although it is not currently being broadcast, recordings and original promotional vinyl copies of the shows are heavily traded to this day. The program generally aired on Sunday nights.

The show, which focused on spiritual themes in rock music, featured music and interviews from artists like Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, The Who, Daniel Amos, Phil Keaggy, Randy Stonehill, Joe English of Paul McCartney's Wings, T-Bone Burnett & The Alpha Band, Mark Heard and many others.

In certain cases, the show included rare or unreleased music from artists. Popular examples included Roe's own band The 77s, which was featured on the show in 1980 when they were still known as The Scratch Band. Music from Daniel Amos' long delayed Horrendous Disc appeared on the radio show more than a year before the album was finally released.

Guests, Show Titles & Air Dates

RR001 - ??, November 20, 1977
RR002 - ??, November 27, 1977
RR003 - ??, December 4, 1977
RR004 - ??, December 11, 1977
RR005 - ??, December 18, 1977
RR006 - ??, December 25, 1977
RR007 - ??, January 1, 1978
RR008 - ??, January 8, 1978
RR009 - ??, January 15, 1978
RR010 - ??, January 22, 1978
RR011 - ??, January 29, 1978
RR012 - ??, February 5, 1978
RR013 - Randy Stonehill, February 12, 1978
RR014 - Noel Paul Stookey, February 19, 1978
RR015 - ??, February 26, 1978
RR016 - ??, March 5, 1978
RR017 - ??, March 12, 1978
RR018 - ??, March 19, 1978
RR019 - ??, March 26, 1978
RR020 - ??, April 2, 1978
RR021 - ??, April 9, 1978
RR022 - ??, April 16, 1978
RR023 - "The Easter Show", April 23, 1978
RR024 - Isaac Air Freight, April 30, 1978
RR025 - BJ Thomas, part one, May 7, 1978
RR026 - BJ Thomas, part two, May 14, 1978
RR027 - Erick Nelson, part one, May 21, 1978
RR028 - Erick Nelson, part two, May 28, 1978
RR029 - UFOs, part one, June 4, 1978
RR030 - UFOs, part two, June 11, 1978
RR031 - 2nd Chapter of Acts, part one, June 18, 1978
RR032 - 2nd Chapter of Acts, part two, June 25, 1978
RR033 - Richie Furay, part one, July 2, 1978
RR034 - Richie Furay, part two, July 9, 1978
RR005 - ?? , July 16, 1978
RR006 - ?? , July 23, 1978
RR037 - Chuck Smith, part one, July 30, 1978
RR038 - Chuck Smith, part two, August 6, 1978
RR039 - Wendell Burton, August 13, 1978
RR040 - Karen Lafferty, August 20, 1978
RR041 - James Vincent, part one, September 17, 1978
RR042 - James Vincent, part two, September 24, 1978
RR043 - "Punk Rock", October 8, 1978
RR044 - "Love Songs", October 15, 1978
RR045 - ??, October 22, 1978
RR046 - ??, October 29, 1978
RR047 - ??, November 5, 1978
RR048 - ??, November 12, 1978
RR049 - ??, November 19, 1978
RR050 - ??, November 26, 1978
RR051 - "The Bible", part one, December 3, 1978
RR052 - "The Bible", part two, December 10, 1978
RR053 - "The Bible", part three, December 24, 1978
RR054 - "Christmas Show", December 31, 1978
RR055 - Steve Scott, Come Back Soon part one, December 31, 1878
RR056 - Steve Scott, Come Back Soon part two, January 7, 1979
RR057 - Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, part one, January 14, 1979
RR058 - Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, part two, January 21, 1979
RR059 - Arlo Guthrie, part one, January 28, 1979
RR060 - Arlo Guthrie, part two, February 4, 1979
RR061 - Isaac Air Freight, February 11, 1979
RR062 - "The Second Coming," February 18, 1879
RR063 - Leon Patillo of Santana, part one, February 25, 1979
RR064 - Leon Patillo of Santana, part two, March 4, 1979
RR065 - ??, March 11, 1979
RR066 - ??, March 18, 1979
RR067 - Dan Peek, part one, April 22, 1979
RR068 - Dan Peek, part two, April 29, 1979
RR069 - The Alpha Band, part one, May 6, 1979
RR070 - The Alpha Band, part two, May 13, 1979
RR071 - Benny Hester, May 20, 1979
RR072 - "Death of a Guru," May 27, 1979
RR073 - Michael and Stormie Omartian, part one, June 3, 1979
RR074 - Michael and Stormie Omartian, part two, June 10, 1979
RR075 - Randy Matthews, July 1, 1979
RR076 - Sweet Comfort Band, July 6, 1979
RR077 - Barry McGuire, part one, July 15, 1979
RR078 - Barry McGuire, part two, July 22, 1979
RR079 - Jennifer Warnes, August 12, 1979
RR080 - Oden Fong of Mustard Seed Faith, August 19, 1979
RR081 - "Mista Gogic Rock", part one, August 26, 1979
RR082 - "Mista Gogic Rock", part two, September 2, 1979
RR083 - Resurrection Band, Part one, September 9, 1979
RR084 - Resurrection Band, part two, September 16, 1979
RR085 - "Contemporary Christian", part one, September 23, 1979
RR086 - "Contemporary Christian", part two, September 30, 1979
RR087 - "Disco Music" part one, November 4, 1979
RR088 - "Disco Music" part two, November 11, 1979
RR089 - Terry Talbot, November 18, 1979
RR090 - Mark Heard, November 25, 1979
RR091 - Bob Dylan, part one, December 2, 1979
RR092 - Bob Dylan, part two, December 9, 1979
RR093 - ??, December 16, 1979
RR094 - ??, December 23, 1979
RR095 - Matthew Ward, January 13, 1980
RR096 - Daniel Amos, Horrendous Disc, January 20, 1980
RR197 - "Rock and Roll Heart," part one, January 27, 1980
RR198 - "Rock and Roll Heart," part two, February 3, 1980
RR099 - Kansas, part one, February 10, 1980
RR100 - Kansas, part two, February 17, 1980
RR101 - Steve Turner poetry, part one, February 24, 1980
RR102 - Steve Turner poetry, part two, March 2, 1980
RR103 - Earth, Wind and Fire, part one, March 23, 1980
RR104 - Earth, Wind and Fire, part two, March 30, 1980
RR105 - ??, April 6, 1980
RR106 - ??, April 13, 1980
RR107 - ??, April 20, 1980
RR108 - ??, April 27, 1980
RR109 - Bryn Haworth, part one, May 18, 1980
RR110 - Bryn Haworth, part two, May 25, 1980
RR111 - The Scratch Band, June 1, 1980
RR112 - ??, June 8, 1980
RR113 - Randy Stonehill, The Sky Is Falling, part one, June 15, 1980
RR114 - Randy Stonehill, The Sky Is Falling, part two, June 22, 1980
RR115 - "Drugs," Part one, April 29, 1980
RR116 - "Drugs," Part two, July 6, 1980
RR117 - "An Anthology of Religion, Drugs and Rock and Roll," Part one, July 13, 1981
RR118 - "An Anthology of Religion, Drugs and Rock and Roll," Part two, July 20, 1981
RR119 - Steven Soles, part one, August 10, 1980
RR120 - Steven Soles, part two, August 17, 1980
RR121 - Kansas, part one, August 24, 1980
RR122 - Kansas, part two, August 31, 1980
RR123 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part one, "The Beginnings," October 5, 1980
RR124 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part two, "Anti-Rock and Roll," October 12, 1980
RR125 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part three, "Soul Music", October 19, 1980
RR126 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part four, "The Beatles", October 26, 1980
RR127 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part five, November 2, 1980
RR128 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part six, November 9, 1980
RR129 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part seven, The Eastern Influence, November 16, 1980
RR130 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part eight, "The Occult," November 23, 1980
RR131 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part nine, "Jesus Rock," November 30, 1980
RR132 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part ten, "Bob Dylan," December 7, 1980
RR133 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part eleven, "reggae," December 14, 1980
RR134 - "The History of Religion & Rock," part twelve, "New Wave Music," December 21, 1980
RR135 - Steve Turner "Two British Poets," part one, December 28, 1980
RR136 - Steve Scott "Two British Poets," part two, January 4, 1981
RR137 - ??, January 11, 1981
RR138 - ??, January 18, 1981
RR139 - The Rolling Stones, "Only Rock and Roll?", part one, January 25, 1981
RR140 - The Rolling Stones, "Only Rock and Roll?", part two, February 1, 1981
RR141 - Maria Muldaur, part one, February 8, 1981
RR142 - Maria Muldaur, part two, February 15, 1981
RR143 - Bob Dylan "A Musical Biography," part one, February 22, 1981
RR144 - Bob Dylan "A Musical Biography," part two, March 1, 1981
RR145 - Bob Dylan "A Musical Biography," part three, March 8, 1981
RR146 - Bob Dylan "A Musical Biography," part four, March 15, 1981
RR147 - ??, March 22, 1981
RR148 - ??, March 29, 1981
RR149 - ??, April 5, 1981
RR150 - ??, April 12, 1981
RR151 - ??, April 19, 1981
RR152 - ??, April 26, 1981
RR153 - ??, May 3, 1981
RR154 - ??, May 10, 1981
RR155 - ??, May 17, 1981
RR156 - ??, May 24, 1981
RR157 - Randy Matthews, May 31, 1981
RR158 - Phil Keaggy, June 7, 1981
RR159 - "An Anthology of Religion, Drugs and Rock and Roll," Part one, (with The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Moody Blues, others), June 14, 1981
RR160 - "An Anthology of Religion, Drugs and Rock and Roll," Part two, (with The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Moody Blues, others), June 21, 1981
RR161 - ????, June 28, 1981
RR162 - ????, July 5, 1981
RR163 - "Rock and Roll Heart," part one, July 12, 1981
RR164 - "Rock and Roll Heart," part two, July 19, 1981
RR165 - ????, July 26, 1981
RR166 - ????, August 2, 1981
RR167 - Bonnie Bramlett, part one, August 9, 1981
RR168 - Bonnie Bramlett, part two, August 16, 1981
RR169 - Resurrection Band, Colours, August 23, 1981
RR170 - Sweet Comfort Band, August 30, 1981
RR171 - Barry McGuire, "The Early Years", September 6, 1981
RR172 - Barry McGuire, "Finer Than Gold", September 13, 1981
RR173 - The Brothers Johnson, part one, September 20, 1981
RR174 - The Brothers Johnson, part two, September 27, 1981
RR175 - ????, October 4, 1981
RR176 - ????, October 11, 1981
RR177 - The Who, "My Generation" October 18, 1981
RR178 - The Who, "Who Are You?", October 25, 1981
RR179 - The Rolling Stones, part one, November 1, 1981
RR180 - The Rolling Stones, part two, November 8, 1981
RR181 - Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, part one, November 15, 1981
RR182 - Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, part two, November 22, 1981
RR183 - Leon Patillo of Santana, November 29, 1981
RR184 - Joe English of Paul McCartney & The Wings, December 6, 1981
????? - "Beyond Rock and Roll" Parts one and two (with Bob Marley, John Hiatt, Brian Eno, The Rolling Stones and others), 1981
????? - "Stairway to Heaven" Parts one, two, three and four, 1981

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