History in Five Songs Episode 339: Stick Around

In Episode 339 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin explores how persistence and simply staying in the game can eventually pay off, using life-lesson stories and musical examples—from Gary Moore and John Wetton to Tommy Thayer and Derek Shulman—of artists who kept showing up, climbed the ladder in different ways, and ultimately landed career-defining gigs inside and beyond the rock world.

1. Gary Moore – “Moving On”
2. Gentle Giant – “All Through the Night”
3. Kiss – “Outta This World”
4. Asia – “Cutting It Fine”
5. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – “The Dark”

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