Jamie Dell'Apa
Producer and Host of "Searching for the First Rock and Roll Song"Jamie Dell'Apa is the host and producer of Searching for the First Rock and Roll Song, a radio show that explores the roots of rock and roll through rare and overlooked recordings. Based at WWOZ in New Orleans, Dell'Apa has been curating this program for over 18 years, bringing listeners deep cuts from small regional record labels that helped shape the genre.
His show is not a typical "history of rock" program—it dives into the pre-commercial era, when country, swing, rockabilly, and rhythm and blues were blending into what would become rock and roll. Dell'Apa presents music and musicians rarely heard, offering a fresh perspective on the evolution of the sound.