Dave Matthews Band- Under the Table and Dreaming 30th Anniversary
Dave Matthews Band "Under the Table and Dreaming" 25th anniversary.
Mark Knopfler- Get Lucky 15th Anniversary
Bob Seger and Mark Knopfler, the latter marking (sorry) the fifteenth anniversary of his sixth solo album, Get Lucky, were both about ten years older than most pop stars when fame and fortune arrived, so each was a little bit more prepared when…
Jackson Browne- Late for the Sky 50th Anniversary
Late for the Sky by Jackson Browne was released September 13, 1974. Do you realize from what kind of place a songwriter has to come to show his or her inner soul, the Big Ta Dah, with the opening song on side one? That is precisely the confidence,…
Jethro Tull- Stormwatch 45th Anniversary- Ian Anderson
Revisiting Jethro Tull's 1979 "Stormwatch" for its upcoming forty-fifth anniversary in September proved to be surprisingly revelatory on multiple levels. My guest Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, in explaining the dual meaning of the "Stormwatch" title, may have been among the very first rock composers to observe the coming climate change as well as the socio-political storms brewing.
The Blues Brothers Movie @45- John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd
I would wager that imitators of the Blues Brothers, blues harp-blowing Elwood Blues and his singing hand-standing brother Joliet Jake, are second in number only to Elvis impersonators ever since Briefcase Full of Blues surprisingly topped…
Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock 8-18-69
Because of production delays and the notorious rainstorm, the Woodstock "headliner" and highest-paid performer reserved to close the show, Jimi Hendrix, ended up going on in the morning light of Monday, April 18. when many of the hundreds of thousands had left. Three who remained that day and participated in the legendary performance are my guests bass player Billy Cox, drummer Mitch Mitchell, and recording engineer Eddie Kramer.
Woodstock 55th Anniversary pt2- Graham Nash
Interviews with Woodstock Festival performers David Crosby, Graham Nash, dearly departed Joe Cocker, Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane, and Robbie Robertson of The Band. Part 2.
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes- Better Days
Southside Johnny Lyon visited my Q102/ Dallas radio show to discuss his tenth (!) album "Better Days", as well as the Jukes' 1976 "I Don't Want to Go Home" debut containing the Bruce Springsteen chestnut "The Fever"; 1977's "This Time It's for Real"; the essential 4.5 star "Hearts of Stone" in 1978; the instant classic "It's Been a Long Time" featuring Johnny with producer/ songwriter/ running buddies Steven Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen...
Blind Faith 55th Anniversary- Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood for the brief Blind Faith story In the Studio on its 55th anniversary.
Little Feat- Feats Don’t Fail Me Now 50th- Bill Payne, the late Paul Barrere
Little Feat lifers Bill Payne and Paul Barrere sat down with me to talk. Or maybe they should have been lying down on a couch. "I loved him, and I hated him," said a clearly emotional Barrere in this intense conversation, which inevitably begins and ends with the subject of the enigmatic musical genius, Lowell George. This is a no-holds-barred insider's look at the talented but troubled Little Feat co-founder Lowell George and his complicated relationships within the band prior to his death from a drug-induced heart attack in 1979.