Rare musician interviews by Redbeard not part of the weekly radio series .

Peter Frampton Comes Alive in the Hall of Fame!

Peter Frampton interview In the Studio for "Frampton Comes Alive".

Jethro Tull- War Child 50th Anniversary- Ian Anderson

In the years 1969-74 and "War Child", there was no band in the world more exciting, more unconventional, and more successful than Jethro Tull. Ian Anderson is my guest.

King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King 55th- the late Greg Lake

King Crimson singer/ bass player Greg Lake discusses the progressive rock touchstone “In the Court of the Crimson King” with Jon Anderson of YES and Mike Rutherford of Genesis In the Studio.

Fleetwood Mac- Tusk pt2- Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood

Fleetwood Mac “Tusk” interview with Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, part two

The Band 55th Anniversary- Robbie Robertson

Widely viewed along with Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and Gram Parsons as  fathers of  the Americana musical movement, The Band also may have  been one of rock's first alternative groups. In part one of this classic rock interview, main songwriter Robbie Robertson ("The Weight","The Night They Drove Ol'Dixie Down","Up on Cripple Creek","The Shape I'm In") helps me make that case.

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 – 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…