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Rush- Permanent Waves 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 1-6-25

We may not have realized it as The Eighties dawned in January 1980, but the Permanent Waves that were emanating from Rush's latest then were indeed indelible. For the first time, the majority of America's rock radio stations relented in their…
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Kansas @50: Wayward Songs & Dust Busters- Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Rich Williams, Robbie Steinhardt

Over a half century of being America's leading Progressive Rock band, the Topeka-based progressive rock band Kansas sold about twelve million albums just off of back-to-back blockbusters  Left Overture  in 1976 and Point of Know Return  barely…
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Christmas Time Again with Lynyrd Skynyrd

It's "Christmas Time Again" this funny, heartwarming, and yes, even heartbreaking holiday visit with Lynyrd Skynyrd's the late Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Rick Medlocke, and the sweet dearly-missed Hughie Thomasson of The Outlaws.

Guess Who- American Woman 55th Anniversary- Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman 12-30

Guess Who songwriters Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman were a prolific pair from the very outset with hits "Laughing, "Undone", "These Eyes", and "No Time", but none of them were bigger or more timely than "American Woman" in December 1969. With…

Grand Funk 55th Anniversary- Mark Farner, Don Brewer 12-23

My parents, teachers, girlfriends, and fellow female high school students hated their music, and the rock critics at first ignored them, then dismissed them as well, but the second Grand Funk Railroad album, Grand Funk, changed my life fifty-five…

Lynyrd Skynyrd- Christmas Time Again- Johnny Van Zant

Christmas Time Again is that special season when even legendary rock stars, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, pause from the guitars and drums and bright lights to reflect on the timeless gifts of family and friendship.Join Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van…
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Pink Floyd- The Wall 45th Anniversary pt2- Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason

Pink Floyd's monumental opus The Wall...the numbers that it has generated are starting to rival the Great Wall of China: #87 ranking on Rolling Stone magazine's Top 500 Albums of All Time; worldwide sales of an estimated 30,000,000...
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Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed 55th- Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman

Original Rolling Stones bassist Bill Woman joined by guitarist Mick Taylor for seminal “Let It Bleed” interview.

Eddie Money- Best Of 12-2

Just before Christmas 1989 Eddie Money joined me In the Studio to discuss his roller-coaster career and first "Best Of" compilation. Alternately hysterically funny and harrowing, Eddie shares the real backstories behind "Two Tickets to Paradise",…
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Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th- Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford

For the sublime "Selling England by the Pound" by Genesis, I am joined by Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins In the Studio.