These are the interviews from the most recent editions of the weekly national radio broadcast of In The Studio .

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Kansas-Point of Know Return 40th anniversary- Phil Ehart, Richard Williams

With back-to-back quadruple platinum albums Leftoverture   in 1976 and Point of Know Return  barely eighteen months later, the band Kansas was assured of permanent statehood in rock history. Formed organically as a" band of brothers" in Topeka,…
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Lynyrd Skynyrd-Street Survivors 40th-Gary Rossington, Charlie Daniels

The tale of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Street Survivors  seems to have been hatched in the vivid imagination of Tennessee Williams, Harper Lee, or William Faulkner, but the characters are so colorful, the childhood bonds so strong, the struggles so personal, the victories so inspiring, and the heartbreak so deep that there is simply no need for hyperbole in telling it.
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INXS- Kick 30th Anniversary- Andrew & Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, the late Michael Hutchence

No less than three anniversaries for INXS. It's the fortieth anniversary of the three Farriss brothers Tim, Andrew, and Jon from Perth in Western Australia teaming with Kirk Pengilly, Gary Beers, and Michael Hutchence in Sydney to form INXS; it is also the thirtieth anniversary of the phenomenal international hit album Kick ...
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A Real Heartbreaker: Tom Petty Passes Away

This interview is presented in tribute to Tom Petty, who left us abruptly just days after completing a triumphant fortieth anniversary tour with his band The Heartbreakers, concluding with three nights at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Steely Dan- Aja 40th Anniversary- Donald Fagen

"When you're out on the stage performing, you're in 'show business' ," the late Steely Dan co-founding guitarist Walter Becker reminded us, "and Donald (Fagen) and I never wanted to be in 'show business' . We wanted to be musicians and play…
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Montrose 10X10- Sammy Hagar, Ricky Phillips, the late Ronnie Montrose

Classic rock interviews with the late guitarist Ronnie Montrose, plus original Montrose singer/songwriter Sammy Hagar  who  takes a personal look back at the first Montrose  album, widely cited by members of Van Halen to Def Leppard as the…
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Billy Joel- The Stranger 40th Anniversary

OK, pop quiz: who is runner-up to Elvis Presley as the top album seller singer in America? It's Billy Joel, the unofficial mayor of New York City who, unlike Bill De Blasio and Michael Bloomberg, is not term limited but holds that distinction…
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Yes-Close to the Edge 45th anniversary- Jon Anderson, Steve Howe ,Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford

Many of the post-British Invasion bands were approaching the rock idiom seriously  by 1972, the peak year for this “progressive “ rock movement which had matured  with spectacular results, both artistically and commercially. It was the…
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Rush-Signals 35th anniversary-Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson

By 1981, Rush had built a fiercely loyal fan base through eight albums, only one of which did not sell more than its predecessor, and road-dog touring, all the while honing their chops,  their arrangements, and lyrical themes into  laser-tight…

Elton John and Bernie Taupin Tribute to Princess Diana "Candle in the Wind '97"

As a Texas-based enterprise, my focus these last days has been dominated by the natural disaster of biblical proportions unfolding throughout a huge portion of Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast. Suddenly today I realized that the epic floodwaters…