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Phil Collins- Face Value 45th Anniversary

Of his cinderella  first solo album "Face Value" forty-five years ago, Phil Collins recalls the real-life betrayal and heartbreak which inspired "In the Air Tonight", "I Missed Again"; and why he did not include another original, "How Can You Sit There?", on Face Value nor it's follow up, Hello I Must Be Going, but opted instead to give it to the soundtrack of the 1984 movie Against All Odds, going on to become Phil Collins' first #1 hit.
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Jimi Hendrix- Hear My Train a Comin’- Memorial Day 1970- Berkeley CA

Jimi Hendrix performed two 1970 Memorial Day concerts in Berkeley CA at which he unveiled unreleased songs, including the portentous "Hear My Train a Comin' ". Presented to honor American Black History Month.

R.E.M.- Out of Time 35th Anniversary- Peter Buck, Mike Mills 3-2

R.E.M. guitarist/songwriter Peter Buck and bassist/harmony singer Mike Mills are here In the Studio the week of March 2 for the thirty-fifth anniversary of the multi-million seller "Out of Time".
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Rush- Moving Pictures @45- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, the late Neil Peart

"Music was changing," Rush lead singer/composer Geddy Lee tells us in this In the Studio  episode, and without Lee, guitarist/composer Alex Lifeson, and drummer/lyricist the late Neil Peart embracing the fresh musical ideas in the crosswinds of the early Eighties on "Moving Pictures" with songs "Tom Sawyer","Red Barchetta","Limelight", "Vital Signs", and "Witch Hunt", it is doubtful that a path to mainstream success would have been cleared for later major bands...
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Judas Priest- Point of Entry 45th Anniversary- Rob Halford

Judas Priest's "Point of Entry" 45th anniversary, & Rob Halford is In the Studio with Redbeard "Heading Out to the Highway" for some "Hot Rockin'".

Phil Collins- Face Value 45th Anniversary 2-23

My guest Phil Collins here In the Studio will set the record straight regarding the many assumptions and misconceptions regarding the timeline and motivation behind his first non-Genesis solo album "Face Value on its forty-fifth anniversary the week of February 23.

Joe Cocker Paid Tribute to Ray Charles- American Black History Month

To continue celebrating American Black History Month here In The Studio, Here's the late Joe Cocker's tribute to Ray Charles.
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Heart- Dreamboat Annie 50th- Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson

"In the Studio" with Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart for the real rock fairy tale of "Dreamboat Annie" on its golden anniversary.
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Jackson Browne- Lives in the Balance 40th Anniversary

Jackson Browne had grown increasingly active in a series of high-profile humanitarian causes including nuclear energy moratorium, climate change awareness, famine relief, and anti-apartheid in South Africa...But not until the February 1986 release of "Lives in the Balance" had the popular singer/songwriter turned his introspective mirror around in his songs. Jackson Browne joins me here In the Studio for the 40th anniversary.

Robert Cray- Smoking Gun- Dallas 1987

Another stellar live performance, no overdubs,  by the Robert Cray Band at Dallas club Redux in July 1987, "Smoking Gun" and the album Strong Persuader   resulted in Cray being heralded by no less than legendary Dallas native Steve Miller…