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

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Sting- Fields of Gold 25th Anniversary

It's the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first Sting solo best-of, Fields of Gold. In this In The Studio  classic rock interview, Sting covers a lot of ground.

ZZ Top- Deguello 40th Anniversary- Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard

It is ironic that one of the least popular albums in the ZZ Top catalog, Tejas,  nevertheless came out during the legendary "Worldwide Texas Tour "1976-77 tour, which resembled not  so much a rock concert tour as a Lone Star version of Noah's…

Allman Brothers Band 50th Anniversary- Gregg Allman

"Whipping Post","Dreams", and "Trouble No More" all came from the Allman Brothers Band's debut 50 years ago

George Harrison- Best of Dark Horse- the Redbeard Interview

Part one of my interviews with the late George Harrison, who surprised everybody by becoming the most popular maker of solo music for the first five years after the Beatles called it a career.

King Crimson- In the Court...50th Anniversary- the late Greg Lake, Jon Anderson, Mike Rutherford

It is the Plymouth Rock of progressive rock, and  a half century  after King Crimson  released what Bruce Eder on AllMusic.com maintains is "one of the most daring debut albums ever recorded by anybody...",  In the Court of the  Crimson…

Jethro Tull- Stand Up 50th- War Child 45th- Ian Anderson

In the years 1969-74 there was no band in the world more exciting, more unconventional, and more successful than Jethro Tull.

Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense 35th Anniversary- David Byrne, Jerry Harrison

"I think that Talking Heads were one of the first groups who tried not to be about a fantasy that was bigger than life, but tried to be about being strong within a life that was ultimately real."- Jerry Harrison

Jackson Browne- Late for the Sky 45th Anniversary

"Late for the Sky" in September 1974 was when Jackson Browne first touched all the musical bases for me...

The Cars' Co-Founder Ric Ocasek Passes Away, 75

The Cars' co-founder inger/songwriter Ric Ocasek has died, 75.

Bachman Turner Overdrive- Not Fragile 45th Anniversary- Randy Bachman

It is the notable anniversary of original Guess Who songwriter/guitarist Randy Bachman's topping  the charts forty-five years ago  with Not Fragile  , huge sounding warm-blooded draft horse rock from the Great White North of Canada. Between…