John Mellencamp- Big Daddy
John Mellencamp interview "In the Studio" with Redbeard about 1989's "Big Daddy".
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band- Nine Tonight
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's "Nine Tonight" really does feel like a close approximation of seeing the tireless veteran Detroit singer/songwriter and his band when they were one of America's top live acts. Bob Seger is my terrific guest here In the Studio.
Chicago Transit Authority pt2- Robert Lamm
Chicago co-founder Robert Lamm with Redbeard "In the Studio" for Chicago Transit Authority pt 2.
Triumph- Just a Game- Rik Emmett, Gil Moore, Mike Levine
Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, and Gil Moore join Redbeard "In the Studio" for Triumph's 1979 breakthrough album "Just a Game".
Delbert McClinton- Lone Star Legend
Take a musical blues cruise through just some of the half century of hits from Texas treasure Delbert McClinton with me here In the Studio from two conversations fifteen years apart, 1992 and 2007. For starters you'll hear Delbert recalling…
Edie Brickell of the New Bohemians- Dallas January 1989
It would be fascinating to watch the latest Oscar-nominated remake of A Star is Born with Dallas-based Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, whose 1988 debut Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars was THE Cinderella best-seller that Fall and…
Tom Waits- Blue Valentine 40th Anniversary
In 1978 my pick for album of the year was Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town,which no doubt topped many such lists that year.Second by a gnat's eyelash on my list,however,was Blue Valentine by Tom Waits,an album which I can cherish easily for another thirty years...(more)
Little Feat- Waiting for Columbus- Bill Payne, the late Paul Barrere
Little Feat lifers Bill Payne and Paul Barrere sat down with me to talk. Or maybe they should have been lying down on a couch. "I loved him, and I hated him," said a clearly emotional Barrere in this intense conversation which inevitably begins and ends with the subject of the enigmatic musical genius, Lowell George. This is a no-holds-barred insider's look at the talented but troubled Little Feat co-founder Lowell George and his complicated relationships within the band prior to his death from a drug-induced heart attack in 1979.
Heart- Dog and Butterfly- Nancy and Ann Wilson
Without sacrificing any of the hard rock cred for which they had so tenaciously fought, Seattle sisters Ann Wilson and kickin' guitarist Nancy Wilson of Heart showed considerable growth and songwriting confidence in 1978 on "Dog and Butterfly"...
Sting- The Last Ship Fifth Anniversary- pt 2
When sitting down to consider Sting's The Last Ship, either his album version released five years ago or the stage musical production which saw a limited run on Broadway in 2014, one must check your assumptions at the door. " It was…