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Procol Harum- the late Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher, Robin Trower

Keith Reid, Procol Harum lyricist, has passed away March 23. “Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra” from the eclectic British band Procol Harum, which has the distinction of placing two of the most unlikely songs at the top of the singles chart five years apart with “Whiter Shade of Pale” in 1967 and “Conquistador” in 1972. This ultra-rare interview features organist Matthew Fisher, lyricist Keith Reid, guitarist on the first three studio albums,Robin Trower, and the late singer/pianist Gary Brooker.

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Journey- Frontiers- Neal Schon, John Cain, Steve Perry

Jonathan Cain, band co-founder/guitarist Neal Schon, and former singer Steve Perry reveal considerable personal pathos during the Big Payday provided by  “Separate Ways”, “Faithfully”, and two more Journey hits which were inexplicably bumped off of “Frontiers”, “Only the Young” and “Ask the Lonely”.

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Traffic- Mr Fantasy- John Barleycorn…- Steve Winwood, the late Jim Capaldi

Traffic albums “Mr Fantasy”, “Traffic”, and “John Barleycorn Must Die” included former Spencer Davis Group teen prodigy singer/organist/guitarist Steve Winwood, reed man Chris Wood, and drummer Jim Capaldi. Guitarist/singer Dave Mason, a former Spencer Davis roadie, shared a talent for  melody with the other three on the first two Traffic albums, but little else personality-wise, and was cut loose for the second and final time before the second album hit store shelves. Steve Winwood & the late Jim Capaldi joined me In the Studio.

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Steely Dan- Can’t Buy a Thrill- Donald Fagen, the late Walter Becker

“Can’t Buy a Thrill”  in November 1972 from Steely Dan this first varied assortment of smart pop from the songwriters Donald Fagen and Walter Becker sounds the least like any Steely Dan album which would follow, but my guests Donald Fagen & the late Walter Becker explain why that’s the case In the Studio.

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Cream- Wheels of Fire- Eric Clapton, the late Jack Bruce

Cream’s breakthrough album “Disraeli Gears” only nine months earlier tee’d up the English/Scottish trio’s June 1968 third release, “Wheels of Fire”, for some impressive numbers. It went almost immediately to #3 sales in the UK and a bonafide #1 in the US, becoming the first double album to sell over a million copies. Eric Clapton & the late Jack Bruce are my guests.

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Mark Knopfler- Kill to Get Crimson

Mark Knopfler’s fifth solo album, “Kill to Get Crimson”, released in September 2007, has a distinctive late Fifties Post War perspective,”…but it’s not nostalgia. It’s something else,” Mark insists.

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Aerosmith- Rag Doll- Brussels 10-31-93

“Rag Time” originally was a subject derived from Steven Tyler’s personal “periodic table”, which has zero to do with chemistry and everything to do with female physiology…Now “Rag Doll” has remained an easy keeper in the Aerosmith live set for decades, including Halloween night in Brussels back in 1993.

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Van Morrison- St. Dominic’s Preview

With Belfast-born Van Morrison’s July 1972 sixth album “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, the mainstream rock audience finally caught up to the quality jazzy, folksy rhythm’n’blues Morrison had been belting out consistently since critics began lauding his debut,”Astral Weeks”. This rare 21st century classic rock interview was conducted in Belfast by the BBC’s intrepid John Bennett.