Stevie Nicks- Bella Donna 45th Anniversary 7-27

By July 1981 and the release of her debut solo effort Bella Donna, singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks had been a big part of reinventing the veteran mid-chart Anglo-American Fleetwood Mac franchise into the top-selling band in the world. That's the forty-fifth anniversary of Bella Donna with Stevie Nicks the week of July 27.
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Foreigner- 4 @45- Mick Jones, Lou Gramm

Foreigner "4" interview includes band founder/ guitarist Mick Jones, original singer Lou Gramm.

Foreigner- Woman in Black- Anaheim 7-17-82

...the Foreigner "4" Tour '81-'82 "Woman in Black" from Foreigner 4, performed live before a huge crowd in the Anaheim Stadium on July 17, 1982.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Into the Great Wide Open 35th

July 1991's "Into the Great Wide Open", Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' first post-Traveling Wilburys/"Full Moon Fever" effort with his own band. First, Tom turned forty. "I'll probably look back at this as some kind of mid-life crisis album," Petty chuckled, "and go,'God, I should've just lightened up ! Should've had a drink and forgot about it!' ,,.It's very hard living your life as we have in tour buses and airplanes for all of this time... And you do kind of realize that ,' Gee, twenty more and I'm outta here!' So you do take stock of that, you do."

Bryan Adams- You Want It, You Got It 45th Anniversary

Bryan Adams was startled to find his impressive second album You Want It, You Got It was about to mark a significant anniversary in July. So we asked Bryan to point out his favorites still from that impressive second effort which clearly pointed to greatness forty-five years ago, including "Lonely Nights", "One Good Reason", "Tonight", and the rocker "Fits Ya Good".

INXS- Original Sin- London Royal Albert Hall 6-24-86

Down through history, slavery by the founding fathers has sometimes been referred to as America's "Original Sin", hence the dedication to Dr. Martin Luther King jr at the introduction of that INXS song at London's Royal Albert Hall back on…

Bonnie Raitt- Luck of the Draw 35th Anniversary

Bonnie Raitt in June 1991 released "Luck of the Draw", her biggest-seller album ever. Bonnie Raiitt is my guest In the Studio.
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Allman Brothers Band- Live Fillmore East 55th-the late Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts

The original Allman Brothers Band had to be seen and heard live to be fully appreciated, and in 1971 the band headlined four shows over two nights on March 13-14 at the Fillmore East that were recorded. My guests remembered it well: one of two original guitarists, Dickey Betts, & the late great Gregg Allman.

Allman Brothers Band- Midnight Rider- LA 6-92

One last midnight ride for Gregg Allman, another sad farewell with the passing of ABB drummer Butch Trucks. Here is a rare 1992 unplugged version of "Midnight Rider".

Paul McCartney- Drive My Car- Amoeba Records 2007

In early December 1965 The Beatles released the album Rubber Soul, highly significant because of a new approach to the LP ("long player") as not just a collection of Top Forty singles. Rubber Soul contained "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", George…