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Lynyrd Skynyrd- Second Helping 50th- Gary Rossington, Ed King, Leon Wilkeson

The late Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd "In the Studio" for a Southern-fried golden anniversary serving of "Second Helping". My archival interviews with Ed King and Leon Wilkeson final radio interview, as well.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- I Won’t Back Down- San Francisco 2-6-97

Note how Florida natives the late Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers stood their ground with a six-string rather than a six-shooter. It's a different take on "I Won't Back Down" from San Francisco's Fillmore during a nationwide radio broadcast in February 1997.

Lynyrd Skynyrd- Sweet Home Alabama- Memphis 10-30-73

Lynyrd Skynyrd earliest known recording of "Sweet Home Alabama" before a live Ardent Studio audience in Memphis 10/30/73.
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Robin Trower- Bridge of Sighs 50th Anniversary

Robin Trower In the Studio with Redbeard for the golden anniversary of "Bridge of Sighs".

Robin Trower- Day of the Eagle- Dallas 3-20-80

Good fortune and great music-loving friends combined to save this Dallas Wintergarden performance on March 20, 1980 from the dumpster of time. This is Robin Trower, the late James Dewar on bass and vocal, and Bill Lordan on drums ripping through "Day of the Eagle".
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YES- Talk 30th Anniversary- Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin

YES innovated in early 1994 with “Talk”, and singer/lyricist Jon Anderson and singer/guitarist/composer Trevor Rabin joined me In the Studio to talk about “Talk”.

Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever 35th anniversary 4-15

To mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of his unpretentious, unadorned career crossroads, the In the Studio archives share the unfiltered thoughts of the late Tom Petty before, during, and after the making of "Full Moon Fever" the week of April 15.

Robin Trower- The Fool & Me- Denver 8-6-74

Ultra-rare nightclub appearance by a young and hungry Robin Trower barely two years after risking everything by leaving Procol Harum, and just four months after the release of their second album, Bridge of Sighs. Robin takes no prisoners.on "The Fool & Me" 1974.
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Pink Floyd- The Division Bell 30th Anniversary- David Gilmour, Nick Mason

March 1994's "The Division Bell" by Pink Floyd became the last offering of new music from the remaining triumvirate of singer/guitarist/composer David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, and keyboard player Richard Wright. "The Division Bell" sold over three million copies just in the Nineties thirty years ago. Gilmour and Mason join me In the Studio on the 30th anniversary.

Pink Floyd- The Dogs of War- Atlanta 1987

When Pink Floyd performed "The Dogs of War" for the first time on the "Momentary Lapse of Reason" tour, the concert film that accompanied their live performance really was creepy, menacing, and totally memorable...here with Pink Floyd's in-concert performance in Atlanta in 1987.