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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.
The Eagles’ third release, “On the Border”. Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey was exceedingly proud of their second album, 1973’s “Desperado”. Purely in popularity and chart stats, that sophomore record had the lowest glide path of any Eagles effort, yet in this exclusive In the Studio interview Frey and original Eagles bass player/ singer/ songwriter Randy Meisner make a detailed case for why, on its golden anniversary, “Desperado” may be the most formative flight of all.
The Cars “Heartbeat City” fortieth anniversary interview In the Studio with the late Ric Ocasek & Greg Hawkes.
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson joins Redbeard In the Studio serving up “Breakfast in America”.
In the case of Def Leppard, now celebrating forty-five years since the Sheffield, England band’s introductory “On Through the Night” was released in March 1980, anyone wishing to understand where they come from musically would do well to listen here to my guests Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott and lead guitarist Phil Collen. The tunestack on “Yeah!” is a virtual look at the playlists of BBC Radio One and Radio Luxembourg circa 1973.
Witness this fiery performance of “Gone, Gone, Gone” by original Bad Company members Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, and Simon Kirke at suburban DFW Verizon Theater in July 2013, straight off the stage, no overdubs.
The third Steely Dan album,”Pretzel Logic” in February 1974, has always served as a distinct demarcation line in the evolution of the eclectic band led by my guests, songwriting duo Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. “Pretzel Logic” by Steely Dan is significant because it contained the #4 Billboard hit, “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”, with the album Top Ten in sales as well. Rolling Stone magazine ranks “Pretzel Logic” at #386 on their Top 500 Albums of All Time.
Though technically not appearing as Steely Dan on the 1991 return to the stage by Donald Fagen, the New York Rock’n’Soul Revue did include former Steely Dan background singer Michael McDonald, who sings the bridge part along with Fagen on this note perfect live version of “Pretzel Logic”, the title song to the third Steely Dan album.
Listen to these stories from the classic rock interviews of the late Gregg Allman, Henry Paul & the late Hughie Thomasson of TheOutlaws,Marshall Tucker Band’s Doug Gray & Jerry Eubanks,Donnie Van Zant & Jeff Carlisi of 38 Special,Charlie Daniels, & Steve Earle.
It’s the 40th anniversary of Bon Jovi! Celebrity from the entertainment business is a fickle and highly misunderstood by-product of pop art success in Western culture, and few people outside of the business understand the seduction or recognize the dark side of it. Find out from someone who knows firsthand, namesake Jon Bon Jovi and original guitarist/co-writer Richie Sambora here In the Studio.