Emerson, Lake, & Palmer 55th Anniversary- Carl Palmer, the late Greg Lake & Keith Emerson
It is the 55th anniversary of Emerson, Lake, & Palmer. Carl Palmer is my guest, along with my archival interviews of the late Keith Emerson and Greg Lake.
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It is the 55th anniversary of Emerson, Lake, & Palmer. Carl Palmer is my guest, along with my archival interviews of the late Keith Emerson and Greg Lake.
November 1980 The Outlaws released “Ghost Riders”. Henry Paul and the late Hughie Thomasson, the only musician to perform on every Outlaws album, joined me In the Studio for this classic rock interview in what sadly turned out to be Hughie’s final one.
So many of my personal friends and music business professionals who I love and respect clearly loved singer/songwriter Todd Snider.To them and to all of Todd Snider’s fans, I offer my 2007 conversation with him where Todd is very much alive.
It is the fiftieth anniversary of “All Things Must Pass” from the late George Harrison, who surprised everybody by becoming the most popular maker of solo music for the first five years after the Beatles called it a career. George Harrison talks easily about “What Is Life?”,”My Sweet Lord”,”Isn’t It a Pity” from the triple LP massive ( and massively popular) All Things Must Pass;
Certainly the late Joe Cocker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame years ago, right? Joe Cocker who sang definitive versions of “Feelin’ Alright”,”With a Little Help from My Friends”,”The Letter”,”Cry Me a River”,”Unchain My Heart”,”You Can Leave Your Hat On”,”Up Where We Belong”,”She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”,”Delta Lady”,”When the Night Comes”, and “You Are So Beautiful” must have been a first ballot lock for Rock Hall induction, right? Listen here and consider how such an egregious omission could have continued until now.
Canadian rockers Loverboy were the right band at the right time forty-five years ago. North American rock radio was waiting in anticipation for “Turn Me Loose”, “The Kid is Hot Tonight”, Working for the Weekend”, along with “When It’s Over”, “Jump” co-written by fellow countryman Bryan Adams, “Gangs in the Street”, and “Take Me to the Top”. Lead singer Mike Reno and guitarist Paul Dean recall how nice guys don’t finish last in this In The Studio classic rock interview.
…So when it took 36 years after Cocker’s iconic coming-out party at the Woodstock Festival for me to get access, understandably I was anxious as to what I would get. As you’ll hear, Joe Cocker was a lovable gentle soul who was a great conversationalist , sometimes endearing , often hysterically funny. And the addition of guest Mad Dogs & Englishmen musical director Leon Russell answered a lot of questions about both of their subsequent careers after this tour, double live album , and feature film.
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Warren Zevon, the gambler’s son who wrote and sang “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”, presumably is indeed resting in peace, having passed away far too soon in 2003…Here is my rare interview with Warren Zevon for “Excitable Boy”.as he is inducted posthumously into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Soundgarden lead singer/songwriter the late Chris Cornell sifted through the myths and legends here In the Studio to outline the essence of the time, place, and people who enabled Soundgarden eventual entre’ into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In November 1975 Queen sent out invitations for “A Night at the Opera” and the whole rock world RSVP’d. With Brian May and Roger Taylor here In the Studio.
