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Allman Brothers Band- Idlewild South 55th- the late Gregg Allman

…for me in Autumn 1970 with discovering the Allman Brothers Band, as it was their second album, “Idlewild South” , which was my gateway drug to a five decade musical high for what turned out to be, as legendary producer Tom Dowd put it it, “the greatest musical fusion I’ve ever witnessed.”

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Black Sabbath- Paranoid 55th Anniversary- Ozzy Osbourne

On the 55th anniversary of “Paranoid”, original Black Sabbath singer / lyricist the late Ozzy Osbourne has fond memories of those days when he and his  mates from the working-class neighborhood Aston decided to ditch their trendy blues music, cut the band down from a 6-piece to four, and started doing what Ozzy characterizes in this classic rock interview as “spooky music”.

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Jethro Tull- Best pt 2- Ian Anderson

Selecting the fifty songs over the twenty-one studio offerings for the “50 for 50” massive undertaking proved a challenge for Ian Anderson to curate, not simply for fan expectations. If there ever was a lyrical wordsmith who learned his songwriting trade in the widescreen cinematic tradition of the album format, and who is ill-suited for the one-song You Tube world he found himself in fifty years hence, it would be Ian Anderson.

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The Band- Stage Fright- Robbie Robertson

Widely viewed along with Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and Gram Parsons as  fathers of  the Americana musical movement, The Band also may have  been one of rock’s first alternative groups. In part one of this classic rock interview, main songwriter Robbie Robertson (“The Weight”,”The Night They Drove Ol’Dixie Down”,”Up on Cripple Creek”,”The Shape I’m In”) helps me make that case on the 55th anniversary of “Stage Fright”.

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Queensryche- Empire @35- Geoff Tate, Chris DeGarmo

Queensryche co-founder/ composer/guitarist Chris DeGarmo and former singer/ songwriter Geoff Tate may be gone now ( the former pilots corporate jets, the latter heads the band Operation Mindcrime ), but they tell the story of the blockbuster four million-seller “Empire” and the amazing songs “Best I Can”, “Jet City Woman”,”Della Brown”,” Resistance”,”Hand on Heart”, even a live performance from London’s Hammersmith Odeon just weeks after “Empire” ’s 1990 release.

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Styx- Big Bang Theory 20th- Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Lawrence Gowan

Imagine Styx playing your high school prom absolutely nailing The Who’s “I Can See for Miles”, Blind Faith’s “Can’t Find My Way Home”, Humble Pie’s “I Don’t Need No Doctor”, the improbable “A Salty Dog” from Procol Harum, and simply the most spectacular live version of “I Am the Walrus” ever recorded with my guests Tommy Shaw, JY, and Lawrence Gowan exploring “The Big Bang Theory” 20th anniversary by Styx.

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Moody Blues- A Question of Balance @55- Justin Hayward, the late John Lodgelate Graeme Edge

By August 1970 when The Moody Blues released “A Question of Balance”, the only thing that rivaled their prolific musical output was their supernova of fame. Moody Blues mainstays Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and the late drummer Graeme Edge all walk the tightrope of rock history here In the Studio with my classic rock interview on the fifty-fifth anniversary of the #1 UK-seller, #3 US “A Question of Balance”.

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Black Sabbath- Vol 4- Ozzy Osbourne

By September 1972 and “Vol. 4”, the world into which the Birmingham England band Black Sabbath quickly rose to popularity felt increasingly like a dangerous place…Original lead singer/ lyricist Ozzy Osborne is my guest In the Studio for “Vol. 4”.