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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.

Journey- Escape 45th Anniversary- Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon 7-13

For the forty-fifth anniversary of this record-setting release "Escape" I am joined by former lead singer/co-writer Steve Perry, Journey co-founding guitarist/songwriter Neal Schon, and newest recruit from The Babys back then, keyboardist/composer Jonathan Cain. Get the details on Journey's "Escape" plan brilliantly executed here In the Studio the week of July 13.

Pat Benatar- Precious Time 45th Anniversary

"It went platinum (1,000,000 sales ) in thirteen days," Pat Benatar states matter-of-factly while she and hubby/ musical director Neil Giraldo reminisce In the Studio about the explosive third album,"Precious Time", as it headed rapidly to the top-selling perch in America in Summer 1981...

Billy Squier- Don’t Say No 45th Anniversary

My guest Billy Squier's 1981 second solo album “Don't Say No” sold over three million copies forty-five years ago because of songs "In the Dark" , "My Kinda Lover" , "Lonely Is the Night", & the big hit " The Stroke".

38 Special- Wild-Eyed Southern Boys 45th- Donnie Van Zant, Jeff Carlisi

Former singer/songwriter/co-founder Donnie Van Zant and original 38 Special lead guitarist Jeff Carlisi recall band headquarters in an abandoned auto parts garage in a swamp to work up songs, on the 45th anniversary of "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys".
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REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity- Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty

REO Speedwagon believed in their long game, and their long-suffering record label gave them TEN trips to the plate until the band touched all the bases in November 1980 with "Hi Infidelity" . Lead singer Kevin Cronin and band keyboard player co-founder Neal Doughty tell the worst-to-first "ten year overnight sensation" story In the Studio.
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Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Ozz

The late Ozzy Osbourne In the Studio for the making of 1980's "Blizzard of Ozz" .
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Ozzy Osbourne- Rock Hall Induction

Rock Hall Snubs: Ozzy Osbourne
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Genesis- Duke- Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins

The September 1981 release of Genesis "Abacab". The veteran English band's eleventh  studio album, nevertheless it was the first Genesis album to breach the American Top Ten album sales on Billboard , and surprisingly the first Genesis million seller. Yet it is no minor miracle that my guests Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Tony Banks could make it to the Progressive Rock promised land.
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The Police- Ghost in the Machine 45th- Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers

By the time October 1981 's fourth Police album "Ghost in the Machine"  was dispatched, the exposed roots and influences shown by the London-based trio founded by Yankee drummer Stewart Copeland, who had emerged from the dying embers of the Punk Rock scene there, were more Miles and Mingus than Johnny Rotten. "Ghost in the Machine" topped the UK sales chart, #2 on Billboard  album chart, over three million copies sold in America alone, and Rolling Stone  magazine ranking it at #322 on their Top 500 Albums of All Time list. Police commissioner Stewart Copeland and six-string sharpshooter Andy Summers are your personal Ghost...busters with me here In the Studio in this classic rock interview.