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Bob Seger- The Fire Inside

August 26, 1991 I had the great honor and pleasure of co-hosting the world premiere radio broadcast  with Bob Seger of "The Fire Inside". His fourteenth (!) studio album, it came a long five years after Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's "Like a Rock", the Detroit rocker's fifth multi-million seller in a row.

Warren Zevon- Excitable Boy

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.

Redbeard Rocks! Labor Day Playlist

Here is a "RedbeardRocks! Labor Day" playlist with ninety minutes of job-themed songs from A to Z, "A Hard Day's Night" to ZZ Top "Just Got Paid". Punch the clock, hit the road, and crank these songs celebrating how hard you work to make this country work.

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes- Better Days

Southside Johnny Lyon visited my Q102/ Dallas radio show to discuss his tenth (!) album "Better Days", as well as the Jukes' 1976 "I Don't Want to Go Home" debut containing the Bruce Springsteen chestnut "The Fever"; 1977's "This Time It's for Real";   the essential 4.5 star "Hearts of Stone"  in 1978; the instant classic "It's Been a Long Time" featuring Johnny with producer/ songwriter/ running buddies  Steven Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen...

Bruce Springsteen- Youngstown- 12-9-95

...ultra-rare  acoustic performance by Bruce Springsteen of  "Youngstown"  on 12/9/95 in Philadelphia's Tower Theater.

Bruce Springsteen- Human Touch- L.A. rehearsal 6-5-92

At rehearsal that June 1992 in Los Angeles, Bruce Springsteen and his new band invited Mrs. S onstage to help out on "Human Touch".

Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA- Philadelphia 12-95

After the release of the Ghost of Tom Joad album , which invokes the name of the starving Depression-era Okie in the Grapes of Wrath , Bruce Springsteen did some selected dates without the "E" Street Band . More than a decade after the Republican Party appropriated the chorus from his song "Born in the USA" for President Ronald Reagan's re-election campaign , Springsteen was still rankled by the usage out of context minus the verses . ..(more)

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes- The Fever- Asbury Park 8-8-79

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes "The Fever" live in Asbury Park 1979
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Patti Scialfa- Rumble Doll 7-93

Rare revealing interview with Patti Scialfa, plus three terrific live performances In the Studio.