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Al Stewart- Year of the Cat 50th Anniversary

Al Stewart joins me In the Studio in a rare interview about his breakout 1976 album "Year of the Cat". But being witness repeatedly to rock history apparently accounted for nothing when Al Stewart's seventh album, "Year of the Cat", was unceremoniously turned down by every major UK record label 50 years ago.
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Journey- Escape @45- Neal Schon- Jonathan Cain- Steve Perry

Hard-charging San Francisco juggernaut Journey unveiled a defining album for the decade with "Escape"  in July 1981, containing "Don't Stop Believin' ","Stone in Love", "Who's Crying Now","Open Arms", and "Mother, Father". For the forty-fifth anniversary of this timeless effort, the Journey songwriting triumvirate of Steve Perry, founding guitarist Neal Schon, and new recruit then Jonathan Cain all recall their daring "Escape". 
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Foreigner- 4 @45- Mick Jones, Lou Gramm

Foreigner "4" interview includes band founder/ guitarist Mick Jones, original singer Lou Gramm.

Bryan Adams- You Want It, You Got It 45th Anniversary

Bryan Adams was startled to find his impressive second album You Want It, You Got It was about to mark a significant anniversary in July. So we asked Bryan to point out his favorites still from that impressive second effort which clearly pointed to greatness forty-five years ago, including "Lonely Nights", "One Good Reason", "Tonight", and the rocker "Fits Ya Good".

Bonnie Raitt- Luck of the Draw 35th Anniversary

Bonnie Raitt in June 1991 released "Luck of the Draw", her biggest-seller album ever. Bonnie Raiitt is my guest In the Studio.
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Allman Brothers Band- Live Fillmore East 55th-the late Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts

The original Allman Brothers Band had to be seen and heard live to be fully appreciated, and in 1971 the band headlined four shows over two nights on March 13-14 at the Fillmore East that were recorded. My guests remembered it well: one of two original guitarists, Dickey Betts, & the late great Gregg Allman.
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Steve Winwood- Back in the High Life 40th Anniversary

"Higher Love", the #1 seller and winner of both the "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" Grammys for 1986, isn't about doing it in the top bunk. It's about love on a spiritual plane, not an airplane. By his mid-twenties, Steve Winwood already may have  been on a hall of fame career pace, singing and playing hits as a mere teenager with the Spencer Davis Group ("Gimme Some Lovin' "," I'm a Man"), Traffic, and Blind Faith. Yet Winwood told me in this  classic rock interview about 1986's "Back in the High Life"  that a 1972 bout with peritonitis almost killed him...

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...
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Genesis- Invisible Touch @40- Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Phil Collins

Genesis' biggest album in their long fifty year+ career, "Invisible Touch"  (worldwide sales estimated at 15,000,000) turns forty, so we convened Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins here In the Studio  to discuss the blockbuster sales behind "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "Land of Confusion", "In Too Deep", "Throwing It All Away", and "Invisible Touch".

Bryan Adams- 18 ‘Til I Die 30th Anniversary

Bryan Adams joins me on the thirtieth anniversary of his seventh studio album, “18 'Til I Die”, a #1 seller in the UK and Top Five sales in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. The international popularity was driven by hits "The Only Thing That Looks Good on You is Me", "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman", and the title song.