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Sgt Pepper’s Golden Touch Eluded 1978 Movie

In 1978 a film was made about "Sgt Pepper's..."On paper the  concept couldn't possibly miss, but as co-star Peter Frampton reveals here In the Studio, it was all lipstick on a pig.
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YES- Best pt 1- Jon Anderson,Tony Kaye,Bill Bruford,Steve Howe,the late Chris Squire

YES the early best "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge" with Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford, the late Chris Squire

Pete Townshend- Face the Face Deep End 40th Anniversary

The mid-Eighties was a most difficult time for the titans of rock's Second Generation. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Who were no longer recording, touring, and in some cases even SPEAKING together. Rock'n'roll was officially in full-blown midlife crisis ...Pete Townshend joins me In the Studio for Deep End Live.
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Steve Miller- Complete Greatest Hits

During our interview, Steve Miller reminded me that when "Fly Like an Eagle" came out in 1976, it contained such a wealth of great songs of varying styles, thoughtfully sequenced seamlessly, that I and my FM radio deejay brethren used to play entire sides of it (back when albums had sides) on the radio,uninterrupted...(more)

Guns’N’Roses- Slash

Guns'n'Roses Appetite for Destruction is now the top-selling debut album in history at over 18 million copies in just the U.S.

David Gilmour- Rattle That Lock

David Gilmour and lyricist Polly Samson In the Studio for "Rattle That Lock"

Lynyrd Skynyrd- Best pt 2-Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Ed King

Ronnie Van Zant had a notorious reputation in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Jacksonville Florida hometown as a street fighting, straight razor-toting brawler. As undisputed band leader, Ronnie dealt out intraband discipline in a similar manner , according to lead guitarist the late Ed King here "In the Studio"...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd- Essential(best)- Gary Rossington, Ed King

"Essential ". One thing that has never been questioned about Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd is their unassailable authenticity. My guests guitarists are the dearly missed Gary Rossington and the late Ed King, part one.

Ann Wilson- Hope and Glory

On Ann Wilson's birthday in 2007, here was a present from her : a highly personal solo album of carefully chosen covers, Hope and Glory,  at a time when US wars were raging in two separate countries with no end in sight. And the "A" guest list of performers with whom Ann duets  include no less than Elton John, k.d.lang, Alison Krauss, Wynonna Judd, even sister from Heart, Nancy Wilson.
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Patti Scialfa- Rumble Doll 7-93

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