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Doobie Brothers- Takin’ It to the Streets 50th- Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, Michael McDonald

The fact that the Doobie Brothers reinvented themselves for their March 1976 album "Takin' It to the Streets"  is quite widely known, but the reasons for the musical shift, and the manner in which they made it work so successfully, is a fascinating back-story worthy of an HBO mini-series.. On the album's 50th anniversary, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, & Michael McDonald are all here In the Studio to recall how it really went down.

Rush- 2112 @50- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 4-6

The golden anniversary of Rush progressive rock dystopian opus 2112 is truly reason to celebrate, so to kick off a year of reunion concerts and Neil Peart tributes, we host Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson In the Studio the week of April 6! -Re…
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KISS- Destroyer 50th Anniversary- Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons

Kiss "Destroyer" hits the golden anniversary with Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons In the Studio.

Led Zeppelin- Presence 50th- Jimmy Page 3-30

Led Zeppelin guitarist/composer/producer Jimmy Page joins me for a rare classic rock interview here In the Studio to recall the considerable challenges Led Zeppelin faced making "Presence", on its golden anniversary the week of 3/30.

Van Halen- 5150 @40- Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony 3-23

Forty years ago it was the biggest buzz in music. Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony are my guests for the "5150" backstory, plus the late Eddie Van Halen. Join us In the Studio for the fortieth anniversary of Van Halen's eleven million-seller "5150" the week of March 23.

Doobie Brothers- Takin’ It to the Streets 50th- Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald 3-16

A head transplant on a popular rock band has to be the most high-risk gamble in the music business (just ask Van Halen, Journey, and Foreigner), but as in the case of the Doobie Brothers' "Takin' It to the Streets", it's almost never elective surgery. Hear Tom Johnston and his thankless replacement, Michael McDonald, here In the Studio on the golden anniversary of the Doobie Brothers' Takin' It to the Streets the week of March 16.

Jethro Tull- Aqualung 55th Anniversary- Ian Anderson 3-9

Every real rock music fan has a shortlist of essential albums which were more than mere entertainment, and mine includes Jethro Tull's March 1971 fourth album, "Aqualung". Since then, I've never thought the same way about religion, homelessness, or one-legged flute players in tights. Ian Anderson is my guest here In the Studio for the fifty-fifth anniversary of Jethro Tull's "Aqualung".
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Phil Collins- Face Value 45th Anniversary

Of his cinderella  first solo album "Face Value" forty-five years ago, Phil Collins recalls the real-life betrayal and heartbreak which inspired "In the Air Tonight", "I Missed Again"; and why he did not include another original, "How Can You Sit There?", on Face Value nor it's follow up, Hello I Must Be Going, but opted instead to give it to the soundtrack of the 1984 movie Against All Odds, going on to become Phil Collins' first #1 hit.

Joe Cocker Paid Tribute to Ray Charles- American Black History Month

To continue celebrating American Black History Month here In The Studio, Here's the late Joe Cocker's tribute to Ray Charles.

ZZ Top 55th Anniversary- Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, the late Dusty Hill

ZZ Top 55th anniversary interviews with Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and the late Dusty Hill.