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Motley Crue- Shout at the Devil 40th Anniversary- Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx & Vince Neil In the Studio for "Shout at the Devil" 40th anniversary.

Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 50th! Elton & Bernie Taupin 9-25

Co-writer Elton John, fresh off of his record-shattering multi-year "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" world tour, and lyricist Bernie Taupin, just now publishing his long-awaited autobiography "Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me", are my special guests here In the Studio on the golden anniversary of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", starting the week of September 25!

Heart- Dog and Butterfly 45th- Ann & Nancy Wilson 9-25

In September 1978, Heart was beating strongly with the release of their "Dog and Butterfly" album. Singer/songwriter Ann Wilson and her guitar-playing co-writing younger sibling, Nancy Wilson, will share the stories behind "Straight On", the pastoral "Dog and Butterfly" title song, the epic "Mistral Wind", and the reason why the great rocker "Heartless" isn't on the "Dog and Butterfly" album. Ann and Nancy Wilson co-host the forty-fifth anniversary here In the Studio the week of September 25.
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Genesis- Selling England by the Pound 50th- Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford

The fiftieth anniversary of the sublime "Selling England by the Pound" by Genesis with Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins In the Studio.
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Melissa Etheridge 35th/ Yes I Am 30th Anniversaries

"I got a $1000 car and headed West", says Melissa Etheridge, revealing her first step like a real-life Dorothy leaving Leavenworth, Kansas and landing in Oz, which in Melissa's case was Southern California, a full five years before she would  top  the charts with her fourth album, September 1993's "Yes I Am" .

Bon Jovi- New Jersey 35th anniversary- Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora 9-18

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora reveal writing and recording "New Jersey" 's many fine songs including "Lay Your Hands on Me","Bad Medicine","Born to Be My Baby","99 in the Shade", and the huge hit "I'll Be There for You", all while negotiating the rocks lurking under the raging waters of international superstardom. Don't miss this eye-opening confessional on the 35th anniversary of Bon Jovi's "New Jersey" the week of September 18.
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Styx- Pieces of Eight 45th- Tommy Shaw, James”JY” Young

focusing on the  1978 release of "Pieces of Eight", former Styx member and co-founder Dennis DeYoung  confesses that, in spite of his major conceptual songwriting role on the band's 1977 breakthrough three million seller "The Grand Illusion", the highly-anticipated follow-up "Pieces of Eight" was not his finest hour. Styx guitarists/ songwriters/ singers Tommy Shaw and James Young stepped up creatively to fill the void on "Pieces of Eigh"t, again selling triple platinum with the muscular "Blue Collar Man","Renegade","The Great White Hope","Queen of Spades", and "Sing for the Day".
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Coverdale- Page 30th Anniversary- David and Jimmy

By Summer 1993, "Coverdale-Page" had debuted at #4 sales in the UK and Top Five sales in America. In the Studio we are pleased to share my rare classic rock interview with my guests David Coverdale and Jimmy Page to mark its thirtieth anniversary year.
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The Band’s Robbie Robertson Has Died

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Robbie Robertson has died at age 80. As an elder statesman of twentieth century rock, as well as 21st century film soundtracks, we were blessed by his stories, wit, and wisdom multiple times here In the Studio.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd- Pronounced 50th- the late Gary Rossington, Ed King, Leon Wilkeson

Over the fifty years the perception seems to have become that Lynyrd Skynyrd had a date with destiny, an almost Shakespearean drama of dreams, aspirations, triumph, and tragedy to which all of us were immediately and keenly aware from the moment of "Pronounced" 's release. The late Gary Rossington dismissed that assumption as no more true than imagining Will Shakespeare did not toil, struggle, and starve in relative obscurity in his time.