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Dire Straits- On Every Street 35th Anniversary- Mark Knopfler

When the song "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits became a worldwide hit in Summer 1985, the album Brothers in Arms spent a stunning nine weeks as the #1-seller in the US in 1985, eventually selling a staggering 26,000,000  copies worldwide. This kind of celebrity could not have happened to a more reluctant rock star than Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler, and trust me, there is absolutely no way to prepare for what comes next.
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Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet 40th- Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

Bon Jovi's third album "Slippery When Wet" has a worldwide sales estimate since release forty years ago : 28,000,000 copies. It is impossible to overstate how massively popular Bon Jovi's third album, "Slippery When Wet", was...Jon Bon Jovi and original guitarist/co-writer Richie Sambora are my guests.

Bon Jovi- Wanted Dead or Alive acoustic 3-18-87

Very rare acoustic duet of "Wanted Dead or Alive" recorded March 18, 1987 by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora , remastered by Redbeard .

Def Leppard- High ‘n’ Dry 45th Anniversary- Joe Elliott, Rick Savage

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Ric Savage, & Phil Collen join Redbeard "In the Studio" for the 45th anniversary of "High 'n' Dry".
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Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells a Story 55th Anniversary

When the Jeff Beck Group made their American debut at New York City's Fillmore East, no one in the audience watching  the young lead singer Rod Stewart hide behind the backline amps  due to major stage fright could have imagined that the raspy-throated rooster-haired Englishman would become an international star just three years later with his third solo album, 1971's "Every Picture Tells a Story". 

Moody Blues- Long Distance Voyager 45th Anniversary- Justin Hayward, the late John Lodge

After scoring a worldwide #1 seller with "Seventh Sojourn" in 1972, then spending the next two years mounting the largest concert tour in history at the time, the Moody Blues as a collective baffled everyone by taking practically the rest of the Seventies off. To fill in the missing piece of the puzzle, as well as mark the forty-fifth anniversary of their #1 selling album "Long Distance Voyager", Moody Blues lifers Justin Hayward and the late John Lodge are my guests here In the Studio.

Soundgarden- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame- the late Chris Cornell

Soundgarden lead singer/songwriter the late Chris Cornell sifted through the myths and legends here In the Studio to outline the essence of the time, place, and people who enabled Soundgarden eventual entre' into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Moody Blues- Days of Future Passed

"Days of Future Passed" Moody Blues mainstays Justin Hayward and the late John Lodge document the fascinating story of a true Hail Mary pass to avoid abject poverty and starvation, resulting not only in timeless hits "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights in White Satin" but also igniting a musical movement, Progressive Rock,
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Ozzy Osbourne- Rock Hall Induction

Rock Hall Snubs: Ozzy Osbourne
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Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms- Mark Knopfler

Few albums from the Eighties have been so popular or aged as well as "Brothers in Arms", the fifth studio album from London's Dire Straits. Released in May 1985, Brothers in Arms contained the songs of Mark Knopfler performed expertly and produced impeccably, which proved irresistible to an international buying audience estimated at over thirty million. Dire Straits bandleader Mark Knopfler tries to explain the phenomenon of "Brothers in Arms"  and modern super-celebrity here In the Studio in this classic rock interview. "I recommend success to anybody. I can't think of anything good about fame. If you can, let me know."