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George Harrison- All Things Must Pass 55th Anniversary 11-17

The first Beatle to achieve a #1-selling solo album was neither Lennon nor McCartney, but George Harrison sussed that notable feat fifty-five years ago the hard way: with the three-record set "All Things Must Pass". The late George Harrison is my guest from the In the Studio archives for the fifty-fifth anniversary of "All Things Must Pass" the week of November 17.

Ten Years After- A Space in Time- the late Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons

"When things get put onto celluloid, they tend to get bigger than life," the late guitarist/ singer Alvin Lee told me by way of explanation as to how Ten Years After was catapulted from the second tier of English boogie and blues by their prime spot in the Woodstock Festival   movie documentary. The band utilized that momentum to deliver their most popular album ever in late Summer 1971, " A Space in Time",  which included "One of These Days", "Baby Won't You Let Me Rock'n'Roll You", and what turned out to be their biggest hit, "I'd Love to Change the World".

Doors- L.A. Woman- the late Ray Manzarek

"L.A. Woman" by The Doors is one of the greatest albums ever made by an American band, one of the first great albums to usher in the Seventies decade, the last album ever by the incomparable Jim Morrison, and a personal "desert island disc" for me that never ages; with the late Ray Manzarek In the Studio.