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Greg Lake Interview

Greg Lake Interview

Greg Lake was the voice and guitar for two of the most recognizable progressive rock bands in music history. King Crimson and Emerson Lake & Palmer were archetypes for British musicians transforming rock and roll into labyrinthine musical arrangements influenced by classical and jazz. Progressive rock groups devised “concept albums” revealing epic stories, fantasy and life’s truths. Read the entire interview in Ray's next book entitled... "Saving Rock and Roll"

Tom Johnston Interview

Tom Johnston Interview

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Jann Klose Interview

Jann Klose Interview

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John Kay Interview

John Kay Interview

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Dr John Interview

Dr John Interview

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Joey Molland Interview

Joey Molland Interview

In 1969, British rock band Badfinger and Apple Records launched what should have become … one of the most successful unions in rock history. Read the entire interview in Ray's next book entitled... "Saving Rock and Roll"

Billy J Kramer Interview

Billy J Kramer Interview

Billy J. Kramer, the British Invasion crooner and Merseybeat legend generally associated with The Dakotas, is on an incessant and heartfelt crusade to land Brian Epstein into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Brian Epstein was both Kramer’s friend and manager. Read the entire interview in Ray's next book entitled... "Saving Rock and Roll"

Jim Dandy Interview

Jim Dandy Interview

Read the entire interview in Ray's next book entitled... "Saving Rock and Roll"

Gino Vannelli

Gino Vannelli

Internationally renowned singer and composer Gino Vannelli is most recognized for his blue-eyed soulful harmonies and alluring sex appeal. But over the years, Vannelli has cultivated his incredible singing voice to master diverse musical styles while continuing to inspire audiences worldwide. Read the entire interview in Ray's next book entitled... "Saving Rock and Roll"

Paul Kantner Interview

Paul Kantner Interview

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Peter Rivera Interview

Peter Rivera Interview

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Suzi Quatro Interview

Suzi Quatro Interview

Suzi Quatro is an internationally renowned renaissance woman. Although most of her extraordinary achievements in the arts were celebrated outside the United States, she has left a momentous impression as the original first lady of rock ‘n’ roll. Read the entire interview in Ray's next book entitled... "Saving Rock and Roll"

Annie Haslam Interview

Annie Haslam Interview

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Tom Johnston Interview

Tom Johnston Interview

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Henry McCullough Interview

Henry McCullough Interview

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Tommy James interview

Tommy James interview

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Tommy Roe Interview

Tommy Roe Interview

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Roger Fisher Interview

Roger Fisher Interview

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Pete Best Interview

Pete Best Interview

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Roger McGuinn Interview

Roger McGuinn Interview

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Kim Simmonds Interview

Kim Simmonds Interview

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INTERVIEWS

CONDUCTED

BY RAY SHASHO

FOR HIS MUSIC COLUMN

Joe Lala (Blues Image,                                 

Stephen Stills and Manassas)

Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds,Renaissance)

Eric Burdon (The Animals,War)

Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere/the Raiders)

Mark Volman (The Turtles,

Frank Zappa/the Mothers of Invention)

Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow,Deep Purple)

Gregg Rolie (Santana,Journey)

Mark Farner(Grand Funk Railroad)

Dave Mason (Traffic)

Jon Anderson (YES)

Ronnie Montrose (Montrose)

Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel,

Levin Torn White)

Billy Sherwood (YES,Circa)

Tommy James (Shondells)

Stanley Sheldon (Peter Frampton)

Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

Todd Rundgren (Utopia)

Pat Simmons (Doobie Brothers)

Janet Robbins (Daughter/Marty Robbins)

Barry Winslow (The Royal Guardsmen)

Norman Greenbaum (Spirit in the Sky)

Demetri Joannou (Blue Moon Harem)

Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)

Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)

Al Atkins (Judas Priest)

Paul May (Atkins/May Project)

Roger Fisher (Heart)

Greg Lake (King Crimson,

Emerson,Lake and Palmer)

Nils Lofgren (Grin,

Bruce Springsteen and the E street Band)

Tommy Roe (Sheila,Sweet Pea,Dizzy)

Chris Stein (Blondie)

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)-2012

Henry McCullough (Joe Cocker

& The Grease Band,

Paul McCartney & Wings)

Merrell Fankhauser (The Impacts,

MU, Merrell And The Exiles, Fapardokly)

Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash)

Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)

Chris Squire (YES)

Gary Puckett (The Union Gap)

Micky Dolenz

(The Monkees)

Michael Des Barres

(Silverhead, Detective)

Eric Johnson ("Cliffs of Dover")

Colin Blunstone(The Zombies)

Suzi Quatro(Queen of Rock)

Steve Hillage(Gong)

Lou Gramm (Foreigner)

Annie Haslam(Renaissance)

Johnny Winter

Paul Kantner(Jefferson Airplane,

Jefferson Starship)

 

TELEVISION ICONS

Stanley Livingston

(Chip from My Three Sons)

Barry Livingston

(Ernie from My Three Sons)

Marty Ingels (Comedian)

Rich Little

(Legendary impressionist & comedian)

Michael Des Barres (MacGyver)

Keith Thibodeaux (Little Ricky-I Love Lucy)

Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H)

Kathy Garver (Family Affair)

Tina Cole (Hawaiian Eye, My Three Sons)

Lucie Arnaz ( The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy)

Tony Orlando (Tony Orlando & Dawn)

Suzi Quatro (Happy Days)

Marilyn McCoo (Solid Gold)

AUTHOR

Rex Pickett

(Sideways trilogy & motion picture)

Ilana Marks (Author/Fimmaker)


 

RADIO INTERVIEWS 

CONDUCTED 

BY RAY SHASHO

Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)

Claudette King (The Bluz Queen, Daughter of B.B.King)

Patrick Moraz (Keyboardist from YES/The Moody Blues)

Kevin Godley (10 cc co-founder/drummer)

Billy Sherwood (YES, Circa)

John Payne (Asia)

Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)

Steve Hackett (Genesis)

Geoff Tate (Queensryche)

Tommy James (the Shondells)

Corky Laing (MOUNTAIN)

Vinnie Moore (Alice Cooper, UFO)

Beth Hart (World-Renowned Singer & Songwriter)

Magic Dick (J.Geils Band) & Shun Ng (International Music Sensation)

Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart) & Jann Klose

Marky Ramone (Dust, Ramones)

Kenny Aaronson (Dust, Stories, Bob Dylan, Rick Derringer, Joan Jett, New York Dolls, Yardbirds)

Jon Anderson (YES, AndersonPonty Band)

Jamie Glaser (AndersonPonty Band)

Ewan Currie (The Sheepdogs)

Miles Copeland III (Legendary Music Mogul)

Ginger Gilmour (David Gilmour’s Ex Wife)

Albert Castiglia (Blues guitarist)

Fee Waybill (The Tubes)

Janet Robbins (Daughter of Marty Robbins)

Roger & Mike Fisher (HEART)

Ian McDonald (King Crimson,Foreigner)

Malik Shakur (Tupac Shakur's Cousin/ Radio host

Cindy Blackman Santana (Lenny Kravitz/Santana) 

Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)

Nona Hendryx (Labelle)

Derek Shulman (GENTLE GIANT)

Steve Hunter (Lou Reed, Alice Cooper)

Steve Fossen & Michael Derosier (HEART)

Keith Thibodeaux (David & The Giants) 

Mason Williams ("Classical Gas" / TV comedy writer)

Chuck Negron (The voice of Three Dog Night)

Alannah Myles ("Black Velvet" singer)

Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)

Mick Box (Uriah Heep)

Kevin Martin (Candlebox)

Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne)

Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius)

'Melanie' Safka (The voice of a generation)

Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals)

 

INTERVIEWING

THE LEGENDS
with 
RAY SHASHO

 

 

 

 

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THE ROCK STAR

CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

new release

available NOW at bookbaby.com

amazon.com

and barnesandnoble.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of
the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.


CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

COMING UP NEXT

and MOST RECENT GUESTS

ON INTERVIEWING

THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

 

 

 

 

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MARK FARNER

SINGER/GUITARIST/SONGWRITER
KEYBOARDIST
THE LEGENDARY CAPTAIN OF

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD


MARK FARNER'S AMERICAN BAND

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STEVE CROPPER
LEGENDARY GUITARIST

BOOKER T.
& THE M.G.'S

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JON ANDERSON
singer/songwriter/musician
the legendary voice of

Y E S 
Jon Anderson
& the Band Geeks

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JOHN WESLEY
revered guitarist
singer/songwriter

Porcupine Tree, Mike Tramp, 
Sound of Contact,
Edison's Children

VERTICAL HORIZON
 

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NEAL MORSE
singer/songwriter
multi-instrumentalist
SPOCK'S BEARD
TRANSATLANTIC
D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings

NEIL MORSE
& THE RESONANCE

CONTINUED:

Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) 
Jesse Colin Young (The Youngbloods) 
Darryl Way (Curved Air)  
Don Wilson (The Ventures) 
Patrick Moraz (YES/The Moody Blues 
Jonathan Edwards("Sunshine") 
Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood,Sweat & Tears,Bob Dylan,Mike Bloomfield) 
Mary Sarah

(Country music's newest shining star)
Edgar Winter ("Frankenstein," "Free Ride")
Keith Emerson (The Nice,

Emerson Lake & Palmer)

Jean-Luc Ponty (Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jon Anderson)              

Randy Bachman (The Guess Who, BTO)

Robin Trower -2014 

Trini Lopez (“If I had a Hammer,”

“Lemon Tree”)

Barry Hay (Golden Earring)

Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues)

Nikki Lunden/Lora G. (Lunden Reign)

Engelbert Humperdinck (“Release Me”)

David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

Dave Edmunds (Rockpile)

Bruce Kulick (KISS, Grand Funk Railroad)

 

RADIO INTERVIEWS

CONDUCTED

BY RAY SHASHO (Continued)

Lucie Arnaz (Actress, singer, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz)

Roger Earl (Foghat legendary Drummer)

Wally Palmar (Singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Romantics)

Dennis  Locorriere (Lead singer for Dr Hook)

Wally Stocker (Guitarist for The Babys)

Tony Palmer (Legendary British filmmaker & director)

Doug Aldrich (Guitarist/Songwriter DIO,Whitesnake,The Dead Daisies)

Laura & Nikki Lunden (Lunden Reign)

Jesse Colin Young (The Youngbloods)

Ed King (The Strawberry Alarm Clock/Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Rick Roberts (The Flying Burrito Brothers/Firefall)

Rich Little (Legendary impressionist & comedian)

John Hall (Guitarist & Songwriter for ORLEANS)

Carl Palmer (Emerson Lake and Palmer/Asia)

Bobby Kimball (Toto)

Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)

Henry Paul (The Outlaws)

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr, (The 5th Dimension)

Binky  Womack (Guitarist/songwriter/

producer & nephew of R&B legend Bobby Womack)

Alan White ('Y E S ')

John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful)

Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Loggins & Messina)

Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)

Billy Cobham (Legendary drummer & Pioneer of Jazz-Fusion)

Suzi Quatro (Rock and Roll Heroine)

Bobby Caldwell (Johnny Winter-Derringer-Allman Brothers-Captain Beyond)

Ray Walker (The Jordanaires)

Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon-Legendary Producer)

Todd Rundgren (Nazz,Utopia)

Candice Night (Blackmore's Night)

Michael Des Barres (Silverhead/Detective/Murdoc from McGyver

Ivan Browne (The Lemon Pipers "Green Tambourine")

Corey Glover (Living Colour)

Tommy Bolin Tribute w/Joe Vitale and Kenny Passarelli (Joe Walsh & Barnstorm)

Mark Andes (Spirit/JoJo Gunne/Heart/Firefall

Jock Bartley (Firefall)

Rupert Holmes ("Escape -The Pina Colada Song")

Eddie "Devil Boy" Turner (Blues Guitarist)

Prairie Prince (The Tubes/Todd Rundgren)

John McNally (The Searchers)

Stephen Bishop ("On and On")

Bobby Goldsboro ("Honey")

Elias Soriano (Nonpoint)

David Huff (David & The Giants)

Greg X. Volz (PETRA)

Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief)John Lodge (The Moody Blues)

Sonja Kristina (Curved Air)

Annie Haslam (Renaissance)

Richard Lloyd (Television)

Bob Kulick (Studio guitarist KISS)

Neal Smith (Alice Cooper)

Doane Perry (Jethro Tull)

Loretta Swit (Actress M*A*S*H)

Paul Nelson (Johnny Winter)

Robert Berry (Keith Emerson/Greg Kihn Band

Leo Lyons (Ten Years After)

Pat Vegas (Redbone)

Rick Lambert (Empty Trail)

Dr. Neil Ratner MD (Michael Jackson's Physician)

John Mayall (The Bluesbreakers)

Tom Dreesen (Legendary stand-up comedian and Actor)

Graham Russell (Air Supply)

Dave Cousins (STRAWBS)

Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)

Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Rod Stewart)

Dennis Coffey (The Funk Brothers)

Dave Bickler (Survivor "Eye of the Tiger")

Russell Bizzett (Jose Feliciano)

Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash)

Connie Francis (Legendary Singer)

William King (The Commodores)

Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe)

Phil Lanzon (Uriah Heep)

"Jim Dandy" Mangrum (Black Oak Arkansas)

Danny Goldberg (Nirvana's Manager)

Southside Johnny (Asbury Jukes)

Rosalie Cunningham (Prog Rock Singer & Songwriter)

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers)

Gary Pihl (Sammy Hagar/Boston)

Mitch Ryder (The Detroit Wheels)

Bernard Fowler (The Rolling Stones)

Derek "Mo"Moore (NEKTAR)

John Ford Coley (England Dan & John Ford Coley)

Greg Kihn (The Greg Kihn Band)

Peter  Beckett (Player)

Dionne Warwick (International Superstar)

Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)

Tony Brock (Rod Stewart / The Babys)

Myles Goodwyn (April Wine)

Dennis Diken (The Smithereens)

Martha Davis (The Motels)

Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot)

David Marks (The Beach Boys)

Jack Russell (Great White)

Rex Pickett (Author of Sideways trilogy and movie)

Don Felder (Eagles)

Dave Pegg (Jethro Tull/Fairport Convention

Bruce Sudano (Legendary Songwriter/Brooklyn Dreams/Donna Summer)

Bob Catley (MAGNUM)

Kenny Kramer (The reality Kramer of Seinfeld)

Dennis MacKay (Legendary Engineer & Producer)

Steve "Lips" Kudlow (ANVIL)

David Clayton-Thomas (The legendary voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears)

Tom Rush (Legendary Storyteller)

Mike Finnigan (Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland)

Reggie McBride (Stevie Wonder/Rare Earth/Elton John)

Johnnie Bolin (Black Oak Arkansas/Brother of Tommy Bolin)

Bobby Berge (Tommy Bolin/Buddy Miles)

Greg Errico (Sly and The Family Stone)

Jan Hammer (Mahavishnu Orchestra/Miami Vice Theme)

Andy Tillison (The Tangent)

Mike Pinera (Blues Image/Iron Butterfly/Classic Rock All-Stars)

Chris James (The Burrito Brothers)

Tom Chapin (Singer-Songwriter-Storyteller)

Don Dannemann (The Cyrkle)

Joe Puerta (AMBROSIA)

Lee Oskar (W A R/LowRider Band)

Kelly Nickels (L.A.Guns)

Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath/DIO/Heaven & Hell/Last in Line)

Jimmy Hall (WET WILLIE)

Jonell Mosser (Revered Singer)

Frank Van Bogaert (Prog group Fish on Friday)

Leslie Mandoki (Mandoki Soulmates)

Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna)

Jerome Mazza (Pinnacle Point)

Neal Smith (Alice Cooper)

Shirley King (Daughter of Blues Icon B.B.King)

Joe Louis Walker (Legendary Electric Blues Guitarist)

Larry McCray (Blues singer/guitarist)

Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Rick Wakeman (Legendary Keyboardist and Composer w/'YES'

Rick Wills (Peter Frampton/David Gilmour/Foreigner/Small Faces/Bad Company)

Andy Timmons (Danger Danger)

Rik Emmett (Triumph)

John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)

John Oates (Hall & Oates)

Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna

Brian Bromberg (Stan Getz)

James Williamson (Iggy & the Stooges)

Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)

Arpi Alto (Armenian Singing Sensation /Julia Roberts look-alike)

Marc Urselli (legendary producer & studio engineer)

Joey Molland (Badfinger)

Albert Bouchard ( Blue Oyster Cult)

Rudi Protrudi (The Fuzztones)

Deborah Bonham (Sister of Zeppelin legend John Bonham w/ Guitarist Peter Bullick)

Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)

Arthur Brown (The God of Hellfire)

Matthew Nelson (Nelson)

Kenny Laguna (Producer/Songwriter/Longtime Music Partner to Joan Jett)

Michael Franklin (Producer/Songwriter/Performer)

Jeff Pilson (Dokken/Dio Foreigner)

Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P./Mean Man)

Brian Wheat (Tesla)

Dave Muse (Firefall)

David Ellefson (Megadeth)

George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob)

Danny Zelisko (Concert promoter)

Mike Reno (Loverboy)

Ric Lee (Ten Years After)

Don McLean ("American Pie" composer/singer)

Joe Macre (Crack the Sky)

Chuck Leavell (the Allman Brothers Band/the Rolling Stones)

Mark Farner (Grand Funk

Railroad ) Zoom Interview

Dar. Ra (Indie rock sensation) zoom interview

Maria Muldaur ("Midnight at the Oasis")

Denny Seiwell (Paul McCartney & Wings)

Robin Trower (Legendary guitarist)

Annie Haslam (Renaissance)

Robert Berry (Keith Emerson/Greg Kihn Band)

Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)

Nad Sylvan (Genesis Revisited )

John Hall (Orleans)

Tommy Roe (Legendary 60s Hitmaker)

Geoff Downes (The Buggles/ASIA/YES)

Walter Egan ("Magnet and Steel")

Michael Sadler (The voice of SAGA)

Curtis ‘Binky’ Womack (Nephew of Legend Bobby Womack)

Emilio Castillo (‘Tower of Power’)

Michael Jahnz (Richrath Project 3:13)

Wendy Dio (Wife of Ronnie James Dio)

Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

Tony Kaye (Original keyboardist for YES)

Peter Albin (Big Brother & The Holding Company)

Rogers Stevens (Blind Melon)

Rod Argent (ARGENT/The Zombies)

Bruce Sudano (Husband & Music Partner of the late Donna Summer)

Jim McCarty (Renaissance/The Yardbirds)

Andy Summers (The Police)

Steve Hackett (Genesis/Genesis Revisited)

Joey Dee (The Starliters)

Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites)

Derek Holt (Climax Blues Band)

Yogi Lang (RPWL)

Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Cactus/Rod Stewart)

Chris Hillman (The Byrds/Flying Burrito Bros./Manassas)

Joe Louis Walker  (Electric Blues player)

Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd)

Jim Peterik (The Ides of March/Survivor)

DION (The Belmonts)

Livingston Taylor

Kate Taylor (Singer/songwriter/sister of James & Livingston Taylor)

with Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon/legendary producer)

Leslie Mandoki (Mandoki Soulmates)

John McEuen (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/Steve Martin)

David Cross (Electric violinist/King Crimson)

Billy Cobham (Legendary Drummer/Mahavishnu Orchestra)

Candice Night (Blackmore's Night)

Steve March-Tormé (Son of the legendary Mel Tormé)

Michael Franklin (Producer/musician/songwriter)

Gary Hoey (Blues/Rock guitarist /songwriter/producer)

John Lodge (The Moody Blues)

Steve Rothery (Marillion)

Suzi Quatro (Queen of Rock)

Dave Bainbridge (IONA/ Celestial Fire/ Lifesigns/ Strawbs)

Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons)

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

Nash Albert (Blast Unit Moscow)

Ross The Boss (the Dictators/Manowar/Death Dealer)

Micki Free (Blues/Rock Guitarist/was a member of R&B group Shalamar)

Graham Parker (The Rumour)

Rick Barry (NBA Hall of Famer)

Roger & Mike Fisher (HEART)

Greg Martin (The Kentucky Headhunters)

Neal Morse (Transatlantic)

Pat Travers (The Pat Travers Band)

Lawrence Gowan (Styx)

Ann Wilson (HEART)

Billy Stokes (Wounded Warrior turned Rock Star)

Marc Storace (Krokus/Storace)

Jimmy Fox (Outsiders/James Gang)

Members of the Norwegian Prog Group MEER

Karmen Klinc and  Erina Seitllari  of VENUS 5

Rick Ventura (RIOT ACT)

Adrian Belew (Frank Zappa/David Bowie/King Crimson)

Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot)

Whitney Tai (Singer/Songwriter)

Melba Moore (Singer/Broadway Star, Actress)

Les Dudek (Legendary Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter)

John Waite (The Voice of The Babys/Bad English)

Jack Starr (Burning Starr)

Brian Chatton (the Warriors w/Jon Anderson/Flaming Youth w/Phil Collins)

David Spero (Legendary Rock Manager)

Linda Gail Lewis (Rockabilly pioneer/Sister of Jerry Lee Lewis)

Derek Sherinian (Sons of Apollo)

Gilbert O'Sullivan (Legendary 70s Hitmaker)

Torsten Kinsella (God is an Astronaut)

Members of Sons of Silver

Andy McCoy (Hanoi Rocks)

Rebecca Pidgeon (Actress/Singer

Songwriter/Musician)

Jeff Berlin (World- Class Bassist/Educator)

dUg Pinnick (KING'S X)

Kelly Ogden (The DoLLyROTS)

Elliott Randall (Session guitarist famous for solos on "Reelin' In The Years" & "Fame")

Sally Steele (CEO of Vegas Rocks! magazine)

Darryl Way (Legendary Violinist Curved Air)

'Fito' De La Parra (Legendary drummer with Canned Heat)

Javier Bátiz (Legendary Mexican Guitarist, Composer,Singer who mentored Carlos Santana)

Larry Tamblyn (The Standells)

Chris Impellitteri (Guitarist/Founder of Impellitteri)

Mary Fahl (October Project/Solo Artist)

Arthur Brown (The God of Hellfire!)

Vinnie Moore (Guitarist UFO)

Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)

Steve Luongo (John Entwistle Group)

Alan Parsons (The Alan Parsons Project)

Martin Barre (Jethro Tull/

Martin Barre Band)

Jon Pousette-Dart (Pousette-Dart Band)

Kenney Jones (Small Faces/Faces/The Who)

Rick Lambert (Empty Trail)

David Fishof (Founder/CEO of the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp)

David Libert (Tour manager/Alice Cooper/George Clinton/Member of The Happenings)

Kathryn Leigh Scott (Actress famed for TV's Dark Shadows)

Simon Collins & Kelly Nordstrom of eMolecule)

Richard Williams (KANSAS)

Brian Hyland (Legendary 60s Hitmaker)

Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & the playboys)

Dennis Tufano (The Buckinghams)

Dave Mason (Traffic/Derek & the Dominos/Fleetwood Mac)

Robin Lane (Robin & the Chartbusters)

Andy Glass (SOLSTICE)

Ross Jennings (H A K E N)

Tommy Roe (Legendary 60s hitmaker) w/producer Michael Franklin

Mike Pinera (Blues Image/Iron Butterfly) w/producer Michael Franklin

 

 

 

 

 

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THIJS VAN LEER

singer/songwriter
keyboardist/flautist
bandleader


LEGENDARY DUTCH ROCK GROUP

F O C U S 


 

MORE MUSIC LEGENDS WHO RECENTLY APPEARED ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

Yogi Lang (RPWL)

Jason Bieler (Saigon Kick)

Ben Craven (Aussie Prog-Rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist)

Jonas Lindberg (Jonas Lindberg & the Other Side)

Clay Melton (Texas blues/rock guitarist)

Stu Nicholson (GALAHAD)

William Bell (Legendary Soul singer/songwriter)

Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon/Supersonic Revolution)

Corky Laing (Mountain/West & Bruce and Laing)

Rob Cottingham (Touchtone/CAIRO)

Nick D'Virgilio, Greg Spawton, Alberto Bravin (Big Big Train)

Neal Smith (Alice Cooper Group)

Kevin Sucher (Four-time Grammy nominee engineer/producer)

Mark Farner (Legendary Grand Funk guitarist/singer/songwriter)

Steve Babb  & Hannah Pryor

(GLASS HAMMER)

Annie Haslam (Renaissance)

David Minasian (Filmmaker Camel/Three Dog Night/Justin Hayward/Alan Parsons)

Ray Alder (Fates Warning)

Charles Wright (Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)

John Cusimano (The Cringe/Fastest Land Animal)

Brian George (Roseneath)

Andy Foster (Kite Parade)

Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius/Kansas)

Tony Orlando (Legendary singer/Tony Orlando & Dawn)

Flavia & Martin Couri (The Fabulous Courettes)

Mark Vickness (MVI Mark Vickness Interconnected)

Simon Bergseth(AVKRVST)

Paul Roberts (Sniff 'n'the Tears)

Todd Cochran (Automatic Man)

David Cousins (STRAWBS)

Edo Spanninga (Flamborough Head)

Nicklas & Jan ( Swedish prog group Anekdoten)

Frank Ferrara and Frankie Gilcken (BANG)

Greg Hutchinson(revered jazz drummer)

G.E.Smith (SNL/Hall & Oates/Bob Dylan/Roger Waters)

Dylan Kain (NOVAKAIN)

Sean Chambers (blues guitarist) with Pat DeSalvo and Garnet Grimm (Savoy Brown)

Jonathan Schang & Leslie Hunt (District 97)

Roger Chapman (Family/The Streetwalkers)

Jenz Strutz (Crystal Palace)

Roine Stolt (Transatlantic/The Flower Kings)

Peter Lewis (Moby Grape)

Shane Atkinson & Beau West (Evership)

Nick Barrett (Pendragon)

Franck Carducci (Fantastic Squad)

Chris Braide (Downes Braide Association)

Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals)

Danny O'Keefe (Legendary singer/songwriter)

Trevor Rabin (YES)

Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (Folk legends)

John Boegehold (Spock's Beard/Pattern-Seeking Animals)

John Etheridge (Soft Machine)

Kenny Wayne Shepherd (legendary guitarist)

Alan Paul (Best-Selling author/Historian to

The Allman Brothers Band) 

Wendy Dio (Widow/Manager of Rock legend

Ronnie James Dio

Malcolm Bruce (Son of CREAM legend Jack Bruce)

Dave Kerzner (Prog rock artist) 

Juan Carlos Quintero (Latin Jazz guitarist)

Paul Reed Smith (Master guitar builder/Bandleader w/Eightlock)

Robert Reed (CYAN/MAGENTA)

Andy Kim (legendary singer/songwriter)

Joe Bonamassa (Guitar living legend)

Kelly Deco (Singer/songwriter/guitarist)

Val Garay (legendary producer/engineer)

Pontus Åkesson and Petter Sandström

(Moon Safari)

David Cross (King Crimson/David Cross Band)

Roger Earl (Savoy Brown/Foghat)

Pat Molesworth (Zeelley Moon)

Biff Byford (SAXON)

Sam Vallen (Caligula's Horse)

Sean Timms and Shaun Holton

(Unitopia/Southern Empire)

Laura Espinoza & Mindy Milburn

(Make Believe Friends)

Rylee McDonald and Grant Matheson

(Advent Horizon)

Julian Shah-Tayler (multi-instrumentalitst/singer/songwriter)

Stanley Whitaker, Ron Riddle,

Michael Beck (HAPPY THE MAN)

Maria Cooper Janis (Daughter of screen legend Gary Cooper) with her husband Byron Janis (Legendary classical pianist)

Cassidy Paris (Aussie Rocker chick) w/

her guitarist Tom Rogowski)

Dan Moldea (Best-selling author/investigative journalist)

Albert Hammond (legendary singer/revered songwriter/musician/record producer)

Brian Tuohy (America's leading authority of

game fixing)

Eric Bibb( American Roots Music Legend/Revered Blues Artist)

Jay Aston (Gene Loves Jezebel)

Steve Janevski (Wicked Smile)

Durga McBroom (Legendary Pink Floyd

Backup singer)

Brian Tarquin (Jazz fusion guitarist)

Terry Reid (Legendary British singer)

Michael Cartellone (Damn Yankees/Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Robert Berry (Six by Six)

Andy Tillison (The Tangent)

Original members of The Kings

Michael Shrieve (Legendary Santana drummer)

Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

T Bear (Revered singer/songwriter/keyboardist)

Thijs Van Leer (FOCUS)

Aleena Gibson (KAIPA)

Ross Valory (JOURNEY)

Annie Haslam (Renaissance)

Chris Slade (Tom Jones/Manfred Mann's Earth Band/David Gilmour/The Firm/AC'DC

TJ Lyle (The Georgia Thunderbolts 

Kathy Garver (Family Affair actress)

Steve Cropper (Booker T. & The M.G.'s) 

Jon Courtney (Pure Reason Revolution)

Tina Cole (My Three Sons)

Jon Anderson (YES/The Band Geeks)

Collin Leijenaar (Dilemma)

Mark Farner ( Grand Funk/Mark Farner's American Band)

John Wesley (Porcupine Tree, Sound of Contact, Edison's Children)

Neal Morse (Spock's Beard/Transatlantic/Neal Morse & the Resonance)

Adrian Jones (Nine Stones Close)

Oscar Fuentes Bills & Sepand Samzadeh of

(Days Between Stations)

Shep Gordon (Alice Cooper longtime manager)

Kurt Maloo (The voice of  mega hit "The Captain of Her Heart")

Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius/Kansas) & Jason Gianni(Stratospheerius)

Cam Clarke (Original voice of Ninja Turtle Leonardo & Rocksteady)

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COLLIN LEIJENAAR
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The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.

 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.

 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.

 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

 

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Cam Clarke the Orginal Voice of Ninja Turtle Leonardo & Rock Steady!

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Cam Clarke began his career in short pants and knee socks in 1965 as a member of T.V.’s “The King Family Show”. His mother is Alyce King of The King Sisters. His father is actor Robert Clarke, who starred in many of the science fiction films of the 1950s and ’60s. Since the early eighties, Cam has been working in voice-overs, particularly in animation, Voicing such characters as Leonardo in the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. Cam has voiced many other characters as well including Der Fledermaus in “The Tick”, Mac on “Clifford the Big Red Dog”, He-Man in “He-Man: Masters of the Universe”, and Freddy the Ferret in “Back at the Barnyard”. He has also been the voice of Snoopy, Simba, and can currently be heard as Heath, Hoodude, and Professor Rotter in “Monster High”. He has supplied voices for numerous video games, most notably Kratos in “Tales of Symphonia”, Blood Elf in “World Of Warcraft”, and the voice of Liquid Snake for the popular “Metal Gear Solid” series wherein the sequel his character came back as an arm. Proving the old adage, “There are no small parts, just small, …um, …body parts.” PLEASE WELCOME American voice actor, known for his work in animation, video games and commercials. Among his notable roles are Leonardo and Rocksteady in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series Cam Clarke to Interviewing the Legends … PURCHASE ‘NOW THEY’RE ALL HERE’ THE KING FAMILY OVER 100 YEARS OF ENTERTAINMENT FROM AMERICA’S FIRST FAMILY OF SONG BY CAM CLARKE Now They’re All here – Over 100 years Of Entertainment From America’s First Family of Song”. It’s a coffee table book with amazing photographs (some I hadn’t even seen!) and memories from the King Sisters, Alvino Rey, Buddy Cole, Tina Cole, Robert Clarke and many other members of the King Family. AVAILABLE February 25, 2025 At amazon.com FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CAM CLARKE VISIT https://camclarke.com/ Official Website https://www.facebook.com/CamClarkeVoices/ Facebook https://x.com/CamClarkeVoices?mx=2 Twitter https://www.instagram.com/camclarkevoices/ Instagram https://camclarkevoices.tumblr.com/ Tumblr https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164682/ imdb SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS! NO FAKE NEWS OR CLICKBAIT HERE!
Joe Deninzon 'Kansas' Violinist New Album w/'Stratospheerius'
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Joe Deninzon 'Kansas' Violinist New Album w/'Stratospheerius'

KANSAS MEMBER AND PROLIFIC VIOLINIST RELEASES NEW ALBUM WITH STRATOSPHEERIUS ENTITLED ‘IMPOSTOR!’ ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH JOE DENINZON & JASON GIANNI ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on the “Viper” seven-string electric violin. Most recently, he became electric violinist/backup vocalist/rhythm guitarist for the legendary rock band, Kansas. Joe is also the lead singer and violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, which has just released their 6th album, “Impostor! He can be heard on over a hundred albums and jingles as a violinist and string arranger. The band’s recently released album "Impostor! features an impressive array of guest musicians from the prog rock world, such as Michael Sadler (Saga), Randy McStine (Porcupine Tree), Fernando Perdomo (Jacob Dylan), Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Val Vigoda (Groovelilly), and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers. Produced by Joe Deninzon and mixed and mastered by Rich Mouser (Neal Morse, Dream Theater, Tears for Fears), "Impostor!" promises to be a standout release. PLEASE WELCOME ELECTRIC/ACOUSTIC VIOLINIST/GUITARIST/COMPOSER/SINGER/MANDOLINIST JOE DENINZON AND DRUMMER JASON GIANNI TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS. VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO LEIGHTON MEDIA…MUSIC SERVICES…MOTIVATION FOR SETTING UP THIS INTERVIEW WITH JOE DENINZON PURCHASE THE NEW ALBUM BY JOE DENINZON AND STRATOSPHEERIUS Entitled IMPOSTOR! “Impostor!” The new album from Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius is available now on bandcamp & all streaming platforms. https://7dmedia.com/impostor Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius Impostor! Led by the remarkable Kansas violinist/guitarist Joe Deninzon, who also serves as the frontman and lead singer, Stratospheerius boasts a talented lineup including guitarist Michelangelo Quirinale, keyboardist Bill Hubauer, bassist Paul Ranieri, and drummer Jason Gianni. Impostor! features an impressive array of guest musicians from the prog rock world, such as Michael Sadler (Saga), Randy McStine, Fernando Perdomo, Chloe Lowery, Val Vigoda, and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOE DENINZON AND STRATOSPHEERIUS JOE DENINZON VISIT https://joedeninzon.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/josephdeninzon/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/joedeninzon/ Instagram https://x.com/joedeninzon?lang=en Twitter STARTOSPHEERIUS https://stratospheerius.com/ Stratospheerius Official website https://www.facebook.com/stratospheerius Facebook https://www.instagram.com/stratospheerius Instagram https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RSICpqKgZ2IRsreeYtWZQ?view_as=subscriber YouTube https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lZ0G7PIgJsdjpq4394FLK Spotify KANSAS https://www.kansasband.com/ Kansas official website https://www.facebook.com/KansasBand Facebook https://x.com/kansasband Twitter https://www.youtube.com/kansas YouTube K A N S A S TOUR DATES Nov. 23, 2024, Nashville, IN Brown County Music Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Nov. 24, 2024, Nashville, IN Brown County Music Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 5, 2024, Fayetteville, NC Crown Theater KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 6, 2024, Roanoke, VA Berglund Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 8, 2024, Reading, PA Santander Performing Arts Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 11, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center for the Performing Arts KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Jan. 23, 2025, Coconut Creek, FL Seminole Casino Coconut Creek KANSAS Classics Jan. 25, 2025, Immokalee, FL Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee KANSAS Classics Feb. 1, 2025, Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live Orlando KANSAS Classics Feb. 2, 2025, Tampa, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa KANSAS Classics Feb. 14, 2025, Catoosa, OK Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa KANSAS Classics Feb. 15, 2025, Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater KANSAS Classics Mar. 15 - 22, 2025 Fort Lauderdale, FL 70's Rock & Romance Cruise 2025 DISCOGRAPHY STRATOSPHEERIUS 2004- Live Wires 2007-Headspace 2012- The Next World 2017- Guilty of Innocence 2023 Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius: Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock) 2024- Impostor! SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! No Fake News or Clickbait here! ITS REAL NEWS!
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Kurt Maloo "The Captain of Her Heart" Mega Hit Singer!

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Shep Gordon Longtime Manager of Alice Cooper Exclusive!
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Shep Gordon Longtime Manager of Alice Cooper Exclusive!

SHEP GORDON ‘SUPERMENSCH’ LEGENDARY AMERICAN TALENT MANAGER, HOLLYWOOD FILM AGENT, AND PRODUCER, EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO. *We apologize for the sound quality. The interview was intended on to be recorded on zoom but there were technical issues and last minute efforts led us to record by cell speaker phone. I was located in Bradenton, Florida and Shep at his home in Maui. Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion-dollar industry it is today. His clients also included culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud, and many more. In addition to the impact, he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon. His book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll was released in September of 2016. PLEASE WELCOME AMERICAN TALENT MANAGER,HOLLYWOOD FILM AGENT, AND PRODUCER SUPERMENSCH SHEP GORDON TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …. VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO KANZA FOR SETTING UP THIS INTERVIEW WITH SHEP GORDON TODAY. PURCHASE They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll available at amazon.com An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career. In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the "celebrity chef," and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including his holiness the Dalai Lama. In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings as a "shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition" in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business, revered for his kindness, charisma—and fondness for a good time. ALSO Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon The Award-Winning Documentary Meet the man who invented SEX, DRUGS, and ROCK ‘N ROLL. Shep Gordon is the ultimate Hollywood insider who spent his life making other people famous. In his directorial debut Mike Myers returns the favor by shining a light on this living legend. Available at amazon and YouTube FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHEP GORDON VISIT https://www.shepgordon.com/ Official website https://www.shepgordon.com/ Twitter https://www.instagram.com/supermenschshep/?hl=en Instagram SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS! NO FAKE NEWS OR CLICKBAIT HERE!
'Days Between Stations' Cinematic Brilliance!
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Interviewing the Legends: Rock Stars & Celebs

'Days Between Stations' Cinematic Brilliance!

ART ROCK/POST PROG GROUP ‘DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS’ RELEASING NEW ALBUM ‘PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINES’ ZOOM EXCLUSIVE WITH OSCAR FUENTES BILLS & SEPAND SAMZADEH MUSIC VIDEO “SEEDS” OUT NOW! Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Days Between Stations are releasing their fourth album, “Perpetual Motion Machines (Music For A Film),” on November 29. Recently released is the music video “Seeds.” The music video for “Seeds” features artist Jean-Paul Bourdier BOO DWA at work, altering landscapes, coloring bodies, marking up film frames, playing with manufactured items to see how they influence visuals. “Perpetual Motion Machines (Music For Film)” is the result of DBS founding members keyboardist Oscar Fuentes Bills and guitarist Sepand Samzadeh working on the music for a documentary film about Jean-Paul Bourdier, himself, in the mid-2010s. As the music reached completion, the group was offered the opportunity to release their music as a “proper” album. Sepand says, “Jean Paul’s artwork was our muse, and we scored the music to pictures and to existing films.” Pink Floyd backup vocalist Durga McBroom sings on “Being,” which will be released as a video. The album is dedicated to the memory of "Big" Bill Kaylor who engineered early sessions of “Perpetual Motion Machines” and worked on the group’s second album, “In Extremis.” The band has a history of music in films-dating back to “Radio Song” (from the debut album) licensed in the independent film “Young, Single & Angry” in 2006 and then in 2023 in “Paul & Trisha: The Art of Fluidity,” now featured on Apple Movies. PLEASE WELCOME SEPAND SAMZADEH AND OSCAR FUENTES BILLS OF ART-ROCK/POST-PROG GROUP/ DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS … PREORDER THE NEW ALBUM BY DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS entitled PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINES (MUSIC FOR A FILM) Album official release date Nov. 29th first music video “Seeds” is out now! Pre-Order CD or vinyl at www.daysbetweenstations.com/product-category/perpetual-motion-machines/ FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS VISIT https://www.daysbetweenstations.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/DaysBetweenStations Facebook https://www.youtube.com/user/DBSMusicOfficial YouTube https://www.instagram.com/daysbetweenstationsband/ Instagram https://daysbetweenstations.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp DISCOGRAPHY 2007: Days Between Stations 2013: In Extremis 2020: Giants 2024: Perpetual Motion Machines PURCHASE THE BEST-SELLING BOOK BY RAY SHASHO entitled ‘THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES’ series one featuring the greatest music legends the world will ever know. CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST Available at amazon.com and bookbaby.com COMING SOON... A BRAND NEW SCI-FI NOVEL BY RAY SHASHO!
Adrian Jones Talks 'Nine Stones Close' Masterpiece New Album!
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Adrian Jones Talks 'Nine Stones Close' Masterpiece New Album!

PROG/GRUNGE/ROCK/GROUP ‘NINE STONES CLOSE’ RELEASING NEW ALBUM ‘ADVENTURES IN ANHEDONIA’ EXCLUSIVE ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH BAND LEADER ADRIAN JONES LIVE FROM SWITZERLAND ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO. Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. International Progressive Rock band Nine Stones Close, with members from the UK, Ireland, Switzerland and the Netherlands, will release their second album of the year, “Adventures in Anhedonia,” on November 07, 2024, via FREIA Music. This new release follows “Diurnal,” which garnered critical acclaim upon its release in June. “Adventures in Anhedonia” is a deeply personal album, lyrically reflecting on the mental health and well-being of individuals, based on the personal experiences and traumas of guitarist Adrian Jones. Adrian shares: “It really reflects what’s been happening to me over the past years, the effect it’s had on me, and how I have tried to deal with some of it.” Musically, the album takes a distinct direction from “Diurnal,” capturing the emotional weight of the lyrical themes while still maintaining the signature Nine Stones Close sound. The band has also revealed the album’s cover artwork, another stunning piece by long-time visual collaborator Antonios Seijas. PLEASE WELCOME ADRIAN JONES OF PROG ROCK GROUP NINE STONES CLOSE TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS … PREORDER THE BRAND-NEW ALBUM BY NINE STONES CLOSE entitled Adventures in Anhedonia Official release date November 07th Pre-orders for the album are open at https://9stonesclose.com/shop/ and digital at https://ninestonesclose.bandcamp.com/.../adventures-in ALSO PURCHASE DIURNAL BY NINE STONES CLOSE available at amazon.com FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NINE STONES CLOSE VISIT https://9stonesclose.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/ninestonescloseband/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/ninestonesclosemusic/ Instagram https://ninestonesclose.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp https://www.youtube.com/@ninestonesclose/featured YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ninestonesclose/featured Twitter NINE STONES CLOSE DISCOGRAPHY 2008 : St Lo4 2010 : Traces 2011 Falling to Pieces EP 2012 : One Eye on the Sunrise 2015 : Leaves 2024 Diurnal 2024 Adventures in Anhedonia SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS NOT CLICKBAIT!
Bruce Kulick on 'The Lost Interviews' Ep 17
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Bruce Kulick on 'The Lost Interviews' Ep 17

BRUCE KULICK THE LOST INTERVIEWS EPISODE 17 INTERVIEWED: JUNE 22ND 2015 Got to Get Back is the latest release by KKB, a 1974 power trio that featured lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, singer/bassist Mike Katz, and drummer Guy Bois. It’s a hard driving/progressive rock sound reminiscent to the styles of Cream, YES, and King Crimson. The band may have even become legendary if it hadn’t been for their lack of professional guidance. The title track …“Got to Get Back” is a brand new song. Kulick says … “I thought the way we could celebrate it the best after 40 years was actually to record a new song with the same guys, I gave Mike a riff that I thought was similar to the kind of progressive /metal trio style we did back in 1974 and he ran with it and turned into a terrific song.” Got to Get Back by KKB is a timeless gem performed by three first-rate musicians. (5) Stars! BRUCE KULICK was a veteran guitarist for “The Hottest Band In The World” … KISS! It was during the unmasking period for the legendary rockers who officially appeared in public without makeup in an appearance on MTV in 1983. Kulick would join KISS as their fourth lead guitarist in less than three years and holds title to the longest continuous tenure of anyone other than Simmons and Stanley (September 1984 to August 1996). Although Kulick never wore the band's iconic makeup, he says …“It keeps my era a little bit more unique and sacred in a sense and I’m there to waive the flag for it.” Bruce Kulick played on (5) KISS studio albums … Asylum, Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade, Revenge, Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions. Kulick also appeared on Alive III and KISS Unplugged. The song "I Walk Alone" from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions is the only KISS track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist. To date, Kulick is featured on more than (20) KISS releases. The ‘Farewell Tour’ featured original KISS members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Frehley left the group after the tour but Kulick was not asked to return as their lead guitarist; instead Tommy Thayer became the new spaceman for KISS. Kulick did however continue to work with the band by contributing on several albums. In 1997, Kulick formed ‘Union’ with lead vocalist/guitarist John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Ratt), drummer Brent Fitz (Slash, Vince Neil), and bassist James Hunting (David Lee Roth, Eddie Money). ‘Union’ released (2) studio albums, two singles: "Old Man Wise" and "October Morning Wind," and a live album. Since 2001, Bruce Kulick has been the lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad. The original band was a power trio that featured current band members Don Brewer and Mel Schacher. I had the great please of chatting with Bruce Kulick recently about his latest release Got to Get Back with his first band KKB … Becoming a longtime guitarist with KISS … Playing with Grand Funk Railroad … Touring … Tommy Thayer … A new solo album? … The shock of being shot …My infamous ‘Field of Dreams’ question … and much-much more! Here’s my interview with the monstrous guitar player for KKB, Meatloaf, Blackjack w/Michael Bolton, KISS, Union, and Grand Funk Railroad … BRUCE KULICK. BRUCE KULICK DISCOGRAPHY with Mike Katz, Guy Bois • KKB 1974 (2008) • Got to Get Back (2015) Rosetta • Where's My Hero (1980) with Billy Squier • The Tale of the Tape (1980) with Blackjack • Blackjack (1979) • Worlds Apart (1980) with The Good Rats • Great American Music (1981) • Tasty Seconds (1996) with Michael Bolton • Michael Bolton (1983) • Everybody's Crazy (1985) • The Hunger (1987) with Kiss • Animalize (lead guitar on "Lonely Is the Hunter" and "Murder in High Heels") (1984) • Asylum (1985) • Crazy Nights (1987) • Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988) • Hot in the Shade (1989) • Revenge (1992) • Alive III (1993) • MTV Unplugged (1996) • Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997) • Psycho Circus (bass on "Psycho Circus", "Raise Your Glasses" and "I Finally Found My Way", lead guitar on "Within", all guitars and bass guitar on "Dreamin'") (1998) • Music from the Motion Picture "Detroit Rock City" (bass on "Nothing Can Keep Me from You") (1999) • The Box Set (2001) Kiss Video albums • Animalize Live Uncensored (1985) • Exposed (1987) • Crazy Nights (1988) • X-treme Close-Up (1992) • Kiss Konfidential (1993) • Kiss My Ass: The Video (1994) • Kiss Unplugged (1996) • Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 (2007) • Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000 (2007) with Union • Union (1998) • Live in the Galaxy (1999) • The Blue Room (2000) with ESP • Lost & Spaced (1998) • ESP (1999) • Live in Japan (2006) • Live at the Marquee DVD (2006) Solo • Audiodog (2001) • Transformer (2004) • BK3 (2010)
Neal Morse Prog Legend Talks New Release Exclusive!
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Neal Morse Prog Legend Talks New Release Exclusive!

NEAL MORSE & THE RESONANCE ANNOUNCE NEW RELEASE ‘NO HILL FOR A CLIMBER’ AND LAUNCH FIRST SINGLE “ALL THE RAGE’ EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO! Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Neal Morse is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and then drummer Mike Portnoy, formed the super-group Transatlantic. In 2002, Neal Morse became a born-again Christian, left Spock's Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rocks concept albums about his new religious faith, He continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands with Portnoy, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors and The Neal Morse Band. One of his most recent projects included two critically acclaimed solo releases with D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings. Throughout his long career, Neal Morse has often been a musical collaborator, usually with some of the greatest prog musicians across the world. This time, Morse has brought that collaborative spirit closer to home. The new album by Neal Morse & The Resonance – entitled ‘No Hill for A Climber’ will be released November 8th, 2024, and the title is taken from a resonant line in Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Demon Copperhead. PLEASE WELCOME AMERICAN SINGER,SONGWRITER,MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST NEAL MORSE TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS … PREORDER NO HILL FOR A CLIMBER BY NEAL MORSE AND THE RESONANCE OFFICALLY REALEASED NOVEMBER 8TH Pre-order now here: https://nealmorse.lnk.to/NoHillForAClimber To coincide with the announcement, the track ‘All The Rage’ has been launched with a brand new video. Watch it now here: https://youtu.be/BSXjvdHqADk?si=F_0g0Inzs48UoJvy “Neal Morse does it again with a brilliant new release entitled ‘No Hill for A Climber.’ Morse invited a divergent group of local musicians to record, and the end product was epic. Simply, this album has all the fundamentals needed for a Grammy and best album of the year.” 5 STARS! By Music Journalist Ray Shasho FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEAL MORSE & RADIANT RECORDS VISIT https://nealmorse.com/ Official website https://nealmorse.com/morsefest-2024-2025/ Morsefest official website https://www.facebook.com/nealmorse/ Facebook https://x.com/nealmorse Twitter https://www.instagram.com/neal_morse_official Instagram https://www.youtube.com/user/NealMorseMusic/featured YouTube TOUR DATES Moresefest November 8, 2024 - November 9, 2024 White House, TN Morsefest 2024 USA @ New Life Fellowship November 15, 2024 - November 16, 2024 Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Morsefest 2024 EU @ De Boerderij January 17, 2025 - January 18, 2025 Brentwood, London, UK Morsefest 2025 UK @ Trinity Church NEAL MORSE Discography With Spock's Beard The Light (1995) Beware of Darkness (1996) The Kindness of Strangers (1998) Day for Night (1999) V (2000) Snow (2002) Singer-songwriter albums Neal Morse (1999) It's Not Too Late (2002) Songs from the Highway (2007) Songs from November (2014) Life & Times (2018) Late Bloomer (2024) Neal Morse & The Resonance No Hill for a Climber (2024) with FLYING COLORS Flying Colors (2012) Second Nature (2014) Third Degree (2019) With The Neal Morse Band The Grand Experiment (2015) The Similitude of a Dream (2016) The Great Adventure (2019) Innocence & Danger (2021) With Morse, Portnoy & George Cover to Cover (2006) Cover 2 Cover (2012) Cov3r to Cov3r (2020) With D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings Troika (2022) Sophomore (2023) SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS!
John Wesley 'The Journeyman Guitarist' Zoom Exlusive!
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John Wesley 'The Journeyman Guitarist' Zoom Exlusive!

REVERED AMERICAN GUITARIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER/ JOHN WESLEY ON TOUR WITH ALT ROCK BAND VERTICAL HORIZON: ZOOM EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO! Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. John Wesley has built a long and varied career as a songwriter, “sideman” guitarist, and recording artist. His music has been called lyrically sensitive and musically dynamic. His songwriting style incorporates emotionally charged vocals that evoke the honesty and intimacy of Roger Waters and Patty Griffin coupled with a melodic yet intricate guitar style reminiscent of David Gilmour, Alex Lifeson, Jeff Beck, and Warren Haynes. Wesley’s guitar-driven acoustic and electric songs represent the cultivation of many inspirations — alternative, progressive, art, and classic rock genres intertwined with poignant lyrics drawn from the poetry of the common man. What really appeals to Wesley’s fans worldwide is a spark of sincerity and sensitivity so oft absent in today’s mainstream music In 2021, Wesley began touring as a guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band from D.C. Vertical Horizon. PLEASE WELCOME REVERED AMERICAN GUITARIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER THE JOURNEYMAN GUITARIST JOHN WESLEY TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS… PURCHASE THESE TWO INCREDIBLE ALBUMS BY JOHN WESLEY A WAY YOU’LL NEVER BE AND DISCONNECT available at amazon.com ALSO THE LATEST RELEASE BY VERTICAL HORIZON entitled THE LOST MILE amazom.com FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOHN WESLEY VISIT https://www.john-wesley.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/johnwesleyofficial Facebook https://www.instagram.com/johnwesleymusic Instagram https://x.com/johnwesleymusic Twitter https://x.com/johnwesleymusic Twitter https://www.verticalhorizon.com/ Vertical Horizon official website https://www.facebook.com/officialverticalhorizon/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/officialverticalhorizon/ Instagram https://x.com/VerticalHorizon Twitter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMoHtYNfZkQ0x5nc3NNwMg YouTube VERTICAL HORIZON TOUR 2024 Upcoming Dates Fri, SEP 20 Thunder Valley Rally Cottonwood, AZ Sat, SEP 21 Haute Spot Cedar Park, TX Sat, OCT 5 MusicFest El Dorado El Dorado, AR Fri, OCT 18 Des Plaines Theatre Des Plaines, IL Sat, OCT 19 Homer Stryker Field - Donut & Beer Festival Kalamazoo, MI Sun, OCT 20 Flagstar Strand Theatre Pontiac, MI Tue, OCT 22 City Winery Pittsburgh, PA Wed, OCT 23 Weinberg Center For the Arts Frederick, MD Fri, OCT 25 Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT Sat, OCT 26 Sunfest Ocean City, MD Wed, NOV 6 Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, PA Thu, NOV 7 Racket NYC New York, NY Fri, NOV 8 Blue Ocean Music Hall Salisbury, MA Sat, NOV 9 AURA Portland, ME Sun, NOV 10 Empire Live Albany, NY Tue, NOV 12 WORKPLAY Theatre Birmingham, AL Wed, NOV 13 City Winery Atlanta, GA Thu, NOV 14 The Ramkat Winston-Salem, NC JOHN WESLEY Discography Studio albums 1994 – Under the Red and White Sky 1995 – The Closing of the Pale Blue Eyes [EP] 1998 – The Emperor Falls 2002 – Chasing Monsters 2005 – Shiver 2011 – The Lilypad Suite [EP] 2014 – Disconnect 2016 – A Way You'll Never Be Studio albums with other artists With Mike Tramp: Songs I Left Behind: (Guitar on "What If I", "Falling Down"), This & That (But A Whole Lot More): (Guitar on "Wait Not For Me") With Fish: Fellini Days: (co-writing and recording credits) With Porcupine Tree (recording credits): In Absentia, Fear of a Blank Planet, The Incident With Ruud Jolie: For All We Know (lead guitar on "I Lost Myself Today") With ÚMÆ:Lost in the View: (lead vocals on "Turn Back Time", "Echo", "Running Away")[13] Compilation 2004 – John Wesley: TEN Singles 1994 – The Last Light 1995 – Into the Night 1995 – Domino 2003 – Fly Boy Live releases 1998 – Waiting for the Sun to Shine in Paris 1998 – Wesfest 98 1999 – Starting the Engine II 1999 – WesFest 1999 2000 – The John Wesley Bachelor Party Tour 2002 – The Chicago and Frisco Bootlegs 2006 – Live at Katie Fitzgerald's 2009 – Oxford 2010 – Live at the L'Olympia 2013 – Live at Morrisound 30th Anniversary Show Vertical Horizon Discography Studio albums There and Back Again (1992) Running on Ice (1995) Everything You Want (1999) Go (2003) Burning the Days (2009) Echoes from the Underground (2013) The Lost Mile (2018) SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS!
Mark Farner Celebrates 55 Years of "I'm Your Captain" w/New Album!
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Mark Farner Celebrates 55 Years of "I'm Your Captain" w/New Album!

IN CELEBRATION OF THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GROUND-BREAKING HIT “I’M YOUR CAPTAIN (CLOSER TO HOME)” NEW ALBUM ‘CLOSER TO MY HOME’ OFFICIALLY RELEASES NOVEMBER 8TH ZOOM EXCLUSIVE WITH LEGENDARY GRAND FUNK RAILROAD CAPTAIN MARK FARNER. Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. “Closer to My Home” is the long-awaited, new album from legendary guitarist and singer/songwriter Mark Farner. Bridging past and present, the grit of industry and the calloused hard work of a rural man, “Closer to My Home” champions Farner’s multi-faceted artistry. Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the iconic hit “(I’m Your Captain) Closer to My Home” the album is highlighted with a re-record, finding Farner in exactly the same form as 1970. Mark says …“These songs are honest and from my heart,” “The collaboration with Jim (Peterik) and Mark (Slaughter) came from a place of trust and that makes the whole experience so much more rewarding as songwriters. The audience can feel that, and these songs reflect those very human moments that you can’t find creating a song from a computer.” PLEASE WELCOME LEGENDARY SINGER ...SONGWRITER ... GUITARIST ... KEYBOARDIST ... FORMER MEMBER OF GRAND FUNK RAILROAD... AND CURRENT MEMBER OF MARK FARNER’S AMERICAN BAND… BROTHER MARK FARNER TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS … PREORDER ‘CLOSER TO MY HOME’ BY MARK FARNER At https://markfarner.com/shop-2/ “The Long-Awaited release by Mark Farner entitled ‘Closer to My Home’ epitomizes Marks’ Michigander rooted heart & soul. An incredible mix of Classic Rock, Detroit Funk, love songs and emotional ballads, with several tracks suitable for landing on the Top40 charts. Gratifying and inspiring through and through!” 5 stars! …By Ray Shasho Music Journalist FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MARK FARNER VISIT https://markfarner.com/ Mark Farner’s American Band Official website https://markfarner.com/farner-chords/ Farner Chords https://www.facebook.com/MarkFarnerAmericanBand/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/markfarners_americanband/ Instagram https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mark-farner/2776173 Apple https://open.spotify.com/artist/6EIXFRkQvNMjdmgoBz2Gb7 Spotify https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B000QJTLVO?isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Ama https://www.pandora.com/artist/mark-farner/ARz6Xx3PxbPdj9czon Pandora MARK FARNER’S AMERICAN BAND Upcoming concerts Oct.24th 2024 Robins Theatre Warren, OH Dec.05th 2024 The Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield,CT March 15th-22nd 2025 70's Rock & Romance Cruise 2025 Fort Lauderdale, Fl MARK FARNER DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums Mark Farner, 1977 No Frills, 1978 Just Another Injustice, 1988 Wake Up..., 1989 Some Kind of Wonderful, 1991 For the People, 2006 Closer to Home (2024) Mark Farner’s American Band From Chile with Love Live DVD with Grand Funk Railroad On Time (1969) Grand Funk (1969) Closer to Home (1970) Live Album (1970) Survival (1971) E Pluribus Funk (1971) Phoenix (1972) We're an American Band (1973) Shinin' On (1974) All the Girls in the World Beware!!! (1974) Caught in the Act (1975) Born to Die (1976) Good Singin', Good Playin' (1976) Grand Funk Lives (1981) What's Funk? (1983) Bosnia (1997) Other releases Closer to Home, 1992 (best-of) Heirlooms: The Complete Atlantic Sessions, 2000 (re-release of Farner's two first studio albums) Red White and Blue Forever, 2002 (mini-album) Live!! N'rG, 2003 Mark Farner the Rock Patriot, March 9, 2003, Live Extended Versions SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS!
Collin Leijenaar of Dutch Prog 'Dilemma' Talks New Album!
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Collin Leijenaar of Dutch Prog 'Dilemma' Talks New Album!

DUTCH PROG ROCK GROUP DILEMMA RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “THUNDER” FROM FORTHCOMING THIRD ALBUM ‘THE PURPOSE PARADOX’: ZOOM EXCLUSIVE WITH DRUMMER COLLIN LEIJENAAR ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS. Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. At the end of this summer, on September 20, modern progressive rock band DILEMMA presents its third full length album, ‘The Purpose Paradox’. This concept album, spanning over 60 minutes, will be released on CD, double LP and via all streaming platforms, and distributed internationally by Butler Records, a division of V2 Records. It features 9 brand new tracks ranging in length from 4 to nearly 16 minutes. The sound showcases a broader side of DILEMMA — louder, faster, more technical, more progressive. With new frontman Jermain van der Bogt (Wudstik), the vocals have become rawer and more varied. Almost six years after the previous record ‘Random Acts of Liberation’ the band sounds reborn. Like its predecessor, ‘The Purpose Paradox’ was produced by drummer Collin Leijenaar, who, together with the famed music wizard Rich Mouser (The Mouse House, LA), was also responsible for the mix and mastering. Thanks to their unmatched ears, the result is an audio experience that DILEMMA has worked on with great pride over the past years. Collin made a name in the progressive rock scene by becoming the drummer, bandleader and tour manager in the European live band of Neal Morse (Transatlantic/Flying Colors) where he subbed for Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic/Flying Colors/ex-Dream Theater). But he is not only a musician but also a successful entrepreneur. His main company is Novae Popschool, a modern music school which is operating in The Netherlands. To date his music school has grown into an organization with over 500+ students and a team of 35 teachers, staff members and volunteers and has several locations across cities in The Netherlands. PLEASE WELCOME THE DRUMMER/PRODUCER/ENGINEER/ FOR DUTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND DILEMMA COLLIN LEIJENAAR TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS… PREORDER THE PURPOSE PARADOX BY DILEMMA Pre-order the album here: https://shop.dilemma.band/ September 20, 2024, because that's the day we unleash this new chapter in our musical journey. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DILEMMA VISIT https://dilemma.band/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/WeAreDilemma/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/dilemma.band/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dilemma.band/ Twitter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyxQjtGSrOrYJ5afcOGLOQ YouTube Collin Leijenaar links https://collinleijenaar.com/ Collin Leijenaar official website https://www.facebook.com/Collinleijenaar Facebook https://www.instagram.com/collinleijenaar/ Instagram https://nl.linkedin.com/in/collinleijenaar Twitter https://www.youtube.com/collinleijenaar YouTube DILEMMA UPCOMING SHOWS 2024 Fri, OCT 11 De Boerderij Zoetermeer, Netherlands Sun, NOV 24 Dilemma - aftershow Dream Theater - 40th Anniversary Tour Amsterdam, Netherlands With Dream Theater DILEMMA DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums Imbroccata (1995) Random Acts of Liberation (2018) The Purpose Paradox (2024) COLLIN LEIJENAAR DISCOGRAPHY with Affector 2012 - Armageddon with Neal Morse 2005 - Live in Berlin (live) 2006 - The Europe Winter 2006 Church Tour DVD 2006 - Question Mark & Beyond - Tour of Europe 2006 DVD (live DVD) 2006 - Live at the Kings Center DVD 2007 - Sing It High 2007 - ? Live (live) 2007 - Encores and New Songs 2008 - Sola Scriptura & Beyond (DVD) 2008 - Sola Scriptura Live (live CD) 2008 - Lifeline 2009 - So Many Roads: Live in Europe (live 3CD) with Jessica Koomen 2007 – "Can't Take That Away From Me" 2009 - "I Wish You Love" (live DVD) with The B-Band 1995 - Everybody Feels 1996 - Break The Chain 1996 - Immortal Emotion 1997 - One Way Out Of Hell 1998 - Try Me with Life@Opwekking 1998 - Let's Worship the Awesome God 1999 - Heart of Worship 2000 - Time to Worship 2002 - Here I Am 2003 - Secrets 2004 - Words 2005 - Friend of God 2006 - Free 2007 - Mystery with other artists 1996 - Cross The Edge - It's Time For War! 1997 - Recabite - Thanks Be To God 1998 - Andy Pratt - Forgiving Spirit 1998 - United - United 2000 - Elisa Krijgsman Bluesfriends - Blue Eyed Woman 2001 - Boom Aid - Now Or Never 2001 - Kaja - TMF Cafe Unplugged (live) 2002 - Kaja - Use 2002 - Rivelino - Pull Yourself Together 2003 - Reni & Elisa Krijgsman - Together 2003 - Come2Worship - I Bow Down 2004 - Collide - Love 2005 - Wilco van Esschoten - Airbike 2006 - Matthijn Buwalda - Storm before the silence 2006 - Martin Brand - Unprecedented 2012 - Zylver - From Far Away 2014 - Jordan Rudess - Explorations 2014 - Dave Bainbridge - Celestial fire
Jon Anderson 'YES' Legend Releases Critically Acclaimed Album
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Jon Anderson 'YES' Legend Releases Critically Acclaimed Album

JON ANDERSON AND THE BAND GEEKS RELEASE NEW ALBUM ENTITLED ‘TRUE’ AND TOURING “YES EPICS, CLASSICS, AND MORE” ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH ‘YES’ LEGENDARY SINGER JON ANDERSON! Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. After months of anticipation, the debut album from Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks, “TRUE”, has been released. The nine-song album, produced by Jon and Richie Castellano, is the album YES fans worldwide have been waiting for since Jon’s departure from the band in 2008. The album’s centerpieces are two epic tracks, the 16 and a half minute “Once Upon a Dream” and the nearly 10 minute “Counties and Countries”. To celebrate the release, a video for “Counties and Countries” recently premiered. The video was created by Jon’s long-time videographer Michael Byrne. PLEASE WELCOME LEGENDARY SINGER… SONGWRITER… MUSICIAN… MOST RECOGNIZED AS THE VOICE OF ‘YES’ JON ANDERSON TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS … PURCHASE The new album by JON ANDERSON AND THE BAND GEEKS entitled ‘T R U E’ Available at https://ffm.to/jonandersontrue “TRUE the new album by Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks exceeds expectations. I consider it the best album of the year. Poetic songwriting, extraordinary musicians, Classic Yes demeanor and vocalizations. Every track is a triumph, a genuine Progressive Rock masterpiece!” 5 stars …By music journalist Ray Shasho FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JON ANDERSON AND THE BAND GEEKS VISIT https://jonanderson.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/TheJonAnderson/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/jonandersonmusic/ Instagram Twitter - @JonYesEpic Twitter TikTok - @JonAndersonYESEpic TikTok YouTube - Jon Anderson YES Epics & Classics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvSkw_3SAs1Yy2Ro68GzLw https://richiecastellano.com/bandgeek/ Band Geek official website: Jon and The Band Geeks commence leg 3 of their summer tour September 11 in Beverly, Mass. All remaining dates are below: THE TOUR 9/11/2024 - Beverly MA - Cabot Theatre 9/13/2024 - Glenside PA - Keswick Theatre 9/15/2024 - Glenside PA - Keswick Theatre 9/19/2024 - Portchester NY - Capitol Theatre 9/21/2024 - Montclair NJ - Wellmont Theatre 9/27/2024 - Staten Island NY - St George Theatre *w/Special Guests The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer DISCOGRAPHY JON ANDERSON SOLO Olias of Sunhillow (1976) Song of Seven (1980) Animation (1982) 3 Ships (1985) In the City of Angels (1988) Deseo (1994) Change We Must (1994) Angels Embrace (1995) Toltec (1996) Lost Tapes of Opio (1996) The Promise Ring (1997) Earth Mother Earth (1997) The More You Know (1998) Survival & Other Stories (2011) 1000 Hands: Chapter One (2019) True (August 2024) Pre Yes The Warriors - Singles : 1964 : "You Came Along" / "Don't Make Me Blue" (7", Single) - Album : 2003 : Bolton Club 65 - Recorded live in 1965 and published on CD in 2003 on Voiceprint Label. Yes Yes (1969) Time and a Word (1970) The Yes Album (1971) Fragile (1971) Close to the Edge (1972) Yessongs (1973) (triple live album) Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) (double studio album) Relayer (1974) Yesterdays (1975) (studio compilation including rare cuts) Going for the One (1977) Tormato (1978) Yesshows (1980) (double live album, originally intended as triple) Classic Yes (1980) (studio compilation with two bonus unreleased live cuts) 90125 (1983) 9012Live: The Solos (1985) (live) Big Generator (1987) Union (1991) Yesyears (1991) (quadruple CD compilation box set including rare and unreleased tracks) Talk (1994) Keys to Ascension (1996) (studio & live double CD album) Keys to Ascension 2 (1997) (studio & live double CD album) Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997; a.k.a. Astral Traveller) Open Your Eyes (1997) Yes, Friends and Relatives (1998) (double CD album compilation including remake of Owner of a Lonely Heart) The Ladder (1999) House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000) (double CD live album) Magnification (2001) In a Word: Yes (1969–) (2002) (quintuple CD compilation box set including rare and unreleased tracks) The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection (2004) (U.S. triple CD album edition including unreleased acoustic versions) The Word Is Live (2005) (triple CD live album) Live at Montreux 2003 (2007) (double CD live album) Union Live (2011) (double CD live album) Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015) (14-CD live box set) Jon and Vangelis Studio albums Short Stories (1980) The Friends of Mr Cairo (1981) Private Collection (1983) Page of Life (1991) Page of Life (1998) (Alternate version not approved by Vangelis) Compilations The Best of Jon and Vangelis (1984) Chronicles (1994) SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS FOR THE VERY LATEST MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE! ITS REAL NEWS!