Gary James Presents
Rock 'n' Roll Interviews


Gary James has interviewed over 2300 entertainment personalities since 1978.
He has interviewed the likes of KISS, Black Sabbath, Foreigner,
Creedence Clearwater Revival, members of The Doors, Chicago,
The Beach Boys, Herb Alpert, David Cassidy, Donny Osmond and hundreds more.
He has also interviewed actors, authors, dancers, politicians and entrepreneurs.
Here you will find his fascinating talks with some of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest stars.






Our Featured Interview
He led The Raspberries to four Billboard Top 40 hits before enjoying eight more as a solo artist. For a look back at his career, check out Gary James' interview with Eric Carmen.





Newest Interviews
The Cryan' Shames
("Sugar and Spice")
Edward Chapman
(His Mother Went To Art College
With John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe)
Axis
("The Ritual")
Saxon
("Wheels Of Steel")
Texas Scratch
("I'd Rather be Lucky Then Good")
John Juliano and
Anne-Alise Pietruska

(of Mellowship Entertainment)


Voices From The Past

New! Hear the stars speak to Gary James in selected Audio Excerpts Below

Glen Campbell
("Rhinestone Cowboy")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Paul Revere
(of Paul Revere And The Raiders)
(with Audio Excerpt)
Cynthia Lennon
(John Lennon's first wife)
(with Audio Excerpt)
John Entwistle
(bassist for The Who)
(with Audio Excerpt)
Ray Manzarek
(keyboard player for The Doors)
(with Audio Excerpt)
Butch Trucks
(of The Allman Brothers Band)
(with Audio Excerpt)
Jimmy O'Neill
(host of TV's Shindig!)
(with Audio Excerpt)
Greg Lake
(of Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
(with Audio Excerpt)
Gene Pitney
("Only Love Can Break A Heart")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Ben E. King
("Stand By Me")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Bobby Vee
("Take Good Care Of My Baby")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Andy Williams
("Moon River")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Sonny West
(Elvis' Bodyguard)
(with Audio Excerpt
David Cassidy
("I Think I Love You")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Frankie Laine
("Moonlight Gambler")
(with Audio Excerpt)
 

 
Alan O'Day
("Undercover Angel")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Jerry Vale
("You Don't Know Me")
(with Audio Excerpt)
Alan Livingston
(President of Capitol Records)
(with Audio Excerpt)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alf Bicknell
(The Beatles' Chauffeur)
Sam Andrew
(Of Big Brother
And The Holding Company)
Arthur Alexander
(Wrote "Anna")
Bill Aucoin
(KISS' Manager)
Bob Bonis
(Beatles' Road Manager)
Jim Ed Brown
("Pop A Top")
Solomon Burke
("Got To Get You Off My Mind")
Toy Caldwell
(of The Marshall Tucker Band)
Steve Canaday
(of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils)
Earl "Speedo" Carroll
(of The Cadillacs)
Jimmy Dean
("Big Bad John")
Paul Davis
("I Go Crazy")
Steve Douglas
(session sax player)
Kevin DuBrow
(of Quiet Riot)
Mini Farina
(wrote "In The Quiet Morning")
Barry Fey
(concert promoter)
Jackie Lomax
(was managed by Brian Epstein)
Kim Fowley
(songwriter / producer)
Carl Gardner
(of The Coasters)
Andrew Gold
("Lonely Boy")
Lesley Gore
("It's My Party")
Marshall Grant
(Johnny Cash's Road Manager)
Dobie Gray
("Drift Away")
Jimmy Greenspoon
(of Three Dog Night)
Rob Grill
(of The Grass Roots)
Bobby Hatfield
(of The Righteous Brothers)
Bobby Hebb
("Sunny")
Bobby Helms
("Jingle Bell Rock")
Larry Hoppen
(of Orleans)
Burl Ives
("Little Bitty Tear")
Sammy Johns
("Chevy Van")
Buddy Knox
("Party Doll")
Bobby Keys
(session sax player)
Lemmy Kilmister
(of Motorhead)
Dan Peek
(of America)
Ronnie Montrose
(Rock 'n' Roll guitarist)
Richard Nader
(promoter)
Patti Page
("Old Cape Code")
Carl Perkins
("Blue Suede Shoes")
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
("The Monster Mash")
Dave Somerville
(of The Diamonds)
Victor Spinetti
(Beatles' co-star in A Hard Day's Night)
Chris Squire
(of Yes)
Dallas Taylor
(drummer for Crosby, Stills and Nash)
Hughie Thomasson
(of The Outlaws)
Alfred Wertheimer
(Elvis Presley's photographer)
Les Paul
(guitar legend)
Johnny Winter
(Rock guitarist)
Wolfman Jack
(American disc jockey)
Tom Fogerty
(of Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Danny Gatton
(guitarist)
Wendy O. Williams
(of The Plasmatics)
Bobby Smith
(of The Spinners)
Billy Joe Royal
("Down In The Boondocks")
Reg Presley
(of The Troggs)
John Gary
(singer)
Danny Joe Brown
(of Molly Hatchet)
Dick St. John
(of Dick And Dee Dee)
Charlie Dick
(Patsy Cline's husband)
Henry Mancini
(orchestra leader)
Ronnie James Dio
(Rainbow)
Al Martino
("I Love You Because")
Oderus Urungus
(of GWAR)
Alvin Lee
(of Ten Years After)
Dottie West
(Country singer)
Dee Dee Ramone
(of The Ramones)
Joey Ramone
(of The Ramones)
Emma Zale
("Build Me Up Buttercup")
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
("I Put A Spell On You")
Box Car Willie
(world's favorite hobo)
Sylvester
("Dance")
Major Bill Smith
(Record Producer)
Jah Paul Jo
(of Dread Zeppelin)
St. Clair Lee
(of The Hues Corporation)
Keith Emerson
(of Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Sonny Geraci
(of The Outsiders)
Larry Henley
(of The Newbeats)
Wayne Carson
(wrote Always On My Mind)
Chet Flippo
(Editor In Chief of Rolling Stone magazine)
Sam Leach
(early Beatles promoter)
Tab Hunter
("Young Love")
Rosie Hamlin
("Angel Baby")
John Byrne Cooke
(Janis Joplin's road manager)
Gary DeCarlo
(lead singer of Steam)
Bernard Lansky
(Elvis Presley's clothier)
Jerry Hopkins
(co-author of No One Here Gets Out Alive)
Ed King
(guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Hal Blaine
(session drummer)
Galt Mac Dermot
(Wrote "Hair" and "Aquarius")
Marty Balin
(guitarist for Jefferson Airplane)
Pauline Sutcliffe
(Stu Sutcliffe's sister)
Gary Duncan
(guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service)
Jimmy Cavallo
(Rock 'n' Roll pioneer)
Eddie Money
("Two Tickets To Paradise")
Larry Taylor
(bassist for Canned Heat)
Steve Priest
(of Sweet)
Allee Willis
(songwriter)
Ian Whitcomb
("You Turn Me On")
Bob Shane
(of The Kingston Trio)
Benny Mardones
("Into The Night")
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
("I Put A Spell On You")
Charlie Daniels
("The Devil Went Down To Georgia")
Curt Gunther
(Beatles Photographer)
Denny Laine
(guitarist for Wings)
Jimmy Walker
(Of The Knickerbockers)
Joe Flannery
(Author Of Author Of The Beatles, Brian Epstein And Me)
Trini Lopez
("If I Had A Hammer")
Ken Hensley
(of Uriah Heep)
Spencer Davis
("Gimme Some Lovin'")
Helen Reddy
("I Am Woman")
Mary Wilson
(of The Supremes)
Jimmie Rodgers
("Honeycomb")
Rusty Young
(of Poco)
Hilton Valentine
(guitarist for The Animals)
Chad Stuart
(of Chad And Jeremy)
Billy Hinsche
(of Dino, Desi And Billy)
Paul Revere & The Raiders
(Keith Allison)
Michael Nesmith
(guitarist for The Monkees)
Mick Rock
(Photographed David Bowie)
B.J. Thomas
("Hooked On A Feeling")
Dave Hlubek
(of Molly Hatchet)
Ron Jovi
(of the '80s tribute band Mullet)
Mike Rabon
(of Five Americans)
Don Wilson
(rhythm guitarist for The Ventures)
Jim Weatherly
(wrote 'Midnight Train To Georgia')
Jimy Sohns
(lead singer of
The Shadows Of Knight)
Kal David
("Double Tuff")
Dino Danelli
(drummer for The Rascals)
Jerry Allison
(drummer for Buddy Holly
And The Crickets)
Bobby Rydell
("Volare")
Dean Daughtry
(of The Atlanta Rhythm Section)
Jerry Blavat
(disc jockey)
Cynthia Weil
(song writer)
April Stevens
("Deep Purple")
Kim Simmonds
(of Savoy Brown)
Noel Monk
(Van Halen's manager)
Davy Jones
(of The Monkees)
Larry Chance
(of The Earls)
Ray Hildebrand
(Of Paul And Paula)
Sam Cutler
(Stones and Dead Tour Mgr)
Steve Lawrence
("Go Away Little Girl")
Don Ciccone
(of The Critters)
Wayne Kramer
(Of The MC5)
Tommy Smothers
(of The Smothers Brothers)
The Knack
("My Sharona")
 
 
 
 
Eric Carmen
("Hungry Eyes")
 
 
 
 


The Beatles
Louise Harrison
(George Harrison's sister)
Ruth McCartney
(Paul McCartney's
step-sister)
Cynthia Lennon
(John Lennon's wife)
Pete Best
(their drummer before Ringo)
Pauline Sutcliffe
(Stu Sutcliffe's sister)
May Pang
(John Lennon's girlfriend)
Alf Bicknell
(The Beatles' Chauffeur)
Wings
(drummer Denny Seiwell)
Wings
(Laurence Juber)
Wings
(guitarist Denny Laine)
Jim Kirkpatrick
(George Harrison's
first US visit)
The Remains
(toured with The Beatles)
Jerry Pam
(The Beatles' Publicist)
The Barron Knights
(toured with The Beatles)
Howie and Sheila Casey
(Toured with The Beatles)
Tony Palmer
(Film Maker and
John Lennon's Friend)
Victor Spinetti
(Beatles Co-star in
A Hard Day's Night and Help!)
Geoffrey Ellis
(Chief Exectutive of
Brian Epstein's NEMS Enterprises)
Helen Shapiro
(Toured With The Beatles
in 1963)
Jackie Lomax
(Was Managed By
Brian Epstein)
Johnny Chester
(Toured Australia
with The Beatles)
Kingsize Taylor
(a Beatles contemporary )
Sam Leach
(early Beatles promoter)
Gary Van Scyoc
(Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band)
Klaus Voormann
(Beatles' friend and bassist)
Leslie Cavendish
(The Beatles' hairstylist)
James Harithas
(director of Yoko Ono's
"This Is Not Here" exhibtion)
Andrew Fyall
(reporter who knew
The Beatles)
Debbie Waugh
(met The Beatles
in Central Park)
Bill Harry
(founder of
Mersey Beat Magazine)
Joe Flannery
(The Beatles' booking manager)
Julia Baird
(John Lennon's sister)
Ivor Davis
(wrote The Beatles And Me On Tour)
Jessica Lawson
(Co-Producer of
The Beatles film Good Ol' Freda)
Larry Kane
(reporter who traveled with
The Beatles)
Tony Bramwell
(The Authority On All Things Beatles)
Louise Harrison
(second interview with George's sister)
Russ Lease
(Beatles' Memorabilia Collector)
Peter Miniaci
 (of The Magical History Tour)
Prue Bury
(Appeared In A Hard Day's Night)
Dr. Gary Tracy
(John Lennon's optometrist)
Roy Young
(turned down Brian Epstein's offer to join The Beatles)
Curt Gunther
(Beatles photographer)
Angie McCartney
(Paul McCartney's step-mother)
The Quarrymen
(John Lennon's early band)
 
 
 
 
Edward Chapman
(His Mother Dated Stuart Sutcliffe)
 
 
 
 


1950s Artists
Bill Haley's Comets
("Rock Around The Clock")
The Crickets
("That'll Be The Day")
The Picks
(Buddy Holly's backing vocalists)
Sonny Curtis
(of The Crickets)
The Four Lads
("No, Not Much")
Sha Na Na
(1950s Tribute Group)
The Skyliners
("Since I Don't Have You")
The Flamingos
(vocalist Tommy Hunt)
The Flamingos
(vocalist Terry Johnson)
The Chantels
("Maybe")
Paul Evans
("Happy Go Lucky Me")
Buddy Knox
("Party Doll")
The Aquatones
("You")
The Eternals
("Babalu's Wedding Day")
Danny And The Juniors
("At The Hop")
Carl Perkins
("Blue Suede Shoes")
Bobby Helms
("Jingle Bell Rock")
The Cadillacs
("Speedo")
Pat Boone
("Love Letters In The Sand")
Tommy Sands
("Teen-Age Crush")
Jimmy Cavallo
(Rock 'n' Roll pioneer)
The Four Preps
("26 Miles - Santa Catalina")
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
("Ain't Got No Home")
The Diamonds
("Little Darlin'")
The Coasters
("Yakety Yak")
Tab Hunter
("Young Love")
The Belmonts
("Tell Me Why")
The Mystics
("Hushabye")
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
("So Rare")
The Jordanaires
(Elvis' background singers)
Frankie Laine
("Moonlight Gambler")
The Lennon Sisters
("Tonight You Belong To Me")
Patti Page
("Old Cape Cod")
The Treniers
("Go! Go! Go!")
The Fleetwoods
("Come Softly To Me")
The Royal Teens
("Short Shorts")
The Elegants
("Little Star")
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
("I Put A Spell On You")
Santo And Johnny
("Sleep Walk")
Jimmy Clanton
("Venus In Blue Jeans")
 
 
Al Hendrix
("Young And Wild")
Little Bill And The Blue Notes
("I Love An Angel")
Fabian
("Turn Me Loose")
 
 


1960s Artists
The Monkees
(Davy Jones)
The Monkees
(Michael Nesmith)
The Doors
Ray Manzarek
The Doors
Robby Krieger
The Doors
John Densmore
The Byrds
("Turn! Turn! Turn!")
Paul Revere & The Raiders
(Paul Revere)
Paul Revere & The Raiders
(Mark Lindsay)
Paul Revere & The Raiders
(Phil "Fang" Volk)
Paul Revere & The Raiders
(Keith Allison)
The Cowsills
("The Rain, The Park
And Other Things")
Jan and Dean
("Surf City")
The Tokens
("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
The Rip Chords
("Hey Little Cobra")
Nino Tempo
& April Stevens

("Deep Purple")
The Royal Guardsmen
("Snoopy Vs The Red Baron")
The Outsiders
("Time Won't Let Me")
The Kingsmen
("Louie Louie")
The Sir Douglas Quintet
("She's About A Mover")
Dino, Desi and Billy
("I'm A Fool")
The Fifth Dimension
(Marilyn McCoo)
The Fifth Dimension
(Florence La Rue)
The Cascades
("Rhythm Of The Rain")
The Fireballs
("Sugar Shack")
The Dovells
("Bristol Stomp")
Gene Chandler
("The Duke Of Earl")
Ace Cannon
("Tuff")
The Earls
("Remember Then")
The Angels
("My Boyfriend's Back")
Joey Dee
("The Peppermint Twist")
Dee Dee Sperling
of Dick And Dee Dee

("Thou Shalt Not Steal")
Dick St. John
of Dick And Dee Dee

("The Mountain's High")
Johnny Thunder
("Loop de Loop")
Cannibal
And The Headhunters

("Land Of 1,000 Dances")
John Kuse
And the Excellents

("Coney Island Baby")
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(bassist Stu Cook)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(drummer Doug Clifford)
Iron Butterfly
("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")
Big Brother And
The Holding Company

(guitarist Sam Andrew)
Big Brother And
The Holding Company

(drummer Dave Getz)
Jefferson Airplane
(Jack Casady)
Jefferson Airplane
(Jorma Kaukonen)
Jefferson Airplane
(Marty Balin)
The Troggs
("Wild Thing")
The Shadows of Knight
("Gloria")
The Rascals
(organist Felix Cavaliere)
The Rascals
(drummer Dino Danelli)
The Rascals
(guitarist Gene Cornish)
The Beau Brummels
("Laugh, Laugh")
The Crystals
("He's A Rebel")
Blood, Sweat & Tears
(founder Al Kooper)
Blood, Sweat & Tears
(vocalist David Clayton Thomas)
Blood, Sweat & Tears
(guitarist Steve Katz)
The Ventures
(guitarist Don Wilson)
The Ventures
(bassist Bob Spalding)
The Happenings
("See You In September")
The Archies
("Sugar Sugar")
The Lovin' Spoonful
(guitarist John Sebastian)
The Lovin' Spoonful
(bassist Steve Boone)
The Lovin' Spoonful
(drummer Joe Butler)
Sons Of Champlin
("Loosen Up Naturally")
The Swingin' Medallions
("Double Shot Of My Baby's Love")
Sopwith Camel
("Hello, Hello")
We Five
("You Were On My Mind")
The Vogues
("Five O'clock World")
Canned Heat
(Fito de la Parra and Larry Taylor)
Canned Heat
(Harvey Mandel)
Tommy James
("Hanky Panky")
The Association
Ted Beuchel
The Association
(Jim Yester)
New Colony Six
(Bruce Mattey)
New Colony Six
(Ray Graffia)
Five Americans
("Western Union")
The Grass Roots
("Midnight Confessions")
The Music Explosion
("Little Bit O' Soul")
Papa Doo Run Run
("Be True To Your School")
Crow
("Evil Woman")
The Bo Street Runners
("I'm A Bo Street Runner")
The Supremes
("Stop! In The Name Of Love")
The Trashmen
("Surfin' Bird")
Country Joe McDonald
("I Feel Like I'm
Fixin' To Die Rag")
The Merseybeats
("I Think Of You")
The Buckinghams
(Carl Giammarese)
The Buckinghams
(Dennis Tufano)
Freddy Cannon
("Palisades Park")
The Monterays
(Tommy Forest)
The Monterays
(Dave Moziak and Dave Usiatynski)
The Monterays
(John Wisniewski)
Deep Purple
(Ian Gillan)
Deep Purple
(Glenn Hughes)
Jay And The Americans
("Cara Mia")
Status Quo
("Pictures Of Matchstick Men")
The Honeycombs
("Have I The Right")
Blue Cheer
("Summertime Blues")
The Standells
("Dirty Water")
The Righteous Brothers
(Bill Medley)
The Righteous Brothers
(Bobby Hatfield)
The Temptations
("My Girl")
The Tijuana Brass
(bassist Pat Senatore)
The Tijuana Brass
(guitarist John Pisano)
The Duprees
(Tom Bialoglow)
The Duprees
(Tony Testa)
Dickey Lee
("Patches")
The Box Tops
("The Letter")
The Gants
("Roadrunner")
The Four Seasons
(drummer Gerry Polci)
The Four Seasons
(bassist Don Ciccone)
John Mayall
(Godfather of British Blues)
The Strangeloves
("I Want Candy")
The Newbeats
("Bread And Butter")
The Seekers
("Georgy Girl")
Sam And Dave
("Soul Man")
The 1910 Fruitgum Company
("Simon Says")
Steam
("Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye")
Little Anthony And The Imperials
("Tears On My Pillow")
Orpheus
("Can't Find The Time")
Wanda Jackson
("Let's Have A Party")
Brooklyn Bridge
("Worst That Could Happen")
Ernie And The Emperors
("Meet Me At The Corner")
The Nightcrawlers
("The Little Black Egg")
The Statler Brothers
("Flowers On The Wall")
The Bobby Fuller Four
(drummer Dalton Powell)
The Bobby Fuller Four
(bassist Randy Fuller)
The Bobby Fuller Four
drummer DeWayne Quirico
The Bobby Fuller Four
guitarist Jim Reese
The Beach Boys
(David Marks)
The Beach Boys
(Mike Love)
Brian Auger
("This Wheel's On Fire")
The Rhondels
("What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am")
The Walker Brothers
("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore")
Tommy Roe
("Sheila")
Love
("My Little Red Book"}
Shades Of Blue
("Oh How Happy")
The Surfaris
("Wipeout")
Manfred Mann
("Do Wah Diddy Diddy")
Gypsy Sun And Rainbows
(Jimi Hendrix band at Woodstock)
Strawberry Alarm Clock
("Incense and Peppermints")
Ohio Express
("Yummy, Yummy, Yummy")
Buffalo Springfield
("For What It's Worth")
Mark Guerrero
(of Mark And The Escorts)
Dave Berry And The Cruisers
("The Crying Game")
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
("Wooly Bully")
Davie Allan And The Arrows
("Blues Theme")
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
("Fire")
Gary Lewis And The Playboys
("This Diamond Ring")
The Classics IV
(original guitarist Wally Eaton)
The Classics IV
(vocalist Tom Garrett)
The Turtles
("Happy Together")
The Toys
("A Lover's Concerto")
Free Design
("Kites Are Fun")
Corky Siegel
(The Siegel-Schwall Band)
The Capris
("There's A Moon Out Tonight")
The Rumblers
("Boss")
Chocolate Watchband
("I'm Not Like Everybody Else")
The Reflections
("Just Like Romeo And Juliet")
The Nashville Teens
("Tobacco Road")
The Legend
("With A Girl Like You")
Maurice Williams
("Stay")
Quicksilver
Messenger Service

("Pride Of Man")
Four Jacks And A Jill
("Master Jack")
? and The Mysterians
("96 Tears")
The Blues Magoos
("We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet")
The Knickerbockers
("Lies")
The Electric Prunes
("I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night")
Syndicate Of Sound
("Little Girl")
The Murmaids
("Popsicles and Icicles")
Rosie and the Originals
("Angel Baby")
Jon And Lee & The Checkmates
("Bring It Down Front")
Ian Whitcomb
("You Turn Me On")
Mason Williams
("Classical Gas")
Paul and Paula
("Hey Paula")
Herb Alpert
("The Lonely Bull")
The Cyrkle
("Red Rubber Ball")
Mountain
(guitarist Leslie West)
The Soul Survivors
("Expressway To Your Heart")
 
 
The Cryan' Shames
("Sugar and Spice")
 
 
The Castaways
("Liar, Liar")
 
 


1970s Artists
Crosby, Stills,
Nash and Young

(drummer, Dallas Taylor)
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Graham Nash
Orleans
(Lance Hoppen)
Orleans
(Larry Hoppen)
Orleans
(John Hall)
Kansas
("Dust In The Wind")
Average White Band
("Pick Up The Pieces")
Firefall
("You Are The Woman")
Poco
("Crazy Love")
The Knack
("My Sharona")
Bad Company
("Can't Get Enough")
England Dan &
John Ford Coley

("I'd Really Love To
See You Tonight")
Brewer and Shipley
("One Toke Over The Line")
Savoy Brown
(Pat DeSalvo)
Savoy Brown
(Kim Simmonds)
Foghat
("Slow Ride")
Black Sabbath
(Geezer Butler)
Black Sabbath
(Tony Iommi)
Black Sabbath
(Bill Ward)
Black Sabbath
(Ozzy Osbourne)
KISS
(Gene Simmons)
KISS
(Paul Stanley)
KISS
(Peter Criss)
KISS
(Ace Frehley)
KISS
(manager Bill Aucoin)
Bachman-Turner
Overdrive

("Takin' Care Of Business")
Tower Of Power
("So Very Hard To Go")
Three Dog Night
(singer Chuck Negron)
Three Dog Night
(keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon)
K.C. and the
Sunshine Band

("Shake Your Booty")
Alive N Kickin
("Tighter and Tighter")
The Stampeders
("Sweet City Woman")
The Jaggerz
("The Rapper")
The Captain & Tennille
("Love Will Keep Us Together")
The Hues Corporation
("Rock The Boat")
The Bellamy Brothers
("Let Your Love Flow")
The De Franco Family
("Heartbeat, It's A Lovebeat")
Uriah Heep
(Mick Box)
Uriah Heep
(Ken Hensley and Mick Box)
Uriah Heep
(Ken Hensley)
Little Feat
("Dixie Chicken")
Boston
("More Than A Feeling")
Tony Orlando
("Tie A Yellow Ribbon")
Dawn
("Knock Three Times")
Dr. Hook
("Sylvia's Mother")
Ambrosia
(bassist Joe Puerta)
Ambrosia
(drummer Burleigh Drummond)
Atlanta Rhythm Section
("Imaginary Lover")
The Spinners
("The Rubberband Man")
Nazareth
("Love Hurts")
The Chi-Lites
("Oh Girl")
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
(Keith Emerson)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
(Greg Lake)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
(Carl Palmer)
Player
("Baby Come Back")
Jethro Tull
(Martin Barre)
Jethro Tull
(Ian Anderson)
Grand Funk Railroad
(Don Brewer)
Grand Funk Railroad
(Mark Farner)
Grand Funk Railroad
(Mark Farner 2nd interview)
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
(Michael Granda)
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
(Steve Canaday)
Alice Cooper
(drummer Neal Smith)
Alice Cooper
(guitarist Michael Bruce)
Alice Cooper
(bassist Dennis Dunaway)
Nantucket
(Larryl Uzzell )
Nantucket
(Mike Uzzell)
The Fifth Estate
("Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead")
Lighthouse
"One Fine Morning")
Bob Kuban
And The In-Men.

("The Cheater")
The Guess Who
("These Eyes")
Slade
("Run Runaway")
The Trammps
("Disco Inferno")
Village People
("Y.M.C.A.")
The Three Degrees
("When Will I See You Again")
Vanity Fare
("Hitchin' A Ride")
Stories
("Brother Louie")
America
(Dan Peek)
America
(Gerry Beckley)
The Partridge Family
("I Think I Love You")
Dick Cavett
(Talk Show Host)
Starz
("Cherry Baby")
Paul Rodgers
(Bad Company, Free, The Firm)
Wings
(drummer Denny Seiwell)
Wings
(guitarist Denny Laine)
Blue Oyster Cult
(Joe Bouchard)
Blue Oyster Cult
(Albert Bouchard)
The Stylistics
("You Make Me Feel Brand New")
The Babys
("Every Time I Think Of You")
The O'Jays
("Love Train")
Wishbone Ash
("Argus")
The Eagles
(Don Felder)
Nick Gilder
("Hot Child In The City")
Styx
("Babe")
Styx
(singer Lawrence Gowan)
Sweet
("Ballroom Blitz")
Renaissance
("Kings And Queens")
Mountain
("Mississippi Queen")
Steve Priest's Sweet
("Love Is Like Oxygen")
Sylvester
("Dance")
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
(drummer Jimmie Fadden)
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
(banjo player John McEuen)
The Buoys
("Timothy")
Jam Factory
('70s Syracuse Band)
Peaches And Herb
("Reunited")
Mungo Jerry
("In The Summertime")
Wild Cherry
("Play That Funky Music")
Chicago
(guitarist Keith Howland)
Chicago
(keyboard player Robert Lamm)
Chicago
(trombonist James Pankow)
Looking Glass
("Brandy")
The Runaways
("Dead End Justice")
Motorhead
("Ace Of Spades")
Ace
("How Long?")
King Harvest
("Dancing In The Moonlight")
Monti Rock III
("Get Dancin'")
Bread
("Make It With You")
Chic
("Le Freak")
Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Sound Engineer Ken Peden)
Redbone
("Come And Get Your Love")
Frijid Pink
("House Of The Rising Sun")
Lobo
("I'd Love You To Want Me")
The Original Caste
("One Tin Soldier")
Walter Egan
("Magnet And Steel")
Fanny
("Butler Boy")
Charlie Daniels
("The Devil Went Down To Georgia")
Rickie Lee Jones
("Chuck E's In Love")
Black Oak Arkansas
(drummer Johnnie Bolin)
The Doobie Brothers
("Listen To The Music")
Mahogany Rush
("Strange Dreams")
Commander Cody
("Hot Rod Lincoln")
Steve Miller Band
(guitarist Kenny Lee Lewis)
Paper Lace
("The Night Chicago Died")
Head East
("Since You've Been Gone")
Teegarden And Van Winkle
("God, Love And Rock And Roll)
Robin McNamara
("Lay A Little Lovin' On Me")
Vicki Lawrence
("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"}
The O'Kaysions
("Girl Watcher")
Sammy Johns
("Chevy Van")
The Sanford / Townsend Band
("Smoke From A Distant Fire")
Gallery
("Nice To Be With You")
Little River Band
(Graeham Goble)
Ten Years After
("I'd Love To Change The World")
Little River Band
(Beeb Birtles 1978 interview)
Little River Band
(Beeb Birtles 2021 interview)
Black Oak Arkansas
("Jim Dandy To The Rescue")
The Dictators
("Manifest Destiny")
Rare Earth
("Get Ready")
Legs Diamond
("A Diamond Is A Hard Rock")
The Strawbs
("Part Of The Union")
Kansas
("Dust In The Wind")
George Thorogood
("Move It On Over")
 
 
Angel
("Helluva Band")
Foghat
(a second interview with
drummer Roger Earl)


1980s Artists
Toto
(Steve Lukather)
Toto
(Bobby Kimball)
REO Speedwagon
("Keep On Loving You")
Tommy Tutone
("867-5309 / Jenny")
Whitesnake
("Here I Go Again")
Yes
(keyboardist Rick Wakeman)
Yes
(vocalist Jon Anderson)
Yes
(bassist Chris Squire)
Men At Work
("Down Under")
Kool And The Gang
("Celebration")
Quiet Riot
("Cum On Feel The Noise")
Blondie
("The Tide Is High")
The Jam
("Going Underground")
Journey
("Who's Crying Now")
Bon Jovi
("You Give Love A Bad Name")
Alabama
("Love In The First Degree")
The Rods
("Let Them Eat Metal")
Fastway
("Say What You Will")
Scorpions
("Rock You Like A Hurricane")
Autograph
("Turn Up The Radio")
Survivor
("Eye Of The Tiger")
Night Ranger
("Sister Christian")
The Greg Kihn Band
("Jeopardy")
Ratt
("Round And Round")
Guns 'n' Roses
("Sweet Child O' Mine")
Krokus
("Midnite Maniac")
Marshall Crenshaw
("Someday Someway")
Betsy Bitch
("Damnation Alley")
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
("Tuff Enuff")
Slayer
("Show No Mercy")
London
("Non Stop Rock")
Odin
("Don't Take No For An Answer")
Starship
("We Built This City")
Loudness
("Crazy Nights")
Madam X
("We Reserve The Right")
The Fixx
("One Thing Leads To Another")
Point Blank
("Nicole")
Manhattan Transfer
("Boy From New York City")
Chilliwack
("My Girl")
Air Supply
("The One That You Love")
Jim Peterik
of Survivor and
The Ides Of March
Delbert McClinton
("Givin' It Up For Your Love")
Hall And Oates
(guitarist G.E. Smith)
Foreigner
(Mick Jones)
Foreigner
(Lou Gramm)
The Motels
("Only The Lonely")
The Jets
("You Got It All")
The Romantics
("Talking In Your Sleep")
Kenny Loggins
("Whenever I Call You Friend")
Jim Messina
("Your Mama Don't Dance")
Patty Smyth
("Warrior")
Starship
("We Built This City")
Winger
("Miles Away")
Duke Jupiter
("I'll Drink To You")
Billy Vera
("At This Moment")
Triumph
("Somebody's Out There")
Vixen
("Cryin'")
Tuff
("I Hate Kissing You Goodbye")
Lauren Wood
("Fallen")
Warrant
("Heaven")
Franke And The Knockouts
("Sweetheart")
Quarterflash
("Harden My Heart")
The Bongos
("Numbers with Wings")
Pat Travers
("Snortin' Whiskey")
Queensryche
("Silent Lucidity")
Circus Of Power
("Magic And Madness")
Coney Hatch
(bassist Andy Curran)
House Of Lords
("Can't Find My Way Home")
Kane Roberts
("Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore?")
The Go-Go's
("We Got The Beat")
Mr. Big
("To Be With You")
Cinderella
("Night Songs")
Sacred Rite
("Resurrection")
Kix
("Don't Close Your Eyes")
Ron Keel
("Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw")
Chastain
("For Those Who Dare")
Dark Age
("Metal Axe")
Agent Steel
("144,000 Gone")
Siren
("No Place Like Home")
Mark Edwards
("Code Of Honor")
Kasim Sulton
("Don't Break My Heart")
New York
("Carry The Torch")
Hellcats
("Can't Take It No More")
Anvil
("Forged In Fire")
The Tubes
("She's A Beauty")
Exodus
("The Toxic Waltz")
Steve Forbert
("Romeo's Tune")
Bruzer
("Round One")
Krokus
("Krokus")
Sorrows
("Pink, Purple, Yellow And Red")
Skid Row
("18 And Life")
Marillion
("Kayleigh")
Lillian Axe
("True Believer")
Rough Cutt
("Wants You!")
Loverboy
("Lovin' Every Minute Of It")
Axis
("The Ritual")
Vandenberg
("Burning Heart")
 
 
Saxon
("Wheels Of Steel")
Twisted Sister
("We're Not Gonna Take It")


Elvis Presley
Byron Raphael
(Elvis Presley's best
friend in 1956)
Byron Raphael
(Elvis and Marilyn:
The Untold Story)
Sonny West
(Elvis' Bodyguard)
Bernard Lansky
(Elvis Presley's clothier)
Larry Geller
(Elvis' friend
and hair stylist)
Is Elvis Still With Us?
(asking the experts)
Phil Aitcheson
(Director of
The Presley Commission)
Phil Aitcheson
(Retired Director of The Presley Commission)
second interview
Bill Beeny
(Elvis Is Alive Museum)
Bruce Frey
witnessed Elvis break up a fight in 1977
Jeanne Le May Dumas
(Elvis' secretary)
Paul Lichter
(Elvis Presley's friend)
Sammy Shore
(The Man Who Made Elvis Laugh)
Nancy Rooks
(Elvis' maid / cook)
Mike McNeill
(Saw Elvis in his casket at Graceland)
Lowell Hays
(Elvis' jeweler)
Billy Stanley
(Elvis' step-brother)
George Klein
(Elvis' life-long friend)
The Imperials
(Elvis' vocal group)
Linda Hood Sigmon
(Claims Elvis Is Alive!)
Chris Smith
(of Southern Fried Elvis)
Kay Lipps
(Founded Elvis FANtasy Fest)
Donnie Sumner
(of Elvis' backing group The Stamps Quartet)
Robert C. Cantwell
(Elvis Presley's security guard)
Wanda June Berry Hill
(says Elvis may be alive)
Monte Wayne Nicholson
(author of The Presley Arrangement)
Deborah Wines
(of The Presley Commission)
David Stanley
(Elvis' step-brother)
Gail Brewer Giorgio
(author of Elvis Undercover)
Gail Brewer Giorgio
(second interview)
Major Bill La Carn Smith
(author of Memphis Mystery (Requiem for Elvis))
Jerry Schilling
(Elvis' personal assistant)
 
 
Louise Welling
(says Elvis lives in Kalamazoo Michigan)
Kay Wheeler
(Knew Elvis and started his first fan club)


The British Invasion
Herman's Hermits
(vocalist Peter Noone)
Herman's Hermits
(guitarist Keith Hopwood)
Herman's Hermits
(drummer Barry Whitwam)
Herman's Hermits
(bassist Karl Green)
Herman's Hermits
(bassist Karl Green pt. 2)
The Animals
(Eric Burdon)
The Animals
(Hilton Valentine)
The Moody Blues
(Justin Hayward)
The Moody Blues
(Mike Pinder)
The Moody Blues
(John Lodge)
The Searchers
("Needles And Pins")
Chad and Jeremy
("Yesterday's Gone")
Peter And Gordon
(Peter Asher)
Peter and Gordon
(Gordon Waller)
Donovan
("Sunshine Superman")
The Hollies
("Long Cool Woman")
The Yardbirds
(guitarist Chris Dreja)
The Yardbirds
(drummer Jim McCarty)
The Zombies
(Rod Argent)
The Zombies
(Colin Blunstone)
Procul Harum
("A Whiter Shade Of Pale")
The Tremeloes
("Silence Is Golden")
The Rolling Stones
(guitarist Mick Taylor)
Billy J. Kramer
("Little Children")
Spencer Davis
("Gimme Some Lovin'")
 
 
The Who
(bassist John Entwistle)
Sandie Shaw
("Long Live Love"
The Dave Clark Five
(Glad All Over)
 
 


Teen Idols
Donny Osmond
("Sweet And Innocent")
David Cassidy
("I Think I Love You")
Fabian
("Tiger")
Bobby Rydell
("Volare")
Bobby Rydell
(second interview)


Southern Artists
The Allman Brothers
("Ramblin Man")
Lynyrd Skynyrd
("Sweet Home Alabama")
Johnny Winter
(Blues / Rock guitarist)
Edgar Winter
("Frankenstein")
The Outlaws
("Ghost Riders In The Sky")
Marshall Tucker Band
(Toy Caldwell)
Marshall Tucker Band
(Doug Gray)
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
("Third Rate Romance")
Grinderswitch
("Ghost Train From Georgia")
38 Special
("Caught Up In You")
Henry Paul
("Feel The Heat")
Molly Hatchet
(vocalist Danny Joe Brown)
Molly Hatchet
(guitarist Dave Hlubek)
Gov't Mule
("Heavy Load Blues")
The Georgia Satellites
("Keep Your Hands To Yourself")
 
 
 
 
Lance Lopez
("Trouble Is Good")
 
 
 
 


Male Singers
Gary Puckett
("Woman, Woman")
Chubby Checker
("The Twist")
Lou Christie
("Lightning Strikes")
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
("The Monster Mash")
Eddie Money
("Two Tickets To Paradise")
Norman Greenbaum
("Spirit In The Sky")
Bertie Higgins
("Key Largo")
Benny Mardones
("Into The Night")
Alan O'Day
("Undercover Angel")
Henry Gross
("Shannon")
Paul Davis
("I Go Crazy")
Ray Parker Jr.
("Ghostbusters")
Jimmy Dean
("Big Bad John")
Cliff Richard
("We Don't Talk Anymore")
Trini Lopez
("If I Had A Hammer")
Bobby Goldsboro
("Honey")
Bobby Vinton
("Blue Velvet")
Bobby Vee
("Take Good Care Of My Baby")
Gene Pitney
("Only Love Can Break A Heart")
B.J. Thomas
("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head")
Christopher Cross
("Sailing")
Billy Swan
("I Can Help")
Andy Kim
("Rock Me Gently")
Rupert Holmes
("The Pina Colada Song")
Glen Campbell
("Rhinestone Cowboy")
Johnny Tillotson
("Talk Back Trembling Lips")
Jimmie Rodgers
("Honeycomb")
Ben E. King
("Stand By Me")
Solomon Burke
("Got To Get You Off My Mind")
James Darren
("Goodbye Cruel World")
Gary U.S. Bonds
("Quarter To Three")
Brenton Wood
("Gimme Little Sign")
Steve Lawrence
("Go Away Little Girl")
Paul Petersen
("My Dad")
Frank Ifield
("I Remember You")
T.G. Sheppard
("I Loved 'Em Every One")
Mel Carter
("Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me")
Bryan Adams
("Heaven")
Eric Carmen
("All By Myself")
Robbie Dupree
("Steal Away")
Michael Martin Murphey
("Wildfire")
Bobby Hebb
("Sunny")
Brian Hyland
("Yellow Polka Dot Bikini")
Chris Montez
("Let's Dance")
Barry McGuire
("Eve Of Destruction")
Vince Eager
(early English rocker)
Jose Feliciano
("Light My Fire")
Andrew Gold
("Lonely Boy")
Billy Squier
("The Stroke")
Dobie Gray
("Drift Away")
Ray Stevens
("The Streak")
Andy Williams
("Moon River")
 
 
Lenny Welch
("Since I Fell For You")
Martin Sexton
("Sugarcoating")
Dr. Elmo
("Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer")
Clint Holmes
("Playground In My Mind")
Le Roy Van Dyke
("Walk On By")
Joe Dowell
("Wooden Heart")
Gino Vannelli
("I Just Want To Stop")
Danny O'Keefe
("Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues")
P.J. Proby
("Niki Hoeky")
Boxcar Willie
("Bad News)"
Jonathan Edwards
("Sunshine")
Jim Ed Brown
("Pop A Top")
Ronnie McDowell
("The King Is Gone")
Burl Ives
("A Little Bitty Tear")
George McRae
("Rock Your Baby")
Eddie Rambeau
("Concrete And Clay")
John Gary
("More")
Gene Watson
("Love In The Hot Afternoon")
Stephen Bishop
("On And On")
"Little" Jimmy Osmond
("Long Haired Lover From Liverpool")
Bruce Channel
("Hey! Baby")
Bill Anderson
("Still")
Ian Gomm
("Hold On")
Don McLean
("American Pie")
Art Garfunkel
("All I Know")
Bobby Bare
("500 Miles Away From Home")
Todd Rundgren
("Hello It's Me")
Andy Vargas
(lead vocalist for Santana)
Dave Mason
("We Just Disagree")
David Haerle
("Run And Be Free")
Bob Lind
("Elusive Butterfly")
Mike Berry
("Don't You Think It's Time")
H. Jack Williams
("Halfway To Hell")
John Davidson
("Every Time I Sing A Love Song")
Jim Stafford
("Spiders And Snakes")
Paul Williams
("We've Only Just Begun")
Gary Myrick
("She Talks In Stereo")


Female Singers
Diane Renay
("Navy Blue")
Dodie Stevens
("Pink Shoelaces")
Lesley Gore
("It's My Party")
Connie Francis
("Who's Sorry Now?")
Brenda Lee
("All Alone Am I")
Janis Ian
("At Seventeen")
Suzi Quatro
("Stumblin' In")
Helen Reddy
("I Am Woman")
Thelma Houston
("Don't Leave Me This Way")
Kathy Young
("A Thousand Stars")
Merrilee Rush
("Angel Of The Morning")
Darlene Love
("The Boy I'm Gonna Marry")
Joni James
("How Important Can It Be?")
Samantha Fox
("Touch Me")
Lorrie Morgan
("What Part Of No")
Evelyn "Champagne" King
("Shame")
Teri DeSario
("Yes I'm Ready")
Susaye Green
(sang with The Supremes)
Julie Grant
("Up On The Roof")
Cheryl Lynn
("Got To Be Real")
Jackie DeShannon
("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")
Genya Ravan
("Somewhere")
Donna Loren
("Beach Blanket Bingo")
Dionne Warwick
("Heartbreaker")
Linda Clifford
("If My Friends Could See Me Now")
Judy Collins
("Both Sides Now")
Melanie
("Brand New Key")
Freda Payne
("Band Of Gold")
Crystal Gayle
("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue")
Jody Miller
("Queen Of The House")
Tata Vega
(Sang background for Elton John
Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder)
Melissa Manchester
("Don't Cry Out Loud")
Deana Martin
("Destination Moon")
Vikki Carr
("It Must Be Him")
Julie Rogers
("The Wedding")
Pam Tillis
("Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)")
Bettye La Vette
("Let Me Down Easy")
Irma Thomas
("Don't Mess With My Man")
Tiffany
("I Think We're Alone Now")
Candy Coburn
("Pink Warrior")
Stella Parton
("I Want to Hold You In My Dreams Tonight")
Buffy Sainte-Marie
("Mister Can't You See")
Kelsie May
(singer / songwriter)
Tanya Tucker
("Lizzie And The Rainman")
Shania Twain
("You're Still The One")
Kelly Lang
("Lady, Lady")
Jeannie Seely
("Don't Touch Me")
Dee Dee Sharp
("Mashed Potato Time")
Petula Clark
("Downtown")
Sylvia
("Nobody")
Kate Taylor
(Fair Time!")
Lacy J. Dalton
("Takin' It Easy")
Katrina Carlson
("Crazy Amazing")
Deniece Williams
("Let's Hear It For The Boy")
Jill Gibson
(sang with
The Mamas And Papas)
 
 
Kiki Dee
("Don't Go Breaking My Heart")
 
 
Suzi Moon
("Animal")
 
 


Folk Singers
Peter, Paul And Mary
("Puff The Magic Dragon")
The Kingston Trio
("Tom Dooley")
The Brothers Four
("Greenfields")
The Smothers Brothers
(comedy team)
Ian Tyson
("Four Strong Winds")
 
 
Fraser And DeBolt
("With Pleasure")
The Pozo Seco Singers
("I Can Make It With You")
Tom Rush
("No Regrets")
 
 


Rock 'n' Roll's Unsolved Mysteries
Elvis Presley
Dead or Alive?
Bobby Fuller
His Mysterious Death
Jim Morrison
What Really Happened?
Kurt Cobain
How Did He Die?
John Lennon
Why Was He Killed?
Jimi Hendrix
A Drug Related Accident?
Buddy Holly
Foul Play or Horse Play?
Ritchie Valens
The Day The Music Died
Brian Jones
Death Of A Rolling Stone
James Dean
Was His Death An Accident?
Gerald Pitts
says Jim Morrison is alive!
Paul McCartney
The Death Hoax of 1969
John Ceperich
says Jim Morrison is alive!
Wanda June Berry Hill
Elvis may be alive
Joel Gilbert
Paul McCartney Is Dead
The Last Testament Of George Harrison
David Logan
says Jim Morrison is alive
Michael Jackson
Was His Death A Hoax?
Stacey Lynn
(Spiritual Medium)
Wanda June Berry Hill
says Elvis may be alive
Major Bill Smith
says Elvis faked his death
 
 
 
 
Danny Garcia
(producer of Rolling Stone: Life And Death Of Brian Jones)
 
 
 
 


Rocker's Friends and Relatives
Laura Joplin
(Janis Joplin's sister)
Pamela Des Barres
(A Super Groupie)
Ingrid Croce
(Jim Croce's Widow)
Janie Hendrix
(Jimi Hendrix's sister)
Rod Crosby
(Bobby Fuller's friend)
Fayette Hauser
(Janis Joplin's friend)
Bill Haley Jr.
(Bill Haley's Son)
Royston Ellis
(A Friend Of The Beatles)
Charlie Dick
(Patsy Cline's husband)
Freddie Cole
(Nat King Cole's brother)
Howard Steele
(Friend And Bandmate Of Bobby Fuller)
Warner Davis
(A Friend Of Jim Morrison)
Barbara Anna Marion
(Brian Jones' daughter)
Janis Buxton-Davis
(Sister of Alice Cooper
guitarist Glen Buxton)
Debby Campbell
(Glen Campbell's daughter)
Prince Stash Klossowski De Rola
(Friends with Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones)
Reinhard Straub
(Friend And Bandmate Of The Monkees' Peter Tork)
David Portnow
(Teenage Friends With Kurt Cobain);
Hank Harrison
(Kurt Cobain's father-in-law)
Bev Cobain
(Kurt Cobain's cousin)
 
 
 
 
Joanne Cash Yates
(Johnny Cash's sister)
 
 
 
 


Musicians and Songwriters
Hal Blaine
(session drummer)
Les Paul
(guitar legend)
Jim Weatherly
(wrote Midnight Train To Georgia)
Duane Hitchings
(co-wrote Do You Think I'm Sexy)
Jimmy Sturr
(The Polka King)
Rick Schell
(Syracuse musician)
Elliott Murphy
(The Last of the Rock Stars)
Don Black
(wrote To Sir With Love)
Wayne Kramer
(Of The MC5)
L. Russell Brown
(wrote Tie A Yellow Ribbon)
Henry Mancini
(Romeo and Juliet)
Neal Smith
(Flying Tiger)
Wayne Carson
(wrote Always On My Mind)
Carmine Appice
(rock drummer)
Tony Hatch
(wrote Downtown)
Chris Spedding
(studio musician)
Ronnie Montrose
(rock guitarist)
Bandaloni
(one man band)
Robert Tepper
(No Easy Way Out)
Jean-Luc Ponty
(Cosmic Messenger)
Bruce Sudano
("It's Her Wedding Day")
Charlie McCoy
(super session musician)
Simon Kirke
(Filling The Void)
Norbert Putnam
(Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
Larry O'Brien
(The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
Jaimie St. James
(Black 'n' Blue)
Yngwie Malmsteen
(Rising Force)
Cynthia Weil
(wrote "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling")
Jennifer Batten
(Michael Jackson's guitarist)
Rob Stoner
(Bob Dylan's former bassist)
Parkside Drive
(Premier Wedding Band)
Jay Boy Adams
(The Shoe Box)
Broken Nails
(Montreal's hottest band)
Tom Paxton
(wrote "Bottle Of Wine")
James Hunter
(People Gonna Talk)
Robert Fortune
(Rock guitarist)
Steve Wariner
(Two Teardrops)
Caroline Kole
(Money To Me)
Firehouse
(Love Of A Lifetime)
A.J. Croce
(That's Me In The Bar)
Bobby Keys
(session sax player)
Big Jay McNeely
("The Deacon's Hop")
Honey Voshell
(America's Honeycombs)
Tony Macauley
(wrote "Build Me Up Buttercup")
Lonestar
("Amazed")
Wale
('70s New York Group)
Galt Mac Dermot
(Wrote "Hair" and "Aquarius")
Dar Williams
(In The Time Of Gods)
G. E. Smith
(Musical Director for
Saturday Night Live!)
Chuck Leavell
(Rolling Stone's pianist)
The Shana Stack Band
("Pleasure And Pain")
Butch Patrick
(Eddie And The Monsters)
Doreen Taylor
("Magic")
Harry James Orchestra
(Band Leader Fred Radke)
Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds
("The Long Way")
Dallas Smith
("Tippin' Point")
Joshua Scott Jones
(formerly of Steel Magnolia)
Steve Hunter
("Tune Poems Live")
Electric Blonde
(Toronto Dance Band)
Erik Scott
("And The Earth Bleeds")
Will Lee
(bassist for The Fab Faux
and The CBS Orchestra)
Nu-Blu
("Jesus And Jones")
Janiva Magness
("Do I Move You?")
Sunny Sweeney
("Provoked")
Kristine W
("One More Try")
Ben Mauro
(Lionel Richie's guitarist)
Sean O'Loughlin
(Symphony Conductor)
Devin Bing
(Jazz Musician)
Buzz Cason
("Everlasting Love")
Location Of Incident
("Strong Without My Fears")
Arthur Alexander
(wrote "Anna")
Steve Douglas
(recording session sax player)
Aztec Two Step
(No Hit Wonder)
Mimi Farina
(wrote "In The Quiet Morning")
Phil Kenzie
(Last Of The Great Rock Sax Players)
P.F. Sloan
(songwriter)
Gary Link
(bassist for Rita Coolidge & Steppenwolf)
Bobby Hart
(co-wrote "Last Train To Clarksville")
The Sloths
(opened for The Doors)
Two Wolf
(Southern Rock Group)
Ricky Byrd
(of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)
Crystal Taliefero
(Billy Joel's percussionist)
David Rosenthal
(Billy Joel's keyboard player and musical director)
Carl Fischer
(Billy Joel's trumpet player)
Chuck Burgi
(Billy Joel's drummer)
Even Stevens
(songwriter)
Olivia Lane
("Steal Me Away")
Randy Holden
(of Blue Cheer and Sons Of Adam)
Mike Campbell
(Tommy Roe's drummer)
Lucy Angel
("Crazy Too")
Jimmy Ryan
(of The Hit Men)
Reverie Lane
(Country duo)
George Egosarian
(of Jukin' Bone)
Jimmy Webb
(wrote "MacArthur Park")
George Mahoney
(of Alecstar)
Andy Pratt
("Avenging Annie")
David Werner
(wrote Billy Idol's "Cradle Of Love")
Paul Shaffer
(David Letterman's band leader)
Paul Robinson
(of Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks)
Kenny Aronoff
(session drummer)
JES
("As The Rush Comes")
Little Texas
("Some Guys Have All The Love")
Allee Willis
("wrote "I'll Be There For You")
Shelly Peiken
(wrote "What A Girl Wants")
Jack Tempchin
(wrote "Peaceful Easy Feeling")
Collective Soul
("Shine")
Pat Bautz
(Session Musician/Audio Engineer
and Drummer For Three Dog Night)
Rick Cua
(formerly of The Outlaws)
Steve Cropper
(legendary studio guitarist)
Micki Free
(Grammy Award winning guitarist)
David Bromberg
(singer/songwriter)
Jeff Coffey
(formerly of Chicago)
Rich Dart
(The Monkees touring drummer)
Rich Robinson
(of Black Crowes)
Steve Morse
(Rock guitarist)
Mark Andes
(of Firefall, Heart, Canned Heat)
Ellen Shipley
(wrote 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth')
Stanley Sheldon
(bassist for Peter Frampton, Tommy Bolin)
Sandy Gennaro
(drummer for Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Benny Mardones, Johnny Winter)
Lotus
("Nomad")
Marty Walsh
(session guitarist)
Reggie McBride
(session musician)
Del Casher
(inventor of the Wah-wah pedal)
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford
(Creedence Clearwater Revisited Drummer)
Howard Fields
(Harry Chapin's drummer)
Byron Metcalf
(drummed for Dottie West, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers)
Colleen Shannon
(DJ, actress, musician, Playboy model)
Kiki Ebsen
(Singer/Songwriter)
Elizabeth Lamers
(of World Goes Round)
Kyle Vincent
(sang with Manilow, The Rollers, Bo Donaldson)
Kal David
("Double Tuff")
Glenn Phillips
(of The Hampton Grease Band)
Joe Deninzon
(The Jimi Hendrix Of Violin)
Richard Greene
(Violinist Extraordinaire)
Michael Jahnz
(of Richrath Project 3:13)
Muck And The Mires
("I'm Your Man")
Brian Tichy
(drummer for Billy Idol, Foreigner, Whitesnake)
Everclear
("Wonderful!")
Jimmy Stafford
(guitarist for Train)
Lips Turn Blue
(guitarist Don Mancuso)
 
 
 
 
Marc Blatte
(wrote "When She Was My Girl")
 
 
 
 


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