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 Gary James Presents Rock and Roll Interviews During that time he has interviewed everyone from Donny Osmond to Ozzy Osbourne, from Henry Mancini to Kiss. He has also interviewed actors, authors, dancers, politicians and entrepreneurs. Here you will find his fascinating talks with some of rock and roll's greatest stars. |
Our Featured Interview
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As a member of Bad Company, Free and The Firm
he enjoyed eight Billboard Top 40 hits,
including "Can't Get Enought" and "All Right Now".
Be sure to read Gary James' interview with Paul Rodgers |
Newest Interviews
| The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) |
Jay Boy Adams (The Shoe Box) |
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free, The Firm) |
Jonathan Edwards (Sunshine) |
Air Supply (The One That You Love) |
| Don Felder (former Eagles' guitarist) |
Lynette Skynyrd (Female Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) |
Alex Ross (Supreme Entertainment Artists) |
Lyvyn Skynryd (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) |
Bill Haney (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
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) |
The Quarrymen John Lennon's early band |
Alf Bicknell (The Beatles' Chauffeur) |
Wings (Laurence Juber) |
Russ Lease (Beatles' Memorabilia Collector) |
| Jim Kirkpatrick (George Harrison's first US visit) |
The Remains (toured with The Beatles) |
Jerry Pam (The Beatles' Publicist) |
Russ Lease (Beatles' Memorabilia Collector) |
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) |
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Julia Baird (John Lennon's sister) |
The Barron Knights (toured with The Beatles) |
Larry Kane (reporter who traveled with The Beatles) |
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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) |
Patti Page (Old Cape Cod) |
The Skyliners (Since I Don't Have You) |
The Flamingos (I Only Have Eyes For You) |
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) |
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Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (So Rare) |
The Jordanaires (Elvis' background singers) |
1960s Artists
| The Byrds (Turn Turn Turn) |
The Righteous Brothers (Unchained Melody) |
The Doors Ray Manzarek |
The Doors Robby Krieger |
The Doors John Densmore |
| The Monkees (Davy Jones) |
The Monkees (Michael Nesmith) |
Paul Revere & The Raiders (Paul Revere) |
Paul Revere & The Raiders (Mark Lindsay) |
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 (Up, Up and Away) |
John Mayall (Godfather of British Blues) |
The Cascades (Rhythm Of The Rain) |
The Fireballs (Sugar Shack) |
The Dovells (Bristol Stomp) |
| Dick and Dee Dee (Thou Shalt Not Steal) |
The Angels (My Boyfriend's Back) |
The Earls (Remember Then) |
Wanda Jackson (Let's Have A Party |
Joey Dee (The Peppermint Twist) |
| Gene Chandler (The Duke Of Earl) |
Cannibal And The Headhunters (Land Of 1,000 Dances) |
Johnny Thunder (Loop de Loop) |
Ace Cannon (Tuff) |
John Kuse And the Excellents (Coney Island Baby) |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Down On The Corner) |
Iron Butterfly (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida) |
Big Brother & The Holding Company (Piece Of My Heart) |
Gary Lewis & The Playboys (This Diamond Ring) |
The Turtles (Happy Together) |
| The Box Tops (The Letter) |
The Temptations (My Girl) |
Jefferson Airplane (Somebody To Love) |
The Rascals (organist Felix Cavaliere) |
The Rascals (drummer Dino Danelli) |
| The Surfaris (Wipeout) |
The Troggs (Wild Thing) |
The Shadows of Knight (Gloria) |
Strawberry Alarm Clock (Incense and Peppermints) |
The Lovin' Spoonful (Summer In The City) |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (founder Al Kooper) |
Jay & The Americans (Cara Mia) |
The 1910 Fruitgum Company (Simon Says) |
The Ventures (Walk, Don't Run) |
Paul and Paula (Hey Paula) |
| The Happenings (See You In September) |
The Archies (Sugar Sugar) |
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Pride Of Man) |
The Beau Brummels (Laugh, Laugh) |
The Crystals (He's A Rebel) |
| 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 (Going Up The Country) |
Shades Of Blue (Oh How Happy) |
Tommy James (Hanky Panky) |
The Association (Never My Love) |
Free Design (Kites Are Fun) |
| Five Americans (Western Union) |
The Soul Survivors (Expressway To Your Heart) |
The New Colony Six (Things I'd Like To Say) |
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 (Mary Wilson) |
The Trashmen (Surfin' Bird) |
| Country Joe McDonald (I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag) |
The Merseybeats (I Think Of You) |
The Buckinghams (Kind Of A Drag) |
The Newbeats (Bread And Butter) |
Freddy Cannon (Palisades Park) |
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The Four Seasons (Oh, What A Night) |
The Monterays (Dave Moziak and Dave Usiatynski) |
The Monterays (John Wisniewski) |
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1970s Artists
| Chicago (Saturday In The Park) |
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (drummer, Dallas Taylor) |
Crosby, Stills and Nash Graham Nash |
Orleans (Lance Hoppen) |
Orleans (Larry Hoppen) |
| 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) |
Rare Earth (Get Ready) |
Savoy Brown (She's Got a Ring in His Nose) |
| 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 (Joy To The World) |
Mungo Jerry (In The Summertime) |
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) |
The Runaways (Dead End Justice) |
Uriah Heep (Ken Hensley and Mick Box) |
Uriah Heep (Ken Hensley) |
| Little Feat (Dixie Chicken) |
Boston (More Than A Feeling) |
Tony Orlando and Dawn (Tie A Yellow Ribbon) |
Bread (Make It With You) |
Dr. Hook (Sylvia's Mother) |
| Ambrosia (How Much I Feel) |
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Imaginary Lover) |
The Spinners (The Rubberband Man) |
Nazareth (Love Hurts) |
Black Oak Arkansas (Jim Dandy To The Rescue) |
| The Chi-Lites (Oh Girl) |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Keith Emerson) |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Greg Lake) |
Motorhead (Ace Of Spades) |
Player (Baby Come Back) |
| The Doobie Brothers (Listen To The Music) |
Jethro Tull (Bungle In The Jungle) |
Styx (Babe) |
Grand Funk Railroad (Don Brewer) |
Grand Funk Railroad (Mark Farner) |
| Angel ( Helluva Band) |
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Jackie Blue) |
Sweet (Ballroom Blitz) |
Alice Cooper (Michael Bruce) |
Alice Cooper (Dennis Dunaway) |
| Nantucket (Heartbreaker) |
Nantucket (Your Face Or Mine) |
Gallery (Nice To Be With You) |
Little River Band (Reminiscing) |
Head East (Since You've Been Gone) |
| 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 (Sister Golden Hair) |
Wild Cherry (Play That Funky Music) |
The Partridge Family (Danny Bonaduce) |
| Dick Cavett (Talk Show Host) |
Starz (Cherry Baby) |
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free, The Firm) |
Wings (drummer Denny Seiwell) |
Don Felder (former Eagles' guitarist) |
'80s 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) |
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Chilliwack (My Girl) |
Air Supply (The One That You Love) |
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 hairstylist) |
| Chris Smith (of Southern Fried Elvis) |
Is Elvis Still With Us? (asking the experts) |
Phil Aitcheson (Director of The Presley Commission) |
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!) |
The British Invasion
| The Rolling Stones (guitarist Mick Taylor) |
Herman's Hermits (Peter Noone) |
Herman's Hermits (guitarist Keith Hopwood) |
Procul Harum (A Whiter Shade Of Pale) |
Spencer Davis (Gimme Some Lovin') |
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The Dave Clark Five (Glad All Over) |
The Moody Blues (Nights In White Satin) |
The Animals (Eric Burdon) |
The Animals (Hilton Valentine) |
The Tremeloes (Silence Is Golden) |
| 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) |
Petula Clark (Downtown) |
The Yardbirds (drummer Jim McCarty) |
The Zombies (She's Not There) |
Teen Idols
| Donny Osmond (Sweet And Innocent) |
David Cassidy (I Think I Love You) |
Fabian (Tiger) |
Bobby Rydell (Volare) |
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) |
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 Peterson (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) |
Jerry Vale (You Don't Know Me) |
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) |
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Jonathan Edwards (Sunshine) |
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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) |
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Crystal Gayle (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue) |
Jody Miller (Queen Of The House) |
One Hit Wonders
| ? and The Mysterians (96 Tears) |
The Blues Magoos (We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet) |
The Electric Prunes (I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night) |
Syndicate Of Sound (Little Girl) |
Commander Cody (Hot Rod Lincoln) |
| The Murmaids (Popsicles and Icicles) |
Rosie and the Originals (Angel Baby) |
Maurice Williams (Stay) |
Ian Whitcomb (You Turn Me On) |
Mason Williams (Classical Gas) |
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The Fifth Estate (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead) |
Bob Kuban and The In-Men. (The Cheater) |
Sammy Johns (Chevy Van) |
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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) |
Rock Photographers
| Frank Stefanko (Bruce Springsteen's photographer) |
Tom Murray (A Beatles Photographer) |
Bill Bernstein (Paul McCartney's tour photographer) |
Allan Tannenbaum (John and Yoko's photographer) |
Alfred Wertheimer (Elvis' Photographer) |
| Ian Wright (Early Beatles photographer) |
Bob Gruen (Rock 'n' Roll photographer) |
Roger Farrington (John Lennon photographer) |
Bill Carlson (A Beatles photographer) |
Robert Knight (Rock photographer) |
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Phillip Townsend (Photographed The Beatles and The Stones) |
Dick Zimmerman (Photographed Michael Jackson's "Thriller" cover) |
David Spindel (John and Yoko photographer) |
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Managers and Executives
| Richard Cole (Led Zeppelin's road manager) |
John Byrne Cooke (Janis Joplin's road manager) |
Tony Turner (Supremes and Temptations road manager) |
Bob Bonis (The Beatles' Road Manager) |
Andrew Loog Oldham (Rolling Stones' Manager) |
| Steve Blauner (Bobby Darin's manager) |
Paul Williams (founder of Crawdaddy Magazine) |
Alan Livingston (President Of Capitol Records) |
Sid Bernstein (booked The Beatles at Carnegie Hall & Shea Stadium) |
Stan Soocher (entertainment attorney) |
| Joe Fletcher (Concert Promoter) |
Bonnie Sugarman (senior vice-president of A.P.A.) |
Jay Jacobs (Entertainment Agent) |
Andrew Behar (a director looks at the Grateful Dead) |
Ken Mansfield (Apple Records Manager) |
| David Blayney (ZZ Top's stage manager) |
Jimmy O'Neill (Host of TV's Shindig!) |
Tipper Gore (Parents Music Resource Center) |
Wolfman Jack (Host of TV's Midnight Special) |
Marshall Grant (Johnny Cash's road manager) |
| David Snowden (CEO of Triangle Entertainment) |
Richard Nader (Rock 'n' Roll Revival Promoter) |
Jon Z (Mega Force Records) |
Alan Hunter (MTV VJ) |
Nina Blackwood (MTV VJ) |
| Trey Wilson (Of Ronnie Gilley Entertainment) |
Tony Conway (Award Winning Agent) |
Dan Smalls (Promoter) |
Bill Aucoin (KISS' manager) |
Paul Lohr (Founder of New Frontier Touring) |
| Anita Woo (Nirvana: Taking Punk To The Masses) |
Alvin Ross (Of Virgin Merchandising) |
Brian J. Simon (Night Ranger's Production Manager ) |
Greg Janese (Of Paradigm Agency) |
Skip Taylor (Two Goats Entertainment) |
| Thomas O'Keefe (Train's tour manager) |
Butch Stone (Personal Manager) |
Bud Ballou (Radio Personality) |
Shel Talmy (The Who's record producer) |
Ben Verellen (Of Verellen Amplifiers) |
| Dan Steinberg (Concert Promoter) |
Barry Fey (Concert Promoter) |
Kathy Armistead Olen (Atticus Brand Partners) |
Kim Fowley (Producer / Songwriter) |
Hugh Padgham (Record Producer) |
| Jon Hornyak (Lynyrd Skynyrd's Soundman) |
Doug Thaler (co-managed Motley Crue and Bon Jovi) |
Alex Ross (Supreme Entertainment Artists) |
Tom Halpain (Three Dog Night Tour Manager) |
Jake Rohrer CCR's Executive Assistant |
Appeared At The New York State Fair
| Sha Na Na ('50s Tribute Group) |
The Chantels (Maybe) |
The Righteous Brothers (Unchained Melody) |
Paul Revere (Kicks) |
The Monkees (Daydream Believer) |
| The Cowsills (The Rain, The Park, And Other Things) |
Jan And Dean (Surf City) |
The Tokens (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) |
Blood, Sweat And Tears (founder Al Kooper) |
America (Sister Golden Hair) |
| Orleans (Dance With Me) |
Kansas (Dust In The Wind) |
KC and the Sunshine Band (Shake Your Booty) |
Boston (More Than A Feeling) |
Dawn (Knock Three Times) |
| Grand Funk (Bad Time) |
The Alice Cooper Group (School's Out) |
Styx (Show Me The Way) |
Little River Band (The Other Guy) |
Alabama (Love In The First Degree) |
| Herman's Hermits (I'm Henry VIII I Am) |
Donny Osmond (Puppy Love) |
Bobby Rydell (Volare) |
The Allman Brothers Band (Ramblin' Man) |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sweet Home Alabama) |
| The Outlaws (Ghost Riders In The Sky) |
Gary Puckett (Woman, Woman) |
Chubby Checker (The Twist) |
Eddie Money (Two Tickets To Paradise) |
B.J. Thomas (Hooked On A Feeling) |
| James Darren (Goodbye Cruel World) |
Ray Stevens (The Streak) |
? And The Mysterians (96 Tears) |
David Snowden (CEO of Triangle Entertainment) |
Rick Schell (of Pure Prairie League) |
| David Gates (The Goodbye Girl) |
Captain and Tennille (Love Will Keep Us Together) |
Bobby Vinton (Blue Velvet) |
Poco (Crazy Love) |
Dallas Taylor (CSN&Y Drummer) |
| Andy Williams (Moon River) |
Pat Boone (Love Letters In The Sand) |
Three Dog Night (Joy To The World) |
Dino, Desi and Billy (I'm A Fool) |
Marshall Tucker Band (Heard It In A Love Song) |
| Bryan Adams (Heaven) |
Chicago (Saturday In The Park) |
The Temptations (My Girl) |
Bad Company (Can't Get Enough) |
David Cassidy (I Think I Love You) |
| The Doobie Brothers (Listen To The Music) |
REO Speedwagon (Keep On Loving You) |
Christopher Cross (Never Be The Same) |
The Turtles (Happy Together) |
Tower Of Power (So Very Hard To Go) |
| Hinder (Use Me) |
Eli Young Band (Always the Love Songs) |
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Steel Magnolia (Keep On Lovin' You) |
Jon Bon Jovi (You Give Love A Bad Name) |
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) |
| Freddie Cole (Nat King Cole's brother) |
American Idol Contestants
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Diana De Garmo (American Idol season 3) |
Bo Bice (American Idol season 4) |
Taylor Hicks (American Idol season 5) |
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Rock Authors
| Peter Coan The Harry Chapin Story |
Jay Warner (How To Have Your Hit Song Published) |
Jack Jones (Inside The Mind Of Mark David Chapman) |
Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix: Setting The Record Straight) |
Samuel Charters (Elvis Book Author) |
| Dave Schwensen (The Beatles In Cleveland) |
Paul Saltzman (The Beatles in Rishikesh) |
Jerry Naylor & Steve Halliday (The Rockabilly Legends) |
Charles Cross (Cobain Unseen) |
Rhonda Saunders The Prosecutor Who Stalks The Stalkers |
| Denise McLean Solis (Backstreet Mom) |
Steve Liebowitz (Steel Pier: Atlantic City) |
Joe Vitale (Backstage Pass) |
Tom Grant The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain |
Freddie Gershon (Sweetie Baby Cookie Honey) |
| Randy L. Schmidt (The Life Of Karen Carpenter) |
Bill German (Under Their Thumb) |
Richard Courtney (Come Together. The Business Wisdom Of The Beatles) |
Jerry Levitan (I Met The Walrus) |
Keith Elliot Greenberg (The Day John Lennon Died) |
| Larry Harris (Co-Founder of Casablanca Records) |
Chris O'Dell (Miss O'Dell) |
Micah Nathan (Losing Graceland) |
Richard Bozzett (Sex, Drugs And Bon Jovi) |
Larry Marion (The Lost Rolling Stones Photographs) |
| Alan Siegel (Breakin' In To The Music Business) |
John Blaney (Beatles For Sale) |
Peter Ames Carlin (Paul McCartney: A Life) |
Chuck Murphy (Graceland: An Interactive Pop-Up Tour) |
Fred La Bour (started the "Paul Is Dead" rumor) |
| Howard Sounes (Fab: The Life Of Paul McCartney) |
Paul Brannigan (Life And Times Of Dave Grohl) |
Ken Sharp (The Making Of Double Fantasy) |
Spencer Leigh (The Beatles In Hamburg) |
Brian Hudson (How I Didn't Become A Beatle) |
| Dave Hunter (author of Amped) |
Lesley-Ann Jones (Journalist To The Stars) |
David Comfort (Rock And Roll Book Of The Dead) |
Chris Welch (music writer for Melody Maker) |
Mark R. Blake (Rock writer / interviewer) |
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) |
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Parkside Drive (Premier Wedding Band) |
Jay Boy Adams (The Shoe Box) |
Tom Paxton (wrote "Bottle Of Wine") |
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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? |
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Paul McCartney The Death Hoax of 1969 |
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Do You Believe It?
| Gerald Pitts says Jim Morrison is alive! |
Michael Jackson Was His Death A Hoax? |
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Major Bill Smith says Elvis faked his death |
Joel Gilbert Paul McCartney Is Dead The Last Testament Of George Harrison |
Outstanding Tribute Acts
| Rain (Beatles Tribute Act) |
Kiss Alive! (Kiss tribute band) |
Classical Mystery Tour (Beatles Tribute Act) |
Get The Led Out (Led Zeppelin tribute band) |
The Mahoney Brothers (Beatles Tribute Act) |
| Johni Ray (Madonna Tribute Act) |
Russ Howe (Elvis Tribute Act) |
The Soft Parade (Doors Tribute Act) |
Dennis Wise (Elvis Impersonator) |
Heidi Thompson (Cher Impersonator) |
| The Eggmen (Beatles Tribute Act) |
Corrie Sachs (Reba McEntire Tribute) |
Brit Beat (Beatles Tribute Act) |
Dread Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin Tribute) |
British Export (Beatles Tribute Act) |
| The Hollywood Stones (Rolling Stones Tribute) |
Moonlight Drive (Doors Tribute Act) |
Wild Child (Doors Tribute Act) |
The Sun Kings (Beatles Tribute Act) |
American Night (Doors Tribute Act) |
| Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney look-a-like) |
Hot Rocks (Rolling Stones Tribute) |
Mitch Weissman (Paul McCartney look-a-like) |
Randy Clark (John Lennon look-a-like) |
Mr. Speed (Kiss Tribute Act) |
| Parrots Of The Caribbean (Jimmy Buffett Salute) |
Larry Seth (Elvis Impersonator) |
Rick Alviti (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
Appetite For Destruction (Guns 'n' Roses tribute) |
Mojo Risin (Doors Tribute Act) |
| 1964 (Beatles Tribute Act) |
Gods Of Thunder (Kiss Tribute) |
Doug Church (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
(Beatlemania Stage Show) (Beatles Tribute Act) |
Eddie Powers (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
| Michael Hoover (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
Alive! (Kiss Tribute) |
Walt Sanders (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
Tony Grova (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
Tim Piper (John Lennon Tribute Artist) |
| Changes In Latitudes (Jimmy Buffett Tribute) |
Prentice Chaffin (Elvis Impersonator) |
Yellow Brick Road (Elton John Tribute) |
Hell's Belles (All Female AC/DC Tribute) |
Rick Marino (Elvis Impersonator) |
| Almost Queen (Queen Tribute) |
Queens Of Heart (Heart Tribute) |
The Driftwoods (Beach Boys Tribute) |
Battery (Metallica Tribute) |
Shawn Klush (Elvis Presley Tribute) |
| Shania Twin (Shania Twain Tribute) |
Heart Alive / Fleetwood Nicks (Heart and Fleetwood Mac Tribute) |
California Beach Boys Tribute Band (BeachBoys Tribute) |
Desperado (Eagles Tribute) |
Head Games (Foreigner Tribute) |
| Rus Anderson (Elton John Tribute) |
7 Bridges (Eagles Tribute) |
The Glimmer Twins (Rolling Stones Tribute) |
Dog 'n' Butterfly (Heart Tribute) |
Desert Highway Band (Eagles Tribute) |
| Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen Tribute) |
Kounterfeit Kinks (Kinks Tribute) |
Cash'd Out (Johnny Cash Tribute) |
Draw The Line (Aerosmith Tribute) |
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin Tribute) |
| The Kinx (Kinks Tribute) |
Bennie And The Jets (Elton John Tribute) |
Yellow Dubmarine (Beatles Reggae Tribute) |
The Blushing Brides (Rolling Stones Tribute) |
Still Surfin' (Beach Boys Tribute) |
| Brass Transit (Chicago Tribute) |
Hollywood Nights (Bob Seger Tribute) |
Green River (CCR Tribute) |
Lez Zeppelin (All Girl Zeppelin Tribute) |
Brit Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute) |
| Hey Tonight (Creedence tribute) |
Mike Del Guidice And Big Shot (Billy Joel Tribute) |
The Original Kiss Army (Kiss Tribute) |
Denny Diamond (Neil Diamond tribute) |
Blue Moon Swamp (John Fogerty / CCR Tribute) |
| Randy Linder (CCR / John Fogerty tribute) |
Creedence Again (CCR Tribute) |
Rumours (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) |
John Fiocchi (The Big El Show) |
Real Diamond (Neil Diamond Tribute) |
| David J Sherry (Neil Diamond Tribute) |
Departure (Journey Tribute) |
Matt Ryan (Bruce In The U.S.A.) |
Dylan Cassidy (Rod Stewart Tribute) |
Marty Edwards (Kenny Rogers Tribute) |
| Blaze Of Glory (Bon Jovi Tribute) |
Jerome Marion (Elvis Tribute) |
Completely Unchained (Van Halen Tribute) |
Brian La Blanc (Neil Diamond Tribute) |
Dean Colley (Neil Diamond Tribute) |
| Skynyrd Reloaded (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) |
Bill Haney (Elvis Tribute Artist) |
Lynette Skynyrd (Female Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) |
The Rat Pack Now (Rat Pack Tribute) |
Lyvyn Skynryd (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) |
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The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) |
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