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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. |
| 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 (Comin' Up) |
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) |
Bill Harry (founder of Mersey Beat Magazine) |
Klaus Voormann (Beatles' friend and bassist) |
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) |
| The Coasters (Yakety Yak) |
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 (Kicks) |
Tommy James (Hanky Panky) |
The Buckinghams (Kind Of A Drag) |
| 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) |
The Association (Never My Love) |
1970s Artists
| Chicago (Saturday In The Park) |
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (drummer, Dallas Taylor) |
Crosby, Stills and Nash Graham Nash |
America (Sister Golden Hair) |
Orleans (You're Still The One) |
| 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) |
Slade (Run Runaway) |
Uriah Heep (Easy Livin) |
| 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 (From The Beginning) |
Motorhead (Ace Of Spades) |
Village People (Y.M.C.A.) |
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) |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Jackie Blue) |
Sweet (Ballroom Blitz) |
The Alice Cooper Group (School's Out) |
Nantucket (Heartbreaker) |
'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 (vocalist Jon Anderson) |
Yes (bassist Chris Squire) |
Men At Work (Down Under) |
Kool And The Gang (Celebration) |
Bon Jovi (You Give Love A Bad Name) |
| Quiet Riot (Cum On Feel The Noise) |
Blondie (The Tide Is High) |
Journey (Who's Crying Now) |
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) |
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The Imperials (Elvis' vocal group) |
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The British Invasion
| The Rolling Stones (guitarist Mick Taylor) |
Herman's Hermits (Can't You Hear My Heartbeat) |
The Hollies (Long Cool Woman) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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Ian Wright (Early Beatles photographer) |
Bob Gruen (Rock 'n' Roll photographer) |
Bill Carlson (A Beatles 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) |
Bill Aucoin (KISS' manager) |
Nina Blackwood (MTV VJ) |
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 |
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Tom Grant The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain |
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Musicians and Songwriters
| Hal Blaine (session drummer) |
Les Paul (guitar legend) |
Jim Weatherly (songwriter) |
Duane Hitchings (songwriter / musician) |
Jimmy Sturr (The Polka King) |
| Rick Schell (Syracuse musician) |
Elliott Murphy (The Last of the Rock Stars) |
Don Black (songwriter) |
Wayne Kramer (Of The MC5) |
L. Russell Brown (wrote Tie A Yellow Ribbon) |
| Henry Mancini (Romeo and Juliet) |
Neal Smith (Flying Tiger) |
Carmine Appice (rock drummer) |
Tony Hatch (songwriter) |
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?
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Gerald Pitts says Jim Morrison is alive! |
Michael Jackson Was His Death A Hoax? |
Major Bill Smith says Elvis faked his death |
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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) |
The Sun Kings (Beatles Tribute Act) |
American Night (Doors Tribute Act) |
Newest Interviews
| Nantucket (Heartbreaker) |
Tony Hatch (songwriter) |
The Imperials (Elvis' vocal group) |
Michael Jackson (Was His Death A Hoax?) |
Sweet (Ballroom Blitz) |
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They toured and recorded with Elvis. For an inside look at what life was like with The King Of Rock 'n' Roll Be sure to read Gary James' interview with Terry Blackwood of The Imperials 
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