One of my favorite songs written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood. Our interview with Hollies drummer Bobby Elliott.
‘The Air That I Breathe’ Hollies Drummer Bobby Elliott’s First Reaction
“It’s All About the Name” Steve Porcaro On Toto’s End – Fan Questions
Steve Porcaro is right that Luke could just call the band “Steve Lukather’s Toto” but there are so many sides to Lukather. He’s easily one of my favorite musicians of all time so he may venture off with several projects in the next few years but, who knows, the world […]
Christopher Cross Didn’t Want Michael Omartian as Producer Until He Found This Out
Famous Producer Michael Omartian (Peter Cetera, Rod Stewart, Vince Gill, Shania Twain, Boz Scaggs, Donna Summer, Richard Marx, Michael McDonald, etc) was just switching over from session guy to producer when he noticed the talent of Christopher Cross. The singer had been sending in demos for a few years but […]
Jon Anderson’s First Reaction to “Owner of a Lonely Heart”- Yes
Here is another part of our interview with the great Jon Anderson. In this one, he talks about his first reaction to hearing “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” Plus why it took so long to get his album, ‘1000 Hands” done. HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR STORE FOR […]
The Badfinger Tragedy, Joey Molland talks about Pete Ham’s Death
The sound quality of the interview could have been better so we transcribed everything Joey said. You might notice he sounds like Paul McCartney. It;”s not a stretch since Joey is also from Liverpool. Badfinger had a big start being signed to the Beatles’ Apple records but these four lads […]
Creating Donna Summer’s Hit “Bad Girls” with her Husband Bruce Sudano: Interview
We did this interview with the great Bruce Sudano quite a few months ago and thanks to my son Chase we are finally pretty caught up with editing interviews. In this clip Bruce talks about how he met his wife (the late great) Donna Summer. He also goes into the […]
What Was Missing On “Still the One” by Orleans? Interview John Hall, Jerry Marotta
This video was especially fun. It features both John Hall and Jerry Marotta talking about the big Orleans Hit (#5 on Billboard) “Still the One. HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR STORE FOR T-SHIRTS, MUGS ETC OUR NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT https://www.instagram.com/rockhistorymusic/ We have 4 active YouTube Channels featuring John Beaudin […]
Drummer Simon Phillips on Why He Left Toto, Do They Still Talk?
July 25, 2020 – Simon Phillips and I have trying to synchronize our schedules for a few months and we finally did it a few days ago. Here is part one of our chat. There is also an update on Joseph Williams’ (Toto Singer) new solo album on here. HELP […]
Liberty DeVitto Talks Billy Joel’s “The Stranger,” “52nd Street,” “Glass Houses” & Phil Ramone
This was such an enjoyable interview. Liberty Devitto is the real deal. There is a link in the description to pick up his great new book. HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR STORE FOR T-SHIRTS, MUGS ETC https://teespring.com/stores/rock-history-music-store?page=1 OUR NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT https://www.instagram.com/rockhistorymusic/ We have 4 active YouTube Channels featuring […]
So far the best clip in our series with Jerry Marotta. In this one, he talks about how it ended with Peter Gabriel, how he felt after his gig with the band Orleans, and having a great time with Hall and Oates. HELP SUPPORT ROCK HISTORY MUSIC..CHECK OUT OUR STORE […]