Living On Music with Steve Houk (Steve Houk)

Get ready and get set to take a rare walk-and-talk journey through a swath of coveted locations at The Birchmere -- one of the country's most revered venues -- along with the two co-authors of the brand new bio/chronicle book "All Roads Lead To The Birchmere" -- the venue's longtime owner Gary Oelze and author/journalist Stephen Moore. It's quite a memorable jaunt as the authors and host Steve Houk stroll through the most beloved areas of this hallowed nightspot, talking in-depth about their new book on a number of levels and reminiscing about moments at the storied hall.

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One of rock and roll's most durable musicians Willie Nile opens up about how he's dealt with the recent unprecedented times, how he been able to keep his energy, positivity and drive going, still releasing records and finding ways to keep busy. It's a fabulous conversation with this longtime rock and roll mainstay.

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Jake Shimabukuro has taken the ukulele to points previously thought impossible, and in the process, he’s reinvented the applications for this tiny, heretofore underappreciated four-string instrument, causing many to call him “the Jimi Hendrix of the ‘ukulele.” Over the past two decades, Jake has proved that there isn’t a style of music that he can’t play. While versatility for any musician is impressive, what’s remarkable about Jake’s transcendent skills is how he explores his seemingly limitless vocabulary – whether it’s jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, folk or even classical – on perhaps the unlikeliest of instruments. He also plays two songs here that appear on his current much anticipated new album, Jake and Friends, including The Beatles' "Something."

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I am SO excited that here a couple of weeks after Carly Simon was nominated for the R & R Hall of Fame, I have her longtime guitarist and close collaborator Jimmy Ryan on Living On Music. We take a great ride and talk alot about his truly wondrous times with Carly, his early days with 60s pop rock hitsters The Critters, plus his many experiences playing alongside Carly and also a slew of world famous artists and session players, even playing bass on Jim Croce's "Don't Mess Around with Jim"! So please join Jimmy and me here.

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So HUGELY honored to interview such a rock legend. I mean, he directly influenced drummers like John Bonham, Phil Collins, Joey Kramer, Neil Peart, and millions of others around the world...plus he started Vanilla Fudge, who became leaders in the edgy hard rock beginnings...he also played drums and wrote songs with Rod Stewart in his hey-day including on the seminal 70's record Footloose And Fancy Free...and there's so much more to learn! Join us!

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Quinn Sullivan's story began with an appearance on Ellen at 6 years old playing guitar...then after a chance encounter with Buddy Guy, who pulled him out of the audience when he was around 8 years old and invited him to play onstage, he wowed the crowd and launched his now-soaring career. Quinn has been traveling the world ever since, he has become a revered blues-oriented guitarist performing in venues like (my favorite ever) Madison Square Garden and also the legendary Hollywood Bowl, and also on shows like CBS Saturday and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. But now at 22 years old, Quinn’s latest album "Wide Awake" marks a seminal turning point in his career, as he delves deeper into his own as a top singer/songwriter role while still highlighting his guitar chops.

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There aren't many more amazing moments that sitting an talking to a guy like Tom Rush, who as a seminal folk legend at 81 is still going strong, back playing all over the country, sometimes with people like Gordon Lightfoot, Dewey Bunnell from America, Jonathan Edwards, Tom Paxton, plus it's our second visit on the show!

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Ever wonder what it must have been like to see legends like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck become part of a renowned rock band you founded called The Yardbirds? Or what it had to be like to launch a prog-rock classic band like Renaissance? Well get ready for a memorable ride with the one and only Jim McCarty, a seminal drummer who tells some wonderful stories about his part in rock and roll history.

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When not being a single Dad to four awesome daughters, Eric is a well-respected sought-after artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist. After many years behind both the drumkit and mixing board, Eric has stepped out front, releasing his first solo/original music in 2020, including the “Do, Baby” EP, as well as two singles, “Anxious Zen” and “Another Page.” In 2021, Eric released the full-length record, "Where You Born At?" as well as the singles, “Orbit," "Arise" and "The Lean Years." Eric is currently working on his next record, expected to be released in 2022.
Eric has been named Blue 411‘s Drum Thumper “Jimi” Award winner, been nominated for multiple WAMMIE awards, inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, #1 on Blues411‘s charts multiple times and was featured in Modern Drummer for his approach and perspective in their “Drummer Blogs.”

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Desson Thomson (lead vocals) & Brad Heck (guitar) -- co-founders of DC-area based band Cairo Fred, and the main co-writers of the band -- talk about their longtime collaboration as both musicians and friends; they met back in the 70's, have written music together since the 80s, and have played together in various lineups which ultimately became Cairo Fred in 2000. Since then the band has won numerous music awards, and were Wammie-nominated most recently in 2022. The Washington Post headline of a recent article on the band said, “After two decades, Cairo Fred starts to build a songbook,” and that's so true, they released "Freedom Street” in 2021 and have a new one on the way they hope to have finished by the end of 2022.

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With a mix of folk, roots-rock, and richly delivered storytelling, Steve Forbert is truly a pioneer of the roots-rock genre. He's been a torchbearer of the sound for more than four decades, navigating the twists and turns of an acclaimed career that's taken him from gold records to Grammy nominations, from New York City's CBGB to Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, from his 1978 debut album to 2022's vital and versatile Moving Through America.

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One of the area’s most respected musical presences, Gina joins us from Rockville MD’s Hank Dietle’s Tavern where she is also general manager, for some talk about her musical evolution, her 15 years with Bandhouse Gigs, her band 40 Dollar Fine, and her recent performing.

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Longtime music producer/performer/teacher/mentor Todd Jones talks about his almost fifty-year musical evolution as a multi-instrumentalist, his two new records, his music producing in Las Vegas, New York City and London, and also how what he is facing in the coming months after a long battle with cancer. Todd will also perform two songs with his most revered student vocalist, Christina Ross.

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It's an interview with the founder of the local Young Songwriters Camp, Dan Paris, a teacher at H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, who started the camp after being a motivator for a while for young songwriters in the area. If your kids are interested in music and want to take it a step up with songwriting, or maybe they're already writing songs, check out my talk here with Dan and see why this camp is just what they'd want! And all the information is right here too to register, or just go to tinyurl.com/youngsongwriters!

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Check out this LIVING ON MUSIC QUICK HIT with me and longtime area musician Bill Kalish from the band Color School to talk about their fun and collaborative gig this Saturday 5/28 from 3-5pm at the Del Ray Artisans Gallery in Alexandria!

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Join Steve and Earth Wind and Fire lead singer Philip Bailey for a conversation that took place on 3 6 20 about Bailey's time with EWF and more.

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It's a conversation with Deborah Bonham, UK soul/blues/rock singer/songwriter and sister of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. you'll hear some great stories about her early life with her legendary brother Bonzo, about her singing mentor named Robert Plant, as well as a look at her respected career as a performer.

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Respected and talented DC-area singer/songwriter Juliet Lloyd joins Steve Houk for a Living On Music Quick Hit about her upcoming new EP High Road (out 7/6/22), her musical evolution via Boston and Berklee, and her red-hot upcoming tour schedule.

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Join host Steve Houk for a conversation with band founders Caloaidhe and Meghan Davis who began The 19th Street Band after Cally left Ireland to try and make it in music in America, met his wife-to-be Meghan, and they later added Patty Dogerty on drums and Greg Hardin on bass, and so began The 19th Street Band, who has become a staple of the DC musical community and beyond.

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Revered DC-area singer/songwriter Eric Scott talks about his latest triumphs including his critically acclaimed 2020 record Peace Bomb, his extensive gig schedule including one in Switzerland with Deanna Bogart as well as his upcoming appearance at the July 10th NOVA Music Fest benefiting Cancer Can Rock, and more.

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Join Steve Houk for a conversation with respected DC-area/VA-born singer/songwriter Chris Timbers, about his recent record release, his busy return to live music including July 10th at the NOVA Music Fest to benefit Cancer Can Rock, and more.

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Join Living On Music host Steve Houk for a wonderful conversation with Patty Reese, one of the DC-area's most revered and respected longtime musicians, about her upcoming album Salty And Sweet, her marvelous experience recording in Nashville, her very busy return to live music, and more.

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Longtime respected DC-area bass player and musical staple John Previti talks about the legendary Danny Gatton in anticipation of the Danny Gatton Birthday Celebration to be held on 9/2/22 at The Birchmere. John talks about his epic bass playing with Danny, which he did for 18 years, and shares some early stories about their relationship and the palpable aspects of Danny's strength and power.

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On her second appearance on Living On Music, the incomparable founder of and lead guitarist for Lez Zeppelin, STEPH PAYNES, talks about her band's recent resurgence including a whirlwind Australian tour, and also reveals exclusive details for the first time about a possible upcoming new record and also a memoir of her and this amazing band's history.

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On his first appearance on Living On Music, DC area singer songwriter guitarist Gary Smallwood talks about his current new music and busy gigging, and also about his music history playing with some of rock's best known artists as well as local DC ones and carving out a career that has become steady and revered.

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One of the performers at the upcoming Cancer Can Rock event is Kara Davis along with her longtime musician husband Matt Davis. Kara got cancer in 2021 and was a participant in the Cancer Can Rock experience. We talk about that and her musical life.

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These two amazingly talented musicians Jen and Scott Smith, aka Naked Blue, have been highly respected in the DC area and all around the world for years as a powerful duo as well as collaborating with fellow DC musicians and others as top-shelf songwriters, they are stellar with their Americana roots rock style in both live gigs and on numerous studio recordings, and recently after a decades-long friendship with bestselling author Lee Child, these two people spent some quality time exploring their favorite character Jack Reacher in a new medium, and the result is a full length album, "Just the Clothes on My Back." And one of the songs from that record is now prominent on the hit Amazon Prime show, “Reacher” as well.

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Great conversation with longtime rock photographer Steve Schneider who recently released a magnificent coffee table book collection of his most superb and prized rock photos called "The First Three Songs," featuring everyone from Neil Young to Kurt Cobain, from The Grateful Dead to U2, from Santana to Pearl Jam, the list goes on and on, and the photographs vividly show the power, the personality and the sheer rock and roll soul of so many of rock's greatest artists. You'll see many of the shots, hear his stories of why he titled the book "First Three Songs," also what it was like teaming up with The Grateful Dead and more.

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It's a fabulous Southern Rock-laden conversation with founder/guitarist Scott Stephens and fellow guitarist Terry Tyson from the East Coast's top Southern Rock tribute band HIGH NOON, we talk about their band's decade-plus evolution, their own career paths, and the reasons why their band loves so accurately reproducing the legendary music by their main concentration Lynyrd Skynyrd, but also by the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet and 38 Special. We also go deep and talk about all of those bands' storied histories, sharing personal experiences and also why each band remains a musical mainstay for a band like theirs and for 45 year fans like so many of us.

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From 2020, my first podcast, about The Allman Brothers have been part of my life for some 45 years, and to be able to interview both Gregg Allman and Derek Trucks and to talk about my history with this seminal band was a joy.

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Edward O’Connell is a revered Washington, D.C.-based songwriter, whose newest third album, “Feel Some Love” was released in October of 2022. Carrying a “tunesmith torch” that earned him comparisons to Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Tom Petty and Warren Zevon, O’Connell has garnered various songwriting awards and multiple Wammie (Washington Area Music Awards) nominations, and he appears regularly in the D.C. area as a member of multiple bands including The Cooperators, The McDuffees, and The Montgomery Warlocks, and as a featured keyboard and guitar player in various BandHouse Gigs and Newmyer Flyer productions. As a young radio DJ in Hartford, he was the last person to interview Little Feat's Lowell George before he died a week later, and a clip of that interview is on this episode.

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Here's a very special episode of Living On Music with CANNED HEAT DRUMMER ADOLFO "FITO" DE LA PARRA! Fito is the only surviving member of legendary blues rock band Canned Heat, he played his first official gig with them on December 1, 1967 in California sharing top billing with The Doors, and has been with them ever since. It's an amazing conversation about his seminal band that still tours today with him at the helm, also amazing adventures about playing at Woodstock and much more.

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In this special Living On Music Excerpt, Yes' legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman exuberantly tells the tale of what it was like at the time when Yes made their classic "Tales From Topographic Oceans" album.

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In this second of two excerpts with the legendary keyboardist of Yes, Rick Wakeman reveals details about one of his most iconic albums; 'The Myths & Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'. He tells the story of how its full live production ON ICE came together, and his desire to perform it again one day.

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Peter Noone has been lauded as a world-renowned multi-talented entertainer for decades, as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. At the age of fifteen, Peter achieved international fame as lead singer of the legendary 60's pop band Herman’s Hermits, who ultimately sold over sixty million recordings, and had fourteen singles and seven albums that went gold. Throughout the 70's, Noone performed, composed songs and produced recordings with such artists as David Bowie, Debby Boone and Graham Gouldman; his album with the Tremblers, “Twice Nightly” and his solo effort “One of The Glory Boys” were also both critically and commercially successful. With characteristic zeal, Peter also took on leading roles in full-scale theatrical productions of Dick Wittington, Aladdin, and Sinbad The Sailor. The following years found Peter starring on Broadway as well as with both the U.S. National Touring Company and the International Touring Company. Today, accompanied by his band Herman’s Hermits, Noone consistently plays to sold-out venues the world over, and still has a legion of faithful fans known as “Noonatics."

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Livingston Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer Alex Taylor, and innkeeper and singer Hugh Taylor who died in 1993. Taylor is most notable for his Billboard hits "I Will Be In Love With You", "First Time Love", and "I'll Come Running" and he continues to perform nationally and internationally. He has collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, and Jethro Tull, as well as a former faculty member at Berklee College of Music and a curren tone at Frost School Of Music in Miami.
He begins a Home For The Holidays run with Karla Bonoff starting Dec 4 in Kent Ohio, and will be playing Dec 11th at The Birchmere. Join Living On Music on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/livingonmusic and on YouTube at youtube.com/@livingonmusicwithstevehouk.

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While American singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff has released a number of excellent albums and performed often as a solo artist, she is also well-known for her outstanding songwriting, Bonoff's songs include "Home," covered by Bonnie Raitt, "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd, and "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson. Most notably, Linda Ronstadt recorded several Bonoff songs, including three tracks on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind ("Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", "Lose Again" and "If He's Ever Near"), which introduced Bonoff to a mass audience, and Bonoff's song "All My Life", a 1989 duet with Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, won a Grammy. Throughout the years, Karla has continued to do what she does best. She's toured with Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, J.D. Souther and others, building up a passionate audience, resulting in sold-out houses everywhere. Karla continues to perform all over America, and often after her concerts, Karla talks with fans and signs CDs and well-worn LP covers people bring to her shows. Japan has also been very supportive of Karla's music and she's toured there twice in recent years. She begins a Home For The Holidays run with Livingston Taylor starting Dec 4 in Kent Ohio, and will be playing Dec 11th at The Birchmere.

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Supremely talented Country/Americana songstress Melissa Quinn Fox is known best for her story-driven songs, her unique vocal tone, and her captivating live performances, reviews have described Melissa’s vocals as “gritty, gorgeous, and a sound all her own.” Since 2021, the hard-working musician has released NINE well-received singles, has been featured on the radio in her homeland of Pittsburgh and also Washington, D.C areas, has played over 150 live shows, and has opened for artists such as Jerrod Niemann, Chase Bryant, Tyler Farr, and Sam Grow. A member of ASCAP and the Songwriter's Guild of America, Melissa was recently recognized for her exceptional songwriting by being nominated for and winning the award for Best Country/Americana Song at the 2022 Washington DC Area Wammie Awards for her single "Back There," and she has also just been nominated again for multiple Wammies for the 2023 awards.

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It's a special LIVING ON MUSIC EXCERPT from my memorable 2019 interview with Little Feat mainstay PAUL BARRERE -- not long before he and I met in person a few weeks after the interview, and also not long before Paul's passing -- where he talks about why he feels Little Feat has lasted so long with both its fan base and new fans, and he also touches on how the band felt regrouping after Lowell George's death.

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I interviewed David Crosby in 2019, a good bit shorter than my first one with him in 2015, yet it was still an unforgettable, upbeat, fun chat with this music legend. Here's the unedited 10 or so minute talk we had.

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TAKE A RIDE WITH ME AT ONE OF BRUCE' SPRINGSTEEN'S MOST EMOTIONALLY POWERFUL SHOWS EVER. This week I found a long e-mail concert review I did for a variety of people of Bruce's summer 2002 show in DC, it was his first tour since 9-11, and this story took me back to easily one of the most emotionally unforgettable shows I have ever seen of his or anyone else. And hey, I also got to meet one of the E Street Band guys prior, too. But this will take you right back with me, and remind you of how memorable it was, and how much he means to us as he begins his current tour 20 years later. Enjoy.


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From blues to rock to country to Buffett, Dave Mininberg covers a lot of ground as he keeps expanding his repertoire of originals and covers. Along with working regularly with professional songwriters and music licensing agencies in Nashville, he has been featured on Nashville radio shows such as WFMC jams and his single “Jimmy Buffett Didn’t Write This Song” spent over 4 months on the top 40 on A1A radio. Dave visits Nashville 3-4 times per year and has been a regular in writer rounds at such venues as The Commodore Grille, Bobby's Idle hour and more, and he has also done small tours with fellow Nashville writers such as Marc-Alan Barnette, Eric Haines and John Carroll. He performs as a featured artist at numerous festivals including the 3rd Street Songwriter Festival in Baton Rouge and as part of the hit writer series at the Whiskey Bent in Nashville. He has had songs in rotation on the Island Time radio show in Cleveland, Beachbarradio.com out of the Florida Keys, Tampa Bay FM and other stations. Dave is a member of the International Singer-Songwriter Association, and he just released an album called "Change Your State Of Mind" on all major streaming services. “It is really a collection of songs centered around the beach or the (Florida) Keys," Dave described.

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A Scottish-born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, AL STEWART developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history. Stewart has released 16 studio and three live albums since his debut record "Bedsitter Images" in 1967, and is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat" from the platinum album of the same name. Stewart appears throughout the musical history of the folk revivalist era, he also played at the first-ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970, knew Yoko Ono before she met John Lennon, shared a London flat with a young Paul Simon (who was collaborating with Bruce Woodley of The Seekers), and hosted at the Les Cousins folk club in London in the 1960s. Stewart has worked with Peter White, Alan Parsons, Jimmy Page, Richard Thompson, Rick Wakeman, Francis Monkman, Tori Amos, and Tim Renwick, and more recently has played with Dave Nachmanoff and former Wings lead-guitarist Laurence Juber. Al continues to tour extensively around the U.S. and Europe.

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Jim Babjak is a founding member, songwriter, singer, and lead guitarist for the internationally-acclaimed rock band The Smithereens from 1980 until today. He is also the founder of his musical side projects, Buzzed Meg and The BAR, and proprietor of Babjax Coffee. The Smithereens are a loud and proud New Jersey band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop songs, infused with a lifelong passion for rock ‘n’ roll! Founded in New Jersey in 1980, The Smithereens have been creating electrifying, original rock’n’roll for 42 years. Jim Babjak (guitar) Dennis Diken (drums) and Mike Mesaros (bass) grew up together in Carteret NJ and lead singer, the late Pat DiNizio, hailed from Scotch Plains. As As the Smithereens’ fame escalated, they were in heavy rotation on MTV and appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, and Saturday Night Live and have since performed on stages coast to coast from the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles to the Meadowlands Arena in NJ to Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, and internationally from Europe to Australia; tour mates have included Tom Petty, Squeeze, The Pretenders, Lou Reed, and Ramones, among others. And with the 2017 passing of Pat DiNizio, the surviving members have decided to persevere and carry on their shared musical legacy. Using guest vocalists including Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms and Marshall Crenshaw, they continue to entertain and rock fans all over the U.S. and the world!

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A Loudon-county based singer-songwriter who began her musical life at the age of 5, this now 16 year-old phenomenon has been playing dozens of gigs in her early teens, has been mentored by some of the region's best local musicians and music teachers and it is paying off bigtime, is nominated for a 2023 Best Of Loudon County VA award, and just wrote her first song "One Track Mind" which she debuts right here on this episode of LIVING ON MUSIC.

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The Go-Go’s are rooted in music history as not just a pop phenomenon but true groundbreakers as well, and dynamically stellar drummer/songwriter Gina Schock was a key presence right behind their skins from the outset of their success. These were genuine punk rockers who sprinkled in rock pop and their 1981 debut album Beauty and the Beat, featuring the hits “Our Lips Are Sealed” (one of Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Pop Singles) and “We Got the Beat,” was one of the most successful debut albums of all time, No. 1 on the Billboard charts for six consecutive weeks and resulted in a Grammy® nomination for Best New Artist. As Gina and her bandmates endured the pandemic, The Go-Go's were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and also were the subject of a documentary on Showtime. Gina has also written title songs for Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, and has her own band still performing called House of Schock.

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DC-area music staple Patty Reese makes her third appearance on Living On Music to talk about her new album "Life Us Up" that's coming out soon, her recent stellar live gigs at legendary Saxon Pub in Austin and also down in Florida with a longtime former bandmate who leads Mr. Nice Guy, one of southern Florida's most well-known bands, and other elements of her current musical surge.
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Jim Babjak is a founding member, songwriter, singer, and lead guitarist for the internationally-acclaimed rock band The Smithereens from 1980 until today. He is also the founder of his musical side projects, Buzzed Meg and The BAR, and proprietor of Babjax Coffee. The Smithereens are a loud and proud New Jersey band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop songs, infused with a lifelong passion for rock ‘n’ roll! Founded in New Jersey in 1980, The Smithereens have been creating electrifying, original rock’n’roll for 42 years. Jim Babjak (guitar) Dennis Diken (drums) and Mike Mesaros (bass) grew up together in Carteret NJ and lead singer, the late Pat DiNizio, hailed from Scotch Plains. As As the Smithereens’ fame escalated, they were in heavy rotation on MTV and appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, and Saturday Night Live and have since performed on stages coast to coast from the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles to the Meadowlands Arena in NJ to Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, and internationally from Europe to Australia; tour mates have included Tom Petty, Squeeze, The Pretenders, Lou Reed, and Ramones, among others. And with the 2017 passing of Pat DiNizio, the surviving members have decided to persevere and carry on their shared musical legacy. Using guest vocalists including Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms and Marshall Crenshaw, they continue to entertain and rock fans all over the U.S. and the world! Join Living On Music on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/livingonmusic and here on YouTube at / @livingonmusicwit... . You can also listen to this show as a PODCAST at https://www.spreaker.com/user/1606871....

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Recent three-time Wammie award winner Melissa Quinn Fox joins Steve Houk for her second ride on Living On Music, this time to catch up and update about her many wonderful current highlights like those Wammie wins, her fervent and solid songwriting, her burgeoning video production, and more of her current surge as an ascending Country/Americana singer/songwriter.

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Four of the five members of INDIGO THURSDAY started playing together through the ROCK OF AGES MUSIC music school in 2021, and after their drummer joined the band later that year, things have really elevated for this 5-piece rock pop alt molded band. They recorded three singles that were released via popular music platforms as an EP in February, the single “Bad Man” is on Spotify now and has a similar feel to The Runaways, the 70s rock band with Joan Jett and Lita Ford. Indigo Thursday has played gigs at places like Art on the Avenue, Jammin’ Java and others, and has a large local young adult following.

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Frank Stefanko fell in love with photography and music at a very young age, and as a result, one of the highlights of his lengthy career was to have photographed Bruce Springsteen in numerous ways over a 40 year time span. From meeting up and walking around Stefanko's house taking pictures that would eventually grace the covers of "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" and "The River," to Bruce using a Stefanko picture on the cover of his autobiography "Born To Run," their friendship grew well over decades. Stefanko also used his many photographic talents to create a myriad of exceptional nature images too, which along with his musician work grace photo galleries across the globe.

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Susan Pilchard Oelze married the late and legendary Birchmere owner Gary Oelze in 2013, and in the ten years they spent together, they grew closer and bonded like they had hoped they would with someone their whole lives, all while he was running one of the country's most revered venues. Learn what it was like to be married to this seminal man of the music world, who we lost this year at 80.

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John McEuen is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, he has played over 10,000 concerts and 300 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles - with the band and as a solo performer, has made over 40 albums (7 solo) that have earned four platinum and five gold recognition awards, Grammy nominations, CMA and ACM awards, an Emmy nomination, IBMA record of the year award, and he has performed on another 25 albums as a guest artist. He's also produced another 7 albums, and 14 film scores (two Emmy nominated shows) and more than 300 concerts throughout his career - the first in 1965 in Long Beach Calif., with Bob Dylan. His production of "Steve Martin - The Crow" won the 2010 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy with his teenage pal Steve. Prior to that, The Music of the Wild West CD - produced by McEuen - was honored with the Western Heritage Award. In April of 2018 John officially became an author, with his first book The Life I’ve Picked being published (On Chicago Review Press): a memoire, a telling of incredible stories from raising 6 kids in the music business and the ins and outs of being an iconic band member to being a single father to his current full and varied career, his book takes the reader on his unusual journey. In September of 2017 John was inducted in to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame.

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Lawrence Gowan is a Scottish born Canadian singer and keyboardist born in Glasgow and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario, who has been both an esteemed solo artist his entire career, as well as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the longtime prog-rockesque band Styx since May 1999. His musical style is usually classified in the categories of pop and progressive rock.

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DC-area singer/songwriter Ryan Wright has developed into a stellar musician as she has reached her twenties; with a unique, moving and sultry sense of composition and singing, she has made a name for herself already and is ascending all along with a recent new EP and extensive touring. And having a father like revered DC regional musician Todd Wright has been nothing but a godsend and a supportive piece of her consistent musical rise.

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Melissa Manchester’s career is remarkable not only for its longevity and accomplishments, but for its versatility. Following her time as a 'Harlette' behind Bette Midler thanks to her teen pal Barry Manilow, Melissa’s tremendously successful solo career brought her critical and commercial acclaim. The “Midnight Blue” singer received her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in 1979 for the Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager-penned “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” winning the Grammy in that category four years later for “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” In 1980, Melissa became the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, “Through The Eyes Of Love” from 'Ice Castles' and “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from 'The Promise' and to perform them both on the Oscar telecast. Melissa has also had her songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Kenny Loggins, and many others. She has written tunes for several other films including 'The Great Mouse Detective,' 'Lady and the Tramp II,' 'Dirty Girl' and Tyler Perry’s 'For Colored Girls.' Her upcoming album, RE:VIEW, due out in the coming months, features previously unreleased songs as well as fresh takes on several of Melissa’s enduring classic hits.

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As only one of his many talents, ARLEN SCHUMER creates award-winning comic book-styled illustrations for the advertising and editorial markets, and is one of the foremost historians of comic book art -- Comic Book Artist magazine named him "one of the more articulate and enthusiastic advocates of comic book art in America.” His coffeetable art book 'The Silver Age of Comic Book Art' (https://bit.ly/3BUHSjP) won the Independent Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book, and ABC-TV's 20/20 called him “one of the countryʼs preeminent authorities on comics and culture" after interviewing him (http://youtu.be/_e634FDTBaI). He has worked with some truly incredible legendary designers, artists and creative people, among so many topics and subjects and a truly mindblowing spectrum of involvement, with a very special concentrated focus on the wonders of Comic Book art and its characters, the creative magnificence of a man named Bruce Springsteen, and the bizarre, brilliant and timeless resonance of the classic TV show "The Twilight Zone." Other books of his are 'Visions from The Twilight Zone' (https://amzn.to/3xZM7af) and 'The Neal Adams Sketchbook' (https://amzn.to/3uATfHZ).

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“My music can range from dark to happy, from Indie to singer-songwriter to straight-up pop, it just depends on what is happening in my life at the time...I usually gear toward the darker side, because it helps me process my feelings and emotions and I hope helps others too, but I do like to write some heartwarming songs as well, and sometimes some extremely happy upbeat songs!”

A lifetime resident of Maryland and Virginia, in 2009 Michelle Lockey joined Taxi Music and learned about the world of pitching songs to Film & TV, and a whole new world opened up for her. She has gone on to release 6 albums and many singles, two of which were released by Black Toast Records, and her high profile TV placements continue to rack up on shows such as Amazon Prime's Good Girls Revolt, Young Sheldon First Look Trailer, The Voice, The CW's Reign & The Originals, USA’s Benched & No Tomorrow, The Fosters, Inside the PGA, Longmire, and she landed the theme song to MAVTv’s Gear Heads. In 2014, she was nominated for two Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards) and has wracked up many more awards. Her other significant goal, was putting together a workshop on understanding Music Licensing, since then it has morphed into Licensing Songs Academy. The Academy now has roughly 200 students who are learning about music licensing & are part of the supportive community of the Academy.

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Like his legendary Texas guitar slinger forebears, Clay lives and breathes the fiery swagger of electric guitars and the irresistible allure of rhythm-soaked sounds, that’s Clay Melton’s musical calling in a nutshell. The Roots Music Report (the #1 independent music chart in the world) ranked Clay on their Blues Rock charts in three categories: the #1 song in the world for the title track to the album Back to Blue, the #9 album in the world on their Blues Rock chart, and the #7 album in Texas for all genres of music. Clay’s 2022 release, Live in Texas, which includes ten original songs and one cover, was spun on more than 160 radio stations in the U.S. and abroad, his riveting cover of ZZ Top’s Jesus Just Left Chicago climbed to the #1 song in the world on the Roots Music Blues Rock chart in June 2022. On February 24th 2023, Clay released worldwide a new single, “Alive on a Wire” and followed-up on April 14th with a second new single, entitled “Runner.” This young guitar slinger is quickly establishing himself as a rising star.

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John Ford Coley is an American singer, classically trained pianist, guitarist, actor, and author, most known for his partnership from 1970-80 in the very successful musical duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. Overall, they had four top-ten hits and two top-twenty hits, were nominated for a Grammy Award, received triple-platinum and gold records, and released eight albums.

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Here's a very special LIVING ON MUSIC conversation with former Danny Gatton band members/friends John Previti, Dave Elliott and Tommy Lepson, talking openly about some of their amazing personal and professional experiences with legendary Danny, in advance of the 4th annual Danny Gatton Birthday Tribute concert.

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Art Alexakis is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the 1990s who celebrated their 30th Anniversary in 2022. And despite his fairly recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis, Alexakis has made it clear that he has no plans to slow down. Since forming in 1992, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career spanning 11 studio releases, including four that have been certified Gold or Platinum, selling over 6 million records, and achieving 12 Top 40 Hit Singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult Top 40 radio, including “Santa Monica,” “Father of Mine,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Wonderful” and “Everything To Everyone,” as well as numerous videos, thousands of shows, and various other accolades, including a 1998 Grammy nomination. Art has been a member of several other bands in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists, and he founded several record labels throughout his career, and worked as an A&R representative for major record labels between and during his own musical projects. Later he became a political activist, and lobbied for special concerns which included drug awareness policies, and support for the families of the military.

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Wendy, Audrey, and Mary are The Mystic Chics. That’s Chics without a “K.” Healers, authors, musicians and family, these Modern Medicine Women offer group healing events, private sessions in their two East Coast studios, online courses and events as well as ceremonial healing events around the country, they create, produce and host a weekly online show “Mystic Mondays Live” every Monday evening on Instagram at 6 pm where they engage with listeners in conscious conversation while providing sound medicine, music, energy clearing tips, spiritual messages and more. Their unique combination of energy medicine skills, spiritual gifts, and family harmonies provides a transformational experience for anyone receiving their various forms of healing medicine.

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Celebrating 52 years of being co-founder and drummer of rock mainstay Foghat in 2023, Roger Earl is still ferociously banging away all these years later. With eight gold records, two platinum records, and one multi platinum record under his belt and many other projects in the works over five decades, Roger Earl quotes the late Foghat singer Lonesome Dave when he says “I’M GONNA ROLL ‘TIL I’M OLD, GONNA ROCK ‘TIL I DROP!” In November of 2023, they will release a new album titled 'Sonic Mojo,' and they are still out on the road, traveling across the land and bringing their infectious boogie to packed houses full of adoring fans nearly every night. A Foghat concert is every bit as much fun and intense now as it was in 1977 when their classic multi-platinum album 'Foghat Live' broke them around the world. Looking back, it’s only fitting that it was a live album that made Foghat a household name. The band wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is known to millions of music fans from his groundbreaking work with Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers and Spirit, and from countless smash hit recordings he’s performed on as one of the most respected and sought-after studio musicians of his time. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and advised U.S. members of Congress on missile defense. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers in 2020.

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JOCK BARTLEY is known for his melodic, tasteful and fiery lead guitar style, his playing has influenced many rock & roll and country rock guitarists who have come in later generations. Firefall is an American country rock band that was formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1974, and founded by Bartley, who had been Tommy Bolin's replacement in Zephyr and who had also been playing with Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, and Rick Roberts, former member of the Flying Burrito Brothers. The band had several gold and platinum records and it's biggest hit single, "You Are the Woman" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard chart in 1976. Other hits included "Just Remember I Love You" (#11 in 1977), "Strange Way" (#11 in 1978), "Cinderella" (#34 in 1977), "Headed for a Fall" (#35 in 1980), and "Staying with It" (#37 in 1981).

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Composer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Bruce has toured, performed, recorded and appeared on records with some of the biggest names in music including Little Richard, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Dr John, Steve Cropper, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath), Simon Phillips (Toto, The Who, Jeff Beck), Leslie West and Corky Laing (Mountain), Tony Butler and Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) and his father, the late Jack Bruce of Cream. Malcolm was co-executive producer, arranger and performer for "Heavenly Cream: An Acoustic Tribute to Cream”, a project headed by Cream lyricist Pete Brown and recorded at Abbey Road Studios, which featured performances by Ginger Baker, Joe Bonamassa, Bobby Rush, Paul Rodgers, Deborah Bonham, Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake), Pee-Wee Ellis (James Brown), Abass Dodoo and many more. Quarto Valley Records released. The album takes us on a magical journey -- traveling the brief course of the iconic band’s musical life -- back to the raw, stripped-down magic of the creativity of Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, and Pete Brown. Produced by Rob Cass, the album along with a documentary, 'THE CREAM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS' was released by Quarto Valley Records in November 2023. He’s currently working on a new album, FAKE HUMANS AND REAL DOLLS, to be released in 2024.

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Robert Gabriel is from Alexandria and has been playing music in the area for almost 40 years: R&B, country, swing and blues, and also produced a CD in a band called 'The Spoilers,' a style the band called 'Swing-a-Billy.' Recently, Rob was asked to join a national touring act called John Paycheck and the Calvary as bassist and musical director; John is the son of the Nashville legend Johnny Paycheck who played on Hee Haw, performed on world tours, performed at the Grand Ol' Opry and had many country hits in the 1970s and 1980s. His son John recently got out of the United States Army where he served as a helicopter fighter pilot and did tours in Afghanistan and the Middle East, but is now out of the service after a distinguished career, and Rob Gabriel will be fulfilling a lifetime dream and joining him on tour in the spring.

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Alexandria-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and music producer John Fishell's formal classical training occasionally pokes through into his musical presence, as does his professional experience with jazz and world music. But John will ultimately carry the heavy rock to you, and all you need to do is dig on it. While studying music in college, NEA Jazz Master David Liebman recruited John to record a big band album, and this relationship led to John engineering various albums with other future NEA Jazz Masters including Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Cobb, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, and Billy Hart. The 2002 Dave Liebman Big Band album John worked on called 'Beyond the Line' was Grammy-nominated in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement” category. Alongside being a traveling music production and recording college instructor until recently, John has produced a live studio album and written previous songs, but most recently released the single "Carolina California" which made the top 40 on the Mediabase chart. He will be touring in the UK this year and elsewhere.

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Back in the late 80's when the legendary club Palomino in LA was a seminal spot for the post-cowpunk California country scene, The Mustangs were a young, all-girl band who were "long on chops and strong on harmonies." After a successful few years of touring and performing, members of the group parted ways in the mid-90s to pursue other musical interests, but in 2017, The Mustangs began their renewal remembering how strong their sound was. The three original members of the group -- Suzanna Spring, Holly Montgomery and Sherry Rayn Barnett -- reconnected with a new name, Mustangs Of The West, added two dynamic new players to complete the line-up: Canadian drummer Suzanne Morissette and violinist/vocalist Aubrey Richmond, and after hearing the band rehearse at Clear Lake Audio, Los Angeles label Blue Élan Records offered the band a deal on the spot, resulting in their 2020 album release called "TIME," produced by Mark Howard (Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, U2) and received acclaim from the San Francisco Chronicle, Americana Highways, Goldmine Magazine, No Depression, Pulse, Guitar Girl Magazine, renowned Nashville journalist Holly Gleason, and many other music writers. As the music business slowly recovered from COVID shutdowns, Mustangs Of The West joined a new label, and the result was “SEA OF HEARTBREAK" and "DOWN AT THE PALOMINO," released in July 2023.

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Born in Bogota, Colombia, Andrés Cepeda is a platinum-selling producer, singer and songwriter with a unique career that has allowed him to tour the world, be on the cover of multiple magazines, newspapers and playlists on major music platforms, he has been a coach on talent shows, including 12 seasons of La Voz (The Voice) in his hometown of Colombia, also achieving top of radio charts with countless singles. With over 12 million followers on social media platforms, Andrés has received fifteen nominations and has won four Latin Grammy Awards, plus multiple diamond, platinum and gold records, and has shared unparalleled experiences with his fans. His style has become iconic because his personal signature has allowed him to blend different genres always rescuing romantic lyrics. All this has made Andrés Cepeda become one of the most respected and beloved artists in Latin America.

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The world's most revered and adored ukelele player/songwriter JAKE SHIMABUKURO joins Living On Music for the third time, here talking about his most recent album 'Grateful' and how he collaborated on the record with a real treasure trove of the best Hawaiian musicians anywhere, some that influenced and mentored him and halped start his career, some he collaborated and bonded with, and some he just wanted to perform alongside with. Jake also talks about his upcoming Japanese tour, which for his first time ever will be with a foursome, and he also touches on how he became influenced to play ukelele.

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This wonderful longtime Connecticut-born/Virginia-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and storyteller's latest solo project "Treasures in My Chest" is a profound album and book about his singular experiences deeply exploring his family history. Hailing from the historic village of Lincoln, Virginia, Andrew has had a long musical life with numerous albums, several band collaborations and more, he also teaches guitar and songwriting, offers a variety of programs and workshops for students and adult learners, and is a consultant for people learning to use DNA for genealogy and family history research. His music is in several documentaries and podcasts, and he has written songs with both kindergarteners as well as one on one with veterans to help healing their PTSD. His ambitious plans for 2024, in addition to writing songs for the next album, are as diverse as his interests: he is featured in and helped produce two music mini-documentaries for release this year, he is also helping his cousin, singer and actress Suzanne Lukather, developing her one-woman stage show Little Blue Suitcase, and he is launching a new service, interviewing revered family elders on video telling their stories in their own words to future generations. And while development was stalled by the pandemic, he is now finishing work on his inspirational keynote program, “The Gifts in Our Genes.”

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John DeNicola is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination in 1988. In 1989 he was the co-winner of ASCAP Awards' "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures" for "Time of My Life" as well as for "Hungry Eyes", another song from the film. In addition to Dirty Dancing hits for Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes and Eric Carmen, he has also written songs with and for Eddie Money, John Waite, Kristine W, Steve Holy, Jeannie Kendall, Sugar Jones, Annie Haslam, Bernie Worrell, The Sighs and Martin Briley, and has recently released his own two solo albums. 

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ANNIE RAY currently serves as both the Orchestra Director and Performing Arts Department Chair at Annandale High School (AHS) in the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system; "Music itself is not the universal language," she says, "but the ACT OF MAKING MUSIC is.” Annie is an advocate for providing universal access to quality music education and is known for founding and developing creative opportunities to make music accessible to students of all demographics. Her additional creation of the FCPS Parent Orchestra teaches just under 200 caregivers annually to learn to play their student’s instrument and provides mentorship to upcoming music teachers. She created the Crescendo Orchestra program to make Orchestra curriculum accessible to students with significant developmental or intellectual disabilities, in January 2022 this program was featured and acclaimed on the cover of and with an article in the Metro section of The Washington Post. In 2023, she was named the FCPS Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year for her work on equity in education, and in 2024, Annie was named the 2024 Grammy Music Educator Award recipient. About her winning the Grammy: “Most of all I want to thank my students to whom this award actually belongs, the love of making music has been our unity and community. Thank you all for allowing me to guide you in this, I am humbled to accept this award for you all.” Annie currently resides in Arlington, Virginia with her husband IRVING and their girls ELOISE and MILLIE.

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DEAN ROLAND, an American musician and songwriter, is best known for being the rhythm guitarist of the band COLLECTIVE SOUL, an alternative rock band fronted by his brother Ed, plus Dean is also part of the rock duo Magnets & Ghosts alongside Ryan Potesta. 2024 is going to be a busy year for these multi-platinum rockers who will be celebrating their 30th anniversary with various projects throughout the year, first up will be their highly anticipated 12th studio release, HERE TO ETERNITY, due out May 17, as well as an extensive US tour.

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Stacy Widelitz is a composer, songwriter, arranger, musician and photographer who most notably co-wrote "She's Like The Wind" with longtime friend Patrick Swayze, a song that has been played on US radio over four million times and was part of the multi-platinum soundtrack from "Dirty Dancing." He also composed the theme song for the first Richard Simmons TV series, has done many other film and TV music scoring, and most recently, began a surging black-and-white photography aspect of his career that has had him snapping stellar photos in Italy, Cuba, Washington DC, New Orleans, New York, London, Berlin and elsewhere, and has led to him getting a show and artist representation at The Arts Company, now re-branded as Chauvet Arts, on 5th Ave in Nashville, winning photography awards and also having his work displayed at Nashville International Airport. Stacy has also served four years as Commissioner in the City of Oak Hill, Tennessee, as well as as board president of Nashville Film Festival, ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, Leadership Music, and Nashville Opera. He is currently the president of Nashville Opera Guild.

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In the late 40’s and early 50’s, that wild and unpredictable time when roots country music careened head-long into the birth of rock ‘n roll, a new sound emerged - a wondrous fusion of some of the best elements of vintage country music and vocal harmonies with an early rock ‘n roll feel. And this is exactly what Dede and the Do-Rights music is all about! Their powerful vocals and beautiful harmonies are a treat to the ear and the band’s exciting, infectious energy makes their listeners want to jump to their feet and dance the night away!

Dede Wyland has forged her musical career in the great world of bluegrass music as a nationally and internationally known singer and touring artist. Her compelling voice has enchanted audiences around the globe, and her driving rhythm guitar style becomes the rhythmic core of whatever group she joins forces with. Since moving to the D.C. area, she has been the recipient of 11 Washington Area Music Association Awards for her singing, and her career is the subject of a dedicated chapter in Murphy Henry’s 2013 book Women in Bluegrass: Pretty Good for a Girl. When asked about her own thoughts regarding the country music world, Dede said this: “I love how country music can span from highly energetic fun to a low key intimacy, and how the cathartic nature of the style creates a deeper and more direct connection between the artist and the listener.”

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RIZZ & THE BELIEVERZ was founded by Troy Luccketta, former Tesla drummer and longtime player, along with Rizz, a young and charasmatic singer-songwriter whose soulful voice and poignant songwriting captivate audiences. Due to overwhelming and popular demand after the April release of their debut single “Don’t Stop Tryin’,” they released their self-produced debut five-song EP EVERYDAY PEOPLE on Friday, May 10 on their own label Blessings & Love Records with distribution via Select-O-Hits and it is now available on all digital outlets. Their sound is a mix of REGGAE/ROCK/HIP HOP and the record was mixed by Grammy Award-winner Steve Marcantonio (Taylor Swift, John Lennon), mastered by Grammy Award winner Nathan Dantzler (Gwen Stefani, Teddy Swims), and features an appearance by Wilburn "Squidly" Cole on “Can We Go.” RIZZ AND THE BELIEVERS band lineup is stellar: Troy Luccketta (Drums)...Rizz (Vocals/Songwriter)...Peter Keys (Keys) who brings the soulful essence of Lynyrd Skynyrd to the band...Michael Devin (Bass), the bass maestro from White Snake who lays down the foundation with his rhythmic brilliance...John Salaway (Guitar), a Grammy-considered true musical polymath...Michael Staetrow (Guitar), the guitar luminary from Lou Gramm’s world... and Troy Luccketta Jr. (Percussion) taking after his father on percussion.

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IT'S A LIVING ON MUSIC ONE-ON-ONE WITH DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS' MAIN MAN & CO-FOUNDER PATTERSON HOOD, TALKING ABOUT THEIR CURRENT MAJOR 2024 TOUR, WHAT THEIR MOST RECENT DBT RECORDS ARE ALL ABOUT, WHAT IT'S LIKE STILL CLIMBING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC FOR A ROCK BAND AND MORE!

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Alan Chapell is not just a musician - he's a cultural alchemist who mixes the sonic textures of the 80s and 90s with the introspective lyricism of the 70s. He blends a lifetime of making music with an advanced degree in privacy and human rights, giving him a rare dual perspective that resonates deeply in his songwriting. Along with his musical success, Alan has carved out a niche as an attorney, advising tech companies on privacy issues. When the producers of HBO's "Silicon Valley" consider creating a character to lampoon your role in the tech space, you know you've made it. Chapell's albums are currently being played on over 150 radio stations in the U.S. and he's played to jam-packed houses around the world from Mumbai to Managua. Chapell has shared the stage with a variety of rock icons including Bighead Todd, Little River Band, Tim Reynolds, Edgar Winter, Gin Blossoms, Everclear, Lisa Loeb, 38 Special, Bighead Todd, Iron Butterfly, Flock of Seagulls and Jackopearce. Chapell is averaging over 50K monthly listening on Spotify. One of Chapell's albums from 2016 was The Redhead’s Allegations was produced by his good friend & Grammy Award-winner/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads.

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Grammy-nominated Chris Brubeck, one of five sons and one daughter of jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola, is a longtime highly respected musician who continues to distinguish himself as an innovative performer and award-winning composer and arranger, clearly tuned into the pulse of contemporary music. John von Rhein, music critic for The Chicago Tribune, calls Chris “a composer with a real flair for lyrical melody – a 21st Century Lenny Bernstein.” Many of his "classical" compositions still contain strong hints of the jazz influence of his seminal father, he has created an impressive body of symphonic work while maintaining a demanding touring and recording schedule with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet (with brother Dan on drums) whose recordings have all landed in the Top 10 on Jazz Radio Charts. His standing-ovation-worthy compositions have been commissioned by the Boston Symphony, New York Pops, Kennedy Center, Baltimore Symphony, and many others.

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Jonathan Sloane is what has been called a “remarkable and incredibly versatile guitarist and songwriter who brings an impressive range of skill to the American music scene.”  His sound is an “intriguing blend of genres” which brings together blues, funk, Americana, soul and rock into a unique and captivating experience. Hailing from the Washington DC Metro area, Sloane‘s immaculate command of both rhythm and lead guitar has made him a top sought after session and touring guitarist by several of the biggest names in roots rock nationally, along with having his own talented bands.  Across the U.S., Jonathan has had the pleasure of working and sharing stages with names such as Amy Helm, Billy Strings, Butch Trucks, Daryl Davis, Ivan Neville, Jackie Green, Tab Benoit, Samantha Fish, Phil Lesh, and more.   Fans have also come to know Sloane from writing and performing with Anders Osborne, appearing on the “Orpheus and the Mermaids” acoustic duo record and touring venues and festivals across the country. Additionally, Jonathan is an original member of Yellow Dubmarine – a popular regional tribute band blending energizing dub and reggae rhythms – which further evidences his artistic versatility. 

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Taylor Barton is a multi-talented writer/producer/ singer-songwriter as well as an author, she has released 12 of her own albums and EPs and assorted books, and her current poignantly haunting new 'Get Off My Ship' EP and riveting novel 'Condom Eddie' find Taylor at the very top of her game, tackling topical issues with a poet’s pen and a composer’s ear. And she has been married to famed guitarist GE Smith since 1990.

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Scott Tournet is well-known for being a founding member of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (2003-2014), he was a co-writer on three of their Top 40 albums and scored a gold record for the song “Paris.” He is also a frontman for Elektric Voodoo, was also one for Blues & Lasers, and has had three solo albums. Scott has also written and recorded with Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Willie Nelson, T Bone Burnett, Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss, Mark Batson (Dr. Dre, Alicia Keys, Eminem) and others, and performed with The Allman Brothers, members of The Grateful Dead and Phish, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and many others.  

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Renowned ʻukulele virtuoso’ Jake Shimabukuro has teamed up with drumming legend and Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood to announce the release of their forthcoming album, Blues Experience, due October 18th via Forty Below Records. Blues Experience promises to be a landmark release; it combines the formidable talents of Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood with fresh, innovative interpretations of blues classics. Fans can expect a bold and forward-looking album deeply rooted in tradition. This groundbreaking project sees Shimabukuro and Fleetwood breathe new life into classic blues tunes, resulting in an exhilarating and unique reinterpretation of some of the genre’s greatest hits. The album also features a new song written by Jake, “Kula Blues,” which is about the area of Maui where Mick lives.

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G.E.Smith is a deeply respected and admired American guitarist and musical staple over the last 45 years, he was the lead guitarist for Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985 playing on several albums and five of their number one singles. When Hall & Oates took a hiatus in 1985, Smith joined Saturday Night Live serving as bandleader and co-musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band. Smith has recorded and performed with many acclaimed artists, including David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Roger Waters, Tina Turner, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits and Dan Hartman. He was the initial lead guitarist in Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour band from 1988 to 1990 and also served as musical director and a guitarist of Dylan's The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration at Madison Square Garden in 1992. From 2010 to 2013, Smith was the rhythm, lead and bass guitarist in Roger Waters' The Wall Live tour, one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time.  He received a Grammy Award nomination along with Buddy Guy in 1997 for the album Live! The Real Deal along with the Saturday Night Live Band as well as an Emmy award for the Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special in 2000. His albums as a solo artist include In the World (1981), Get a Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993), Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998) and Stony Hill (2020) with Leroy Bell.

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