John Oates Past Present and Future
Singer songwriter and musician John Oates is best known as one half of the biggest selling duo of all time– Hall and Oates. Together they put over 40 singles on the charts, six of which hit number one including “Rich Girl”, “I Can’t Go For That” and “Out of Touch.” John stopped by the SiriusXM studios recently to talk with Ron Bennington about his tour with Daryl Hall and his new solo project, “Good Road to Follow”. Excerpts from the interview appear below. * * * Ron...
read moreJohn Fogerty on Songwriting
John Fogerty is one of the most respected performers in music. As the frontman for Creedence Clearwater Revival, John’s roots rock sound produced giant hits including “Proud Mary” “Born on the Bayou” and “Bad Moon Rising.” He’s also had an amazing solo career. This week he stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk about his new album, “Wrote a Song for Everyone.” Excerpts of the interview appear below. * * * Ron Bennington: You’ve written some new songs, of course...
read moreTom Jones Finds the Magic Again
Welsh born singer Tom Jones has won a Grammy award and sold over 100 million records throughout his career. He is best known for his top-selling singles “What’s New Pussycat”, “Delilah”, “It’s Not Unusual” and the theme song from the James Bond film, “Thunderball.” His legendary live performances continue to inspire women of all ages to throw their bras and panties at the stage . He’s performed for Bill Clinton, and received a knighthood for his services to music in...
read moreTodd Rundgren Looks Forward With “State”
Musician Todd Rundgren has been writing, performing and producing music for over four decades. ”Runt”, “The Ballad of Todd Rundgren” and “Something Anything” are just three of his great albums he’s released. He’s also engineered or produced music for other great artists including Badfinger, The Band, The New York Dolls and Meatloaf. He recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios to sit down with Ron Bennington and talk about his new album, State. Excerpts from the interview appear below. *...
read moreJohn Densmore and How The Doors Became Unhinged
John Densmore is and always will be a founding member of, and drummer for The Doors– one of the greatest American rock bands of all time. When the band got together back in 1965, they agreed together that they would never do anything as a band, that all four of them didn’t agree on. After Morrison died disagreements arose between the surviving members about uses of the band’s name and songs. Lawsuits followed, and accusations were made. Densmore stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk about the experience, and the...
read moreMichael Nesmith: A Half Century of Music
Most people know Michael Nesmith from his time with the pop group “The Monkees” but that only comprised a small part of his career. Michael has been in the music and video business for 50 years as a singer, songwriter, videographer, producer, writer and internet innovator. He is credited with inventing the “concept” music video and the long form comedy/music format which influenced and directly led to the creation of MTV Music Television. In addition to being a member of “The Monkees,” “The Nez” as he is...
read morePhil Ramone, The Man Behind the Glass (1941-2013)
Music Producer Phil Ramone died Saturday morning at New York Presbyterian Hospital after an aortic aneurism hospitalized him in late February. He was 72. Phil helped to shape the music of so many great artists. His work earned him 14 Grammy Awards, including a Technical Grammy for his lifetime of innovative contributions to the recording industry. The long list of artists he collaborated with includes Burt Bacharach, Bono, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, BB King, Paul McCartney, Paul...
read moreGeorge Thorogood on “American Music”
Singer and guitarist George Thorogood, along with the band The Destroyers has been one of our great American blues rock and roll performers for four decades. They’ve put out sixteen studio albums and have become known for their great live performances and bar band sound. Massive iconic hits like “Bad to the Bone”, “Who Do You Love” and “Move it On Over” have become rock anthems and rock station staples. Last week, George stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk with Ron Bennington about his...
read moreSteve Earle Looks Out the Window
Steve Earle is one of the great singer songwriters of our time. He recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk with Ron Bennington about his new album, ”The Low Highway” which comes out April 16. He also played a few songs, which you can listen to if you scroll down to the end of the interview. Excerpts from the interview appear below. * * * Ron Bennington: You’re just back into town, huh? You just came in? Steve Earle: Yeah. I was just in…I’m doing a press tour which is…this...
read moreHanson: The Music Comes First
Musicians, singers and songwriters Zac, Taylor and Isaac Hanson who form the group Hanson are best known for bursting onto the scene with the smash hit Grammy nominated song “MmmBop.” Since then, they’ve sold over 15 million records worldwide. They’re now recording under their own label and have a new album coming out this summer. They stopped by this SiriusXM studios this week to sit down with Ron Bennington and talk about the upcoming new album set to release some time in June of this year, and to perform a few...
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