Interviewing the Legends: Rock Stars & Celebs
INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS is devoted to promoting musicians worldwide. We spotlight exclusive in-depth interviews with both legendary and up and coming music artists and celebrities. We also feature the movers and shakers of the music and publishing industries.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE ROCK STARS GONE?
Rock and Roll, the Blues, and Jazz are America’s contribution to the arts, so why are we not fighting to preserve our own musical legacy and culture?
With roots from the early blues pioneers, the longevity of rock and roll is second to none. But strangely enough, those legendary rock heroes that we were so accustomed to hearing every time we turned our radios on, had mysteriously vanished from the mainstream. The music of the 1960s, 70s, and even the 80s was an important juncture in all of our lives. So many of us timeline life’s precious moments with the music we remember, when the music was so great, when the music mattered. The baby boomer generation is financially imperative to many, yet many of its entertainment standards have been renounced.
One day, the plug was pulled on those legendary music artists. Hackers began stealing music across the internet. Online music stores popularized cheap digital singles and neglected to promote full-length albums. Radio stations changed formats to accommodate talk show radio jocks, while rappers and electronic dance music menaced the airwaves. Notorious record companies began folding in droves. Record companies and radio stations that were once owned and operated by visionaries, were now run by accountants and lawyers, and the music world began promoting untalented wannabes. The economy plummeted, and radio stations became more concerned about how many consecutive commercials they could run instead of providing quality radio programming and entertainment value. Radio stations became corporate machines leaving no room for innovation. Throughout the 2000s, recording studios and live performances began using an audio processor called “Auto-Tune” to disguise off-key inaccuracies in vocal tracks. The device allowed virtually anyone without music skills to become a singer and new waves of mainstream radio stars were instantly fabricated. The business of music became stronger and more important than the art of music.
For more than a decade, I’ve been on a rock and roll pilgrimage to help promote and save the greatest music the world has ever known. Before the internet and Napster, virtuoso musicians traditionally introduced their music by way of mainstream radio stations while anxious music enthusiasts hurried to their favorite record stores and purchased a copy of the artist’s latest release. Talk radio wasn’t popular because there was way too much great music to play over the airwaves. Advertisers didn’t rule the airwaves, the music did. Rock legends toured the world to promote their latest albums and prices of concert tickets were extremely affordable. Proficient musicians, singers, and songwriters are what made the music so great.
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- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Neal Morse: 'Master of Prog' Special Guest on Interviewing the Legends
Neal Morse formed and played in many bands in his youth, learning and mastering several instruments along the way. In 1995, he wrote and recorded with his band Spock’s Beard The Light, an album based…
Roger Fisher 'HEART' (Original Guitarist) and Michael Fisher (Magic Man) In-Depth & Unfiltered!
Roger Fisher was founding guitarist of the rock group Heart, globally known through the sales of more than 30 million albums. Roger has played in almost every major city in North America. He has also…
Greg Martin of 'The Kentucky Headhunters' In-Depth Interview!
The Kentucky Headhunters formed in 1968 when brothers Fred and Richard Young and cousins Greg Martin and Anthony Kenney a Southern Rock and Blues band, Itchy Brother. In 1986, they renamed the band. …
Rick Barry NBA Hall of Famer shares his awe-inspiring sports observations.
Hall of Fame forward Rick Barry is the only player ever to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring. His name appears near the top of every all-time offensive list. He scored more than 25,000 points in…
Graham Parker Exclusive Interview from the UK
Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.
Despite moderate commercial success, Parker has bee…
Micki Free Native American Hendrix Disciple and Future Guitar Legend!
Micki Free’s newest CD titled Turquoise Blue is heralded by Carlos Santana and Billy Gibbons, among many others. Grammy-winning blues-rock guitarist Micki Free’s new disc showcases his mastery of ton…
Ross the Boss (the Dictators/Manowar/Death Dealer) chats about new release 'Born of Fire'
Ross the Boss, is a guitarist, known as a founding member of both the punk band the Dictators, and the heavy metal band Manowar.
Death Dealer began as an online collaboration but quickly gelled into …
Nash Albert Georgian Music Artist Live from Russia
Georgian singer/songwriter and rock poet Nash Albert was, among others, the frontman of the successful Soviet alternative/indie band Blast (Blast Unit Moscow), the British NME described Blast as “the…
Jethro Tull Legend Ian Anderson Exclusive Zoom TV Interview
JETHRO TULL has recently released their first studio album of new material in over 18 years entitled The Zealot Gene available now on amazon.com.
Please welcome multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwri…
Dale Bozzio: An Attempted Murder and Distain for Hugh Hefner
MISSING PERSON’S LEAD SINGER DALE BOZZIO
RELEASES AUTOBIOGRAPHY ENTITLED LIFE IS SO STRANGE –
MISSING PERSONS, FRANK ZAPPA,PRINCE & BEYOND
Dale Bozzio is an American rock and pop vocalist. She is bes…
Dave Bainbridge Prog Virtuoso Exclusive Interview!
Despite all the traumas and uncertainties of 2020, it turned out to be a very busy year for Dave Bainbridge. As well as producing the epic 17 CD “Book of Iona” box set celebrating the 30th Anniversar…
Suzi Quatro the 'Queen of Rock' Live from the UK
Suzi Quatro is an internationally renowned renaissance woman. Although most of her extraordinary achievements in the arts were celebrated outside the United States, she has left a momentous impressio…
Steve Rothery Original Guitarist & Founding Member of 'MARILLION'
MARILLION To Release 'An Hour Before It's Dark' In March
Prog Rock giants MARILLION are currently on the road with the "Light At The End Of The Tunnel" tour in the U.K., which will be followed by sev…
John Lodge Moody Blues Legend Exclusive on Interviewing the Legends
John Lodge is passionate about “Keeping the Moody Blues Music Alive”, and John and his 10,000 Light Years Band provide a unique opportunity to continue to experience the magic of the Moody Blues. Th…
Gary Hoey Master Blues & Rock Guitarist Exclusive!
Hello once again everyone I’m your host Ray Shasho and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends.
Brought to you by The Rock Star Chronicles Series One my new book featuring over 45 inti…
Producer Michael Franklin chats about Robby Steinhardt
Hello once again everyone I’m your host Ray Shasho and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends.
Brought to you by The Rock Star Chronicles Series One my new book featuring over 45 inti…
Check the Gs by Ray Shasho
At an age when most kids are just getting rid of the training wheels on their bicycle, Ray Shasho entered into a crazy world of secret lingo and bullying sales tactics at the Chin Lung Art Gallery, h…
Billy Cobham:The Greatest Living Drummer on the Planet!
Billy Cobham played as a drummer in pianist Horace Silver's band and toured the U.S. with him throughout the late 1960s. He then left to partake in Miles Davis' fusion ensemble where he can be heard …
David Cross 'King Crimson' Legendary Electric Violinist Zoom Exclusive!
David Cross is best known as a member of King Crimson on the “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” and “Starless and Bible Black” albums. He also leads the David Cross Band and has been a guest artist, recording…