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Monday, August 9, 2021

TONY KAYE 'YES' LEGENDARY KEYBOARDIST RELEASES SOLO ALBUM: A POWERFUL & EMOTIONAL SUITE DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN 9/11: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW W/RAY SHASHO

 


Keyboard Legend 

T O N Y  K A Y E

 To Release Solo Album

“End Of Innocence”

To mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11

Exclusive 

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS 

with RAY SHASHO

Tony Kaye is best known as the original keyboard player with prog legends YES, his Hammond organ giving their groundbreaking “The YES Album” it’s most distinctive sound within the YES catalogue.


Following his departure from YES in 1971 Kaye was involved with a number of other bands including David Bowie, Badger, Flash and Badfinger before returning to YES for their greatest commercial success “90125” in 1983. Kaye remained with YES for several albums and tours before retiring from the music business in 1996.
Following the re-awakening of his musical inspiration in 2001,
Kaye accepted an invitation from current YES bassist Billy Sherwood to work on projects which led to the formation of CIRCA, in 2007, and has yielded four albums to date. 
Tony’s latest release is entitled “End Of Innocence” and will officially be released on Sept 10th On Spirit Of Unicorn Music (distributed via Cherry Red Records) to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. 


“End Of Innocence”

By TONY KAYE

– Officially Out 

September 10, 2021!

PREORDER at www.cherryred.co.uk/product/tony-kaye-end-of-innocence

and at amazon.com

…“End Of Innocence” is a requiem for those who lost their lives and all those touched by the horrific events of 9/11. Primarily orchestral, “End Of Innocence” is a powerful and emotional suite that is both beautiful and sinister, reflecting the dark forces at work that day. It guides the listener through the day and touches on the response, to reach a hope that peace and calm may prevail.

For more information

 about

TONY KAYE

visit

www.yesworld.com

TONY KAYE

Discography

Solo

End of Innocence (10 September 2021)

As band member

with The Federals

"Boot Hill"/"Keep on Dancing with Me" (1963)

"Brazil"/"In a Persian Market" (1963)

"Marlena"/"Please Believe Me" (1964)

"Twilight Time"/"Lost and Alone" (1964)

"A Bucketful of Love"/"Leah" (1965)

"What I'd Say" (1966)

"Dance with a Dolly"/"The Climb" (1967)

with Winston's Fumbs

"Real Crazy Apartment"/"Snow White" – (1967; released on Nuggets II – Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond 1964–1969 (2001))

with Yes

Yes (1969)

Time and a Word (1970)

The Yes Album (1971)

Yesterdays (1975; compilation)

Classic Yes (Yes album) (1981; compilation)

90125 (1983)

9012Live: The Solos (1985)

Big Generator (1987)

Union (1991)

Talk (1994)

with Flash

Flash (1972)

with Badger

One Live Badger (1973)

White Lady (1974)

Dean's List (1998; compilation)

with Detective

Detective (1977)

It Takes One To Know One (1978)

with Badfinger

Say No More (1981)

with CIRCA:

CIRCA: 2007 (2007)

CIRCA: Live (2008)

CIRCA: HQ (2009)

CIRCA: Overflow (2009)

And So On (2011)






TONY KAYE
APPEARS WEEK OF
AUGUST 30th 2021
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
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BOOK REVIEW

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The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

JIMMY HAUN ILLUSTRIOUS GUITARIST & COMPOSER SPECIAL GUEST ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS MARCH 24TH 7 PM PT/10 PM ET -BBS RADIO 1

J  I  M  M  Y
H  A  U  N
GUITARIST-SONGWRITER-PRODUCER
performed with
Y E S
AIR SUPPLY
CIRCA 
with Billy Sherwood/Alan White/Tony Kaye
AWARD-WINNING TV AND MOVIE COMPOSER
Jimmy Haun got his start in the music business through his childhood friend Michael Sherwood and toured with Michael's father’s (Bobby Sherwood) jazz band at 15 years old playing jazz standards and hits of the day. Too young to go into the lounges they toured, the boys were forced to sit backstage between shows and work up their own brand of music. Out of this came their first band Lodgic and later Michael's younger brother Billy Sherwood would take over the role as bass player. They released an album in 1985 on A&M Records produced by David Paich and Steve Porcaro of the group Toto. Some touring followed by opening for Supertramp in the mid-'80s. Thanks to Steve Lukather, Haun got some gigs working as a studio musician playing on numerous recordings. Around this time, Haun met Michael Ruff and did some west coast touring where he then met Sheryl Crow who was singing backup for Ruff and joined one of her first bands.
Haun went on to play much of the guitar on Yes's 1991 album Union , before work in The Key with Billy Sherwood and The Chris Squire Experiment with Sherwood and Chris Squire. He also did session work for Air Supply, Kitaro and Jon & Vangelis during this period.
Haun got involved with Yes producer Jonathan Elias and started composing music for TV and film. In 1996, Haun composed the Mandalay pictures logo. Haun worked extensively with Elias, including his American River album (2004) but also on music for commercials. Haun created the original yodel logo for Yahoo in 1996 as well as the voice for Expedia.com.
Haun re-joined Sherwood in the Yes spin-off supergroup Circa, formed in 2006, also with Tony Kaye (ex-Yes) and initially Alan White (currently of Yes). Sherwood, Kaye and Haun were also in Yoso with singer Bobby Kimball. Yoso subsequently disbanded and Haun left Circa to focus on commercial work.

Haun composed the music for the film Boulevard starring Robin Williams. He also is credited with producing and singing the end song "Goodbye Joy”.
In 2016, Haun played the majority of the guitars on Steve Porcaro's solo album Someday/Somehow .
Haun's father was singer Jim Haun, better known as Rouvaun. Jimmy Haun's daughter is the actress and singer Lindsey Haun (born 1984) and he has worked with her on her music career.

For more information about Jimmy Haun
visit



JIMMY HAUN APPEARS
MARCH 24TH 2020
7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
BBS RADIO 1
www.bbsradio.com



MY NEW BOOK IS FINALLY OUT!
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
 …Order yours today on Hardcover
 or E-book
 at bookbaby.com or amazon.com



Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of
the greatest rock legends on the planet
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST