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Friday, March 1, 2024

DAVE MASON TO JOIN THE BEACH BOYS ON THE ROAD THIS SPRING AND SUMMER: TRAFFIC JAM TOUR BEGINS! EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER DAVE MASON!

 


DAVE MASON 

JOINS THE BEACH BOYS

ON THE ROAD

 THIS SPRING AND SUMMER

AND

 TRAFFIC JAM TOUR 2024

RUNS FEBRUARY 29TH THRU APRIL 13TH 

EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW 

WITH 

D A V E  M A S O N


Legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician and songwriter DAVE MASON announces plans to join the iconic BEACH BOYS this coming spring and summer (more dates TBA). The new dates are in addition to Mason’s previously announced spring 2024 tour plans; the Traffic Jam tour is set to begin February 29 in Florida and run through April 13th in San Antonio, TX.


The Beach Boys dates begin on May 24 in Bridgeport, CT. Whether you live your life with this music as the soundtrack or are a modern concert enthusiast, 'Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam'' is bound to leave you much more fulfilled, delighted, and buoyant— and that much closer to the brilliance of the music of Dave Mason. To see this extraordinary guitar player, a soulful singer LIVE guarantees an evening of music as astonishing as the legend Dave Mason himself.

'Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam' is a must-see concert that includes fan favorites and deep cuts from Traffic, Dave Mason, and other surprise songs that share the story and important milestones in an undeniably powerful era of rock n’ roll history.
  'Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam' brings this all to life with multimedia visuals, dynamic set lists, along with first-hand stories and memories that can only be shared authenticity by a man who has lived it.

Dave Mason will be performing in Clearwater at The Capitol Theater on March 24 and 25th.



PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

DAVE MASON

ALONE TOGETHER 

AGAIN

(Also available on vinyl)

amazon.com



FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

D A V E  M A S O N

VISIT

https://www.davemasonmusic.com/

Official website

https://www.facebook.com/DaveMasonMusic/

Facebook

https://twitter.com/davemasonband?lang=en

Twitter

https://www.instagram.com/davemasonmusic/

Instagram

https://www.youtube.com/user/davemasontv

YouTube

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DWQX92uew7DlsgN0yD775?autoplay=true

Spotify


DAVE MASON'S

 TRAFFIC JAM

2024 TOUR DATES

Mar 2 Sat

Oxford Performing Arts Center @ 7:00pm

Oxford, AL, United States

Mar 3 Sun

City Winery Atlanta @ 7:00pm

Atlanta, GA, United States

Mar 5 Tue

City Winery Atlanta @ 7:00pm

Atlanta, GA, United States

Mar 6 Wed

Ponte Vedra Concert Hall @ 7:00pm

Ponte Vedra, FL, United States

Mar 8 Fri

The Plaza Live @ 7:00pm

Orlando, FL, United States

Mar 9 Sat

Sunrise Theatre @ 7:00pm

Fort Pierce, FL, United States

Mar 11 Mon

Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker @ 7:00pm

Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States

Mar 12 Tue

Key West Theater @ 8:00pm

Key West, FL, United States

Mar 14 Thu

70's Rock & Romance Cruise 2024 @ 7:00pm

Downtown Miami, FL, United States

Mar 23 Sat

Savannah Center @ 7:00pm

The Villages, FL, United States

Mar 24 Sun

Bilheimer Capitol Theatre @ 7:00pm

Clearwater, FL, United States

Mar 25 Mon

Bilheimer Capitol Theatre @ 7:00pm

Clearwater, FL, United States

Mar 27 Wed

Pensacola Saenger Theatre @ 7:00pm

Pensacola, FL, United States

Mar 28 Thu

Manship Theatre @ 7:00pm

Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Mar 29 Fri

Montgomery Performing Arts Centre @ 7:00pm

Montgomery, AL, United States

Mar 30 Sat

Soundstage at Graceland @ 7:00pm

Memphis, TN, United States

Apr 2 Tue

Bijou Theatre @ 7:00pm

Knoxville, TN, United States

Apr 4 Thu

Brown County Music Center @ 7:00pm

Nashville, IN, United States

Apr 5 Fri

The Factory @ 7:00pm

Chesterfield, MO, United States

Apr 6 Sat

Ludlow Garage @ 7:00pm

Cincinnati, OH, United States

Apr 10 Wed

Longhorn Ballroom @ 7:00pm

Dallas, TX, United States

Apr 12 Fri

The Heights Theater @ 7:00pm

Houston, TX, United States

Apr 13 Sat

Aztec Theatre @ 7:00pm

San Antonio, TX, United States

May 22 Wed

The Kent Stage @ 7:30pm

Kent, OH, United States

May 24 Fri

Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater w/ The Beach Boys @ 8:00pm

Bridgeport, CT, United States

May 25 Sat

Broadview Stage at SPAC w/ The Beach Boys @ 7:30pm

Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

May 26 Sun

BankNH Pavilion w/ The Beach Boys @ 7:30pm

Gilford, NH, United States

Jun 1 Sat

PNC Bank Arts Center w/ The Beach Boys @ 7:00pm

Holmdel, NJ, United States

Jun 4 Tue

Rams Head On Stage @ 7:30pm

Annapolis, MD, United States

Jul 12 Fri

McGrath Amphitheatre @ 8:00pm

Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Aug 8 Thu

Jones Beach Theater w/ The Beach Boys @ 7:00pm

Wantagh, NY, United States

Aug 9 Fri

Scottish Rite Auditorium @ 8:00pm

Collingswood, NJ, United States

Sep 26 Thu

The Canyon - Montclair @ 2:00pm

Montclair, CA, United States


with BEACH BOYS dates

May 24 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater

May 25 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

May 26 Gilford, NH Bank of the New Hampshire Pavilion

June 1 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

August 8 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Theater


DAVE MASON

DISCOGRAPHY

With TRAFFIC

Mr. Fantasy - 1967

Traffic - 1968

Best of Traffic - 1969

Last Exit - 1969

Welcome to the Canteen - 1971

Smiling Phases – 1991

Studio albums

Dave Mason studio albums Year

1970 Alone Together

1971   Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

1972 Headkeeper

1973  It's Like You Never Left

1974  Dave Mason

1975  Split Coconut

1977 Let It Flow

1978  Mariposa de Oro

1980 Old Crest on a New Wave

1987 Two Hearts

1987  Some Assembly Required

2008 26 Letters - 12 Notes

2014 Future's Past

2017 Pink Lipstick (EP)

2020 Alone Together, Again

Session work

1967: Julian Covey & The Machine, "A Little Bit Hurt" / "Sweet Bacon" single

guitar and vocals

1968: Family, Music in a Doll's House

producer, songwriter of "Never Like This"

1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland

acoustic guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"

1968: The Rolling Stones, Beggar's Banquet

shehnai on "Street Fighting Man" and mellotron on "Factory Girl"

1969: Gordon Jackson, Thinking Back

producer, bass guitar, electric guitar, and slide guitar

1969: Merryweather, Word of Mouth

songwriter, guitar, bass, and vocals

1970: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton, On Tour

guitar

1970: George Harrison, All Things Must Pass

guitar on various tracks

1970: Bobby Lester, Bobby Lester

guitar on "Freedom"

1971: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Motel Shot

guitar and vocals

1971: Graham Nash, Songs for Beginners

electric guitar on "Military Madness"

1972: Jim Capaldi, Oh How We Danced

harmonica on "Big Thirst", guitar on "Don't Be a Hero"

1972: Crosby and Nash, Graham Nash / David Crosby

lead guitar on "Immigration Man"

1972: Bobby Keys, Bobby Keys

songwriter on "Steal from a King" and "Crispy Duck"

1973: David Blue, Nice Baby and the Angel

acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and vocals on "Outlaw Man"

1973: Graham Nash, Wild Tales

12-string guitar on "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)"

1974: Phoebe Snow, Phoebe Snow

electric guitar on "No Show Tonight"

1975: Wings, Venus and Mars

electric guitar on "Listen to What the Man Said"

1978: Mike Finnigan, Black and White

lead guitar on "Hideaway From Love"

1978: Stephen Stills, Thoroughfare Gap

vocals on "You Can't Dance Alone", "We Will Go On", "What's the Game", and "Midnight Rider"

1979: Ron Wood, Gimme Some Neck

acoustic guitar on "F.U.C. Her"

1983: Donovan, Lady of the Stars

guitar on "Boy for Every Girl"

1983: Don Felder, Airborn

vocals on "Never Surrender"

1988: Eric Clapton, Crossroads

guitar on "Ain't That Loving You", originally recorded ca. 1974

1995: Fleetwood Mac, Time

songwriter, producer, vocals, and guitar

2004: Noel Redding, The Experience Sessions

sitar on "There Ain't Nothing Wrong", originally recorded ca. 1968

2010: Jimi Hendrix, West Coast Seattle Boy

sitar on "Little One", originally recorded ca. 1968

2011: Derek and the Dominoes, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: 40th Anniversary Edition

guitar and vocals on "Roll It Over", originally recorded June 1970






DAVE MASON
 APPEARS 
TO BE ANNOUNCED


ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!





featuring DAVE MASON!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO


OUTSTANDING

 COFFEE-TABLE BOOK!


CHAPTER ONE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF THE MUSIC LEGENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US

THE HARDCOVER EDITION IS A BONAFIDE COLLECTORS ITEM!

Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

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

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

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.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER DAVE MASON ANNOUNCES 2023 'ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR' & TELL ALL MEMOIR DUE OUT MAY 2023:ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE!

 


ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER


D A V E   M A S O N

ANNOUNCES

 2023 ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR

Leads into the Release of His Tell All Memoir -

 ‘Only You Know & I Know’ due May 2023

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT

with RAY SHASHO

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS 


Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason kicks off his Winter tour on Thursday, January 19 in Atlanta, GA and continues South with performances set in Charleston, six shows in Florida including Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando before heading to Nashville, Cincinnati, Detroit.

This new leg will end with multiple performances in Chicago on February 20 & 21.  This perpetual ongoing world tour is a testament to Mason’s six-decade enduring role as a Rock Icon as well as the unrelenting support of his music loving fans the world over. A self-described endangered species, Mason enjoyed a successful cross country run this Fall and is thrilled to get back out on the road to see his friends and fans - “There is nothing quite like performing live. I love it!” exclaimed Mason. Mason has been respectfully called a musical “gunslinger” for a reason; having worked with some of the biggest names in music, his trademark guitar licks, and musical touches are all over beloved classic hits.  Early next year will see the release of his first ever autobiography Only You Know & I Know, where Dave will share some of the great untold tales in rock and roll.

Dave has a unique and rare viewpoint as he recorded an album with Mama Cass, played rhythm guitar on “All Along the Watchtower” with Jimi Hendrix, was a founding member of Traffic, recorded with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and The Rolling Stones, was part of Fleetwood Mac for a spell, as well as a guitar designer and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee …. Yep, that’s Dave Mason.


PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

DAVE MASON

ALONE TOGETHER

AGAIN

Also

available on vinyl

At amazon.com




FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DAVE MASON

visit

www.davemasonmusic.com

Official website

www.facebook.com/DaveMasonMusic

Facebook

www.instagram.com/davemasonmusic

Instagram

https://twitter.com/davemasonband?lang=en

Twitter

www.youtube.com/user/davemasontv

YouTube

 

 DAVE MASON 

ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR 2023

 

January 19      Atlanta, GA                 City Winery

January 21      Charleston, SC           Charleston Music Hall

January 25      Ft. Lauderdale, FL      Broward Center for the Performing Arts

January 26      Vero Beach, FL          The Emerson Center

January 28      Miami Gardens, FL     On the Blue Cruise 2023

February 3      Orlando, FL                 The Plaza Live

February 4      Clearwater, FL            Capitol Theatre

February 6      Ponte Vedra, FL         Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

February 8      Atlanta, GA                 City Winery

February 10    Nashville, TN              CMA

February 14    Kent, OH                     The Kent Stage

February 15    Detroit, MI                   Sound Board Theater

February 17    Nashville, IN               Brown County High School

February 18    Cincinnati, OH             Memorial Hall

February 20   Chicago, IL                  City Winery

February 21   Chicago, IL                  City Winery


DISCOGRAPHY 

With TRAFFIC

Mr. Fantasy - 1967

Traffic - 1968

Best of Traffic - 1969

Last Exit - 1969

Welcome to the Canteen - 1971

Smiling Phases – 1991

 

Studio albums

     1970 Alone Together          

           1971 Dave Mason & Cass Elliot        

1972 Headkeeper     

1973 It's Like You Never Left

1974 Dave Mason    

1975 Split Coconut  

1977 Let It Flow       

1978 Mariposa de Oro

                          1980 Old Crest on a New Wave                           

               1987 Two Hearts                         

                       1987 Some Assembly Required                            

                               2008 26 Letters - 12 Notes                          

           2014 Future's Past                      

                    2017 Pink Lipstick (EP)                      

                            2020 Alone Together, Again                       

 

Singles

1968 "Just for You" b/w "Little Woman"

1970 "Only You Know and I Know"

1970 "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman"

1972 "To Be Free"

1977 "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"

1977 "We Just Disagree"

1978 "Mystic Traveller"

1978 "Don't It Make You Wonder"

1978 "Let It Go, Let It Flow"

1978 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"

1980 "Save Me" (with Michael Jackson)

1987 "Something In The Heart"

1988 "Dreams I Dream" (duet with Phoebe Snow) 

Session work

1967: Julian Covey & The Machine, "A Little Bit Hurt" / "Sweet Bacon" single

guitar and vocals

1968: Family, Music in a Doll's House

producer, songwriter of "Never Like This"

1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland

acoustic guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"

1968: The Rolling Stones, Beggar's Banquet

shehnai on "Street Fighting Man" and mellotron on "Factory Girl"

1969: Gordon Jackson, Thinking Back

producer, bass guitar, electric guitar, and slide guitar

1969: Merryweather, Word of Mouth

songwriter, guitar, bass, and vocals

1970: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton, On Tour

guitar

1970: George Harrison, All Things Must Pass

guitar on various tracks

1970: Bobby Lester, Bobby Lester

guitar on "Freedom"

1971: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Motel Shot

guitar and vocals

1971: Graham Nash, Songs for Beginners

electric guitar on "Military Madness"

1972: Jim Capaldi, Oh How We Danced

harmonica on "Big Thirst", guitar on "Don't Be a Hero"

1972: Crosby and Nash, Graham Nash / David Crosby

lead guitar on "Immigration Man"

1972: Bobby Keys, Bobby Keys

songwriter on "Steal from a King" and "Crispy Duck"

1973: David Blue, Nice Baby and the Angel

acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and vocals on "Outlaw Man"

1973: Graham Nash, Wild Tales

12-string guitar on "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)"

1974: Phoebe Snow, Phoebe Snow

electric guitar on "No Show Tonight"

1975: Wings, Venus and Mars

electric guitar on "Listen to What the Man Said"

1978: Mike Finnigan, Black and White

lead guitar on "Hideaway From Love"

1978: Stephen Stills, Thoroughfare Gap

vocals on "You Can't Dance Alone", "We Will Go On", "What's the Game", and "Midnight Rider"

1979: Ron Wood, Gimme Some Neck

acoustic guitar on "F.U.C. Her"

1983: Donovan, Lady of the Stars

guitar on "Boy for Every Girl"

1983: Don Felder, Airborn

vocals on "Never Surrender"

1988: Eric Clapton, Crossroads

guitar on "Ain't That Loving You", originally recorded ca. 1974

1995: Fleetwood Mac, Time

songwriter, producer, vocals, and guitar

2004: Noel Redding, The Experience Sessions

sitar on "There Ain't Nothing Wrong", originally recorded ca. 1968

2010: Jimi Hendrix, West Coast Seattle Boy

sitar on "Little One", originally recorded ca. 1968

2011: Derek and the Dominoes, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: 40th Anniversary Edition

guitar and vocals on "Roll It Over", originally recorded June 1970








DAVE MASON
APPEARS WEEK OF
 JANUARY 18TH 2023
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO


ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS

 AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!





BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

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

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

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.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO