Interviewing The Legends

Saturday, April 11, 2020

JOE PUERTA CO-FOUNDER OF CLASSIC ROCK LEGENDS AMBROSIA MAY 12TH 7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS W/RAY SHASHO

J O E

P U E R T A

BASSIST-SINGER-SONGWRITER

CO-FOUNDER

of LEGENDARY CLASSIC ROCK GROUP

A M B R O S I A

MAY 12TH, 2020

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

In the year 1970, four young musicians from the South Bay of Los Angeles, came together to create a new invigorating style of music.

Exploring the possibilities of progressive, classical and world influences, yet rooted with the soul of the blues and R&B, Joseph Puerta, Christopher North, David Pack and Burleigh Drummond created a new sound that was defined and recognized as “Ambrosia”.

Originally labeled as America’s answer to the progressive invasion of such English acts as “Yes” and “King Crimson”, the group quickly proved it was all that and much more as it’s albums painted aural landscapes covering the gamut of musical styles and attracting the collaboration of such cultural icons as, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Alan Parsons.

In it’s brief recording history, Ambrosia garnered 5 Grammy Nominations, 5 Hit Singles, Heavy FM Airplay and the admiration and respect of the musical community. All this was in addition to Sold Out concerts around the world.

Today, the band is more alive and compelling than ever. With three of the original members in tact plus the addition of guitar ace Doug Jackson on electric guitar and backing vocals, Mary Harris contributing amazing keyboards and vocals, and the powerful and contemporary lead vocals and acoustic guitar of Ken Stacey…Ambrosia is exploring new musical territory and continuing to wow life-long fans and new converts alike!

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A M B R O S I A

Extended Versions

Live

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Track Listings

1. Nice, Nice, Very Nice

2. Livin' On My Own

3. You're The Only Woman (You & I)

4. And...Somewhere I've Never Traveled

5. Time Waits For No One

6. How Much I Feel

7. Magical Mystery Tour

8. Drink Of Water

9. Holdin' On To Yesterday

10. Biggest Part Of Me

For more information about Joe Puerta

and Ambrosia

visit

www.ambrosialive.net/the-band …Official website

www.facebook.com/Ambrosiatheband ...Facebook

JOE PUERTA

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MAY 12TH 2020

7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

w/RAY SHASHO

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Saturday, April 4, 2020

CHRIS JAMES FRONTMAN FOR THE BURRITO BROTHERS SPECIAL GUEST ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS W/RAY SHASHO APRIL 28TH ON BBS RADIO 1

C H R I S

J A M E S

frontman for

T H E

B U R R I T O

B R O T H E R S

A NEW ALBUM

A RENEWED LEGACY

The Burrito Brothers celebrate an illustrious past while serving up fresh contributions for a bright future. They continue to climb the branches of the “many tall pines” first planted in 1968. Trace the winding paths of Country and Rock & Roll back, you’ll find them there. Anyone who had a heart and ears can tell these guys are world-class musicians and songwriters with one listen. Here they are in the years, carrying on the tradition of classic late-1960s and early ’70s “Hippie Country-Rock” music, expanding its boundaries, always exploring new horizons.

Country Rock’s big bang came in Los Angeles in the late ‘60s. In 1968, Ian Dunlop and Barry Tashian started The Flying Burrito Brothers. Then in 1969, with Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman at the helm, the group released their classic first LP, “The Gilded Palace of Sin”. Since then the band has carried on, always evolving. This year marks the 50th anniversary of that classic LP. Gram Parsons’ original vision for the band is still going strong. “I just ran 20 red lights in his honor,” says Chris P James. At the beginning of the 1980s the band moved their base of operations from LA to Nashville. At that point the name was shortened to The Burrito Brothers. The band has remained in Nashville ever since. Now, The Burrito Brothers are right on track. “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for we… mmm feelin’ good!” says Chris P.

The band features Chris P. James (who’s been involved with the band since 2009), guitarist Bob Hatter, Tony Paoletta on pedal steel and drummer Peter Young…all extremely talented musicians who love being involved with the band’s legacy and creating new music to keep that legacy alive.

They continue to carry the torch via The Notorious Burrito Brothers release, which features the band’s trademark tight ensemble playing, beautiful harmonies and excellent songwriting. The new album features eight original songs and the band’s version of The Dark End of the Street from The Gilded Palace of Sin.

Will James from Gram Parsons International says, ““This latest incarnation is the closest to the original FBB sound of all of the previous bands.”

Gram Parsons said it best…The idea'll keep going on. It's not like it's dead or anything. Whether I do it or anybody else does it, it's got to keep going."

THE

BURRITO BROTHERS

The

Notorious

Burrito

Brothers

available at

amazon.com

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entited

The
Notorious

Burrito Brothers

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For more information about Chris James

and The Burrito Brothers
visit …

The Burrito Brothers website:
www.TheBurritoBrothers.net

Link to the The Burrito Brothers Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CosmicNashville/

Link to the band’s complete history and discography:
http://www.burritobrother.com/fbb.htm

Link to the band’s EPK:
https://www.theburritobrothers.net/epk

Link to The Burrito Brothers video:
https://www.theburritobrothers.net/media

CHRIS JAMES

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APRIL 28TH 2020

7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

BBS RADIO 1

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SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of

the greatest rock legends on the planet

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CHRONICLES

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Monday, March 30, 2020

MIKE PINERA LEGENDARY GUITARIST APRIL 21ST 2020 ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS W/RAY SHASHO 7 PM PT/10 PM ET -BBS RADIO 1

M I K E

P I N E R A

LEGENDARY "MONSTER"GUITARIST

BLUES IMAGE

I R O N B U T T E R F L Y

THE NEW CACTUS

ALICE COOPER

THE CLASSIC ROCK ALL-STARS

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Mike Pinera, singer, guitarist and songwriter is known around the world as the driving force from legendary and iconic bands Iron Butterfly (In A Gadda Da Vida) Blues Image (Ride Captain Ride) Alice Cooper Band (Schools Out) and Mike Pinera solo (Goodnight My Love.)

Pinera formed The Blues Image in Tampa. A progressive blues band playing rare blues songs by iconic British blues bands.

He and Blues Image moved to Miami where they were co-founders of the famous rock venue THEE IMAGE in Miami Beach. Mike headlined and performed weekly with such legendary artists as The Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton & The Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors & others.

One year later they moved to Hollywood California Mike and received a recording contract from Atlantic Records where they had a huge hit with RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE which Mike co-wrote and sang. Ride Captain went to number 3 on the Billboard Charts earning a platinum record award.

Mike played in the IRON BUTTERFLY who received the first Platinum Record Award ever given to any artists.

Iron Butterfly Albums which feature Pinera are METAMORPHOSIS with PINERA & RHINO which hit number 16, EVOLUTION, BEST OF IRON BUTTERFLY, LIGHT & HEAVY, IN A GADDA DA VIDA Laser Video Disc.The single EASY RIDER written by Pinera reached number 66 on the Billboard charts making it the band's biggest hit aside from In A Gadda Da Vida. The album is noted for having the first use of the guitar talkbox which Mike co-invented. During this time Pinera discovered and co-produced Black Oak Arkansas on Atlantic Records resulting in a multi-million seller, now multi-platinum. He and iconic JIMI HENDRIX drummer MITCH MITCHELL formed the band RAMATAM recording the album RAMATAM. The group was acclaimed as a cutting-edge progressive rock band. In the mid-seventies Pinera joined Cactus. He and Ted Nugent went on a national tour together. They turned their nightly jamming at the end of the shows into a climactic finale entitled “THE GUITAR BATTLE OF THE CENTURY.” It was an exciting blend of high energy playing, wrestling and audience participation. In 1980, Mike joined up with longtime pal ALICE COOPER for two world tours. In 1992, Mike formed the first original Classic Rock Supergroup, THE CLASSIC ROCK ALL-STARS.

The band included lead singers and stars from RARE EARTH, SUGARLOAF, SPENCER DAVIS, Headhunters and himself. Special guests included members of Kansas, Toto, Allman Brothers, Steppenwolf, Moody Blues, and many others. They were the NUMBER ONE CLASSIC ROCK SUPERGROUP in the world.

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‘TIMELESS’

BLUES IMAGE

featuring
MIKE PINERA

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Seventies classic rock heroes Blues Image return with this superb collection of recently recorded favorites and new songs! Blues Image founder Mike Pinera showcases both his past accomplishments with a fantastic new renditions of the blockbuster single "Ride, Captain, Ride" and Iron Butterfly's "In A Gadda Da Vida" (Pinera was Iron Butterfly's vocalist in 1970) as well as his present skills as a songwriter on such tunes as "Love Is The Answer," "Pay My Dues" and more! Includes guest performances by blues rock legend Pat Travers and Journey's Jonathan Cain.

Track Listings

1. Ride Captain Ride

2. In a Gadda Da Vida

3. Fantasy of Love

4. Come Back

5. Love Is the Answer

6. Touch My Heart

7. Pay My Dues

8. In the Garden of Eden

9. Leaving My Troubles Behind

10. Butterfly Bleu

11. Isla

12. Something to Say

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For more information about Mike Pinera

visit

www.theclassicrockallstars.com

www.facebook.com/MikePineraOfficial

www.solarisartists.com/exclusive-artists/mike-pinera

M I K E P I N E R A
APPEARS

APRIL 21ST 2020

7 PM pacific/10 PM eastern time

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

BBS RADIO 1

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THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

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Monday, March 16, 2020

ANDY TILLISON BRITISH KEYBOARDIST-SINGER-SONGWRITER FOR PROG ROCK'S 'THE TANGENT' SPECIAL GUEST APRIL 14TH 7 PM PT/10 PM ET ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

A N D Y

T I L L I S O N

BRITISH KEYBOARDIST

SINGER-SONGWRITER

for

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP

T H E

T A N G E N T

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

The Tangent is a Progressive Rock Band from Northern England, based around keyboards player, composer and idiosyncratic vocalist Andy Tillison Diskdrive.

Their music is cinematic and lyrical, full of narrative, often telling stories or making observations about the world we live in - often choosing subject matter more associated with Anarcho-Punk bands than with the genre in which the band choose to base themselves. "No Hobbits or Orcs in our songs" The band have released a steady output of well-regarded albums through their record label Inside Out Music.

The band has changed personnel many times and has used this fluidity to keep ideas fresh and lucid. The debut album released in 2003 The Music that Died Alone was often referred to as a "supergroup" project, though Tillison has always eschewed this title, preferring to go for the less obvious "a good idea".

In twelve years, the group has had close affiliations with Swedish progressive legends The Flower Kings, and Jonas Reingold (bass) from that band remains in the Tangent to this day despite the departure of Roine Stolt from the Tangent ten years ago now. David Jackson (Van Der Graaf Generator) was heavily featured on that debut album, Jakko Jakszyk (now of King Crimson) has been a frequent collaborator along with Theo Travis (Steven Wilson Band, Soft Machine Legacy, Gong etc.). Guy Manning, Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), David Longdon (Big Big Train) have all played key roles in the band's development and the band was instrumental in bringing the talents of the astonishing young guitarist Luke Machin (Maschine) to the world for the first time.

Tangent philosophy has been to embrace other more contemporary bands. Whether overtly progressive themselves (Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Argos, Magenta etc.) or completely away from the official boundaries of the genre into metal, Jazz, modern pop, soul, disco and film music, the Tangent do not follow the prog rock rule book.

"It's more what we don't do that sets us apart" Tillison said in a 2007 interview... "we've always avoided doing the 12 string acoustic stuff, and in fact anything that gets too Genesissy or Floyd-like usually (not always) gets binned.. that's not to say that there aren't influences.. just that we don't like the idea of being confined to the styles of those particular figureheads. The spirit of progressive rock music was carried by lots more people than Genesis. I think that too many of us (new bands) use the obvious source - i.e. the 70s bands and forget to look around us and see what our contemporaries are up to!"

Over the years the band has had many manifestos, all of which are still relevant to the future of the Tangent..

Andy Tillerson’s progressive bands have been "A New Opera" 1978 - 1986, "Gold Frankincense & Diskdrive" 1987 - 1995, Po90 (Parallel Or 90 Degrees) 1996 - 2010 and The Tangent 2002 - the present. With over 20 albums released out there - Andy has been one of the most committed and unrelenting advocates of Progressive Music through its darkest days.

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PROXY

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For more information about Andy Tillison and The Tangent

visit

www.thetangent.org

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