Rock on With the Artists – Show: Sep 28 2020

Topic for the show:  Rock on With the Artists

This show will be all about the different rock artists and groups that have graced our airwaves. I’ll be talking about performances, events, and others from the 50s, 60s and 70s, including:

• Elvis Presley
• The Beatles
• The Rolling Stones
• 13th Floor Elevator
• Bob Dylan
• David Bowie
• Led Zeppelin
• The Byrds
• Supremes
• ZZ Top
• Lou Reed
• Neil Young
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• The Eagles
• Elton John
• Otis Redding
• Joe Walsh, and more.

Special Guests:

1) Bill Bentley

Bill Bently is an American music industry executive, particularly notable for having produced tribute albums of the music of significant cult artists Roky Erickson (1990), Skip Spence (1999), Doug Sahm (2009) and Lou Reed (2013), in addition to other recording projects, and he was with Warner Bros. Records from 1986 to 2006, at which point he became the personal public relations representative of Neil Young, and has stories to discuss on ZZ Top, 13th Floor Elevator, Lou Reed, Neil young and others. His first book, SMITHSONIAN ROCK & ROLL: LIVE AND UNSEEN, was published by Smithsonian Books in October 2017, which discuss the Smithsonian called on rock and roll lovers around the world to collect photos and stories of their favorite moments in music.

Fans dug through attics, basements, closets, shoeboxes, digital cameras, and photo albums to post great rock shots to rockandroll.si.edu. From Woodstock to the Whisky a Go Go, from Lollapalooza to the 9:30 Club, and all the rockin’ places in between, fans overwhelmingly responded with their favorite rock and roll moments. Iconic artists ranging from the Who to Nirvana to Chuck Berry to the Jimi Hendrix and many more are celebrated here.

There are early photographs of everyone from Run-D.M.C. to the Runaways, and contemporary shots of some of the biggest names in music, including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, and Metallica. Presented together, these photographs create a kaleidoscopic history of the artists, the musical styles, the venues, the concerts, and the fans. This is rock and roll as it has never been seen before, and is presently writing for Neil Young Archives, and started Water Bros. Films in 2019.

For more information, check the following link:

• Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen

2) Andrew Grant Jackson

Andrew Grant Jackson, is the author of 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, and Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles’ Solo Careers. He directed and co-wrote the feature film The Discontents (2004) starring Amy Madigan. He has written for Slate’s ‘Blogging the Beatles,’ Yahoo!, music magazines Burn Lounge, Mean Street, Dispatch and the Hollywood monthly magazine Ingenue.

For more information, check the following links:

• About the Book
• 1973: Rock at the Crossroads

3) Rob Shanahan

Rob Shanahan, an American photographer and rock drummer known for his concert photography and portraits of celebrities. He has been the preferred photographer of ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr since 2006. Shanahan takes many photographs of musicians for musical instrument makers, including Paiste cymbals, and drum manufacturers Yamaha and Drum Workshop. Shanahan published a book in 2011 titled Volume 1: Through the Lens of Music Photographer Rob Shanahan.

He also took photos of The Rolling Stones, Joe Walsh, Elton John, Billy Squier and many others.

For more information, check the following links:

• Rob Shanahan
• Rob Shanahan Photography

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