🎙️ Show Topic: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Legends, Influences & 30 Years in Cleveland

This Friday, October 24th, 2025, we’re saluting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the artists, early influences, non-performers, and session greats whose work shaped the soundtrack of our lives. 🎶

From 50s pioneers to 60s and 70s hitmakers (with a dash of the 80s), we’ll celebrate the voices out front and the architects behind the scenes. Producers, writers, and sidemen whose fingerprints are on the records you love.

We’ll also look at the 2025 class of inductees and the milestones that brought the Hall to life: the Foundation (established April 20, 1983 by Ahmet Ertegun), Cleveland selected as the home in 1986, and the Museum’s doors opening in 1995, making this year the 30th anniversary of the Cleveland museum.

🕰️ Tune in for a night of induction-worthy stories, unforgettable performances, and the unsung heroes who made rock & roll roar.

📅 Mark your calendars: Friday, October 24th, 2025 — cue the anthems and join us live.

🎧 Don’t miss it! Stream the new episode as soon as it drops.

Special Feature: 🏛️ Rock Hall at 30 – Foundation, City & Class of 2025

How the Hall came to be:  the Foundation launched in 1983 by Ahmet Ertegun, Cleveland chosen as the permanent home in 1986, and the Museum opening in 1995, plus a spotlight on the 2025 inductees across performers, early influences, non-performers, and musical-excellence/session categories.

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🎙️ Show Topic: Beatles & Rock Music – Across Generations and Inspirations!

🎸 My latest podcast, recorded on Monday, October 20th, 2025, was an inspiring deep dive into Beatles and Rock Music, a truly fascinating and informative journey through sounds that shaped generations. The show featured a mix of The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, British classics, and more timeless rock favorites.

A big thank you to my amazing guests! Peter Lavezzoli shared his deep passion for the Beatles, his insights on Ravi Shankar and his connection with George Harrison, plus stories from his own performances with Bob Weir and Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead. John Babcock talked about recording at Abbey Road Studios, remastering his song “Matthew Street Revisited,” and meeting both George Martin and Paul McCartney, along with his incredible work performing in Beatles tribute shows like Paul Is All. Mark Pytko joined us to celebrate the sound of The British Invaders, honoring the best of the British music revolution. And Glenn Mitchell rounded out the lineup with stories and performances from his band The Cavernites, keeping the Liverpool spirit alive!

It was a joyful celebration of music, memories, and the artists who keep the Beatles’ legacy and rock’s golden age shining bright. 🎸

🎧 Don’t miss it! Tune in now and relive the magic of Beatles and Rock Music — the songs, the stories, and the spirit that never fades!

From Merseybeat punch to psychedelic shimmer, we’ll trace how the era’s songs were written, arranged, and performed, and hear from artists who keep that spirit alive on today’s stages.

🕰️ Tune in for melodies, memories, and road stories straight from the players.

📅 Mark your calendars: Monday, October 20th, 2025 — cue the vinyl and sing along.

🎧 Don’t miss it! Stream the new episode as soon as it drops.

Guest(s) for our show:

Date: Monday, October 20th, 2025

1. 🥁 Peter Lavezzoli

Drummer, singer, author, and music historian who blends old-school R&B backbeat with prog and jazz edges.

Peter has performed with members of the Grateful Dead (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir), co-founded Florida’s Dead tribute Crazy Fingers (33+ years), and shared stages with The Band, Little Feat, Gov’t Mule, Jefferson Starship, Ziggy Marley, and more.

Author of The Dawn of Indian Music in the West (2006) on Ravi Shankar. He’ll talk Beatles, Dead, and cross-cultural currents in 60s rock.

peterlavezzoli.com

2. 🎙️ John Babcock

Paul McCartney portrayer for 25+ years. Toured the U.S. & Canada with the Touring Cast of Beatlemania, performed in Legends in Concert, and played 17,000+ shows with The British Invasion at EPCOT (1997–2008).

A first-generation fan who saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan (Feb 9, 1964), John has released 12 original albums, many tracks recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Today he fronts his McCartney tribute as a solo artist or with band, spanning five decades of Paul’s concert history.

paulisalltribute.com

3. 🎸 Mark Pytko (The British Invaders, NC)

Singer–guitarist with The British Invaders, transporting audiences from the first wave of UK bands storming America to the early MTV era.

Mark will dig into the sound, the gear, and the songbook that made British rock a global heartbeat.

4. 🎤 Glenn Mitchell (Liverpool)

Singer–musician from Liverpool with a Beatles touring-years tribute, channeling the raw energy of the early sets and the city streets that shaped the band.

Stories from the Cavern spirit to modern stages in the Beatles’ hometown.

🎙️ Show Topic: Rock Across the Decades – Country, Rockabilly, Sunshine Pop & More

This Thursday, October 16th, 2025, we’re spinning a feel-good sweep of rock from the 50s, 60s, and 70s (with a few 80s sparks):

• country twang
• rockabilly snap
• pop-rock punch
• sunshine-pop glow
• psychedelic swirls
• soft-rock shimmer
• and straight-up classic rock. 🎶

We’ll connect the dots between jukebox sing-alongs and arena anthems, tracing the songs and stories that still light up the dial.

Plus, four special guests bring first-hand history:

Nashville country scholarship, Chicago horn-pop memories, Monkees songwriting lore, and a guitar legend whose tone helped define entire bands.

🕰️ Tune in for harmony, hooks, and road-tested stories from the people who were there.

📅 Mark your calendars: Thursday, October 16th, 2025 — set a reminder and sing along.

🎧 Don’t miss it! Stream the new episode as soon as it drops.

Guest(s) for our show:

Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025

1. 📚 Barry Mazor

Nashville author and country-music historian.

Barry digs into his new book Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story – the sibling blend, Nashville ties, rockabilly roots, and how the Everlys shaped generations of harmony-driven rock.

2. 🎤 Carl Giammarese (The Buckinghams)

Singer, guitarist of Chicago’s hit-making Buckinghams.

Carl shares 60s memories, studio tales, and talks about his new album Let the Music Play, from horn-pop sparkle to timeless songwriting.

carlgiammarese.com

3. ✍️ Bill Chadwick (Songwriter)

Monkees contributor behind “Zor & Zam,” “French Song,” and “You & I.”

Bill revisits sessions, friendships, and a heartfelt tribute to songwriter Bobby Hart, the craft, the camaraderie, and the hits that still sparkle.