the lead guitarist for the legendary British rock group 'THE
BABYS'
Wally’s distinct style,
reminiscent of Paul Kossoff (Free), gave The Babys a distinct, recognizable
sound. That sound has found its way back home with the reforming of The Babys!
When The Babys disbanded in 1981
Wally toured with Rod Stewart and Air Supply, as well as Humble Pie – Featuring
Jerry Shirley, Jimmy Barnes and Zoomer.
Wally recently made the
cross-country move from Florida back to California! We welcome him back with
open arms and huge smiles.
With Les Paul in hand – and
trusty Marshall stack at his back, Wally is back where he belongs!
The Babys are a rock group best
known for their songs “Isn’t It Time” and “Every Time I Think of You“. Both
songs reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late
1970s. The 1976–1978 Babys line-up consisted of keyboardist/guitarist Michael
Corby, vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock and guitarist Wally
Stocker.
After Corby left the band in
August 1978, a replacement was sought and the company brought in two musicians:
Jonathan Cain as keyboardist and Ricky Phillips to take over as bassist. From
1979 until the breakup in 1981, The Babys line-up consisted of vocalist Waite,
drummer Brock, bassist Phillips, guitarist Stocker, and keyboardist Cain.
After the breakup, John Waite
went on to produce a major solo hit, “Missing You“, and continues to be a solo
artist today. Jonathan Cain left to join Journey. John Waite, Jonathan Cain and
Ricky Phillips formed Bad English in the late 1980s. Ricky Phillips currently
plays for Styx. Wally Stocker and Tony Brock (together and separately) worked
with Rod Stewart and other mainstream artists including Elton John, Air Supply,
Keith Urban and Humble Pie.
In late 2012, auditions were held
to find suitable replacements for the departed members. Joining original Babys
Tony Brock and Wally Stocker, are John Bisaha (Lead Vocals/Bass) and Joey Sykes (Guitars).
The new lineup have played numerous shows over the past year to great crowds
and reviews – while pushing forward with new music to be brought to The Babys
FANS – who have been sorely neglected low these many years! The new album –
I’ll Have Some of That – was released worldwide on June 24, 2014.
Joining The Babys onstage are “The
Babettes’ – Holly Bisaha and Elisa Chad-bourne, along with keyboardists
Francesco Saglietti and Brian Johnson.
The Band is about to release a
new video for “Not Ready to Say Goodbye” very soon. The Babys bring a full
sound and look that has not been seen on the ‘scene’ in MANY years!
WALLY STOCKER
INTERVIEWED BY RAY SHASHO
ON BBS RADIO
Purchase 'The Babys' most recent
release entitled ‘I’ll Have Some of That’
at amazon.com
Visit The Babys Official website
at www.thebabysofficial.com for tour dates and the latest information
about the group.
Our very special guest today is Dennis Locorriere the legendary lead
singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dr Hook.
Dr Hook was an
internationally recognizable household name throughout the 70’s and 80’s and in
many territories throughout the world; it retains that standing to this
day.
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
did its farewell tour with Dennis on vocals in the late 80’s but it was
just the beginning of what he has since accomplished in his long and colourful
career. Locorriere penned songs have been recorded and performed by artists
such as Helen Reddy, Lou Rawls, BJ Thomas, Olivia Newton-John, Southside
Johnny, Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. As a solo artist, Locorriere has played at
countless prestigious venues (Festival Hall Melbourne, Royal Concert Hall Glasgow,
Liverpool Philharmonic) and festivals including the UK’s Glastonbury and has
released 3 critically acclaimed albums.
Not for 30 years have the massive
hits of Dr Hook been sung and played live by a band worthy of that title …
until now.
Following the success of the Universal
release Dr Hook Timeless (Executive Producer, Dennis Locorriere in
the UK, New Zealand and Australia, Dennis Locorriere, who, from the very
beginnings of Dr Hook to the height of their success, was the unmistakable
voice of the band’s biggest hits and best loved songs, such as Sylvia's Mother,
Cover Of Rolling Stone, Only 16, A Little Bit More, If Not You, Sharing The
Night Together, Better Love Next Time, Sexy Eyes, When You're In Love With A
Beautiful Woman, Years From Now and many more, is touring the world with an
incredibly talented band of musicians and singers, playing all of the
hits.
This is something that Locorriere has not done
since his Dr Hook Farewell Tour in 1985.
In fact, never before have these songs been
recreated live to sound just as they did when they were originally recorded in
the famous Nashville and Muscle Shoals studios with some of the best session
musicians in the world.
Possessing one of the most recognizable voices in
popular music, Dennis Locorriere and the band have already performed sell
out shows in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK and will be bringing this
unique experience to the rest of the world.
Dennis says “I know that people love the Dr
Hook sound on those original recordings and that's what we're
bringing back to them, just the way they remember it and want to hear it
performed live”.
Dr Hook™ Starring Dennis Locorriere - The
Timeless World Tour, is the show Dr Hook fans have been waiting for.
Our Very Special Guest Today is
multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Wally Palmar of The Romantics.
1980's music legends The
Romantics, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Rich Cole and Brad Elvis, best known
for their mega hit single “What I Like About You,” are touring the US in
support of their forthcoming album to be released on K-Tel Records titled “Up From
The Rubble”!
While it's true that the
Romantics took much of their simple thunder from the British Invasion, their
primary influence was the Frenzied excitement of the late 60's Detroit rock
scene. They cut their teeth on that High Energy sound characterized by the MC5,
the Psychedelic Stooges, Bob Seger and the Last Heard, Mitch Ryder and the
Detroit Wheels, Scott Morgan's Rationals, SRC, and Garage icons the Underdogs,
infusing it with sincerity, irony, spontaneity, and of course, Volume. The Romantics
took the essence of this scene and translated it to suit their own modern
experience. They favored short brash songs, “punk short” hair and popularized
red leather suits.
After releasing their own
independent single in 1977, consisting of the first two songs they had written
- “Little White Lies” and “I Can't Tell You Anything” - The Romantics traveled
east to establish an audience. Soon after Bomp Records' Greg Shaw sees them in
Toronto and funds a single, which included “Tell It To Carrie,” “First In
Line,” something of a stylistic matrix for The Romantics' music to come. The
Romantics considered themselves well removed from the Sex Pistols' negativity.
They didn't want Rock & Roll to go away rather they want, as Skill tells a
reporter in 1979: “to still have fun with three chords.” The late 70's U.K.
punk movement was then diluted and still misunderstood in America.
Through constant touring over
three years and meetings with CBS Brass, Natt Weiss, & Nemperor
A&R reps, they signed with Nemperor Records in 1979.
The original Romantics, Palmar,
Skill, Cole and Marinos released their debut LP. Anchored by “What I Like About
You,” “When I Look In Your Eyes” and a cover of The Kinks, Ray Davies' “She's
Got Everything.” The album is an exemplary pop-rock period piece. The Romantics
evoke a youthful portrait, haunting in its innocence, a direct contrast to the
tough world they know in Detroit. Now nearly 30 plus years later they are still
known for having created some of the most influential and beloved rock and
roll of all time.
The 2nd record, “National
Breakout” in late 1980, featuring standouts “Night Like This” and
“Forever Yours” produced tours of Europe and Australia. The 3rd record
“Strictly Personal” was released in1981. In 1983-84 they raised the bar
with “In Heat” the platinum album bearing 2 top 10 singles, “Talking In
Your Sleep” and “One In A Million” followed with a tour of Japan.
In late 1990, the Romantics added
current Blondie drummer Clem Burke to the lineup, and in 1994 they released a 5
song EP titled “Made In Detroit” for Westbound Records, containing fellow
Detroiter George Clintons' Funkadelic songs, “You & Your Folks” And “I
Wanna Know,” along with three originals. Later that year, The Romantics
received an award for Outstanding Pop/Rock Recording Artists from the Motor
City Music Awards in 1992.
1995 saw The Romantics settle
their 7 year old lawsuit against their former management
2011 brought the re-emergence of
original bass player, vocalist, Rich Cole and Mike Skill back on guitar. The
band is now able to expand their set list and include more songs from their
first two albums, and include new and unreleased material. This now allows them
to focus on more harmonies and get back to their original rock sound that
established The Romantics from the very beginning.
Once again much to the excitement
of their fans worldwide, The Romantics Palmar, Skill, Elvis, and Cole are
touring the US and Europe in support of their recently released singles from
their highly anticipated new album release “Up From The Rubble” for summer
2016!
It’s my great pleasure to welcome
Wally Palmar of The Romantics to The Ray Shasho Show. Wally thank you for being
on the show today!
WALLY PALMAR INTERVIEW
ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW
BBS RADIO NETWORK
Visit … The Romantics Official
Website for concert dates and information about their new release entitled Up
From The Rubble at www.romanticsdetroit.com
Roger Earl is the man with the
beat. Pounding his drums for over 40 years, this British rock ‘n’ roller is
partial to rock & blues (always has been).
Roger left school at 16 to pursue
a career in commercial art in London. to support his ‘drum & cymbal habit’.
He did this for about 4 years (quite successfully) until he joined SAVOY BROWN
at the age of 20 (“I didn’t receive payment for the first 6 weeks from SAVOY
but at least I was ‘semi-pro’. I continued auditioning for other bands during
lunch hours and after work during this time because I still wasn’t sure I had
the job”) He auditioned for people like The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and
Jimi Hendrix, among others.
His five albums with SAVOY BROWN
(one of the hippest blues-rock acts on either side of the Atlantic) between
1968 and 1970 were ‘Getting to the Point’, ‘A Step Further’, ‘Raw Sienna’
(which became a British Blues Classic), “Blue Matter’ and ‘Looking In’.
During a couple of lunchtime
sessions, Roger, Dave Peverett, Colin Earl, Bob Hall (Savoy’s Pianist) and others,
cut a rockabilly album called “Warren Phillips and the Rockets. He also played
drums on Chris Jagger’s first album and Mungo Jerry’s debut album in 1970.
SAVOY BROWN did their first U.S.
tour in 1968 with greats like B.B. King, Albert King, Paul Butterfield Blues
Band, Charlie Musselwhite, the J.Geils Band and saw great artists like Bobby
Blue Band and Buddy Guy. After touring the U.S. he knew he ‘was home’.
In December of 1970, Roger and
Dave Peverett left SAVOY BROWN to form FOGHAT. They hooked up with Rod Price
and released their first record in 1972 on the Bearsville Label (a subsidiary
of Warner Brothers) and followed with their first U.S. tour. They became an
immediate success, following up the gold debut with lots of other gold
albums….Rock n’ Roll, Energized, Rock n’ Roll Outlaws. 1975’s Fool for the
City, which included ‘Slow Ride’, made them superstars. They continued the gold
with Night Shift, their 1977 ‘Foghat Live’ (which went Double Platinum) and
Stone Blue. These were followed with Boogie Motel in 1979, Tight Shoes, In the
Mood for Something Rude, Girls to Chat and Boys to Bounce and Zig Zag Walk.
By the early 80’s, Punk was in
and musical tastes were going through a transition period. Rod Price had left
the band (replaced by Erik Cartwright) and Lonesome Dave had returned to
England. Settled comfortably on Long Island, New York, Earl admittedly ‘didn’t
know how to relax’. He played with the New England Jam Band on weekends for
awhile with people like James Montgomery, the Uptown Horns John Butcher,
Charlie Farran, Fran Sheehan, Elliott Randall and Mark Rivera. But soon the
remaining three members, Roger, Craig and Erik began touring again as Foghat.
In 1993, the four original
members of Foghat reunited at the request of producer Rick Rubin. Although the
project with Rubin never materialized, they recorded ‘Return of the Boogie Men’
and were on the road again. The road, as it always had been for this ‘most
traveled’ hard rock blues band, proved still kind to them. Three generations of
fans were still boogie-ing to their music.
By 1999, Rod had left the band again
(replaced by Lonesome Dave’s great friend Bryan Bassett) and Lonesome Dave
became seriously ill. He passed away on February 7, 2000. After several months
of not knowing what to do, and a great deal of pressure to keep the band alive,
Roger contacted Charlie Huhn (hoon) and asked him to join the band. The rest is
history in the making. Now, 7 years later with a studio CD (Family Joules), a
new DVD (The Official Bootleg Vol.!) and a new Double Live CD ‘LIVE II’ the
band is doing better than ever!
When asked what made him emigrate
from London, England to Long Island, New York (of all places) he simply
says…’when we got off the boat, it was the first place there.”
Roger Earl is still hammering
away….still a noisy sod. And this rock’n’roll, road-warrior wouldn’t have it
any other way. He says, in the immortal words of Lonesome Dave Peverett, “I’m
gonna roll til’ I’m old, gonna rock til’ I drop!
Foghat comes full circle with their newly released album entitled UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Drawing from their collective musical influences, the band not only brought in
some special guests from their past who helped launch and inspire the Foghat
story, but also invited some new friends into the mix to continue the journey
of this never idle band.
They started recording at their Florida studio, Boogie Motel South in
2013. In addition to Foghat members Roger Earl, Craig MacGregor, Charlie Huhn
and Bryan Bassett, two additional figures helped shape the sessions -
Buddy Guy alumni, Scott Holt, who lent a hand in the writing, and added
fantastic guitar and vocals to several tracks, and Grammy winning
producer/songwriter, Tom Hambridge.
With their resident genius, guitarist Bryan Bassett at the helm, the
project was going slow since Bryan was doing triple duty, playing,
writing and recording the tracks, while in the midst of a Foghat tour. So Tom
Hambridge came aboard. According to Roger Earl "I met Tom when
presenting 3 awards to Buddy Guy and Tom (his producer) at the Memphis Blues
Awards. Tom said that he was a fan, and would love to produce a Foghat
record. Putting that in the back of my mind, this was the perfect opportunity.
Tom came down to Boogie Motel South to meet the band and we clicked and started
writing together immediately. Working with him was inspirational!
During this time, an opportunity arose for some ‘other’ recording at Dark
Horse Institute in Nashville for a friend's graduation project.
Scott, Bryan and Roger recorded 6 tracks and a new ‘band’, ‘Earl and the
Agitators’, with Scott Holt as lead guitar/vocals was born. They are
now playing some dates opening for Foghat with Roger and Bryan doing
double-duty. This great experience prompted Foghat to move the recording
of “Under the Influence” to Dark Horse Studios where they brought in two of
their major influences.
Foghat was ‘spawned’ from the British Blues band ‘Savoy Brown’ in 1971, so it
was fitting to ask Savoy founder and guitarist Kim
Simmonds to join in.
As Roger Earl puts it “Kim gave me my shot!” As soon as Kim
started playing, everyone was mesmerized!
Included on this release is a new recording of ‘Slow Ride” to celebrate the
40th anniversary. They invited Nick Jameson, (original bass player
and producer of ‘Slow Ride’ on the 1975’ Fool for the City’ album) to play
along with Foghat bassist Craig MacGregor who played bass on Foghat
‘LIVE’ (1977). They had a blast, and Foghat lead singer, Charlie Huhn, was
as usual at the top of his game with his incredible vocals and guitar work!
And to round out the project the amazing Dana Fuchs added some of her
bluesy/sultry vocals to a couple of tracks!
Three years in the making, Foghat had fun with this record and the result is an
eclectic blend of rock and blues with a little funk and R&B on the side for
good measure. It showcases the combined talent of all of the members both
in the writing and the playing. This band never stops!
RAY SHASHO INTERVIEWS
ROGER EARL ON BBS RADIO 1
Purchase
Foghat’s new release entitled ‘Under The Influence’ at amazon.com or visitwww.foghat.net
For Foghat Tour
Dates (including Record Release Party at B.B. Kings, NYC – September 21st,
2016) visit www.foghat.net/tour/
Actress, Singer,
Dancer, Broadway star, Producer, and
Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Lucie Arnaz has had an extremely diversified career spanning over
50 years in show business. She has starred on the New York stage
in They’re Playing Our Song (Theatre World, LA Drama Critics and
Outer Critic’s Circle Awards), Lost in Yonkers, Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels, Pippin and Grace and Glorie; in the London premiere
of The Witches Of Eastwick; in the Coconut Grove Playhouse premieres
of Once Removed and A Picasso; in national tours of Pippin,
Seesaw, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Social Security and My
One And Only (Sarah Siddons Award); and in regional theatre productions
of Wonderful Town, Master Class, Cabaret, The
Guardsman, Annie Get Your Gun, I Do! I Do!, Educating
Rita, Vanities, and Mack And Mabel, to name just a few.
Lucie has appeared on television in The Lucie
Arnaz Show, Sons And Daughters, The Black Dahlia,The Mating Season, Who Gets The
Friends?, Washington Mistress, Death Scream and six seasons
of Here’s Lucy; on the big screen with Neil Diamond and Sir Laurence
Oliver in The Jazz Singer(Golden Globe Nomination), Down To
You, Second Thoughts, Billy Jack Goes To Washington, The
Pack, Wild Seven and has lent her voice to theanimated fantasy about the NY
Yankees, Henry And Me.
Lucie has performed the opening number on the
Academy Awards (1981) and at The White House several times. She was Executive Producer
of the I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (Emmy nomination),
and Lucy & Desi: A Home Movie (Emmy winner 1993). She produced
two CD ROMS. She recorded her first album for Concord Jazz, "Just In
Time," and her newest CD, "Latin Roots," is a celebration of
just what the title says. Lucie has been traveling the country and the world
with her various concerts for over 20 years.
With her brother, Desi, she manages Desilu, too,
LLC. With her husband, actor Laurence Luckinbill, she manages five grown children.
Lucie invites you to visit her online at luciearnaz.com.