Friday, July 9, 2021

GEOFF DOWNES: LEGENDARY KEYBOARDIST WITH THE BUGGLES/ASIA/YES/ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RAY SHASHO ON BBS RADIO TV

 

G E O F F 

D O W N E S

and

A S I A

Celebrate their 40th anniversary

by releasing a 5-CD boxset 

THE REUNION ALBUMS:

'2007-2012'

Exclusive Interview with

 GEOFF DOWNES 

 (The Buggles- ASIA- YES)

GEOFF DOWNES INTERVIEW 

CLICK BELOW 

TO LISTEN IN ITS ENTIRETY

ASIA, the multi-platinum selling English supergroup, formed in London in 1981, are celebrating their 40th anniversary by releasing a 5CD boxset 'THE REUNION ALBUMS:2007-2012' through BMG Records available now at amazon.com.

This 5CD deluxe clamshell box set features the 2CD live recording Fantasia, Live In Tokyo together with the three reunion studio albums Phoenix, Omega and XXX. 


ASIA took the world by a storm with their eponymous debut album, globally the biggest-selling album of 1982. The single Heat Of The Moment, a huge soft-rock anthem, reached the top 40 in over a dozen markets, peaking in the U.S. at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. 
The four original members of ASIA – John Wetton (King Crimson, lead vocal/bass), Steve Howe (YES, guitars), Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, drums) and Geoff Downes (The Buggles, YES, keyboards), reunited to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2006 and 2007 with a world tour. 

This boxset features the original ASIA line-up, reformed in 2006, and brings together, for the first time, all of ASIA's essential music into one concise collection. In 2021 ASIA signed a deal with BMG to re-release their reunion albums Phoenix, Omega, Fantasia: Live In Tokyo and XXX, along with Gravitas (with Sam Coulson), to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary in 2022. They also plan to release a box-set ASIA In Asia, of the first simulcast from 1983, with Greg Lake temporarily replacing John Wetton. For all things ASIA please visit: www.originalAsia.com 

Virtuoso keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Geoff Downes has been legitimizing the art of great music since the inception of The Buggles with Trevor Horn in 1977. Downes symphonic savvy has allowed him to venture into multiple musical genres while perpetuating Prog- Rock prominence as the illustrious keyboardist for supergroups YES and Asia. Geoff Downes is undeniably one of the hardest working musicians in the business.

Purchase

ASIA

The Reunion Albums:

 '2007 – 2012’

Original Asia celebrate their 40th Anniversary with the release of The Reunion Albums: 2007 - 2012 a 5CD box set out through BMG UK on 11th June featuring Fantasia, Live In Tokyo, Phoenix, Omega and XXX

PURCHASE NOW 

at

 amazon.com

For more information

About

GEOFF DOWNES

ASIA and YES

Visit

for Geoff Downes:

www.geoffdownes.com

www.facebook.com/Geoffrey.Downes.Official

https://twitter.com/asiageoff

for ASIA:

www.originalasia.com

for YES:

www.yesworld.com

 

GEOFF DOWNES

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

The Light Program (1987, Geffen)

Vox Humana (1992, JIMCO/Blueprint Records)

Evolution (1996, Blueprint Records)

The World Service (2000, Blueprint Records)

Shadows & Reflections (2003, Voiceprint Records)

Electronica (New Dance Orchestra ft Anne-Marie Helder) (2010)

Live albums

Live at St. Cyprian's (2003)

Asia

Studio albums

Asia (1982)

Alpha (1983)

Astra (1985)

Then & Now (1990, half greatest hit)

Aqua (1992)

Aria (1994)

Arena (1996)

Rare (1999)

Aura (2000)

Silent Nation (2004)

Phoenix (2008)

Omega (2010)

XXX (2012)

Gravitas (2014)

Live albums

Live Mockba 09-X1-90 (1991)

Now - Live in Nottingham (1997)

Live in Philadelphia (1997)

Live in Osaka (1997)

Live in Koln (1997)

Live at the Town & Country Club (1999)

Live Acoustic (1999)

Alive in Hallowed Halls (2001)

Asia / Boston: Winning Combination (2001)

Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo) (2001)

Alive in Hallowed Halls (2001)

America: Live in the USA (2002)

Quadra (2002)

Live at Budokan (2002)

Bedrock in Concert (2002)

Dragon Attack (2003)

Live in Buffalo (2003)

Live in Massachusetts `83 (2004)

Live in Hyogo (2004)

Different Worlds Live (2005)

Extended Versions (2007)

Fantasia: Live in Tokyo (2007)

Asia - Live Around the World (2010)

Spirit of the Night - Live in Cambridge 09 (2010)

Resonance - The Omega Tour 2010 (2012)

High Voltage - Live (2014)

Axis XXX Live in San Francisco MMXII (2015)

Symfonia - Live in Bulgaria 2013 (2017)

The Buggles

Studio albums

The Age of Plastic (1980)

Adventures in Modern Recording (1981)

With Chris Braide

Studio albums

Pictures of You (2012)

Suburban Ghosts (2015)

Skyscraper Souls (2017)

Halcyon Hymns (2021)

Live albums

Live in England (2019)

With John Wetton

Studio albums

Wetton Downes (1996, demo)

Wetton Downes (2002)

Icon (2005)

Heat of the Moment 05 (2005, EP)

Icon II: Rubicon (2006)

Icon 3 (2009)

Live albums

Icon Acoustic TV Broadcast (with John Wetton, 2006, Frontiers Records)

Icon Live - Never in a Million Years (with John Wetton, 2006, Frontiers Records)

Heat of the Rising Sun (with John Wetton, 2012)

Trapeze

Welcome to the Real World (1993)

Yes

Studio albums

Drama (1980)

Fly from Here (2011)

Heaven & Earth (2014)

Live albums

The Word is Live (Tracks taken from the 1980 tour) (2005)

Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome (2014)

Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)

Topographic Drama - Live Across America (2017)

Yes 50 Live (2019)

The Royal Affair Tour: Live in Las Vegas (2020)

Other appearances

Kate Bush: The Dreaming (1982)

Agnetha Faltskog: Eyes of a Woman (1985)

GTR: GTR (1986)

Glenn Hughes and Geoff Downes: The Work Tapes (1998, demo)

Alan White: White (2004)

The Prog Collective (2012)

Producers: Made In Basing Street (2012)

David Cross and Peter Banks: Cr









MY NEW BOOK

 IS FINALLY OUT!

ENTITLED

THE 

ROCK STAR

 CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

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

 


…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


Wednesday, June 30, 2021

TOMMY ROE TRIED TO GET THE BEATLES SIGNED AT ABC RECORDS AND WAS LAUGHED AT:EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO ON BBS RADIO TV

 

T  O  M  M  Y

R  O  E

LEGENDARY HITMAKER

of the 1960s 

with RAY SHASHO 

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS 

TOMMY ROE

 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN

 IN ITS ENTIRETY



When recollecting those perpetual hit makers of the ‘60s, singer/songwriter Tommy Roe’s accomplishments are among the elite of the music industry. Tommy Roe wrote and recorded (6) Top 10 hits between 1962 -1969, more than any other solo American artist, including (11) Top 40 hits, (4) certified gold singles, and (2) #1 Hits.
Tommy Roe is a member of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and The Rockabilly Hall of Fame.  Rock and Roll pioneer Tommy Roe became an overnight Top 40 radio sensation with his 1962 #1 Hit “Sheila,” a tune in which Roe pays homage to Buddy Holly. Tommy Roe scored again the following year with his Top 10 hit, “Everybody” reaching #3 in the U.S.


In 1963, Tommy Roe and Chris Montez (“Let’s Dance,” “Call Me,” “The More I See You”) toured with an up and coming rock and roll band called The Beatles.  Roe initially tried to get The Beatles a recording contract but was told by a record executive to stick to writing music and leave the record business to him. When The Beatles popularity materialized, Tommy Roe was asked to perform at their first American concert at the Washington Coliseum in D.C. Because of an overseas wave of music to hit the U.S. called the British Invasion, Roe was forced to conceive a new sound.


In 1966, Tommy Roe’s #8 Top 40 bubblegum hit, “Sweet Pea” swept the nation, followed by a British Invasion influence release, “Hooray for Hazel” which reached #6 on Billboard’s Top 100.
 In 1969, Tommy Roe struck gold twice with the prevailing, “Dizzy” reaching #1 and the Freddy Weller (Paul Revere & the Raiders) co-written tune, “Jam Up and Jelly Tight” peaking at #8 on the Billboard charts.


Purchase

TOMMY ROE

‘2020 VISION’

EP

at amazon.com

Tommy is releasing a new 4-song EP 2020 Vision in the digital era of music.

“I love making music,” says Tommy. “There is something special about getting in the studio and being surrounded by great musicians that just brings an electricity of creativity. I just can’t get away from that! Even after all these years, I get excited knowing that I will be making new music.”

The new EP is available on SpotifyPandoraApple MusicAmazon MusicGoogle PlayDeezerTidal and more!

2020 Vision Track Listing: 

"Sun In My Eyes"

"Looking For A Thrill"

"Remember" 

"Glitter and Gleam (revisited)"

 

For more information 

about

TOMMY ROE

Visit

www.tommyroe.com


 PROUD MEMBER

Georgia Music Hall of Fame member

Rockabilly Hall of Fame member

Hit Parade Hall of Fame member

Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame member

Tommy Roe discography

Sheila (1962)

Everybody Likes Tommy Roe (1963)

Something for Everybody (1964)

Sweet Pea (1966)

Phantasy (1967)

It's Now Winter's Day (1967)

Heather Honey (1969)

Dizzy (1969)

We Can Make Music (1970)

Beginnings (1971)

Energy (1976)

Full Bloom (1977)

Devil's Soul Pie (2012)

Confectioner's (2017)








MY NEW BOOK 

IS FINALLY OUT!

ENTITLED

THE 

ROCK STAR 

CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE


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

 …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


WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS TO ADVERTISE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS with RAY SHASHO on 
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contact Ray Shasho at interviewingthelegends@gmail.com

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

JOHN HALL 'ORLEANS' CO-FOUNDER RELEASES CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED NEW MUSIC:EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH RAY SHASHO ON BBS RADIO TV

 

'Reclaiming My Time'

by

JOHN HALL

His sixth solo record,

in addition to the 18 albums he recorded 

with his band

'O R L E A N S'

Exclusive ZOOM Interview

On Interviewing The Legends 


JOHN HALL ZOOM EXCLUSIVE

'ORLEANS' LEGEND

CLICK BELOW

 TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY

John Hall has written songs for Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, and James Taylor. He’s played guitar on tours and records for Little Feat, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, and Seals and Crofts. His music and environmental activism led him to 10 years in elective office, and co-founding MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy). 

Now, back to music full time, he writes songs and performs solo and with Orleans, the group he co-founded in the 1970s. Their biggest hits “Still the One” and "Dance With Me" continue to garner hundreds of thousands of streams per week, and to appear in mass media from commercials to movies and even political campaigns.

The former is also in the title of John’s memoir, “Still The One: A Rock’n’Roll Journey To Congress and Back.” 

“Reclaiming My Time” is John Hall’s sixth solo record, in addition to the 18 albums he recorded with his band Orleans. The title is a phrase used in Congress (where Hall spent 4 years) after being interrupted. It’s also an allusion to the music he might have written and played during ten years in elective office. 


Purchase 

the brand new solo album

 by

ORLEANS LEGEND

JOHN HALL

Entitled

'RECLAIMING MY TIME'

at amazon.com


"RECLAIMING MY TIME" the new album by Artist, Songwriter, Congressman and Slide Guitar legend JOHN HALL. Co-founder of the rock band Orleans ("Still The One," "Dance With Me," "Dancing In The Moonlight" and more), Hall has enjoyed songwriting success on the Pop and Country charts; his songs have been covered by Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and more. Co-Founder of the movement "No Nukes," he is the only Platinum selling artist to serve 2 terms in Congress. "Reclaiming My Time' is a phrase used on the floor of Congress to resume what one was saying before being interrupted. These are songs written since John's return to 'normal life,' along with a few remixed and remastered tunes from previously recorded but privately distributed projects. Hall will be back on the road in '21 & '22 solo and with Orleans. 

For more information

about

JOHN HALL

&  ORLEANS

Visit

www.johnhallmusic.com

Instagram.com/JohnHallMusic

www.facebook.com/JohnHall.musician

www.facebook.com/orleansmusic

www.youtube.com/channel/UCSlltfdb8xMVnT1IEfEQcEw

www.youtube.com/user/OrleansOnline


'ORLEANS'

Discography

Studio albums

1973  Orleans

1974  Orleans II

1975  Let There Be Music

1976  Waking and Dreaming

1979  Forever

1980 Orleans

1982 One of a Kind

1986 Grown Up Children

1994 Analog Men

1996 Ride

2005 Dancin' in the Moonlight

2008 Obscurities

2020 Work at Home with Orleans 

 

Live albums

Live (1991)

Live Volume 2 (1993)

Still the One, Live (2002)

We're Still Havin' Fun (2007)

 

Compilations

The ABC Collection (1976)

Before the Dance (1978)

Love Takes Time (1986)

Dance with Me – The Best of Orleans (1997)

No More Than You Can Handle: A 40 Year Musical Journey (2013)

Playlist: The Very Best of Orleans (2017)

 

JOHN HALL

Studio albums

1970 Action

1978  John Hall

1979  Power

1981  All Of The Above

1983 Searchparty

1992 On A Distant Star

Labels: Pioneer LDC

1998 Recovered

1999 Love Doesn't Ask

2005 Rock Me On The Water

 

ORLEANS

TOUR DATES 2021:

Saturday, June 5th

Anderson Music Hall

with Atlanta Rhythm Section

Hiawassee, GA

 

Saturday, June 12th

Center for the Arts

Saugatuck, MI

 

Friday, June 18th

Beacon Theater

Hopewell, VA

 

Friday, June 25th

McGrath Amphitheater

with Pure Prairie League

Cedar Rapids, IA

 

Sunday, June 27th

Southern Atlantic Hemp and Arts EXPO

with Firefall & Atlanta Rhythm Section

Fletcher, NC

 

Friday, July 16th - Moved to 3/12/22

T. Furth PAC

Angola, IN

 

Friday, July 23rd

Ruth Eckerd Hall

with Pure Prairie League & Firefall

Clearwater, FL

 

Friday, July 30th

Indiana State Fair

with Peter Beckett (Player)

Indianpolis, IN

 

Saturday, August 7th

At the Tabernacle

Mt.Tabor, NJ

 

Sunday, August 8th - 2:30 PM

Ft. Armstrong Folk Festival

Kittanning Riverfront Park

Kittanning, PA

 

Saturday, September 11th  Cancelled

Arvada Center

with Pure Prairie League

Arvada, CO

 

Wednesday, September 22

AuRene Theater

with Pure Prairie League & Firefall

Ft. Luderdale, FL

 

Saturday, September 25th

Warrenton Outdoors

with Pure Prairie League

Warrenton, MO

 

moved to Oct 6, 2022

Seneca Casino Bear's Den

Niagara Falls, NY

 

Thursday, Oct 7th

Keswick Theater

with Pure Prairie League

Glenside, PA

 

Friday, Oct 8th

Bergen PAC

with Pure Prairie League

Englewood, NJ

 

Saturday, Oct 9th - Cancelled

Zeiterion PAC

with Pure Prairie League

New Bedford, MA

 

Sunday, Oct 10th

Lynn Auditorium

with Pure Prairie League

Lynn, MA

 

Friday, October 29th

Paramount Hudson Valley

Peekskill, NY

 

Thursday, November 4th -

Lyric Theater

Stuart, FL

 

Friday, November 5th -

WJCT Soundstage

Jacksonville, FL

 

Saturday, December 18th

BMI Event Center

with the Guess Who

Versailles, OH

 










MY NEW BOOK

 IS FINALLY OUT!

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

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



 …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