Friday, June 4, 2021

ROBERT BERRY CHATS ABOUT FINAL COLLABORATION ALBUM WITH THE LATE GREAT KEITH EMERSON: EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH RAY SHASHO-BBS RADIO TV

 

3.2: ‘Third Impression’ 

– new album

featuring KEITH EMERSON

by

multi-instrumentalist

R O B E R T  B E R R Y

Exclusive Z O O M Interview

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO


ZOOM INTERVIEW 

WITH ROBERT BERRY

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH 

IT ITS ENTIRETY

Robert Berry has managed to survive in the treacherous minefield that is the music business and flourished as a performer, songwriter and producer. It seems he's done it all. While he may be best known as the vocalist/bass player in the ELP spinoff, 3, with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, Berry impressive list of credits include a stint fronting Ambrosia, and long running affiliations with Alliance, December People, and the Greg Kihn Band.

Berry has released 5 solo albums, contributed to a number of high-profile tribute albums and has an impressive track record in the studio. 


Robert has just released on Frontiers Records, his new album of new music entitled Third Impression, under the name 3.2. Third Impression featuring the last track (entitled Never) that Berry and his friend and mentor Keith Emerson worked on together before Emerson’s tragic passing.



Purchase

ROBERT  

BERRY

3.2

THIRD IMPRESSION

at amazon.com

The second 3.2 album, a band/project that is a continuation of the band 3, which featured Robert Berry, Carl Palmer, and the late great Keith Emerson.

"Third Impression," the follow up to 3.2's debut album, "The Rules Have Changed," is a fine match for its predecessor. It mixes epic songs, such as album opener “Top Of The World” and closing song “Never”, the latter co-written by Robert with Emerson, with more melodic and AOR moments.

 

For more information

about

ROBERT BERRY

visit

www.robertberry.com

facebook.com/robertberrymusic

twitter.com/therobertberry

instagram.com/berrysongs

Video links from the new album:

FOND FAREWELL - 3.2 full video (2021)

https://youtu.be/FhZ7-8K2oP0

A BOND OF UNION - 3.2 lyric video (2021)

https://youtu.be/aES9yjKkUDY 


Discography

Solo album

Back to Back (1985)

Pilgrimage to a Point (1992)

In These Eyes (1994)

Takin' it Back (1995)

A Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time (1999)

Prime Cuts (2006)

The Dividing Line (2008)

Hush

Hush (1978)

79 (1979)

Hot Tonight (1982)

3

To the Power of Three (1988)

Live Boston '88 (2015)

Live – Rockin' The Ritz (2017)

December People

Sounds like Christmas (2000)

Rattle and Humbug (2001)

DP3 (2005)

Classic Rock Christmas (2009)

St. Nicks Picks (2017)

Alliance

Bond of Union (1996)

Alliance (1997)

Missing Piece (1999)

Destination Known (2007)

Road to Heaven (2009)

Fire and Grace (2019)

All 41

The World's Best Hope (2017)

Greg Kihn Band

Rekihndled

3.2

The Rules Have Changed (2018)

Third Impression (2021)








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



Thursday, May 27, 2021

AN EXTREMELY FUN AND ENTERTAINING CHAT WITH ANNIE HASLAM OF RENAISSANCE: 50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning - An Anthology Live In Concert

 


Exclusive Interview

with

A N N I E 

H A S L A M

Symphonic Rock Legends

Renaissance feat. Annie Haslam

Release their “50th Anniversary 

– Ashes are Burning

– an Anthology – Live in Concert

with The Renaissance Chamber Orchestra”

and featuring special guest 

Jim McCarty!


An extremely fun and entertaining chat 

with ANNIE HASLAM of RENAISSANCE 

CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN IN ITS ENTIRETY

 Renaissance is a band with a rich history unique unto themselves as progressive rock pioneers who rose from the ashes of the seminal UK rock band, The Yardbirds. Acclaimed for their unique blending of progressive rock with classical and symphonic influences, the band’s career has now spanned fifty years spearheaded by the five-octave voice of Annie Haslam and the masterful songwriting skills of Michael Dunford. They are widely considered to be the band that most successfully and routinely utilized the sound of a full orchestra in their recordings. 


The band has toured throughout the world and has performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and additionally at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Chorale Society. Renaissance had a top ten hit in the UK with their song “Northern Lights” that still demands airplay to this day.


Purchase

 Renaissance

 50th Anniversary 

Ashes Are Burning

- An Anthology Live In Concert (2CD+DVD

+Bluray)

with THE RENAISSANCE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA


order now 

at

https://renaissancetouring.com/50

For more information

about

ANNIE HASLAM

and

RENAISSANCE

visit


RENAISSANCE Band

DISCOGRAPHY

Studio albums

1969 Renaissance        1971  Illusion      

1972  Prologue   1973  Ashes Are Burning      

1974  Turn of the Cards         1975  Scheherazade and Other Stories

1977  Novella      1978  A Song for All Seasons

1979  Azure d'Or   1981  Camera Camera

1983 Time-Line      2001 Tuscany   

2013 Grandine il vento

LIVE ALBUMS

1976  Live at Carnegie Hall            

2002 In the Land of the Rising Sun: Live in Japan 2001

2011  Renaissance Tour 2011 – Turn of the Cards and Scheherazade & Other Stories Live in Concert (DVD and double CD set)        

2016 Renaissance 2012 (recorded April 16, 2015) – Renaissance Live at the Union Chapel (DVD and digital only audio set)

2018 A Symphonic Journey (recorded October 27, 2017) – Live In Concert (DVD and double CD set)

2021 Renaissance the 50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning - An Anthology Live In Concert (2CD+DVD+Bluray) 

ANNIE HASLAM

Solo discography

1977: Annie in Wonderland  1985: Still Life

1989: Annie Haslam  1994: Blessing in Disguise

1995: Supper's Ready: (Genesis tribute Album) (guest vocalist)

1995: Tales From Yesterday (Yes tribute Album) (guest vocalist)

1998: Live Under Brazilian Skies   1999: The Dawn of Ananda

1999: Portraits of Bob Dylan by Steve Howe (album) (guest vocalist)

2000: It Snows in Heaven Too   2002: One Enchanted Evening

2005: Icon by John Wetton & Geoff Downes (album) (guest vocalist)

2006: Miles of Music by Bob Miles (guest vocalist)

2006: Live Studio Concert

2006: Night and Day EP with Magenta written for Haslam by Rob Reed and Christina Booth

2007: Woman Transcending

2012: Songs of the Century: (Supertramp tribute Album) (guest vocalist)

2014: 'Live' Studio Concert Philadelphia 1997 (Re-release)

2017: Don't Give Up Single, duet with Jann Klose










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, May 19, 2021

ROBIN TROWER CHATS ABOUT NEW ALBUM AND CONCERT DATES:EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO ON BBS RADIO TV

 


LEGENDARY GUITARIST

R O B I N

T R O W E R

SPECIAL GUEST

ON

INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

BBS Radio TV


ROBIN TROWER

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

CLICK BELOW 

TO LISTEN IN ITS ENTIRETY


 

Robin Trower has been heralded as one of the most influential Guitar players to come out of the British Blues Rock scene. Though other names may come to mind, none have the "signature sound and style" of the man who was tagged by the press with the nickname of "The White Hendrix" back in the 70's. Robin was in the audience during a performance by Jimi Hendrix those many years back, and he readily admits that the Experience changed his approach to the guitar.


It is obvious to anyone who ever listened to Robin's music that he has taken the ethereal sound that Jimi first introduced to the world and created his own unique way of expressing himself through the guitar. The result is a unique style of music all his own - NOT an imitation of Jimi at all, and a career of considerable merit.

Robin is known for his incredible talent as a guitar player and his inspirational style of soloing, coaxing sounds from his Strat that seem to emanate from beyond this world. To be among those who have experienced Robin performing live is to be forever changed by this masterful Artist as he takes you along with him on one musical masterpiece after another.

ROBIN

TROWER'S

latest album

'UNITED STATE OF MIND'

Featuring

Robin Trower 

Maxi Priest

Livingstone Brown

available now at amazon.com

For more info

about

R O B I N 

T R O W E R 

Visit

https://www.trowerpower.com/

https://www.facebook.com/RobinTrower

Steve's Place

Unofficial UK Tribute Site

Bridge Of Sighs

ROBIN TROWER 

STATION PROMO


ROBIN

 TROWER 

Discography

With Procol Harum

1967 Procol Harum

1968 Shine on Brightly (Trower sings backup on "Wish Me Well")

1969 A Salty Dog (Trower sings lead on "Crucifiction Lane")

1970 Home

1970 Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About (a vintage rock'n'roll side-project by members of Procol Harum, recording as 'Liquorice John Death')

1971 Broken Barricades (Trower sings lead on "Song for a Dreamer" and "Poor Mohammed")

1991 The Prodigal Stranger

1995 The Long Goodbye 

With Robin Trower Band

Studio albums

1973    Twice Removed from Yesterday    –         

1974    Bridge of Sighs        

1975    For Earth Below

1976    Long Misty Days     

1977    In City Dreams

1978    Caravan to Midnight          

1980   Victims of the Fury 

1983   Back It Up     

1987    Passion

1988   Take What You Need

1990   In the Line of Fire   

1994    20th Century Blues

1997    Someday Blues        

2000  Go My Way

2003   Living Out of Time

2005   Another Days Blues

2009   What Lies Beneath

2010   The Playful Heart

2013   Roots and Branches

2014   Something's About To Change     

2016   Where You Are Going To  

2017    Time and Emotion

2019   Coming Closer to the Day  

2020   United State of Mind          

Live albums

1976: Robin Trower Live! (recorded 2/3/75, Stockholm)

1985: Beyond the Mist (recorded April 1985 at The Marquee Club, London)

1992: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (recorded 1/29/75)

1996: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Robin Trower in Concert (recorded 10/18/77, New Haven, CT)

1999: This Was Now '74–'98 (recorded 1974, Pittsburgh, PA; 1998, Seattle, WA) -2-CD set

2006: Living Out of Time: Live (recorded 9/3/05, Bonn, Germany) [note: also available on DVD]

2009: RT@RO.08 (recorded 3/29/08, Royal Oak, MI)

2011: Robin Trower at The BBC 1973–1975 (recorded 3/26/73 [John Peel Session], 9/26/73 [Bob Harris Session], 2/20/74 [Bob Harris Session], 3/5/74 [John Peel Session], 1/28/75 [John Peel Session], and 1/29/75 [BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, omitting 2 songs but adding 2 others]) -2-CD set

2013: State To State: Live Across America 1974–1980 (recorded 1974, Philadelphia; 1974, California; 1976, Illinois; 1977, Oklahoma; 1980, Missouri) -2CD

2015: Rock Goes To College 1980 (recorded 2/25/80, London)

Compilations

1987: The Robin Trower Portfolio

1991: Essential Robin Trower

1991: Robin Trower: The Collection

1994: Robin Trower Anthology

2002: Speed Of Sound: The Best of Robin Trower

2004: Dreaming the Blues -2-CD set

2008: Day of The Eagle: The Best of Robin Trower

2010: A Tale Untold: The Chrysalis Years 1973–1976 -3-CD set

2012: Farther On Up The Road: The Chrysalis Years 1977–1983 -3-CD set

2014: Compendium 1987–2013 -2-CD set

2014: Original Album Series (contains Twice Removed from Yesterday, Bridge of Sighs, For Earth Below, Robin Trower Live!, Long Misty Days) -5-CD set

2015: Original Album Series, Vol. 2 (contains In City Dreams, Caravan to Midnight, Victims of the Fury, B.L.T., Truce) -5-CD set

2019: The Studio Albums 1973–1983 (contains all 10 studio albums presented in card-sleeves housed in a clamshell box) -10-CD set

 

With Jack Bruce

1981: B.L.T

1982: Truce

1989: No Stopping Anytime (compilation of B.L.T. and Truce)

2007: Seven Moons

2009: Seven Moons Live (recorded 2/28/09, Nijmegen, Holland) [note: also available on DVD] re-released as Songs from the Road

 

With Bryan Ferry

1993: Taxi

1994: Mamouna

2007: Dylanesque







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