Wednesday, January 18, 2023

DAVE MASON ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER ANNOUNCES NEW BLUES ALBUM W/JOE BONAMASSA... NEW TELL-ALL MEMOIR... AND 2023 ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR:ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT!

 



ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER


D A V E   M A S O N

ANNOUNCES

 2023 ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR

Leads into the Release of His Tell All Memoir -

 ‘Only You Know & I Know’ due May 2023

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT

with RAY SHASHO

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS 

CLICK BELOW

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!


Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason kicks off his Winter tour on Thursday, January 19 in Atlanta, GA and continues South with performances set in Charleston, six shows in Florida including Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando before heading to Nashville, Cincinnati, Detroit.

This new leg will end with multiple performances in Chicago on February 20 & 21.  This perpetual ongoing world tour is a testament to Mason’s six-decade enduring role as a Rock Icon as well as the unrelenting support of his music loving fans the world over. A self-described endangered species, Mason enjoyed a successful cross country run this Fall and is thrilled to get back out on the road to see his friends and fans - “There is nothing quite like performing live. I love it!” exclaimed Mason. Mason has been respectfully called a musical “gunslinger” for a reason; having worked with some of the biggest names in music, his trademark guitar licks, and musical touches are all over beloved classic hits.  Early next year will see the release of his first ever autobiography Only You Know & I Know, where Dave will share some of the great untold tales in rock and roll.

Dave has a unique and rare viewpoint as he recorded an album with Mama Cass, played rhythm guitar on “All Along the Watchtower” with Jimi Hendrix, was a founding member of Traffic, recorded with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and The Rolling Stones, was part of Fleetwood Mac for a spell, as well as a guitar designer and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee …. Yep, that’s Dave Mason.


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 DAVE MASON 

ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR 2023

 

January 19      Atlanta, GA                 City Winery

January 21      Charleston, SC           Charleston Music Hall

January 25      Ft. Lauderdale, FL      Broward Center for the Performing Arts

January 26      Vero Beach, FL          The Emerson Center

January 28      Miami Gardens, FL     On the Blue Cruise 2023

February 3      Orlando, FL                 The Plaza Live

February 4      Clearwater, FL            Capitol Theatre

February 6      Ponte Vedra, FL         Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

February 8      Atlanta, GA                 City Winery

February 10    Nashville, TN              CMA

February 14    Kent, OH                     The Kent Stage

February 15    Detroit, MI                   Sound Board Theater

February 17    Nashville, IN               Brown County High School

February 18    Cincinnati, OH             Memorial Hall

February 20   Chicago, IL                  City Winery

February 21   Chicago, IL                  City Winery


DISCOGRAPHY 

With TRAFFIC

Mr. Fantasy - 1967

Traffic - 1968

Best of Traffic - 1969

Last Exit - 1969

Welcome to the Canteen - 1971

Smiling Phases – 1991

 

Studio albums

     1970 Alone Together          

           1971 Dave Mason & Cass Elliot        

1972 Headkeeper     

1973 It's Like You Never Left

1974 Dave Mason    

1975 Split Coconut  

1977 Let It Flow       

1978 Mariposa de Oro

                          1980 Old Crest on a New Wave                           

               1987 Two Hearts                         

                       1987 Some Assembly Required                            

                               2008 26 Letters - 12 Notes                          

           2014 Future's Past                      

                    2017 Pink Lipstick (EP)                      

                            2020 Alone Together, Again                       

 

Singles

1968 "Just for You" b/w "Little Woman"

1970 "Only You Know and I Know"

1970 "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman"

1972 "To Be Free"

1977 "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"

1977 "We Just Disagree"

1978 "Mystic Traveller"

1978 "Don't It Make You Wonder"

1978 "Let It Go, Let It Flow"

1978 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"

1980 "Save Me" (with Michael Jackson)

1987 "Something In The Heart"

1988 "Dreams I Dream" (duet with Phoebe Snow) 

Session work

1967: Julian Covey & The Machine, "A Little Bit Hurt" / "Sweet Bacon" single

guitar and vocals

1968: Family, Music in a Doll's House

producer, songwriter of "Never Like This"

1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland

acoustic guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"

1968: The Rolling Stones, Beggar's Banquet

shehnai on "Street Fighting Man" and mellotron on "Factory Girl"

1969: Gordon Jackson, Thinking Back

producer, bass guitar, electric guitar, and slide guitar

1969: Merryweather, Word of Mouth

songwriter, guitar, bass, and vocals

1970: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton, On Tour

guitar

1970: George Harrison, All Things Must Pass

guitar on various tracks

1970: Bobby Lester, Bobby Lester

guitar on "Freedom"

1971: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Motel Shot

guitar and vocals

1971: Graham Nash, Songs for Beginners

electric guitar on "Military Madness"

1972: Jim Capaldi, Oh How We Danced

harmonica on "Big Thirst", guitar on "Don't Be a Hero"

1972: Crosby and Nash, Graham Nash / David Crosby

lead guitar on "Immigration Man"

1972: Bobby Keys, Bobby Keys

songwriter on "Steal from a King" and "Crispy Duck"

1973: David Blue, Nice Baby and the Angel

acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and vocals on "Outlaw Man"

1973: Graham Nash, Wild Tales

12-string guitar on "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)"

1974: Phoebe Snow, Phoebe Snow

electric guitar on "No Show Tonight"

1975: Wings, Venus and Mars

electric guitar on "Listen to What the Man Said"

1978: Mike Finnigan, Black and White

lead guitar on "Hideaway From Love"

1978: Stephen Stills, Thoroughfare Gap

vocals on "You Can't Dance Alone", "We Will Go On", "What's the Game", and "Midnight Rider"

1979: Ron Wood, Gimme Some Neck

acoustic guitar on "F.U.C. Her"

1983: Donovan, Lady of the Stars

guitar on "Boy for Every Girl"

1983: Don Felder, Airborn

vocals on "Never Surrender"

1988: Eric Clapton, Crossroads

guitar on "Ain't That Loving You", originally recorded ca. 1974

1995: Fleetwood Mac, Time

songwriter, producer, vocals, and guitar

2004: Noel Redding, The Experience Sessions

sitar on "There Ain't Nothing Wrong", originally recorded ca. 1968

2010: Jimi Hendrix, West Coast Seattle Boy

sitar on "Little One", originally recorded ca. 1968

2011: Derek and the Dominoes, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: 40th Anniversary Edition

guitar and vocals on "Roll It Over", originally recorded June 1970







DAVE MASON
APPEARS WEEK OF
 JANUARY 18TH 2023
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO


ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS

 AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!



BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


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



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Sunday, January 15, 2023

DENNIS TUFANO THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF CHICAGO'S 'THE BUCKINGHAMS' TALKS BAND HISTORY... SINGING & TOURING WITH OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN... 60S TOP 40 RADIO... JOHN LENNON AND MORE!

 



D E N N I S   T U F A N O 

THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF

T H E   B U C K I N G H A M S

“Kind of A Drag”, “Don’t You Care”, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song”, “Susan”  “Back In Love Again” 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN

 IN ITS ENTIRETY


Dennis Tufano is the original "voice" of “The Buckinghams”. the Chicago-based group that scored a string of five Top Ten hits in the late-sixties including, the #1 “Kind of A Drag”, “Don’t You Care”, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song”, “Susan” and “Back In Love Again”. Following his success in the Buckinghams, Dennis was part of the song-writing duo "Tufano and Giammarese" and recorded three albums with Lou Adler's custom label, Ode Records. Appearing as guest vocalist he went on to co-write with renowned composer and musician Tom Scott. With Scott as composer, Dennis performed the "original title/theme song" for the long running "Family Ties" television show.

Dennis also wrote the music and performed with Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, on Taupin's album, " He Who Rides The Tiger ". Subsequently he teamed again with Taupin to co-write, co-produce and perform the Farm Dogs album “Last Stand In Open Country”.

Back on the road, Dennis joined Olivia Newton-John on her hugely successful tour and was featured, with her on the HBO Special in two dramatically inspired duets.

As an actor, Dennis has also worked in film, television, radio and commercials.




FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DENNIS TUFANO

VISIT

www.facebook.com/Dennistufanosings

Facebook

www.dtsings.com

Dennis Tufano official website

www.tufanofans.com/index.html

Fan Site


DENNIS TUFANO

2023 Shows

Friday, January 20, 2023, 7:00 pm ET

Original Hitmakers of Summer Tour

Dennis Tufano, Brian Hyland, Chris Montez, Rock and the Rollers

Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala, FL.

Tickets: $35-$60; Doors open 6 pm ET

 

Saturday, February 25, 2023, 8:00 pm PT

Best of the '60s

Dennis Tufano with Special Guests Cannibal and The Headhunters

The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA

All ticket purchasers will be entered to win a guitar that will be

autographed by the artists in the show.

Tickets: $30; Doors open at 6 pm PT

 

Saturday, March 11, 2023, 7 pm ET

Rockin' Oldies Dance Party

Dennis Tufano, The Vogues, Bobby Wilson, The Trammps

The Grand Opera House, Copeland Hall, Wilmington, DE

 

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7 pm ET

Sixties Spectacular

Dennis Tufano, Herman's Hermits, Jay and the Americans,

1910 Fruitgum Company

Proctor's Theater, Schenectady, NY

 

CRUISES FEATURING DENNIS TUFANO

ROCKY’S ROCKIN CRUISES

ROCKIN IN THE CARRIBEAN

February 12 – 19, 2023

Wonder of the Seas

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE

Rocky & The Rollers

America’s Premier Rock and Roll Band

Jon “Bowzer” Bauman

“Formerly of Sha Na Na – Born to Hand Jive”

Johnny Contardo

“Formerly of Sha Na Na – Those Magic Changes”

Dennis Tufano

“original lead singer of The Buckinghams – Kind of a Drag”

Jay Siegel’s Tokens

“The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Portrait of My Love”

La La Brooks

“original lead singer of The Crystals – He’s a Rebel”

Brian Hyland

   “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”

Chris Montez

“The More I See You – Let’s Dance”

Joey Dee

“Peppermint Twist -Shout”

 Peggy March

“I Will Follow Him”

Port Canaveral, FL | CocoCay, Bahamas| Charlotte Amalie,

 St. Thomas |

Basseterre, St. Kitts | Port Canaveral, FL

www.rockysrockincruises.com


MALT SHOP CRUISE

October 28th-November 4th 2023

The Temptations … Little Anthony …Jay And The Americans …The Lettermen… Al Jardine, Founding Member of The Beach Boys, & His Endless Summer Band… Darlene Love… The Bronx Wanderers… Peter Asher… Dennis Tufano the Original Lead Singer of The Buckinghams… The Vogues… The Skyliners… The Contours… The Elegants …The Reflections… Linda Gail Lewis (sister of Jerry Lee Lewis) … Bobby Wilson

    And more surprises to come!

www.maltshopcruise.com


DISCOGRAPHY

with THE BUCKINGHAMS

Kind of a Drag (1967, USA Records)

Time and Charges (1967, Columbia)

Portraits (1967, Columbia)

In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow (1968, Columbia)

 

SINGLES

1965 "Sweets for My Sweet"

b/w "Beginners Love"

1966 "I'll Go Crazy"

b/w "Don't Want to Cry"

"I Call Your Name"

b/w "Makin' Up and Breakin' Up"

"I've Been Wrong Before"

b/w "Love Ain't Enough"

"Kind of a Drag"

b/w "You Make Me Feel So Good"

1967 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

b/w "I Call Your Name" (first pressings)

"Makin' Up and Breakin' Up" (later pressings)

"Summertime"

b/w "I Don't Want to Cry"

"Don't You Care"

b/w "Why Don't You Love Me"

"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"

b/w "You Are Gone"

"Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)"

b/w "And Our Love" (from Time & Charges)

"Susan"

b/w "Foreign Policy" (from Time & Charges)

1968 "Back In Love Again"

b/w "You Misunderstand Me" (Non-album track) In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow

"Where Did You Come From"

b/w "Song of the Breeze" (from In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow)

1969 "This Is How Much I Love You"

b/w "Can't Find the Words" (from In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow)

"It's a Beautiful Day (For Lovin')"

b/w "Difference of Opinion"

1970 "I Got a Feelin'"

b/w "It Took Forever"

 







DENNIS TUFANO
APPEARS WEEK OF
 JANUARY 16TH 2023
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO


ORDER NOW
 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK
ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!




BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...

TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


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



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO