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John Lee Hooker Jr's Journey: Music, Addiction, and Redemption [Episode 253] Feb 03, 2025

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Our guest is John Lee Hooker Jr. who has a new book out titled From The Shadow Of The Blues: My Story of Music, Addiction, and Redemption. The son of blues legend John Lee Hooker—best known for hit songs like “Boogie Chillun,” “I’m in the Mood,” and “Boom Boom”—John Lee Hooker Jr. was born in Detroit and exposed to the music world from an early age, singing as a featured attraction in his father’s shows as a teenager. In 1972, he and his father performed live and recorded an album in Soledad Prison. Junior seemed to have a golden ticket to a successful music career, but trouble brewed. His father’s marriage was in trouble, and the family was ripped apart.
Drug addiction and a series of related crimes, including as a con player, landed Junior in and out of jails and prisons—including the infamous San Quentin—for three decades. Shot, stabbed, and convicted multiple times, Junior was at his lowest point doing time at a Santa Rita jail. Still, he emerged clean and sober and began a successful career as a blues singer, earning two Grammy nominations and even opening for the Rolling Stones.
The life of a blues musician had its rewards but also its perils, and in 2019 Junior decided to devote himself fully to his faith. Today, Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr. testifies, preaches, and performs gospel music in churches and prisons across the U.S. and Germany. This is an amazing, inspiring story.
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Shooting Stars: Rock & Roll Tales with Photographer John Rowlands [Episode 252] Jan 27, 2025

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This episode’s guests are rock n roll photographer John Rowlands and author Bob Klanac. They have a new book called Shooting Stars, Telling Tales: Behind the Lens of John Rowlands. John is a legendary rock and roll photographer. As a teen, he toured with the Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles. He’s photographed David Bowie, the Who, Rush, Kiss, Sam Cooke, Linda Ronstadt, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley, and many more. John has some amazing stories to share in this episode!
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Phil Lynott: The Journey of Thin Lizzy's Iconic Frontman [Episode 251] Jan 20, 2025

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Author Alan Byrne is a first-time guest. He has a new book on the late great Phil Lynott called Philip Lynott: Renegade. This is a brand new edition of the book originally released in 2012. It’s the story of the pioneering Irish musician, from his early days on his beloved Dublin music scene through the adventurous days of Thin Lizzy, the band he led for thirteen years. Once mainstream success came his way with Thin Lizzy's powerhouse Jailbreak album in 1976, his musical thirst only heightened, and this book also offers an intimate insight into his musical experimentation beyond the Thin Lizzy framework. From the slow burn of his rise with Thin Lizzy to the unfortunate and unnecessary outcome of his short life, Renegade offers a vantage point from the people who were by his side through it all.
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Van Halen, Iconic Guitarists & Must-Read Rock Books with Final Resonance TV's Jeff Goebel [Episode 250] Jan 13, 2025

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It’s another chapter in The Dialogue Series - A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, musicians, and more. My guest is Jeff Goebel. Jeff is an accomplished guitarist who performs about 200 gigs a year with multiple bands, including Retro Rock Revival, Plan B, and the Huntstville-Alabama based Van Halen tribute band Forever Unchained. Jeff is a huge Van Halen fan. He hosts the show Van Halen Stories on his YouTube channel Final Resonance TV, and is a fellow contributing writer for the Van Halen News Desk. We talk about our love of all things Van Halen, Jeff’s YouTube channel, some of his favorite guests, his thoughts on Alex Van Halen’s recent book Brothers, and other books on rock he’s read and would like to see someday written.
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Journeys of a Street Musician: Adventures in Busking [Episode 249] Jan 06, 2025

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This episode’s guest is Cary Baker. He is the author of the new book Down On The Corner: Adventures In Busking & Street Music. This is the story of music performed on the streets, in subways, in parks, in schoolyards, on the back of flatbed trucks, and beyond, from the 1920s to the present day. Anyone who has lived in or traveled through a city will have encountered street musicians of one kind or another. For the first time, veteran journalist and music-industry publicist Cary Baker tells the complete history of these musicians and the music they play.
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Kinks Chronicles: Fans Share 60 Years of Stories [Episode 248] Jan 01, 2025

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A first-time guest on the podcast, Chris Kocher is here to talk about his new book Thank You For The Days: Fans Of The Kinks Share 60 Years Of Stories.
In Thank You for the Days, fans from around the world share how The Kinks have inspired and shaped their lives. From unforgettable concerts and offstage encounters to enduring friendships forged through a shared love of the music. Whether you're a 'dedicated follower,' a casual fan, or simply a lover of rock history, you'll find something in this book that will inspire you, make you laugh, or tug at your heart ― much like The Kinks' music does.
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Cheap Trick's Journey to Stardom: From Rockford Roots to Budokan and Beyond [Episode 247] Dec 26, 2024

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Ross Warner is making his first appearance on the podcast. Ross is the author of the brand new book American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond.
Warner tells the unlikely story of the band’s path to greatness, from their origins in Rockford, Illinois to their massively successful live album At Budokan to the many, many ups and downs that followed. This is a rollicking tale of artistic genius, rock excess, hilarious misbehavior, chance encounters with music’s biggest names, and international stardom that brought new meaning to the phrase “big in Japan.” Drawing on exhaustive research and interviews, American Standard gives an intimate look at a truly original band.
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Good Times & Big Fun with Guitarist/Music Journalist Tom Guerra [Episode 246] Dec 22, 2024

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Back with another chapter in The Dialogue Series - A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, musicians, and more. Our guest is musician and music journalist Tom Guerra.
Since the late 1970s, Guerra has been a popular guitarist on the New England club circuit, playing with a host of leading blues, rock n’ roll, and R&B acts. Influenced by Rory Gallagher, Paul Kossoff, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, and Joe Walsh, Guerra gained notoriety after being featured in Guitar Player magazine in March 1991. Over the years, Guerra has recorded or played with Rick Derringer, The Dirty Bones Blues Band’, Max Weinberg, Mark Nomad, Sticky Fingers (Tom wrote and arranged original music for the group’s debut CD), The Easton Brothers with Muddy Waters bassist Charles Calmese, Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson from The Allman Brothers Band, Second Son, Guitar Shorty, Adolph Jacobs of The Coasters, Kenny Aaronson, and The Delrays, for which he received acclaim from Buddy Guy. He’s also been a writer for Vintage Guitar magazine since 1998. His work has also been published in Premier Guitar, The ToneQuest Report, and Modern Guitars magazine.
Tom has some great stories about working with these amazing musicians, his work for Guitar Player magazine, and his music including his recent single Good Times Big Fun, and his upcoming album, a collaboration with legendary Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman.
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R.E.M.: From Beginnings to Farewell – A Journey Through Their History [Episode 245] Dec 19, 2024

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Author Peter Ames Carlin is a first-time guest. Peter’s latest book is The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography.
In the spring of 1980, a unique group of musical eccentrics performed for the first time at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few years, R.E.M. achieved global success with records like Document, Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, and Monster. The band's raw and expressive style set them apart and made them voices of their generation during the transition from the 80s to the anxious early 90s, as they challenged corporate and social norms. In this episode, we delve into the lives of the four college friends—Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry—who remained united through it all.
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Nirvana's Rise From Independent Artists To Global Icons [Episode 244] Dec 15, 2024

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Author Robert Boyd is this episode’s guest. He is the author of Before the Storm: The Formative Years of America's Last Great Band. Late in the last century, deep in the Pacific Northwest amongst the economic and psychological hardships of one town, America's last great band was born - Nirvana. The band's leader, a young introvert with superior songwriting talents, slowly molded a style inspired by punk, metal, sludge, and pop. The results changed the band and the music industry forever. Before the Storm chronicles the birth of Nirvana in Aberdeen, Washington, and their early years as independent artists to worldwide superstars. The outcome is known, but the infancy of the band and its rise is a compelling lesson in tenacity, unity, the love of music, and sadly, tragedy.
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