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Alice Cooper@75 podcast celebrates the life and music of the “shock rocker” - CLE Rocks Mar 10, 2023

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Meat Loaf: 45 years of Bat Out of Hell Nov 09, 2022

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In this special, live episode of the CLE Rocks podcast, a panel of special guests, including Ellen Foley, Karla DeVito, Joe Stefko, John Gorman, Steve Popovich Jr. and Pearl Aday celebrate the legacies of Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman and Steve Popovich of Cleveland International Records, and how "Bat Out of Hell" changed the industry.

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Live Episode: Michael Stanley Band's Record-Setting Run (1982) Aug 26, 2022

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In 1982, Michael Stanley Band played four shows at Blossom Music Center in Ohio, setting an attendance record for the venue. A special panel of guests, including MSB lead guitarist Gary Markasky look back on those concerts.

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Live Episode: Wonderstruck 2022 Jul 11, 2022

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Live episode recording at this year's WonderStruck Music Festival held at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio. The panel of guests featured Steve Oberman, executive vice president and head of music at See Tickets, Andrea Smith, tour manager for Vampire Weekend, Jackie Popovec, lead singer of Youngstown-based band The Vindys, and Denny Young, co-founder and president of Elevation Group, the company that puts on WonderStruck.

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Rush - First American Broadcast, Cleveland (1974) Jul 08, 2022

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Rush broke into the American market in 1974 thanks to help from Cleveland radio station WMMS, leading to the band's first American Broadcast that August. This episode takes a look back at how WMMS' music director Donna Halper brought Rush into the limelight.

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Live Episode: The Legacy of WIXY 1260-AM Jun 23, 2022

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In a special live edition of CLE Rocks, we examine the legacy of WIXY 1260, the AM radio station that dominated Cleveland in the 1960s, revolutionizing the industry. Guests include radio legends Larry Morrow, Billy Bass and historian Mike Olszewski.

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Bruce Springsteen - American Music Masters, Wood Guthrie Tribute (1996) Jun 17, 2022

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In 1996, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame launched its American Music Masters series honoring legends of roots of rock. First up was Woody Guthrie with tribute concert headlined by Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger a young Ani DiFranco and more. This episode looks back on the series formation and one of the most unforgettable concerts in Cleveland music history.

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Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Live in Cleveland (1977) Jun 10, 2022

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Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes' 1977 concert at Cleveland's Agora featuring Ronnie Spector -- The show that made the band a household name in Northeast Ohio.

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Live Episode: The Legacy of Prince May 19, 2022

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A live version of CLE Rocks featuring a panel discussion focused on the legacy of Prince and his 1984 Purple Rain Tour.

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Bonus Episode: The legacy of Duran Duran May 12, 2022

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We sit down with Kirk Harrington and Tracey Elena of Duran Duran Worldwide, which helped lead the fan push for Duran Duran to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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