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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Rob Fraboni, Renowned Record Producer and Sound Engineer Jan 08, 2023

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Rob Fraboni, Renowned Record Producer and Sound Engineer

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Rob Fraboni, is a legendary record producer and sound engineer who’s worked with some of the greatest music artists of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Raitt, whose “Green Light” album earned him a Grammy Award nomination.

As Vice President at Island Records, he oversaw the remastering of the entire Bob Marley catalog. He produced the soundtrack on Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking concert movie, “The Last Waltz”, widely considered to be the greatest concert film ever made – and earning him another Grammy Award nomination.

He meticulously designed and built the world famous Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, where so many great albums were recorded. In 1989 he was nominated for Producer of the Year at the New York Music Awards.

In 2002, he won a Grammy Award for best Country Album for his production of Keith Richards' performance of "You Win Again" on the Hank Williams tribute album, “Timeless”.

And in 2005, he received yet ANOTHER Grammy nomination for Best Blues Album, for Hubert Sumlin's album entitled, “About Them Shoes”. And the following year, he won the award for Best Blues Album at The Blues Music Awards. In his autobiography, Keith Richards said it all when he referred to our guest, quite simply, as a genius.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Christine Ebersole, Legendary Broadway Star, Actress and Singer Jan 07, 2023

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Christine Ebersole, Legendary Broadway Star, Actress and Singer

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Christine Ebersole, is a beloved, highly acclaimed singer, actress and recording artist whose spectacular body of work has conquered every medium: the stage, movies, television and the recording studio.

She’s starred in numerous Broadway shows, including “Oklahoma”, “Camelot”, “Dinner at Eight”, “Steel Magnolias”, “Blithe Spirit” – and she won Tony awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performances in “42nd Street” and “Grey Gardens”, for which she also won the Drama Critics Award and the Obie Award. On the big screen, you’ve seen her in many hit movies including “Tootsie”, “Amadeus”, “Dead Again”, “True Crime”, “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Licorice Pizza”.

And on TV, she’s been a regular in dozens of shows including “Ryan’s Hope”, “Saturday Night Live”, “One Life to Live”, for which she got an Emmy Award nomination, “The Cavanaughs”, “Rachel Gunn, RN”, “Related”, “Sullivan and Son”, and of course, her current starring role as the irrepressible “Dottie” in the hit TV show, “Bob Hearts Abishola”, now in its 4th season.

And if all of that weren’t enough, she has the magnificent, crystal clear, perfect pitch voice of an angel. She’s performed in concert on tour in her show, “Big Noise From Winnetka”, and at the most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Cinegrill, Feinstein’s, Birdland and Café Carlyle. In fact, she won the 2010 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist, for her show at the Carlyle.

And of course, her beautiful, captivating voice is featured not only on her original Broadway cast albums, but especially on her solo albums entitled, “In Your Dreams”, “Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward”, “Strings Attached”, and my personal favourite, “Sunday in New York”. And NOW, she’s released her highly anticipated brand new album “After the Ball”, featuring classic songs by some of the greatest songwriters including Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, and even Joni Mitchell, with original arrangements by Broadway veteran Lawrence Yurman.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews George Schlatter, Legendary Television Producer, Director And Writer Jan 07, 2023

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with George Schlatter, Legendary Television Producer, Director And Writer

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, George Schlatter, is a legendary television producer, director and writer whose body of work is nothing short of jaw-dropping.

For over 5 decades, he’s brought us some of the greatest television variety series and specials ever made. He produced the Judy Garland Show, the Dinah Shore Chevy Show, the Cher show, and of course, his groundbreaking TV series, “Laugh-In”, which won him 3 Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. AND he gave us television’s first reality show, “Real People”.

He produced the first 5 years of the Grammy Awards, and dozens of TV specials with the greatest stars, including Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Lucille Ball, Elton John, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Shirley MacLaine, Diana Ross, and scores of others. He won his 3rd Emmy award for producing Sammy Davis Jr’s 60th Anniversary Celebration. In 1987 he created – and for 15 years he produced – the American Comedy Awards.

He’s received every honour imaginable, including 25 Emmy Award nominations, 3 Emmys, 3 Image Awards, the Television Critics Award, the Directors Guild Award, the Producers Guild “Man of The Year,” an honourary doctorate from Pepperdine University - and believe me, I’m just scratching the surface. On its 25th Anniversary, the Television Academy honored him for his outstanding contribution to television. And in 1989, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

And later this year he’ll be releasing his highly anticipated book entitled, “Still Laughing: A Life in Comedy From the Creator of Laugh-in”. And a documentary feature film about his life and career is being produced as we speak.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews P.P. Arnold, Renowned R&B, Soul Singer, Author, “Soul Survivor” Dec 20, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with P.P. Arnold, Renowned R&B, Soul Singer, Author, “Soul Survivor”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, P.P. Arnold, is a phenomenal soul singer whose lifetime of show-stopping performances, in the recording studio and on the stage, have made her a legend.

She began singing in church as a child, and at the age of four, she became lead soloist. At the age of 17, with virtually NO show business experience, armed with only a spectacular voice and remarkable stage presence, she was hired by Ike and Tina Turner to sing and dance with them as an “Ikette” in the “Ike and Tina Turner Review”. While on tour in the UK with the Rolling Stones in 1966, she developed a close relationship with Mick Jagger, who persuaded her to stay in England, and record as a solo artist.

She was the first female artist to sign with Immediate Records. With hit songs including “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”, “The First Cut is the Deepest”, “The Time Has Come”, “If You Think You’re Groovy”, and everybody’s favourite, “Angel of the Morning”, she became known as “The First Lady of Immediate Records”, and England’s undisputed Queen of Soul.

She’s had a rich, amazing five-decade career working with everyone from Mick Jagger to Rod Stewart, Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, Barry Gibb, Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters, Paul Weller, John Cougar Mellencamp and so many more.

She sang on the original “Jesus Christ Superstar” album. She starred in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s groundbreaking show, “Starlight Express”. And yes, that is her voice singing with Andy Gibb on the beautiful duet, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”. And if you’re a Peter Gabriel fan, you can thank OUR GUEST for making his songs “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time”, so memorable. And the same can be said of her duet with Roger Waters on the legendary song, “Perfect Sense”.

Earlier this year she released her highly anticipated memoir entitled, “Soul Survivor”, which is an intensely personal, brutally honest, compelling - and at times shocking - account of her turbulent, but always passionate life. And she’s just released her very first Christmas single, “It Won’t Be Christmas Without You”, which has that soulful 60’s vibe and is already becoming an instant classic.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Paul Brown, Renowned Guitarist, Producer, Composer And Engineer Dec 17, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Paul Brown, Renowned Guitarist, Producer, Composer And Engineer

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Paul Brown, is highly acclaimed guitarist, producer, composer and engineer, who is renowned for his unique and irresistibly smooth fusion of instrumental jazz, R&B and blues.

In an outstanding career spanning over 30 years, he started out producing, composing and engineering for the top music artists from across the R&B, pop and contemporary jazz spectrum, including Diana Ross, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, George Benson, Patti Austin, Boney James and dozens more.

He’s amassed over 75 number 1 hits and won 2 Grammy awards. In 2004, he finally stepped out from the producer’s chair and into the spotlight, launching his own hugely successful solo career, highlighted by his trademark R&B driven sound, that’s become a foundational element in smooth and urban jazz.

He’s recorded 12 albums, many of which landed in the top 10 on the Billboard Jazz chart, including “Up Front”, “White Sand”, “Foreign Xchange” with Marc Antoine, “Funky Joint”, “Truth Be Told”, and my personal favourite, “Ones Upon a Time”, which contains 10 number 1 hit songs that he produced for himself and other artists, newly recorded with a number of great guest musicians.

His brand new album entitled, “Promised Land”, takes his dynamic cool urban jazz style to a new level of soulful, rhythmic diversity.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Larry Carlton, Multi-Grammy Award Winning Guitarist Dec 17, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Larry Carlton, Multi-Grammy Award Winning Guitarist

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Larry Carlton, is a legendary, 4-time Grammy award winning guitarist whose brilliant musicianship can be heard on thousands of recordings, and on over 100 gold records recorded by the greatest stars of all time, including Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, and dozens more.

His list of milestones in a career spanning over 50 years is staggering. For over 3 decades, before transitioning completely to a solo artist, he was one of the most sought-after studio musicians in the recording industry, because he’s equally adept on the electric and acoustic guitar, in every musical genre including pop, jazz, rock, R&B, blues, soul and country. He’s renowned for his unmistakable and often-imitated "sweet" sound, created on his famous Gibson ES-335 electric guitar.

He created his trademark volume pedal technique, prominently featured in his recordings with Joni Mitchell, and with the legendary jazz/rock group “The Crusaders”, with whom he toured until 1976, and performed on 13 of their albums. He was a member of the iconic jazz band, “Four Play”, and recorded 8 albums with them. His performance on the "Theme from Hill Street Blues" won him a Grammy award. And he co-wrote the theme for the hit TV sitcom “Who’s the Boss”, and the movie soundtrack for “Against All Odds”.

His guitar work on Steely Dan's classic song, "Kid Charlemagne", was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest guitar licks of all time. His solo career has been hugely successful, with over 30 albums and 14 video concerts produced so far. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences voted him their most valuable player for 3 consecutive years, and then he was given their highest honour; he was named “player emeritus”.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Diane Ladd, Legendary Actress, Starring in “Isle of Hope” Dec 16, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Diane Ladd, Legendary Actress, Starring in “Isle of Hope”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Diane Ladd, is a legendary actress whose monumental body of work includes some of the most critically acclaimed and beloved movies and TV shows ever made.

She’s been nominated for 3 Academy Awards for her performances in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose”, in which she and her daughter, Laura Dern, made show business history as the first mother/daughter duo to earn Oscar nominations for the same film. She’s won dozens of international awards including The British Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Independent Spirit Film Award, the Susan B. Anthony Award, and the Palme d’or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

She’s been nominated for 3 Emmy Awards for her performances in “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, “Grace Under Fire” and “Touched by an Angel”. In addition to her Oscar-nominated roles, some of her most iconic movie performances can be seen in “Chinatown”, “A Kiss Before Dying”, “Christmas Vacation”, “The Cemetery Club”, “Mrs. Munck, which she also wrote and directed, “Ghosts of Mississippi”, “Primary Colors”, “Joy”, and one of my all-time favourites, “The Last Full Measure”, directed by Todd Robinson who appeared on our show last year.

And, in addition to the 3 TV shows I already mentioned, for which she earned Emmy nominations, she’s delivered some of her most memorable television performances in dozens of shows including “Chesapeake Shores”, “Kingdom Hospital”, and “Enlightened”, once again co-starring the wonderful Laura Dern. She’s written 2 bestselling books entitled, “Spiraling Through the School of Life: A Mental, Physical and Spiritual Discovery”, and “A Bad Afternoon for a Piece of Cake”, which won the 2014 Tennessee Williams Literary Award.

And I’m very excited that she’s here to talk about her newest film, entitled, “Isle of Hope”, an unforgettably poignant and moving film about a mother-daughter relationship that takes a dramatic twist when the mother has a life threatening stroke and wakes up thinking she’s living 15 years in the past.

Our guest’s performance as Carmen Crawford, the mother in this film, is generating enormous Oscar buzz throughout the industry. And that’s no surprise to anyone. After all, the renowned film critic Richard Corless of Time Magazine said it best, when he wrote that this woman is one of the top ten actresses not only in America, but the whole world.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Tawanda, Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist Dec 13, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Tawanda, Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, is an award-winning jazz vocalist who’s recently been taking the world by storm.

Her rich, instantly recognizable voice evokes the unique cultural fusion of her exotic heritage, with a Mom from Germany and a father from Mozambique and being raised in New Mexico near the Texas border. Her musical roots derived from world music - broad and diverse. And those roots have propelled her to delve deep into the essence of jazz, while at the same time giving her songs a fresh and multi-genre delivery. Her powerful and breathtaking voice led her to win the prestigious 2021 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Jazz competition.

Last month she made her New York debut at the historic Birdland Jazz Club. And music critics were unanimous in praising her brilliant song choices, her unique sparkling delivery, her emotional directness, and most of all, that luminous, stunning voice.

She’s released her critically acclaimed debut album, entitled “Smile”, containing 12 beautifully produced songs that convey her message of joy, yearning, hope, dreams and healing.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews Beth Broderick, Stage, Screen & TV Actress, Writer, Humanitarian Dec 07, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Beth Broderick, Stage, Screen & TV Actress, Writer, Humanitarian

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Beth Broderick, is one of Hollywood’s most hardworking and respected actresses, whose been entertaining audiences for 4 decades, in movies like “Stealing Home”, “The Bonfire of the Vanities”, “Man of the Year”, “Law of Attraction” and “Something About Her”, and in dozens of TV shows including “Murphy Brown”, “Married with Children”, “CSI Miami”, “ER”, “Bosch”, “The 5 Mrs. Buchanans”, “Lost”, “Under the Dome”, and of course, her unforgettable performance as Aunt Zelda Spellman for 6 seasons on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”.

On the stage, she’s starred in many plays including “Carnal Knowledge”, “The Mousetrap”, “The Lion in Winter”, and the 1-woman show, “Bad Dates”.

She’s co-starring in the brand new TV movie, “When I Think of Christmas”, now showing on the Hallmark channel. In addition to her busy career, our guest has always made it a priority to give back to the community.

When she was in her early 20’s, she gave up acting for 5 years to help create “Momentum”, one of the very first organizations in America established to assist people with AIDS. And she’s also a founding member of the “Celebrity Action Council of the City Light Women's Rehabilitation Program”, providing desperately needed services to homeless women.

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews “The Manhattan Transfer” Founding Member, Alan Paul Dec 06, 2022

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Alan Paul, of the Legendary Vocal Group, “The Manhattan Transfer”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Alan Paul, is a member of one of the world’s greatest and most beloved vocal groups of all time: The Manhattan Transfer.

They are renowned for their trademark jazz-infused harmonies, and their stylistic range, which allows them to embrace a wide variety of musical styles in such an authentic, innovative and unparalleled way. They’ve achieved an incomparable catalog of THIRTY best selling albums, featuring many hit songs, including “Operator”, “Chanson D’Amour”, “Twilight Zone”, “The Boy From New York City”, “Trickle Trickle”, “Route 66”, and my personal favourite featuring our guest as lead singer, “Cuentamé”.

The Manhattan Transfer has won a jaw-dropping ELEVEN Grammy Awards, and they were the first vocal group to win Grammy Awards in the pop AND jazz categories in one year. They are one of only 4 artists to have won 7 consecutive Grammy Awards for seven consecutive studio albums. And in 1985, they received 12 Grammy nominations for their most highly acclaimed album, “Vocalese”, at the time, making it second only to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, as the MOST Grammy nominated album of all time.

Their music spans the pop, jazz and dance charts, and their greatest hits album, “The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer”, continues to hold a top spot on the iTunes jazz chart, almost THIRTY YEARS after it was released, which certainly demonstrates how enduring, timeless and RELEVANT their music continues to be. In 1998, The Manhattan Transfer was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and they’ve received TWO prestigious honorary doctorate degrees.

This year, they’re celebrating their 50th anniversary with a new album, entitled, “Fifty”, which JUST GOT a Grammy nomination. AND they’re on a worldwide farewell tour.

Our guest is not only a founding member of the Manhattan Transfer. He’s also released 2 solo albums, and is a highly acclaimed songwriter, arranger, and vocal coach.

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