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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.

Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason

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Copyright: © Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

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S2E16: Nick Mason 2 Apr 23, 2022

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It’s a special Rockonteurs on the Road this week. Joining Guy and Gary backstage as the Saucerful of Secrets tour continues around the UK is the boss, Nick Mason.

This is a must listen for any fan of Pink Floyd as we deep dive into the stories around those ground breaking tours, the recording and playing of Echoes and how the new record ‘Hey, Hey Rise Up’ was recorded and released in a very short window.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.

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S2E15: Derek Shulman Apr 16, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Guy and Gary are joined by record executive, singer, songwriter and lead vocalist with Gentle Giant, Derek Shulman.

In a hugely fascinating conversation that ranges from signing bands like Bon Jovi to fronting his group to helping working with Queen, Marc Bolan, Bowie and Tony Visconti, this is a deep dive into the business with some great musicians all sharing their stories, passions and experiences.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones and Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions.

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S2E14: Jim Kerr Apr 09, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome Jim Kerr from Simple Minds. Chatting to Gary and Guy about his incredible career and those decade defining hits! Settle in for some fascinating musical conversation. This is the very reason we make this show, to hear the stories behind the music we all love!

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones and Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions

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S2E13: Rick Astley Apr 02, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy are joined by Rick Astley. Rick is a renaissance man, having started his career in the 80’s when he was discovered by the pop powerhouse team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. That gave us the hugely successful, decade defining hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and many more. But Rick turned his back on music in the 90’s until fairly recently returning to live shows and getting back into the studio writing, recording and producing his own material which included the No.1 album ‘50’ which was a brilliant collection of songs.

Don’t be fooled by what you think you might know about Rick Astley, he’s a true music fan and a talented artist. In this episode he talks about his rise and fall and his rise again, rick-rolling, and even a bit of prog! He also talks about how his relationship with The Foo Fighters came about. This episode was recorded before the passing of Taylor Hawkins and the entire team at Rockonteurs would like to express their deepest condolences to the family, friends and band mates of Taylor.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.

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S2E12: Mike Campbell Mar 27, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt chat to Mike Campbell. Mike was a long-time member of Tom Petty’s band ‘The Heartbreakers’ and co-wrote many of their hits. He also has a well-established and successful track record writing and recording with Don Henley, having co-written The Boys of Summer and ‘Heart of The Matter’. He is also currently part of the touring band for Fleetwood Mac and has a new album out with his band The Dirty Knobs called ‘External Combustion’. A perfect candidate to join us on the podcast.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ian Callaghan and Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions

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S2E11: Simon Le Bon Mar 20, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon to the podcast. There is so much to enjoy from this episode including Simon’s passion for new music, his origins with Duran Duran, touring with David Bowie, jostling for chart supremacy with a certain Spandau Ballet and the game-changing music video revolution… This is a joy to listen to!

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.

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S2E10: Justin Hayward Mar 13, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt chat to the charming Justin Hayward. Justin is the singer and songwriter with the Moody Blues and has written some truly stunning records over the years. He is a multiple Ivor Novello award winner and with the Moody Blues has sold over 70 million albums. In this episode, he talks about auditioning for Marty Wilde, joining the Moody Blues and writing some of their incredible hit songs like ‘Nights in White Satin’ and ‘Question’. He also reveals how he ended up recording ‘Forever Autumn’ on the Jeff Wayne’s War of The Worlds.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions

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S2E9: Labi Siffre Mar 06, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy chat to singer, songwriter, musician and poet Labi Siffre.

In a timely and moving conversation, Labi chats openly about his career, his loves and his losses. He’s written some incredible songs and many have been covered or sampled from a range of artists that include Madness and Eminem. Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones and Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions

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S2E8: Kelly Jones Feb 27, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy are joined by Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones. Armed with some incredible stories, a tremendous back catalogue of hits, and famous fans ranging from Bowie, Daltrey, Noel and Ronnie Wood, Kelly is a brilliant storyteller and a perfect guest for this podcast.

Stereophonics release their new album Oochya! on March 4th… Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Limited.

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S2E7: Hugh Padgham Feb 20, 2022

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy chat to one of the UK’s finest record producers, the 4 x Grammy Award-winning Hugh Padgham. Chances are Hugh was involved in the making of your favourite record. From The Police, Genesis, Paul McCartney, XTC, The Human League through to creating that iconic drum sound of the ’80s for Phil Collins – Hugh has an unrivalled CV and some cracking stories to share.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.

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