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David Libert - Rock And Roll Warrior. The Happenings: "See You In September" And "I Got Rhythm". Alice Cooper's Tour Manager. Talks About George Clinton, Shep Gordon, Prince And More!
Episode 129
David Libert has had an extraordinary career in music. He was a member of The Happenings, the group which had million selling hits with “See You In September” and “I Got Rhythm”. He was the Tour Manager for Alice Cooper. He was the Music Manager for George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic and Sheila E. And along the way he worked with "Supermensch" Shep Gordon and Prince. He's the ultimate Rock And Roll Warrior.
My featured song is “Hey Jake” from the album East Side Sessions by my band, Project Grand Slam. Spotify link here.
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David and I discuss the following:
- Gold Records
- Formation of The Happenings
- His relationship with The Tokens
- “See You In September”
- Transition from AM to FM radio
- “I Got Rhythm”
- “Go Away Little Girl”
- Leaving The Happenings
- Shep Gordon
- Tour manager for Alice Cooper
- Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy Collins
- Prince
“Live At SteelStacks” is the new 5-song EP by Robert and his band, Project Grand Slam. The release captures the band at the top of their game and shows off the breadth, scope and sound of the band.
The EP has been highly praised by musicians and reviewers alike. Elliott Randall, of Steely Dan fame, the guitarist who recorded the unforgettable solos in ‘Reelin’ In The Years’, calls Live At SteelStacks “Captivating!”. Tony Carey, the incredible multi-talented artist who has produced Joe Cocker, Eric Burden and John Mayall, says “PGS burns down the house!”. Alan Hewitt of the Moody Blues says “Full of life!” Melody Maker says simply “Virtuoso musicians!”, and Hollywood Digest says “Such a great band!”.
“Live At SteelStacks” can be streamed on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and all the other streaming platforms, and can be downloaded at The PGS Store.
“All Of The Time” is Robert’s most recent single by his band Project Grand Slam. It’s a playful, whimsical love song. It’s light and airy and exudes the happiness and joy of being in love. The reviewers ag
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