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Why Mark Knopfler Walked Away After Dire Straits Sold 30 Million Albums
It’s a B-side track turned Top 10 hit, Walk of Life by Dire Straits. And it ended the run of the world’s biggest band in 1985 and 1986. But don’t bla…
2 years, 6 months ago
London Calling: The Clash’s Warning That Resonates Stronger Than Ever
It’s the tremendous story of the 1979 song London Calling by the Clash. In the late 70s, the world’s most influential punk band was convinced the wor…
2 years, 6 months ago
Jesus Jones’ Right Here Right Now: The 90s Anthem That Captured a World Changing
Coming up, it's one of the most important interviews I’ve ever done. Right Here Right Now by Jesus Jones has the distinction of conveying a revolutio…
2 years, 6 months ago
How a Legal Battle and a Legendary Cover Turned Jet Airliner Into a Hit
Coming up… Get ready for a tale of resilience and redemption as we delve into the story of Jet Airliner… a song that was trapped on an unreleased alb…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Ace Frehley Outsold Kiss With His Solo Record and Proved Everyone Wrong
Coming up, we’re going back to one of our newest shows on Professor of Rock. One that has us digging deep into the catalog of the world’s greatest pa…
2 years, 6 months ago
Gimme Shelter: The Iconic Vocal That Left Mick Jagger Speechless
Coming up… the story behind one of the most amazing, impromptu vocal performances of the Rock Era. Guest vocalist Merry Clayton on the Rolling Stones…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Story Behind Eric Carmen’s Timeless Hits: All By Myself, Hungry Eyes, and More
RIP Eric Carmen… the iconic artist who sang the lead vocal on several, iconic classics, but he never liked his voice. His dream wasn’t to be a singer…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Story Behind Spooky: From Instrumental to Southern Rock Standard
Coming up, how a guitar-playing welder & his fishing buddy, gave a lyrical makeover to a cheesy instrumental and transformed it into one of the coole…
2 years, 6 months ago
Behind It Might Be You: Stephen Bishop Reflects on His Oscar-Nominated Hit
Coming up an interview with a hilarious singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop who is revered for his lyricism and style… on a song that became his biggest…
2 years, 6 months ago
No Rain: The Bittersweet Tale of Blind Melon’s Brightest Hit
Coming up… It’s one of the most instantly recognizable songs and iconic music videos of the rock era: No Rain by Blind Melon. It instantly blew up ra…
2 years, 7 months ago