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Dog Ears Music: Decoration Day Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Marvin Etzioni & Steve Earle, Pretenders, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Neil Diamond, The B-52?S, The Raconteurs, Animal Collective, Whatever Hippie Bitch, Holopaw, Danielle Evin, Blue ÖYster Cult, Music, Bee Gees, Spike Jones, Snow Patrol, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Bibi Tanga & Le Professeur Inlassable, mp3s, John Lee Hooker, Bill Evans, Frank Stokes, Carly Simon, Joe Henry, Phil Ramone, Elton John, Bernard Herrmann, Burning Spear, Dog Ears, Pyyramids, Entertainment News

This week our playlist includes music by John Lee Hooker, Bee Gees, Pretenders, Bernard Herrmann, Pyyramids and more.

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The Natural

D. R. Tucker | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Msnbc, Really Rosie, Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, John Lennon, Gary Hart, Carly Simon, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Wgbh, Bob Dylan, Maurice Sendak, James Taylor, Books News

I am so grateful to Carole King for her new memoir, A Natural Woman. There is no way to do the book justice. It is a book that cannot be analyzed, only experienced.

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Man or Muppet: Oscar's Outasight, Plus Chatting With Jack DeJohnette, Frank Filipetti & Chris Lord-Alge

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Frank Filipetti, The Eagles, Levon Helm, Bobby Lopez, Christian McBride, CHris Lord-Alge, James Stroud, Bob Sadin, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Newsies, Terri Lynne Carrington, South Park, Keith Jarrett, Adele, Tim McGraw, Jason Moran, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Ludwig, Gretchen Parlato, Pat Metheny, Seth MacFarlane, Trey Parker, Luisito Quintero, Korn, Herbie Hancock, U2, Phil Ramone, Jack DeJohnette, Giovani Hidalgo, Wayne Pooley, Lionel Loueke, Ted Jensen, Larry Rosen, Dave Grusin, Faith Hill, Miles Davis, Doug Sax, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Grace Kelly, Andrea Bocelli, Lyle Mays, David Grohl, Stephen Oremus, Carly Simon, Bob Clearmountain, Elton John, Ambrose Akinmusire, Book of Mormon, Joe Lovano, Billy Barty, The Rolling Stones, Dan Hartman, Paul McCartney, Tim Ries, Marcus Gilmore, Tom Holmes, George Michael, Matt Stone, Eric Shilling, The Band, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Video, Bruce Hornsby, Outasight, Entertainment News

Prior to The Oscars' embracing Outasight's "Tonight Is The Night" -- well, not with an award but with broadcast muscle -- the single had airplay on over 115 Top 40 radio stations, sales of over 530,000 copies, over 18,000 daily streams on Spotify, and over 5 million views on YouTube.

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Why Was Carly Simon Upset At My Book?

Stephen Davis | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Carly Simon, Carly Simon Biographies, Carly Simon Biography, Carly Simon Books, Rock Star Biographies, You're So Vain, Writing, Books News

I wrote to Carly Simon to tell her I was writing her biography. Over two years, I interviewed Carly's family, some of her friends, read hundreds of articles, and had dinner with Carly herself. And then came nasty rumors, a letter from a law firm, and false accusations in the papers. Plus, Carly was upset.

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Basking in the Multiple Charms of The Secret Garden

George Heymont | Posted 02.11.2012

If the crassness of the current social, political, and economic climate has you down in the dumps, I can't recommend a lovelier, more charming, experience.

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Moogy Klingman Passes

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, John Siegler, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Bitter End, Utopia, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Great Neck, Peter Yarrow, Newport Folk Festival, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Kevin Ellman, Ralph Schuckett, Record World, Randy Brecker, Barry Manilow, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Cafe Wha, Moogy Klingman, Fifty News

Mark "Moogy" Klingman passed away last night after a long, brave bout with cancer. You may not have heard his name, but you have heard, and enjoyed, his music.

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WATCH: 'You're So Cain,' He Probably Thinks This Song Is About Him

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Video, Herman Cain Carly Simon, Herman Cain Parody, You're So Cain, Herman Cain Song, Carly Simon, Herman Cain, Comedy News

Herman Cain hasn't had a great day. And no bad day ends without the proper epilogue of a Carly Simon parody, in the form of "You're So Cain." Just ...

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Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rodgers

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Joe Cocker, Wilson Pickett, Trombone Shorty, Maroon 5, Warren Haynes, Sam Cooke, Garah Gill, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Rosanne Cash, Pete Wasner, Ashley Monroe, Maggie Bell, Corrina Gill, Detective, Rick Rubin, Muddy Waters, Vince Gill, The Everly Brothers, Steve Lukather, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, Jasmine Rogers, Booker T. And the MGs, Dylan O'brien, U2, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Jazz Fest, Po' Folks, Solid Gold, Gym Class Heroes, Brad Paisley, Jenny Gill, Pure Prairie League, Tuba Fatts, Eric Clapton, Slash, Elmore James, Pistol Annies, Paul Kossoff, Keith Urban, The Firm, Treme, Queen, Neal Schon, Bob Ezrin, Travie McCoy, Will Owsley, Robert Lucas, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ian Hatton, Amy Grant, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Alison Krauss, James Brown, Les Paul, Bekka Bramlett, Green Day, Free, Paul Rogers, American Bandstand, Canned Heat, Luther Allison, Mr. Haney, John Lee Hooker, Lenny Kravitz, Green Acres, The Ministry, Jimi Hendrix, Nin, James Taylor, Entertainment News

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Musicians At Play

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, The Beatles, Rock and Roll Photographs, Carly Simon, Backstage Photographs, Madonna Photos, Madonna, Kiss, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Rolling Stones, Rock and Roll, Ken Regan, Billy Joel, Video, Books News

We’re all well-acquainted with the iconic photo of John, George, Paul and Ringo strolling across Abby Road, but have you ever seen the quartet ridin...

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Jagger, by Marc Spitz

J. Michael Welton | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: 1968, Tariq Ali, Mick Jagger, Carly Simon, Penquin Books, 1971, 1972, Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, London, Marshall Chess, Books News

Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue is book that tells its story in a series of interludes, which makes perfect sense for readers who see the world as a procession of snapshots.

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Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting With The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Paul Chastain, David Connor, Linda Ronstadt, The B-52's, Prince, Susanna Hoffs, Winnona Ryder, Girls Like US, The Beach Boys, The Cruzados, Buzz of Delight, Austin Powers, The Who, Peter Buck, Crowded House, Yes, Velvet Crush, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Bangles, The Velvet Underground, Fred Armisen, Ming Tea, Hanson, George Harrison, Lulu, The Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Debra Winger, Led Zepplin, Kimberley Rew, Joni Mitchell, Sheila Weller, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, The Ramones, Debbi Peterson, Brendan O'Brien, Neil Young, Matthew Sweet, The Beatles, Big Star, Ric Menck, Carly Simon, James Brooks, Guitar Hero, Toni Stern, Tony Marsico, The Rasberries, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Carole King, The McKinley Sisters, Todd Rundgren, Terms of Endearment, Patti Smith, Steve Howe, Bob Dylan, Community Trolls, The Talking Heads, Vicki Peterson, Diana Ross, The Sex Pistols, Mitchell Froom, Robert Plant, Randy Newman, R.E.M., Lloyd Cole, David Letterman, Jimmy Page, Oh-Ok, Nazz, Entertainment News

"I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. They were strong women, but their power was very much connected to their creativity and their voice."

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A Prayer for the Planet: Chatting With DJ Logic Plus Nikka Costa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Story of Stuff, Prince, Ronald Reagan, Justin Stanley, Dave Matthews, Jason Miles, Miles Davis, Blues Traveler, Vernon Reid, DJ Logic, Ben Taylor, John Mayer, Jeff Coffin, Carly Simon, Nikka Costa, Falguni Shah, Romero Lubambo, Johnny Depp, Living Colour, B.B. King, Nancy Reagan, Doyle Bramhall, Neil Diamond, Stax, Robert Randolph, The Roots, Ben Harper, Lee Oskar, Don Costa, Wall-E, Concord, Michael Caine, John Popper, Courting Alex, Malika Zarra, Inxs, Annie Leonard, Mickey Mouse, Sly Stone, Tommy Hilfiger, Phoenix House, Buddy Guy, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Rankin, Karl Denson, Rupert Holmes, Medeski Martin and Wood, Falu, Entertainment News

A Prayer For The Planet, DJ Logic's latest album, is a collaboration with Jason Miles, his partner, and also Falguni Shah.

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Just a Juggalo: Chatting with Insane Clown Posse, Plus Audio Fidelity's Marshall Blonstein and N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Insane Clown Posse, Xzibit, The Eagles, JJ Walker, MC Hammer, Mario McNulty, Lou Adler, Flavor Flav, The Beach Boys, Steve Hoffman, Ten Years After, No Evidence of Disease, Bad Company, John Soper, Rush, William "Rusty" Robinson, Women's Cancer Foundation, Vanilla Ice, Steve Winwood, Chris Brown, Kiss, Iggy Pop, Marshall Blonstein, Shaggy, Busta Rhymes, Kevin Gray, Juggalo Gathering, Wally Heider, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ringo Starr, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Charlie Sheen, N.E.D., Mitch Ryder, Kottonmouth Kings, National Allstar Wrestling, Ode Records, Grace Jones, Cbs, Sade, Island Records, Whitney Houston, The Roches, Carly Simon, Gynecological Cancer Foundation, The Wallfowers, Elton John, Marianne Faithful, DJ Quik, Bob Marley, Simon & Garfunkel, Third World, Carole King, Paul McCartney, George Clinton, Alice Cooper, Audio Fidelity, Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, Rihanna, The Doors, Lenny Kravitz, Women's Health, Horrorcore, DCC COmpact Classics, Bryan Adams, James Taylor, Geart, Cky, Entertainment News

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Scars On 45's New Video and Download, Plus Chatting with Vanessa Carlton, Dan Bern and David Bromberg

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Mavis Staples, Ron Fair, Phil Ochs, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Amy Helm, Levon Helm, Steely Dan, Woody Guthrie, Counting Crows, David Bromberg, Dan Bern, Tim O'Brien, Cunliffe Merriwether, Adam Duritz, My Morning Jacket, Larry Campbell, Elvis Costello, Stevie Nicks, Ted Leone, Vince Gill, George Harrison, Joe Radcliffe, Dr. John, The McGarrigle Sisters, Patrick Hallahan, Stephen Hawkings, Vanessa Carlton, Steve Osborne, Paul Siebel, Miley Cyrus, Quitting Science, Los Lobos, Merle Haggard, Widespread Panic, John Hiatt, Byron Isaacs, Link Wray, Carly Simon, Ahmet Ertegun, Gary Nicholson, Willie Nelson, Get HIm to the Greek, A Brief History of Time, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Richard Adams, Mark Moss, Bob Dylan, John Hill, Gary White, Keb' Mo', Stephen Jenkins, Glenn Patscha, Dick Gregory, Jay Unger, Jimmy Iovine, Peter Ecklund, George Jones, Jerry Scheff, The Butcher Brothers, Phoebe Snow, Watership Down, Bruce Springsteen, Electar, Ollabelle, Entertainment News

Here's the latest video by the Chop Shop Records' act Scars On 45, the title track to their Give Me Something EP.

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Music Mogul Tommy Mottola Opens Art Gallery

wsj.com | MARSHALL HEYMAN | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Willem De Kooning, Gallery Valentine, Sam Francis, Music, Andy Warhol, Sony Music Entertainment, Alex Katz, Jennifer Lopez, Carly Simon, Ferdinand Leger Robert Rauschenberg, Mariah Carey, Chris Bosh, Mel Bochner, Tony Mottola, L.A. Reid, Sony, Arts News

EAST HAMPTON--With years of music experience under his belt, Tommy Mottola, the former head of Sony Music Entertainment and a mentor to such talent as...

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Dog Ears Music: 'King Size Papa' Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Mgmt, Nicolai Dunger, Paul Simon, Danielle Evin, Nancy Sinatra, Music, John Prine, Rebecca Martin, Frankie Miller, mp3s, The Who, Gene Autry, Carly Simon, Julia Lee, Harry James, Norman Greenbaum, Phil Ramone, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, Ed Harcourt, Keren Ann, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, Wolf Parade, Drive-by Truckers, Entertainment News

This week, we feature music by Drive-By Truckers, Nancy Sinatra, Elton John, Wolf Parade, and more.

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What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Masters Apprentices, A View to a Kill, Sting, Nusrat Fateh, Global Zero, Gary Burton, Sinead O'Connor, Doug Martsch, Geoff Emmerick, Alan Parsons, Queen Noor, Nike, Chick Corea, Yes, Jonathan Elias, Simon Le Bon, Chaplin, Keith Jarrett, Alan Freed, Desmund Tutu, Steve Swallow, Daniel Lanois, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, 9 1/2 Weeks, Bach, Mahler, Sonic Youth, Pat Metheny, The Police, Andy Warhol, Michael Jordan, Robert Downey Jr., Herbie Hancock, Keith Haring, Duke Ellington, Alien, Jimmy Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Joni Mitchell, John Taylor, Stravinsky, Linda Manzer, Children of the Corn, Paul Simon, David GIlmour, Lady GaGa, Bud Powell, Nels Cline, Grace Jones, Miles Davis, The Beatles, John Barry, Yahoo, Lyle Mays, Charlie Chaplin, Carly Simon, Yo La Tengo, Ralph Bakshi, Duran Duran, Debussey, Salif Keita, Mtv, Mick Ronson, Prayer Cycle, Jon Anderson, Brian Blade, The Doors, Randy Newman, Alanis Morrisette, Ali Khan, Stephen Malkmus, Wes Montgomery, Gorbachov, Entertainment News

Pat Metheny's new album is titled What's It All About, which is based off a line from the song "Alfie." Since this is an unusual approach for Pat Metheny, he tracked him down to talk about it.

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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American Idol: Season 10 Debut

Ken Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, American Idol, Jennifer Lopez, Carly Simon, Entertainment News

As opposed to the original American Idol, AfterIDOL apparently is a singing competition of 16-year-olds. I bet they all had Algebra 2 homework due. It was basically just the usual freak show but with braces.

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Dog Ears Music: 'Tis The Season Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Elliott Smith, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, David Sanborn, Etta James, Calexico, Under Byen, Music, Kenny Dorham, John Hiatt, Billy Preston, Dolly Parton, John Mayer, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Innocence Mission, Buffalo Springfield, Ben Sollee, Sly & the Family Stone, Carly Simon, Charlie Rich, Surfer Blood, Julia Kent, Elton John, Cory Williams, Benny Goodman, Sparks, A Tribe Called Quest, The Velvet Underground, Tv on the Radio, The Ruby Suns, Horse Feathers, The Temper Trap, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Willie Dixon, Radiohead, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The National, Clara Rockmore, Telemetry Orchestra, mp3s, Rev. Edward Clayborn, Brian Eno, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Astrud Gilberto, Marvin Etzioni, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Drive-by Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

It's not just the thought that counts; it's the overview of how each year we repeat the journey home. And on the return -- our jeans a little tighter, the déjà vu unpleasantries of travel; all a mere blip, as in the end we still do anything to come home to our loved ones.

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Moogy's Gotta Have Friends

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, Newport Folk Festival, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Bitter End, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Utopia, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Randy Brecker, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Barry Manilow, Great Neck, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Moogy Klingman, Cafe Wha, Peter Yarrow, John Siegler, Kevin Ellman, Record World, Ralph Schuckett, Entertainment News

You got to have friends/To make that day last long Mark Klingman isn't a household name. But the terrific singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer know...

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Dog Ears Music: The Gift List

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Diamond Heavies, Liz Caplan Vocal Studios, Neil Young, Esquivel, Music, Electric Light Orchestra, Isaac Hayes, Gary Go, Syl Johnson, The Heavy, Can, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder, El Chozas, Rokia Traoré, Sammy Davis Jr., Blinky & Edwin Starr, Kaki King, Nick Drake, Muddy Waters, Rodriguez, Harry Nilsson, Daníel Bjarnason, Wanda Jackson, Danielle Evin, Joe Meek, mp3s, Chet Baker, John Cale, Kraftwerk, A.R. & Machines, Richard Swift, Phil Ramone, Nina Simone, Dog Ears, Hank & Cupcakes, Hugh Masekela, Bruce Springsteen, Soundhound, Blakroc, Entertainment News

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"We Have No Secrets": A Revealing Playlist for All Your WikiLeaks

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Until Julian Assange document drops his debut album on the WikiLeaks Records label, here's my own very revealing soundtrack for all your assorted and sundry leaking needs.

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Motown & The Hitmen: Conversations with Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Ryan, and Sarah Sample

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Sample, Lifetime, Bonnie Bramlett, President Obama, Indigo Girls, Doris Troy, The Miracles, DOn Ciccone, Jesse Harris, Brandy Carlile, George Martin, Hall & Oates, Cbs, The Hitmen, Daryl Hall, David Lynch Foundation, Cnbc, Jersey Boys, Cracker Barrel, Carly Simon, Norah Jones, Gannett Corporation, David Lynch, Lee Shapiro, Darryl Scott, Gerry Polci, Showtime, Les Paul, Motown, Nick Massi, Abc, Bob Gaudio, Jimmy Ryan, The Critters, David Spinoza, Jennifer Hudson, Brian Ray, Jim Croce, Chess Records, Frankie Valli, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Nbc, Berry Gordy, Hbo, The Wrecking Crew, Tommy James & the Shondells, Espn, Stone the Crows, Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Cat Stevens, Lady GaGa, American Idol, Buddy Miller, Henry McCullough, Itunes, James Taylor, The Four Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News

Mike Ragogna: Smokey, there's so much to go over, but let's begin with your new album for Cracker Barrel, Now And Then. Can you tell us about the project?

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Dukes of September, McCartney's Guitarist & An Australian's Tourabout: Conversations With Michael McDonald, Brian Ray, and Xavier Rudd

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Obama, Patti Labelle, Woody Allen, Steely Dan, Etta James, Paul Simon, Jeff Porcaro, Faith Hill, Xavier Rudd, Carole Bayer Sager, Ben Taylor, The Beatles, Rita Coolidge, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Vice-President Joe Biden, Michael Omartian, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Jerry Leiber, Motown, Van Halen, Michael McDonald, Steve LeGassick, Donald Fagen, Paul McCartney, Lynne Cheney, Tio Moloantoa, Oliver Leiber, Ted Templeman, The Jonas Brothers, Sony Icon, Emmylou Harris, Wings, Jon Stewart, Andile Nqubezelo, David Lee Roth, The Doobie Brothers, Jack Jones, Boz Scaggs, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Christopher Cross, Entertainment News

According to singer Michael McDonald, "I remember thinking, 'God, why [is Motown] asking me to do this?' At the same time, I wanted so badly to do it and I wouldn't allow myself to say no."

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