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From Graceland To A Galaxy To Further Explorations: Chatting With Jeff Lorber And Eddie Gomez, Plus Paul Simon's Classic Turns 25

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Simon & Garfunkel, Brett Dennen, Chris Botti, Paul Simon, Paul Motian, Pete Tong, Bobby Colomby, Colbie Caillat, Lil? Kim, John Mayer, Eric Marienthal, Notorious B.I.G., Kenny G, Michael Brauer, Joe Berlinger, Bill Evans, Jazz, Jimmy Haslip, Herbie Hancock, Blood Sweat & Tears, Coldplay, Randy Brecker, Chick Corea, Ben Folds, Red Garland, Paul Simon's Graceland, Graceland, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Man, it was 25 years ago. The Grammy-winning album Graceland -- following what was arguably Paul's best album to that point, Hearts And Bones -- helped change the rules of pop music and politics.

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Jeff Lorber Fusion's Exclusive Download, Plus Chatting With Chicago's Lee Loughnane and JB Baretsky

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Sammy Davis Jr., Simon & Garfunkel, Jason Scheff, Chicago, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Hootie & the Blowfish, Al Kooper, Lee Loughnane, America, Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Dean Martin, Steve Cropper, Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam, Leonard Cohen, Joe Montegna, Michael Bublé, Lou Pardini, Kyle Mooney, Blood Sweat & Tears, Phil Ramone, Bobby Darin, JB Baretsky, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Robert Lamm, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Come January 31, 2012, Jeff Lorber Fusion's Galaxy album will hit the streets. Here's a taste of the album, a track titled "Horace," that's an exclusive download for readers of The Huffington Post.

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Steve Popovich: A Music Industry Legend

Holly Cara Price | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Mercury Records, Meat Loaf, Billy Joe Royal, Harvey Leeds, Johnny Mathis, Epic Records, Dave Marsh, Frank Yankovic, Sony Music, Steve Popovich, Betty LaVette, Eric Carmen, Santana, Ronnie Spector, Columbia Records, Johnny Cash, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Bob Dylan, Ron Alexenburg, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, Felix Cavaliere, Blood Sweat & Tears, Clive Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

I had the privilege of knowing Steve Popovich, whom I met several years ago when I was working for Steven Van Zandt. Pops was one of a kind: a generou...

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Wednesday Windfall: Conversations with KISS' Gene Simmons, Brian Culbertson and The Weepies

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Shatner, Peter Gabriel, The Weepies, Eminem, Chicago, Kenny Dilfer, Family Guy, Ray Parker Jr., George Duke, Earth Wind & Fire, Tony Levin, The Fairly OddParents, One Tree Hill, Burt Bacharach, Kiss, King Kong, How I Met Your Mother, Lenny Castro, Chuck Berry, Alex Al, The Muse, Leonard Cohen, Tower of Power, Chic Corea, Blood Sweat & Tears, Disney, Little Richard, Joni Mitchell, American Idol, Starbucks, Spongebob Squarepants, Shatner's Raw Nerve, Family Jewels, Jason Mraz, Elvis Presely, David Sanborn, Brian McKnight, The Envy, Queen, Paul Simon, Colbie Caillat, The Beatles, Elvis, John Coltrane, Guitar Hero, Harry Potter, Madeleine Peyroux, Jim Culbertson, Kenny Latimore, Julia Fordham, My Dad the Rock Star, Faith Evans, Chuck Brown, Gene Simmons, Tom Waits, Brian Culbertson, Jonathan Butler, Nickelodeon, Eric Marienthal, The Offspring, Dave Koz, Larry Klein, Soundgarden, Barry Manilow, Earl Klugh, Peter White, Jimmy Webb, The Brecker Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Yellowjackets, Avant, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With regards to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is it easy or hard for Gene Simmons to transform himself from an everyday person into a savior of rock 'n' roll?

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Thank God It's Thursday: Oklahoma's College of Rock with Scott Booker, Raphael Saadiq's New Video, Rhino's Digital 45s, More Woodstock, The Bee Gees, and Kimya Dawson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Cocker, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Winter, Country Joe McDonald, Third Eye Blind, Melanie, Martin Scorsese, John Sebastian, Mountain, Paul Kingsbury, Ravi Shankar, Chip Monck, Joan Baez, The Butterfield Blues Band, Bee Gees, Rober Altman, Sha Na Na, Pete Townshend, The Flaming Lips, Andy Zax, The Who, Abbie Hopffman, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly & the Family Stone, Oklahoma, Woodstock, Kimya Dawson, Michael Lang, Incredible String Band, Bruce Pollock, Oklahoma Central University, John Morris, Jerry Garcia, Max Yasgur, Crosby Stills & Nash, Scott Booker, Andy Gibb, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Canned Heat, Michael Wadleigh, Jeffrey Shurtleff, Yasgur's Farm, Tim Hardin, Country Joe & the Fish, Grace Slick, Holly George-Warren, Education, The Grateful Dead, Mike Evans, Entertainment News, Rolling Stone, Blood Sweat & Tears, Itunes, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Academy of Contemporary Music, Quill, Sweetwater, Apache Rapper, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Built on the whole School of Rock phenomenon, the University of Central Oklahoma has a new music division that teaches all aspects of popular music such as performance, production and business affairs.

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