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Jazzin' Around: Conversations With David Sanborn, Lee Ritenour and Kurt Elling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.05.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: George Duke, Bob James, Christopher Parkening, Guys and Dolls, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Hans Christian Anderson, Burt Bacharach, B.B. King, Donald Fagen, Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Don Grolnick, Barry Mann, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball Adderly, Eric Clapton, Don Was, Doc Pomus, David Sanborn, David GIlmour, Bob Ezrin, Carly Simon, Kurt Elling, David Bowie, Hal David, Carole King, Cynthia Weil, Fourplay, Bill Evans, Gerry Goffin, David Letterman, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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The Storyteller & Paradise Lost: Conversations With Todd Snider and Great American Taxi's Vince Herman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Eric McConnell, The Del McCoury Band, Leftover Salmon, Don Was, Todd Snider, John Prine, Jason D. Williams, James McMurtry, Jimmy Buffett, The Coral Reefer Band, Tim O'Brien, Great American Taxi, Don Henley, Hank Williams, The Partridge Family, Bob Mercer, Rush Limbaugh, The Sopranos, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Ben Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, New Grass Revival, Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Hot Rize, Jackson Browne, The Band, Robert Earl Keen, Shel Silverstein, Tonder Mountain Strong Band, Justin Bieber, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Moline Loves Paul Simon, Plus Chatting With Bill Wyman, American Idol's James Durbin and Mastodon's Brann Dailor

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.17.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Dr. Dre, Eurythmics, Mick Jagger, Eminem, Nick Payn, Dr. Hook, 50 Cent, Terry Tyler, Willie & the Poor Boys, Alan Parsons, Beverley Skeete, J.J. Cale, Thirty Seconds to Mars, James Michael, Today's the Day, Dennis Locorriere, Mick Mars, Hardcore Superstar, Dio, Ronnie Lane, The Sopranos, Mick Taylor, The Faces, Led Zeppelin, Guy Fawkes, Keith Richards, Tony Soprano, Steve Perry, Roger Waters, Brann Dailor, Jamiroquai, DJ Ashba, Charlie Watts, James Durbin, Bill Keliher, Ray Charles, Peter Frampton, American Idol, Chris Jericho, Ethel Waters, Eric Clapton, Mike Elizondo, Don Was, Procol Harum, Queen, Geraint Watkins, Frank Mead, Gary Brooker, Bill Wyman, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Judas Priest, Elton John, Billy Bob Thornton, Dancing With the Stars, Georgie Fame, Marti Frederiksen, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, My Chemical Romance, Barbarella, Bob Dylan, Stephane Grappelli, Mark Knopfler, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, Ben Moody, Annie Lennox, Albert Lee, Fats Waller, Roald Dahl, Crash Diet, Mastedon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Although it seems that Paul Simon has been on the road frequently over the last few years, his latest tour seems much more date-packed as he heralds his latest and one of the best albums of his career, So Beautiful Or So What.

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Keeper: Meeting John Doe Again, Chatting With The X-Man

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Joe Cocker, Ryan Feves, The Bodyguard, Vanishing Point, Hilarie Burton, Don Was, Jim Wilson, Good Girl, Los Lobos, The Flesh Eaters, John Doe, Whitney Houston, Great Balls of Fire, Boogie Nights, One Tree Hill, Salvador, Victor Bisetti, Leon Russell, Peyton Sawyer, Lucinda Williams, Jill Sobule, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Parker, Liz Parker, Roadhouse, Danny White, George Harrison, Val McCallum, X, Steve Berlin, Kevin Costner, Cindy Wasserman, Patty Griffin, Roswell, Pure Country, The Band, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Country's Cousins: Conversations with Diane Schuur and America's Got Talent Winner Michael Grimm

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.12.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Michael Grimm, Sarah Vaughn, Kevin Hunter, Stan Getz, Bill Harrah, Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bobby McFerrin, Stevie Wonder, Hurricane Katrina, Diane Schuur, Pat Benatar, Dinah Washington, B.B. King, Jackie Evancho, Simon Cowell, Stevie Nicks, Vince Gill, Rod Stewart, Bill Medley, The Faces, Ian McLagan, Wire Train, Patti Page, Nancy Wilson, Green Valley Ranch, America's Got Talent, Greg Leisz, Supernatural, Buddy Rich, Ray Charles, American Idol, Kenny Aronoff, Ann Wilson, Larry Carlton, Don Was, Energy Force, Count Basie, Grammy, Joey Reynolds, Monterey Jazz Festival, Concord Records, Alsion Krauss, Doris Day, Jeannie Seely, Heart, Bob Clearmountain, Edie Gorme, Willie Nelson, Kay Starr, George Shearing, The Manhattan Transfer, Steve Buckingham, Barbra Streisand, Travis Tritt, Floyd Cramer, Mark Knopfler, Judy Alberti, Ed Shaughnessy, Waddy Wachtel, True Blood, Barry Manilow, Smokey Robinson, Grp, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

For her new album, Diane Schurr says: "The one thing that I did purposefully on this was, number one, not to do it with a twang, and number two, I wanted it to please both people that are into country and people that are into jazz."

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Blessed: A Conversation With Lucinda Williams, Plus David Berkeley's Video "George Square"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Tea Party, Michael Timmins, Rami Jaffee, Don Was, Levon Helm, Lex Price, Eastmountainsouth, Glen Campbell, Mark Linkous, Matthew Sweet, Msnbc, Sparkle Horse, Kim Taylor, Elvis Costello, Tom Overby, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Dave Sutton, T-Bone Burnett, Gary Callamore, The New York Times, Jordan Katz, Peter Bradley Adams, Val McCallum, Andrew Bird, Barack Obama, Hbo, Kevin O?Donnel, Vic Chesnutt, USA Today, Greg Leisz, Espn, Frank Callari, Butch Norton, True Blood, De La Soul, Eric Liljestrand, Frank Sinatra, Sxsw, David Berkeley, Mindy Smith, Over the Rhine, Jimmy Webb, Capitol Tower, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-03-07-mr.jpgFor her new album, Blessed, Lucinda Williams brought in Don Was on production.

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Jazzy Mandarin & The Gate's Wide Open: Conversations With Dianne Reeves and Kurt Elling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Don Was, George Duke, Jon Hendricks, Harry Belafonte, John Patitucci, Laurence Hobgood, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Kurt Elling, Tony Bennet, Blue Note, Rosemary Clooney, Motown, Carmen McRae, Good Night and Good Luck, Betty Carter, Michelle Obama, Bruce Lundvall, BIlly Holiday, Erykah Badu, Mark Murphy, George Clooney, Alexander McQueen, The 5th Dimension, Barack Obama, Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs, Chet Baker, Nina Simone, Terreon Gully, Sarah Vaughan, King Crimson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

What happens when your elegant entertainer goes off script and speaks mandarin directly to a Chinese delegation in the White House?

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Step Inside the Studio With John Doe and Jill Sobule

Jill Sobule | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: John Doe, X, Knitters, Pop Music, Recording, Don Was, Palm Springs, Dave Way, TED Conference, Recording Music, Music, Punk Music, Los Angeles News
Jill Sobule

These days there's a lot of talk about "direct to fan" projects, and everyone knows that the old ways of connecting music to people are quickly on the way out.

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