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Give Till It's Gone: A Conversation with Ben Harper

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.15.2011

Read More: Blind Boys of Alabama, The Beatles, Grace Woodroofe, Pearl Jam, Chaka Khan, Joan Osborne, Ringo Starr, Jerry Wexler, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Soul Stirrers, Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, The Funk Brothers, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Today, Ben Harpers tells me the story behind his new single: "Rock 'N' Roll Is Free".

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Going Back: A Conversation with Phil Collins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Uriel Jones, A Hard Day's Night, Tarzan, Eddie Willis, Linn Drums, The Funk Brothers, Rebecca De Mornay, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Otis Redding, Walter Shenson, The Beatles, Bob Babbitt, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Hackford, Phil Collins, The Action, Motown, The Rolling Stones, Sam & Dave, Joe Messina, Oliver, Carole King, Tony Banks, Don Covay, The Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, Against All Odds, Pistol Allen, Diana Ross & the Supremems, Roger Linn, Dusty Springfield, Gerry Goffin, Disney, Nina Simone, Buster, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Collins remembers, "When I was twelve or thirteen The Beatles' first album came out. They had some Motown and early soul record covers, like the Stones did. This is the music that I kind of lived my life to."

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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