Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!

Andy Summers is the Superstar guitarist with The Police, one of the greatest bands of the rock era. Together with Sting on bass and vocals and Stewart Copeland on drums, and in just five albums, they ruled the world. So many legendary hits including “Message In A Bottle”, “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” and “Every Breath You Take”. Andy has gone on to become a celebrated photographer too, and is in t...

Denny Tedesco is the Director of “Immediate Family”, a new documentary about four of the greatest session musicians of the 1970s Singer-Songwriter era - Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Danny Kortchmar and Waddy Wachtel. They performed live and on record with Carole King, James Taylor, Jackson Browne and so many more. Denny previously appeared on the podcast to discuss his first documentary called “The...

This is an ENCORE Presentation of my interview with John Lodge, the longtime bassist, vocalist and composer for The Moody Blues. In 2018 he and the band were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He’s written many of their hits including “Ride My See-Saw” and “I’m Just a Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)”. We discuss his experiences in the British Invasion era, his career with the Moodys, a...

Jimmy Bralower is a musical Jack of all Trades: Drummer, Drum Programmer, Producer, Mixer, A&R Man, Record Company owner. He’s worked with iconic artists like Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Hall And Oates, Cyndi Lauper and many more. He received Grammys for Record Of The Year for his work with Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton. My featured song is “It’s The Beat” from the album The Queen’...

Ryan Shore is an Emmy and Grammy nominated composer and songwriter for animated and children's films and television including “Star Wars” animated series; “Scooby-Doo” films, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, and Go! Go! Cory Carson. We discuss growing up in Florida, how he found the saxophone, his entree into music for animated works, and much more.  My featured song is “Cousins” from the album PG...

This is an Encore Presentation of my interview with Gary Puckett, one of the greatest singers of the rock era. He was the lead vocalist for “Gary Puckett and The Union Gap”. The band had an incredible string of hits in the 1960s including “Woman Woman” and “Young Girl”. In fact, in 1968 they had 6 consecutive Gold records and were the #1 best selling act in the world! My featured song in this epis...

Jahari Stampley is a piano phenom. He’s the winner of the prestigious 2023 Herbie Hancock International Competition. He’s toured with Stanley Clarke and performed at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. He’s the winner of the 2019 Bosendorfer Prize. And he’s only 23 years old! My featured song is “Five To Six” from the album Twenty by The Robert Miller Group. Amazon link .  -------------------...

This is an Encore Presentation of my interview with iconic rocker Suzi Quatro. She blazed a path as one of the first and one of the best female rock and rollers. She’s a singer, songwriter and bassist. She’s sold over 50 million records. And she’s also famous for portraying the part of Leather Tuscadero in the hit sitcom “Happy Days”. Plus she’s an author and has an honorary doctorate in music. My...

Shannon Koehler is the drummer and singer for The Stone Foxes, the great San Francisco based rock band. They have employed a brilliant music licensing strategy which placed their songs in TV shows like “Sons Of Anarchy”, films like “Free Solo” and commercials for brands like Jack Daniels. This helped them to build a huge following. And they were profiled in Forbes Magazine. My featured song is “Th...

Bob Reynolds is a 3x Grammy winning Superstar Saxophonist known for his work with Snarky Puppy - one of the best bands around - and for touring and recording with John Mayer. He’s also played with Chris Botti, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Idina Menzel and so many others. My featured song is my reimagined version of The Kinks’ song “You Really Got Me” from The Queens Carnival album by my band Projec...

This is an Encore Presentation of my interview with Timothy B. Schmit, a member of the Eagles and Poco. He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the Eagles. With Poco he appeared on nine of their studio albums and two live albums. He joined the Eagles in 1977 and co-wrote and sang lead on one of their biggest hits, “I Can’t Tell You Why”. He’s had an incredible career as a solo art...

Ron Carter is the Maestro, the world’s most renowned bassist. He’s the most recorded bassist in jazz history and a 3x Grammy winner. He’s played with everyone from Cannonball Adderley to Thelonious Monk to Roberta Flack and of course with Miles Davis. He was in Miles’ quintet in the mid-60s along with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams - one of the greatest bands ever. He’s on the fac...

Stewart Copeland is the founder and drummer for The Police, one of the greatest bands of the rock era, consisting of Stewart together with Sting and Andy Summers. Their hits included "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Message In A Bottle", "Walking On The Moon" and "Every Breath You Take".  He’s a member of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and a 7x Grammy winner. And he’s also a world class compo...

Roger Earl is a founding member of and drummer for Foghat, the English rock band. Foghat was formed in 1971 and has earned eight Gold Records, one Platinum Record and one Double-Platinum Record. Their music has been featured in the video game Guitar Hero III and in the movie Dazed & Confused. They have a new album out now called Sonic Mojo, their 17th studio album. My featured song is “Waiting For...

This is an Encore Presentation of my interview with Gilbert O’Sullivan, the International Superstar who burst upon the musical scene in 1972 with his massive hit “Alone Again (Naturally)” which occupied the #1 spot in the U.S. for six weeks and was nominated for two GRAMMYS. He followed this up with two more huge hits, “Clair” and “Get Down”. In a thoughtful, sensitive and introspective interview,...

Malcolm Bruce is the son of Jack Bruce of Cream, the world’s first Supergroup consisting of Jack together with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. They changed the face of rock music completely when they exploded onto the scene in 1966. Jack was one of the greatest singers, songwriters, bassists and cellists of the rock era. Malcolm - a great musician in his own right - is now behind the release of “He...

Alexander Hitchens is a musician and self-described musical chameleon who runs the gamut from Hip Hop to Classical. He recently composed and produced the entire package of music for NBC:Peacock’s Big 10 football and basketball broadcasts. He’s worked on projects for the NBA including for Michael Jordan and LeBron James. He’s composed music for The Rock and for Kobe Bryant’s and LeBron James’s Nike...

This is an ENCORE PRESENTATION of the first Follow Your Dream Concert Series featuring Richie Furay, the Country Rock Superstar formerly with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and the Souther-Hillman-Furay band. Richie plays an incredible “unplugged” live concert on the podcast featuring 5 of his most famous songs, and after each one we talk about the song and the back story. This is truly a first in podc...

This episode again celebrates the World Premiere of my new EP called “The Singles Project”, featuring five new songs. The recording has received wonderful reviews, being called “Amazing!” (Top Buzz Magazine), “Magical…a sonic tour de force!” (IndiePulse Music), “Fabulously enticing!” (Pop Icon Magazine), and a “Home run!” (Hollywood Digest). This episode introduces two more songs, “The Ship” and "...

Jeff Bova is Grammy Award winning producer, arranger and musician with dozens of platinum and gold records to his credit. He won the Grammy for Album Of The Year as a producer of Celine Dion’s “Falling Into You”. He toured with Herbie Hancock and his Rockit band in the 1980s. And he’s worked with a Who’s Who in the music business including Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Meat Loaf, Tina Turner, Eric...

This episode celebrates the World Premiere of my new EP called “The Singles Project”, featuring five of my new songs. I’m pleased to say that the recording has received wonderful reviews. It’s been called “Amazing!” (Top Buzz Magazine), “Magical...A  Sonic Tour De Force!” (IndiePulse Music), “Fabulously Enticing!” (Pop Icon Magazine), and a “Home run!” (Hollywood Digest). In this episode I’m going...

Jim Yester is a 6x Grammy nominee and a founder of The Association, one of the biggest bands of the 1960s. They had three number one hits with “Cherish”, “Windy” and “Never My Love”, all of which sold over 1 million records. Jim sang lead on another big hit “Along Comes Mary”, and he wrote the title song for the movie “Goodbye Columbus”. My featured song is “My Baby”. Spotify link . --------------...

Laetitia Eido is an incredible French/Lebanese actress and a star of “Fauda”, the acclaimed and hugely popular Israeli thriller series, “Liaison” with Vincent Casella and Eva Green, and the films “Dirty Angels” with Eva Green and “Chief Of Station” with Aaron Eckhardt. We discuss her extraordinary career and great successes. My featured song is “Ma Petite Fleur” from the Spring Dance album by my b...

JJ Gilmour is a Scottish musical star who played with the Silencers, one of Scotland’s most loved bands. He left to establish a solo career, now with five albums. And he’s written the music for the show “Dancing Shoes” about famous footballer George Best. My featured song is “New York City Groove” from the album Made In New York by Robert’s band, Project Grand Slam. Spotify link . ----------------...

This past weekend witnessed the worst terrorist attack ever against the State of Israel by Hamas, the Palestinian terror organization. Over a thousand Israelis and others - mostly innocent civilians - were killed and approximately 100 or more Israeli, American and other hostages were taken. The depravity of Hamas is staggering. Women, children and senior citizens - all were targeted. Ironically, i...