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Actor Stanley Livingston ("Chip Douglas" on "My Three Sons") joins us for an interview...

It's a FAB XMAS as we listen to The Beatles sing their various Christmas songs and present their fan club Christmas messages...

Part Two of our interview with legendary surf guitarist, DICK DALE...

Actor Rudy Ramos & record producer Mike Iannarelli (the music of Timi Yuri) are interviewed...

Legendary Question Mark ("96 Tears") makes his FOURTH appearance on our, AND he brings two of the Mysterians with him!

Evan Ginzburg, Associate producer of The Wrestler (starring MIckey Rourke), wrestler RAGE, and a new Bill's Album Cuts...

A triple-play of Kinks' songs, a brand-new Bill's Album Cuts, and a flashback to our interview with Terry Sylvester, who took Graham Nash's place when Nash left The Hollies...

A flashback to our interview with the producer of the Wrecking Crew documentary, plus three new songs by Chad & jeremy!

A flashback to our interview with Melanie Safka, sixties icon...Speaking of icons, Alice Cooper has covered some great songs from the sixties; we'll play play of 'em by Alice!

Over 30 Christmas songs are performed by over 30 of our past guests who have been on Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture at PlanetLudwig.com. Magic Christmas (Best Time of the Year) -Stephanie Angelini [with a special message from the song's co-writers, Joe Mandica & Stephanie Angelini) Winter Wonderland - Little Anthony Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Chris Montez A Very Merry Christmas -...

John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980. We present over 25 artists' songs in tribute to John's memory... 1. Dakota - Christine Lavin 2. Empty Garden (live) - Elton John 3. Old Records Never Die - Ian Hunter 4. Imagine - The Elephant's Memory Band 5. Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) - Queen 6. Much Missed Man - Gerry Marsden (& the Pacemakers) 7. I Can't Imagine - Peter Noone 8. Lost A Friend -...

Australia's premier tunesmith, and former Australian Beatles Fan Club President, JOE MANDICA, returns to the show to choose two songs from each of the solo Beatles in which they play on other musicians' tracks. Plus, Joe met Ringo, and he tells us all about it!

Indie pop duo SAGE, Maria Pennello & Phil Carollo, join us to talk music and play some tunes from their latest album~

WIZARD OF OZ celebration ~ Host Steve Ludwig's favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz, is given the full Planet Ludwig treatment as we hear an eclectic mix of cover songs from the Oz soundtrack.

TOMMY JAMES Flashback ~ It's a flashback to our interview with the legendary Tommy James ~ Plus, a brand-new Bill's Album Cut

DINKY DAWSON flashback ~ We flash back to when legendary sound engineer Dinky Dawson presented exclusive songs by Steely Dan, Lou Reed, Roberta Flack, & others, from his archives

Before the Bee Gees switched to dance/disco music, they ROCKED! Bill Ludwig (of Bill's Album Cuts) & Steve Ludwig (host of Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture) choose their favorite pre-disco Bee Gees songs, from the years 1966-1972 ~

If you could only choose two songs each from these 80's bands, which two songs would you choose? TRAVELING WILBURYS, VAN HALEN (David Lee Roth years), ROLLING STONES 9only their 80's songs), and the B-52's... Plus, Steve interviews MTV's Nina Blackwood!

Our musical tribute to the late HARRY NILSSON ~

Actor/Author KEN SAGOES ("Kincaid" from Nightmare on Elm Street Parts 3 & 4) joins us!

Fifteen-year-old pop singer CHLOE COLLINS, who talks about and plays songs from her album "5 @ 15," joins us ~

Christmas 2015 ~ Christmas songs performed by many of Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture's guests ~

Remembering those we lost in the pop culture world in 2015...

Our tribute to the memory and music of DAVID BOWIE ~

Our tribute to the music of ALICE COOPER ~