Talk and Rock Radio Podcast

Rick Kern and Tom Meros (music historian) talk about the Golden Era of Rock 'n Roll. Tom, an attorney and degreed historian, has been doing oral recollections from A list performers all over the U.S. and UK. since 2010. His passion for doing the many YouTube episodes (in person) not on zoom or other digital platforms, really impressed  Rick. The two of them have decided to do some collaborating on...

During their brief lifespan, the Box Tops earned a reputation as one of the best blue-eyed soul groups of the '60s, even if their recorded legacy wasn't as large or consistent as, say, the Righteous Brothers or the Rascals . Today they're remembered not only for their smashes "The Letter" and "Cry Like a Baby," but as the launching pad for singer Alex Chilton , who went on to become one of rock's...

  "For me, it's always been about being the bridesmaid, not the bride," Rick Levy said in a recent interview at his St. Augustine Beach condo, his 16-year-old dog Windy at his feet. Levy has shared a stage with the likes of Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis and James Brown. He's gigged at shrines to rock like The Bitter End in New York City and Philadelphia's Electric Factory. And he got a surprise kiss...

  Grainne Duffy is an Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter hailing from county Monaghan, Ireland. Her specific genres include Blues, Soul and Americana enriched with some delicate country and pop elements. Her professional career started in 2007. The same year she released her remarkable debut album Out Of The Dark, proof talent that was raising at an impressive rate. Described by The Sunday Tim...

  The Transatlantic Guitar Trio - A Smorgasbord of Greatness The international "Transatlantic Guitar Trio" has recently become a unique, phonetic highlight. The fingerstyle guitar champion Richard Smith (UK), the gypsy jazz virtuoso Joscho Stephan (D) and the brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rory Hoffman (USA) have joined forces in 2019 and have already performed at numerous renowned concert series...

  Rich Chorné, a Ruidoso, NM musician turned recording artist and producer brings home New Mexico's Best Blues Album Award at a ceremony hosted by the New Mexico Music Awards on May 7th in Albuquerque.  The kudos are shared with Montrose Records owner Richard Cagle who also sang on the album. "This honor is an acknowledgment that this little Ruidoso neighborhood harbors top musical talent and can...

Willie Chambers (born March 3, 1938) is a singer, guitarist, and former member of The Chambers Brothers , a rock band in the 1960s with hits " In The Midnight Hour ", " I Can't Turn You Loose ", and " Time Has Come Today ". He continues to be a regular attraction at various venues in Los Angeles and further afield.   Early career Edit Originally from Carthage, Mississippi , the Chambers Brothers f...

  JOHN CLAUDE GUMMOE I suppose it's usually not done, but I've decided to write this biography of myself in the first person, so actually, it's my autobiography. It just felt too odd to be writing about myself as though I were someone else. So here goes. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 2nd, 1938 to John Corwin Gummoe and Beulah Foy Harris. John, my father, was the son of James Alfred Gummo...

  THE FIRST 50 YEARS More than 50 years ago, Lynn Royce Taylor and friend David Musselman formed a duet they named the Gospel Chords. From the start they were singing nearly every week.  A mere three years later they had become a quartet and were now nationally performing in churches, fairs, corporate events, TV and radio, and will record a total of 16 vinylLPs over the next 12 years..   The Chord...

The Cyrkle   band was formed by guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes (who also played bass guitar), and Jim Maiella (the original drummer), who all met while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania . Dannemann enlisted in the US Coast Guard in 1966. The other members were Earle Pickens on keyboards and Marty Fried on drums. They were originally a " frat rock " band...

The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri . In their career, they achieved two gold albums and two gold singles , and charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100 a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles, they achieved Top 10 three times, Top 20 six...

Joey Dee is Rock & Roll history. The true, exciting, and endearing chronicle of a "Jersey Boy" scoring a #1 hit record and the life adventures he wasn't prepared for. This is so much more than a "rock bio". It's a sometimes dark and gritty tale of redemption involving Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rascals, Joe Pesci, Judy Garland, John Wayne, Jackie Kennedy, Nat "King" Cole, Shirley MacLaine, Ten...

The Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost a enjoyed two more top-10 hits, " Stormy " (1968, Hot 100 No. 5) and " Traces " (1969, Hot 100 No. 2, Easy Listening No. 2), the latter of which Emory Gordy also co-wrote. Cobb and Buie borrowed heavily from 1936's "Every Day with Jesus" by Robert C. and Wendell P. Loveless to pen the top 20 follow-up "Every Day With You Girl" (1969, Hot 100 No. 19, Easy Liste...

  Tommy Roe is best-remembered for his hits " Sheila " (1962) and " Dizzy " (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career," He has lived the life as one of the great vocal artists of the 60's & 70's - The Golden Era of Rock 'n Roll!

Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music . His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit " Let's Dance ", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . When his early music's popularity began to fade, he switched to a more tradition...

The El Paso History Radio Show, in this episode, chronicles the music history of Rick Kern and where it took him from age 13, playing in local El Paso bands - leading into going on the road with his vocal show group (which lasted 6 years) and returning to his hometown of El Paso. In 2007 he began a music blog site called El Paso's Musicians - Past & Present, an annual rock concert that started in...

Denny Tedesco has begun on the feature film documentary Immediate Family, director Denny Tedesco's follow-up to his award-winning music documentary The Wrecking Crew, which chronicled the most iconic session musicians of the 60s, playing with virtually every major American artist of the era including The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Sonny & Cher and others.                   Immediate...

Leland Sklar is an American bassist and session musician . He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor 's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section . This group of musicians so frequently supported many of the artists on Asylum Records , both on stage and in the studio, that they became known as Asylum's de facto house band . Those artists would become the stand...

Steve Postell is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/composer and producer. Things are rocking in Los Angeles. KATONAH STUDIOS in Marina Del Rey continues to stay busy as we have our own little version of Muscle Shoals, with a great community of players contributing to the productions. Steve was the composer for the documentary "Dying to Know," about Timothy Leary and Ram Dass, narrated by Robert Redfor...

Welcome everyone to TalkandRockRadio! Today's show is going to be one that I've been looking forward to again. Seven months ago I met these incredible musicians and interviewed them right before they did their concert in Brenham, Texas - just outside of Austin. Welcome guest artist John Beland, Jim Cohen and Jesenia Gerena from Ronstadt Revue!                               Well you guys, it's been...

Ron Dante was born in Staten Island, NY. He was a member of the Detergents, whose "Leader of the Laundromat" made the Top 40 when he was just 20 years old. He was working with Don Kirshner and singing and songwriting with the Brill Building group of artists such as Carole King, Tony Orlando, and Neil Sedaka before most of them became household names. He's produced several Broadway musicals, includ...

Brian Hyland was born in Woodhaven , Queens, New York City. He studied guitar and clarinet as a child, and sang in his church choir . When aged 14 he co-founded the harmony group the Del-Fi's, which recorded a demo but failed to secure a recording contract . Hyland was eventually signed by Kapp Records as a solo artist, issuing his debut single, "Rosemary", in late 1959. The label employed the Bri...

Jules Alexander (born September 25th, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee), an original member of the group The Association (vocals, lead guitar), used his middle name Gary on the group's first 2 albums. In 1967 Jules Alexander left the group to study meditation in India, returning to the group he had helped found in early 1969. He continued recording & touring with the group until leaving the group in e...

The band was formed in early 1965 by brothers Bill , Bob, and Barry Cowsill; their brother John joined shortly thereafter. Originally Bill and Bob played guitar and Barry played the drums. When John learned to play drums and joined the band, Barry began playing bass. After their initial success, the brothers were joined by their siblings Susan and Paul along with their mother, Barbara. A seventh s...

Carl Giammarese began his music career as a founding member of The Buckinghams, as lead guitarist and vocalist, in 1965. The Buckinghams were an important part of creating the sounds of American rock music after the British invasion had arrived and changed everything. The Buckinghams enjoyed No. 1 status and other positions on Billboard's music charts for 5 years. They released 15 hit singles and...