"PLAY IT, STEVE!" The great Steve Cropper was part of one of the greatest studio house bands in American contemporary music. It was Steve's licks behind those great recordings by Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Booker T & the MG's, Wilson Pickett and so many more. A member of both the Rock &…
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash has spent more than 50 years entertaining his fans...and show's absolutely no signs of slowing down. He recently released a new two-disc compilation Over the Years that takes some of his best-known songs and combines them with rare demo versions, giving the listener an inside…
Jayhawks founding member Gary Louris has a lot on his plate at the moment. There's a new Jayhawks album on the horizon, a new CD from Ray Davies coming out on Friday that the Jayhawks are on, plus a reissue of one of his solo albums on the Rhino label. Gary called into WDHA to…
Richie Furay has been a founding member of a pair of legendary bands - the Buffalo Springfield and Poco - and has also enjoyed a successful solo career over the years. He is coming back to New Jersey with his band on June 13 to perform at the South Orange Performing Arts Center where they…
Jeff Buckley was one of those once-in-a-lifetime performers. His live performances were legendary. His songs were otherwordly. And his voice...that incredible voice. We lost Jeff on May 29, 1997 when he drowned while swimming in the Mississippi River. Dave Lory was Jeff's manager and his new book Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah To the Last Goodbye…
David Crosby is no stranger to WDHA listeners. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer recorded and sang on some of the landmark albums of the 20th century and has released three extraordinary records in just the past few years. David called into "All Mixed Up" and spoke with Jim Monaghan about touring, his admiration…
Eagles fans - take note: You and Steven Hyden might come to blows. The author of Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me has just published a new book called Twilight of the Gods - A Journey To the End of Classic Rock, and he takes some serious shots at Don Henley, the late Glenn Frey,…
The Moody Blues were recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (finally!!!) partly on the strength of the voting by their fans, said to be the second highest fan vote total since the Rock Hall added that to the induction process. The Moody Blues were so moved by the outpouring of support…
When Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was released in the spring of 1967, it sounded unlike pretty much everything else that was on the radio at the time. Led by Gary Brooker's keyboards and haunting vocals, with lyrics virtually impossible to decipher, the song paved the way for Procol Harum. Now 50 years…
