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Interviewing the Legends: Rock Stars & Celebs

Interviewing the Legends: Rock Stars & Celebs

Interviewing the Legends with Your Host ... Music Journalist, Talk Show Host and Author Ray Shasho

INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS is devoted to promoting musicians worldwide. We spotlight exclusive in-depth interviews with both legendary and up and coming music artists and celebrities. We also feature the movers and shakers of the music and publishing industries.  

WHERE HAVE ALL THE ROCK STARS GONE?

Rock and Roll, the Blues, and Jazz are America’s contribution to the arts, so why are we not fighting to preserve our own musical legacy and culture?

With roots from the early blues pioneers, the longevity of rock and roll is second to none. But strangely enough, those legendary rock heroes that we were so accustomed to hearing every time we turned our radios on, had mysteriously vanished from the mainstream. The music of the 1960s, 70s, and even the 80s was an important juncture in all of our lives. So many of us timeline life’s precious moments with the music we remember, when the music was so great, when the music mattered. The baby boomer generation is financially imperative to many, yet many of its entertainment standards have been renounced.

One day, the plug was pulled on those legendary music artists. Hackers began stealing music across the internet. Online music stores popularized cheap digital singles and neglected to promote full-length albums. Radio stations changed formats to accommodate talk show radio jocks, while rappers and electronic dance music menaced the airwaves. Notorious record companies began folding in droves. Record companies and radio stations that were once owned and operated by visionaries, were now run by accountants and lawyers, and the music world began promoting untalented wannabes. The economy plummeted, and radio stations became more concerned about how many consecutive commercials they could run instead of providing quality radio programming and entertainment value. Radio stations became corporate machines leaving no room for innovation. Throughout the 2000s, recording studios and live performances began using an audio processor called “Auto-Tune” to disguise off-key inaccuracies in vocal tracks. The device allowed virtually anyone without music skills to become a singer and new waves of mainstream radio stars were instantly fabricated. The business of music became stronger and more important than the art of music.

For more than a decade, I’ve been on a rock and roll pilgrimage to help promote and save the greatest music the world has ever known. Before the internet and Napster, virtuoso musicians traditionally introduced their music by way of mainstream radio stations while anxious music enthusiasts hurried to their favorite record stores and purchased a copy of the artist’s latest release. Talk radio wasn’t popular because there was way too much great music to play over the airwaves. Advertisers didn’t rule the airwaves, the music did. Rock legends toured the world to promote their latest albums and prices of concert tickets were extremely affordable. Proficient musicians, singers, and songwriters are what made the music so great.

 

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THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES -SERIES ONE by Ray Shasho
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CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE!
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Cam Clarke the Original Voice of Ninja Turtle Leonardo & Rocksteady!
Cam Clarke Legendary Voice Over Actor Releasing New Book Devoted to The King Family.
/ 1 hr 4 min
Joe Deninzon 'Kansas' Violinist Releases New Album w/'Stratospheerius'
Exclusive Interview with Joe Deninzon and Jason Gianni of 'Stratospheerius'
/ 1 hr 9 min
Swiss Composer Kurt Maloo Talks about his Mega Hit "The Captain of Her Heart"
Kurt Maloo 'A Life in Music' Exclusive Interview with Ray Shasho
/ 38 min
Shep Gordon Longtime Alice Cooper Manager on Interviewing the Legends!
Shep Gordon Talks Alice Cooper, Mike Myers, Bill Graham,Sinatra, Elvis and more!
/ 45 min
Oscar Fuentes Bills & Sepand Samzadeh of 'Days Between Stations' Talk New Album!
The Cinematic Genius of Art-Rock/Post Prog 'Days Between Stations' New Music Alert!
/ 1 hr 28 min
Adrian Jones of Prog/Grunge/Rock/ 'Nine Stones Close' Talks New Album!
'Nine Stones Close' Releasing Brilliant New Music ' Adventures In Anhedonia' Exclusive!
/ 47 min
Prog Legend Neal Morse Talks New Album w/The Resonance Exclusive!
'No Hill For A Climber' Critically Acclaimed New Release By Neal Morse & The Resonance
/ 37 min
John Wesley Revered Guitarist on Tour with Alt Rock Band 'Vertical Horizon'
John Wesley 'The Journeyman Guitarist' Exclusive on Interviewing the Legends!
/ 1 hr 6 min
Mark Farner Celebrates 55th Year of "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" w/New Album!
An Intimate Conversation with Grand Funk Legendary Captain Mark Farner!
/ 56 min
Collin Leijenaar Drummer/Producer for Dutch Prog Group 'Dilemma' Talks New Album!
Dutch Progressive Rock Band 'DILEMMA' Releasing New Album 'The Purpose Paradox'
/ 54 min
Jon Anderson 'YES' Legend Talks New Album with The Band Geeks!
Jon Anderson Releases New Critically Acclaimed Album 'TRUE' Exclusive Interview!
/ 30 min
Tina Cole 'My Three Sons Actress Katie Douglas,' King Family Singer, Exclusive!
Tina Cole Actress,Singer, Producer, Theatre Director, Releases New Memoir!
/ 1 hr 35 min
Bruce Kulick Former KISS Guitarist 'The Lost Interviews' Ep 17
'The Lost Interviews' w/Ray Shasho Present 'KISS' Former Guitarist Bruce Kulick
/ 31 min
Patrick Simmons Legendary Doobie Brother on 'The Lost Interviews' Ep 16
Patrick Simmons The Doobie Brother with The Longest Hair on 'The Lost Interviews'
/ 34 min
Jon Courtney Frontman for 'Pure Reason Revolution'Exclusive Interview!
'Pure Reason Revolution' Releasing Critically Acclaimed 'Coming Up To Consciousness'
/ 45 min
Steve Cropper Legendary Guitarist/Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Exclusive!
Steve Cropper Legendary Guitarist Releases New Album w/Brian May, Billy F. Gibbons, and Tim Montana
/ 26 min
Annie Haslam Talks about the Final Chapter of Prog Legends 'Renaissance'
Annie Haslam and Renaissance say Goodbye on Their 'In Gratitude Farewell Tour 2024'
/ 29 min
Kathy Garver 'Cissy' From 'Family Affair' And So Much More!
Kathy Garver Actor, Voice Over Talent, Author, Host, Producer,Workshop Leader!
/ 47 min
Tom Johnston 'Doobie Brothers Legend' on 'The Lost Interviews with Ray Shasho'
'The Lost Interviews' Presents Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers episode 15
/ 42 min
TJ Lyle Frontman for The Georgia Thunderbolts Exclusive Interview!
The Georgia Thunderbolts Release Incredible New Album 'Rise Above It All"
/ 41 min
Chris Slade Legendary Drummer Releases Critically Acclaimed New Album!
Drummer with Tom Jones ...Manfred Mann's Earth Band...David Gilmour...The Firm...AC/DC...Asia...and more!
/ 1 hr 53 min
Don Wilson 'The Ventures' Legendary Guitarist  'Lost Interviews' ep14
'The Ventures' Legendary Guitarist Don Wilson on 'The Lost Interviews' w/Ray Shasho
/ 55 min
Ross Valory Former Journey Bassist Releases Transcendent Debut Solo Album!
Journey Bass Legend Ross Valory New Solo Album with All-Star Cast of Musicians
/ 34 min
Aleena Gibson The Brilliant Voice of Swedish Prog Rock Group 'KAIPA'
Swedish Proggers Releasing New Album 'Sommargryningsljus' (Summer Dawn Light)
/ 1 hr 5 min
Thijs Van Leer 'Focus' Legendary Leader Says "We Are Not A Prog Group!"
Dutch Music Legends 'FOCUS' Announce New Album and Tour Exclusive!
/ 50 min
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