Cindy Paulos Show

I did an in depth interview Rev Reg Tan on her show Putting Things in Perspective.

The great Sax player who played with Bob Seger band for 50 years, Alto Reed made his transition Wed. Dec. 30th. We did  tribute to Alto Reed , with Dave Mason, Rock Hendrix and Tom Lauzon. He passes away at his new home in Reno, teh Detroit News said,

 

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Saxophonist and 'showman' Alto Reed of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band has died

Melody Baetens

The Detroit News

 

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Detroit musician Alto Reed, best known as the saxophone player in Bob Seger's band, died Wednesday at age 72 after battling stage four colon cancer.

His musicality and woodwind chops are forever part of rock and roll history with his contributions to songs such as "Old Time Rock and Roll" and "Turn the Page." The saxophonist also is remembered for the electric showmanship he brought to the Silver Bullet Band's live concerts, most notably, "Live Bullet" at Cobo Hall in 1975.

 

"Alto has been a part of our musical family, on and off stage, for nearly 50 years," said Seger in a statement issued Wednesday. " I first starting playing with Alto in 1971. He was amazing — he could play just about anything … he was funky, could scat and play tenor sax and alto sax at the same time."

In his tribute, Seger said in the band, "Alto was the rock star."

I talked to Jenny Miller about this last year at the Maui Humane Society

I share an End of Year and reset for New Year talk and meditation

I talk with Two-Time Grammy® Award Winner Kalani Pe'a, Kalani is a singer of power, sensitivity, and charisma, one of the most promising talents in a new generation of Hawaiian musicians. He has won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Regional Roots album to date, one for each of his two CDs releases, the only Hawaiian artist to win in this category. His first CD also won him a 2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawai‘i’s “Grammy”), making Hawaiian music history as the only album to win both a Grammy and Na Hoku. Kalani has been praised for Hawaiian language fluency, songwriting skills, and commitment to his Hawaiian roots, as well as a musical range runs from traditional chant to Hawaiian classics to new songs to R&B and a charming and dynamic presence on-stage. He began singing at age 4 to address a stutter as a child, and his natural talent was subsequently recognized in singing competitions from childhood to college years, and has brought him to the forefront of Hawaiian music today. - SBL Entertainment

​Two-Time Grammy® Award Winner and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Winner released his sophomore album "No 'Ane'i" (We Belong Here) in 2018. In metaphoric meaning, Pe'a is describing and defining his Hawaiian music compositions with the intention of explaining to the listeners the values of maintaining our Hawaiian identity, our language and arts and building and retaining a strong foundation of Hawaiian cultural values and practices. 

​On February 11th, 2018 Kalani Pe'a received his second Grammy® Award for "No 'Ane'i." Pe'a won in the "Best Regional Roots Music Album" category. Pe'a also had the honor to present 10 Awards at the 2019 GRAMMY® Premiere Ceremony Awards Show. He handed out a total of 10 Awards including 3 GRAMMYs to Brandi Carlile.

Pe’a’s debut album was released in 2016. "E Walea" quickly hit the top of the iTunes and Billboard charts. On February 12th 2017 Kalani Pe'a's debut album "E Walea" won the Grammy® Award for "Best Regional Roots Music Album" and made history by being the first Hawaiian Recording Artist to ever win in the category. On May 20th 2017 Kalani Pe'a's debut album "E Walea" received the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award (Hawai’i's version of the Grammys) for "Contemporary Album Of The Year". Pe'a then made history by being the FIRST Hawai’i Recording Artist to ever win a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award & Grammy Award for the same album. 

Kalani Pe'a is a recipient of The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation - 2018 National Artist Fellow For Music.

kalanipeamusic.com

Loved talking to Dave and Winifred Mason came in to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic first solo album, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee ​Dave Mason has reimagined that iconic release with ​Alone Together.

His New cd is Alone Together, Again...Again,​ set for physical (cd/vinyl) release this ​Friday, November 20, 2020​. ​The new album is available to pre-order now through ​Mason’​ s ​online store​, and will also be available on all ​digital platforms​, via his new partnership with ​Shelter Records/BMG​, on December 4, 2020. The Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist has performed with the biggest icons of rock music over the span of his career including ​Hendrix​, ​McCartney​, ​Jagger​ and ​Clapton​ among many others.

Talked to Wilmont  Kahaialii about a special event happening weds,

On December 23rd, Aloha Legacy Hawaii is hosting our first annual "The Night Before, The Night Before Christmas" family dinner drive and holiday show. Our goal started with the idea to feed 50 families but with the need in the community, generous support of our partners, and donors like you, we are reaching further to feed 100 families and look to raise  $5,000 dollars to make this a success!

In addition to the meal for the body, we are working to feed the soul and provide a holiday show of Aloha, Community, and Joy featuring entertainers and community leaders, and organizations that make Maui and Hawaii a special place. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/alohalegacyhawaii and join us at 7 pm on December 23rd!Click "Maui Kalikimaka Show" to see on Facebook: MAUI KALIKIMAKA SHOW

Aloha Legacy Hawaiʻi's donations are being accepted through our fiscal sponsor - Nā Mea ʻIke ʻIa a 501(c)(3) youth development organization.

Here's mu talk and Meditation on Winter Solstice and Grand Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

I talk with 11 time grammy award winner Tony Lindsay, a amazing vocalist and longest-tenured lead singer of Santana. He first joined the band 1991 and performed with Santana from 1995 to 2015, the group's period of greatest commercial success, during which it released the album Supernatural (1999) and won 11 Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Rock Album.[1][2][3]

He's worked with Santana, Spang-a-Lang, Narada Michael Walden, Aretha Franklin, Angela Bofill,  O'Jays,artists such as Tevin Campbell, O'Jays, Al Jarreau, Steve Winwood, Johnny Gill, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin and Lou Rawls. 

Lindsay's first album with Santana was 1992's Milagro (1992) the first Santana studio album that failed to reach Billboard's top 100.[5] Lindsay sang on the tracks "Life Is for Living" and "Make Somebody Happy".

Lindsay was Santana’s principal vocalist during the release of Supernatural (1999), one of the best selling recordings of all time, with more than 30 million copies sold worldwide, including 15 million copies in the United States. He is credited on five of the album’s tracks: "(Da Le) Yaleo", "Migra", "Primavera", "The Calling" and "Africa Bamba".He performed continuously with the band through 2015.

Since leaving Santana, Lindsay has maintained an active schedule of dates at Bay Area clubs, international performances and releases of recorded original material

“Tony Lindsay is one of the world’s great singers,” Grammy-winning producer Narada Michael Walden has been quoted as saying. “We know and we revere Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles. Tony Lindsay is on par with all three of those.” 

TonyLindsay.com

Tony Lindsay (2006)

Fun in the Sun (2010)

Memoirs (2013)

Set Me Free (2016)

Victory (2016)

Something Beautiful (2018)b

I  wrote spoken word piece for the Christmas Star.