KooperKast

We talk about how Stoller and Lieber bought a great Italian song and recreated it as an English language hit. Submit questions for Al at alkooper.com on the Kooperkast page.

We talk about writing songs with Gerry Goffin, a tricky song title, and about the legendary Fred Neil. Submit questions for Al at alkooper.com on the Kooperkast page.

We talk about the various Vivino brothers, including Uncle Floyd, and Stax musicians Duck Dunn and Steve Cropper. Submit questions for Al at alkooper.com on the Kooperkast page.

We talk about how Black Coffee and White Chocolate became obscure albums, a cool Amazon review, and strong All Music review, how Steve Vai moved the project along and about liner notes by Rolling Stone legend Andrew Loog Oldham.

We talk about getting the audience soul clapping at the Notodden Blues festival to a ten minute version of Comin' Back In A Cadillac. And going on the road with a 14 piece group of hot players, who open the show with their version of Hey Jude.

We talk about the Lil Armstrong and her band, working with Ray Charles, and meeting alto sax virtuoso Hank Crawford.

We talk about the song ION HUE, by Hal Lindis of Dire Straights, and about getting permission to record a song.

We talk about a co-writer Sandi Stewart, about Al’s walls of CD that impressed his Aussie friend. And about delivery methods of vinyl, CD, mp3, streaming and …. playing live.

We talk about the backup singers, Kathryn Russell, Curtis King, Cheryll Marshall, and… Jimmy Vivino! And about Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham and going to the Apollo with Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers as guests of Smokey Robinson.

We talk about The Funky Faculty: Tom Stein, Larry Finn, Bob Dozema, Daryll Lowry,  and Jeff Stout; about playing guitar via synth keyboard; and about Keb Mo, the blues wizard.