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Al answers questions about the lack of live Blood Sweat and Tears recordings from the first tour, Al’s favorite drummers, what if Supersession had been all Bloomfield, and what kinds of music does Al like from around the world. Of course, after each of Al’s answers, Nilly the dog adds a brief comment.

Al answers a question about east coast vs west coast musicians, the song, A Drive though the Old Neighborhood,  Todd Rundgren, a question about questions, yet another thought on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and after each answer Nilly the dog adds her own comment.

Al reacts to various online reviews, teases us about the upcoming box set, and how Joe Walsh was his Jeff Lynne on Hollywood Vampire.  Visit www. alkooper.com for more good info.

 In this episode Al talks about working with the great producer John Simon, and Simon’s infamous comment about an Al vocal take, The Rainbow Bar and Grill sound segment, and Joe Walsh playing on Hollywood Vampire. Visit www.alkooper.com for more good stuff.

Al talks about going to United Artists after Columbia, the opening chatter on the album, his first official version of This Diamond Ring, the fabulous guitar work of Little Beaver, and working with the Ron Hickman singers. Visit www.alkooper.com for more good stuff.

Al talks about Dylan’s tendency to just play cover songs at recording sessions, we veer off about the recently passed B3 organ wizard Lonnie Smith, and one more take on Al’s B3 adventure on Like a Rolling Stone.

In this episode we comment on people’s attempts to explain the meaning of Dylan songs, and Al’s arrangement of If Dog’s Run Free.

Al talks about Dylan’s piano playing, and bringing Mike Stoller’s wife, a top NY harp player, to play on Sign on a Window (which version is not the one one the 1970 album, but you can find it on YouTube, among other places).

Al talks about what session musicians have most impressed him, the Miles Davis story, seeing Supersession selling in a store, and about recording live. As always, after each of Al’s answers, Nilly the dog adds a brief comment.

Al talks about an incredibly strange Tom Wilson album, Batman and Robin by The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale that involved the Blues Project, and Sun R.  Also a question about Albert Grossman, and did Al play on Freebird. As always, after each of Al’s answers, Nilly the dog adds a brief comment.