With a mix of folk, roots-rock, and richly delivered storytelling, Steve Forbert is truly a pioneer of the roots-rock genre. He's been a torchbearer of the sound for more than four decades, navigating the twists and turns of an acclaimed career that's taken him from gold records to Grammy nominations, from New York City's CBGB to Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, from his 1978 debut album to 2022's vital and versatile Moving Through America.

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Desson Thomson (lead vocals) & Brad Heck (guitar) -- co-founders of DC-area based band Cairo Fred, and the main co-writers of the band -- talk about their longtime collaboration as both musicians and friends; they met back in the 70's, have written music together since the 80s, and have played together in various lineups which ultimately became Cairo Fred in 2000. Since then the band has won numerous music awards, and were Wammie-nominated most recently in 2022. The Washington Post headline of a recent article on the band said, “After two decades, Cairo Fred starts to build a songbook,” and that's so true, they released "Freedom Street” in 2021 and have a new one on the way they hope to have finished by the end of 2022.

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When not being a single Dad to four awesome daughters, Eric is a well-respected sought-after artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist. After many years behind both the drumkit and mixing board, Eric has stepped out front, releasing his first solo/original music in 2020, including the “Do, Baby” EP, as well as two singles, “Anxious Zen” and “Another Page.” In 2021, Eric released the full-length record, "Where You Born At?" as well as the singles, “Orbit," "Arise" and "The Lean Years." Eric is currently working on his next record, expected to be released in 2022.
Eric has been named Blue 411‘s Drum Thumper “Jimi” Award winner, been nominated for multiple WAMMIE awards, inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, #1 on Blues411‘s charts multiple times and was featured in Modern Drummer for his approach and perspective in their “Drummer Blogs.”

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Ever wonder what it must have been like to see legends like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck become part of a renowned rock band you founded called The Yardbirds? Or what it had to be like to launch a prog-rock classic band like Renaissance? Well get ready for a memorable ride with the one and only Jim McCarty, a seminal drummer who tells some wonderful stories about his part in rock and roll history.

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There aren't many more amazing moments that sitting an talking to a guy like Tom Rush, who as a seminal folk legend at 81 is still going strong, back playing all over the country, sometimes with people like Gordon Lightfoot, Dewey Bunnell from America, Jonathan Edwards, Tom Paxton, plus it's our second visit on the show!

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Quinn Sullivan's story began with an appearance on Ellen at 6 years old playing guitar...then after a chance encounter with Buddy Guy, who pulled him out of the audience when he was around 8 years old and invited him to play onstage, he wowed the crowd and launched his now-soaring career. Quinn has been traveling the world ever since, he has become a revered blues-oriented guitarist performing in venues like (my favorite ever) Madison Square Garden and also the legendary Hollywood Bowl, and also on shows like CBS Saturday and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. But now at 22 years old, Quinn’s latest album "Wide Awake" marks a seminal turning point in his career, as he delves deeper into his own as a top singer/songwriter role while still highlighting his guitar chops.

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So HUGELY honored to interview such a rock legend. I mean, he directly influenced drummers like John Bonham, Phil Collins, Joey Kramer, Neil Peart, and millions of others around the world...plus he started Vanilla Fudge, who became leaders in the edgy hard rock beginnings...he also played drums and wrote songs with Rod Stewart in his hey-day including on the seminal 70's record Footloose And Fancy Free...and there's so much more to learn! Join us!

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I am SO excited that here a couple of weeks after Carly Simon was nominated for the R & R Hall of Fame, I have her longtime guitarist and close collaborator Jimmy Ryan on Living On Music. We take a great ride and talk alot about his truly wondrous times with Carly, his early days with 60s pop rock hitsters The Critters, plus his many experiences playing alongside Carly and also a slew of world famous artists and session players, even playing bass on Jim Croce's "Don't Mess Around with Jim"! So please join Jimmy and me here.

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Jake Shimabukuro has taken the ukulele to points previously thought impossible, and in the process, he’s reinvented the applications for this tiny, heretofore underappreciated four-string instrument, causing many to call him “the Jimi Hendrix of the ‘ukulele.” Over the past two decades, Jake has proved that there isn’t a style of music that he can’t play. While versatility for any musician is impressive, what’s remarkable about Jake’s transcendent skills is how he explores his seemingly limitless vocabulary – whether it’s jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, folk or even classical – on perhaps the unlikeliest of instruments. He also plays two songs here that appear on his current much anticipated new album, Jake and Friends, including The Beatles' "Something."

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One of rock and roll's most durable musicians Willie Nile opens up about how he's dealt with the recent unprecedented times, how he been able to keep his energy, positivity and drive going, still releasing records and finding ways to keep busy. It's a fabulous conversation with this longtime rock and roll mainstay.

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