Rock Stars Talk

Head East co-founder Roger Boyd talks about the band's half-century plus of turning out great rock n' roll, the staying power of "Never Been Any Reason" and their other hits, plus the new album, Full Circle. Tommy Talton tells a great story about Cowboy, the Allman Brothers, and Little Richard. Listener favorite "The Southern Man", Alan Walden, returns with a couple of fantastic stories about the "fighting side" of Ronnie Van Zant.Our regular features, Covers and Hidden Gem, are back as...

Artimus gets into his love for his fans, the new Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute album, including a new version of Free Bird with Dolly Parton taking over the vocals and a very special guest on guitar. He shares a great story about mending fences and an emotional goodbye to a long-time friend, plus the drummers he thinks are best, and the guitarist he rates number one. We'll get the inside scoop on the song he and Ed King co-wrote for Billy Ray Cyrus and much more.Tanner Jone...

This week Artimus shares more thoughts on Street Survivors, the horrific plane crash, Rickey Medlocke, his friends in Blackfoot, Gary's funeral, the 1977 tour with Ted Nugent, his time in Israel, Steve Gaines's impact on the band, reforming as a Skynyrd Tribute band, the band's inner demons, the 1979 Volunteer Jam, and the battle to put together his film, "Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash." He'll also share a bit about an important new album that ...

What an absolute pleasure it was to interview Artimus Pyle. He gets into his early years, his (very young) intro to the drums, the loss of his Dad at a young age, how Charlie Daniels and the Marshall Tucker Band led him to Skynyrd, recording Saturday Night Special, which was his first time in the studio with the band, his tremendous respect for Rodney Mills, his friendship with Bob Burns, and how he, Rodney and Kevin Elson rescued Street Survivors and helped turn it into one of rock's m...

B B Borden has played for four huge bands from the South; Mother's Finest, Molly Hatchet, the Outlaws, and the Marshall Tucker Band. It's an honor to have him join us to share stories of his start in rock, his life in these great bands, his influences and so much more.We'll also share info about an incredible day of music to help Tommy Talton in his fight against cancer. Some big names in Southern music are donating their time and talents to help a member of the Southern music family.Cl...

In the conclusion of his three-part series, 38 Special original member and guitarist Jeff Carlisi talks about his supergroup, Big People, the bands of the 80s, Van Halen, why music from the classic rock era endures, an attempted bribe of pulled pork and much more.We'll introduce you to an up-and-coming rock band out of Rome, GA, that is definitely worth a listen, the Georgia Thunderbolts. Drummer Bristol Perry gets into their influences, their music catalog, a rocking cover of a Southern clas...

In part two of our interview, Jeff Carlisi gives us the back story on 38 Special's first big hit, Rockin' Into the Night, the writing partnerships that produced some of their biggest hits, role changes inside the band, their history with MTV, the shock of finding out they are writing with a major star and much more.Todd Ronning talks about life in one of the world's great classic rock bands, Bad Company, his history with King Karma, and his work on Paul Rodgers' first new solo album in over 2...

Part one of our interview with Jeff Carlisi from 38 Special. In this segment he discusses his friendships with the Skynyrd members, a peek inside the real Ronnie Van Zant and some sage, life changing advice he gave Jeff, and writing and recording the Four Walls of Raiford with Ronnie. Jeff also shares his thoughts about today's versions of some classic bands. Jeff will be back with us next week, talking about hitting it big with 38 Special, the songwriting partnership that produced some of th...

Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Whitesnake, The Guess Who, Blue Oyster Cult) talks about his amazing career, his friend and bandmate Randy Rhoads, life on the road with Ozzy, the first platinum metal album, how Lynyrd Skynyrd influenced him and so much more.Our regular features, Covers, and Hidden Gem are back as well.Our producer/editor is Jane Jones.Be sure and also check out the Percy and Face podcast. It's another great listen for rock lovers.Intro/outro courtesy of Diane Will...

From his days with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot, and The Artimus Pyle Band, Mike Estes has some very interesting rock stories. Plus, he'll tell us about his current band, Skinny Molly and the latest with them. The legendary Alan Walden shares a great story about an encounter between the Outlaws and a motorcycle gang in NYC.Our regular features, Covers, and Hidden Gem, are back as well.Our producer/editor is Jane Jones.Be sure and also check out the Percy and Face podcast. It's another great list...