Gary Burton in Nashville: 1960’s Tennessee Firebird was a fusion album like no other
Gary Burton’s country-jazz experiment ‘Tennessee Firebird’ broke every rule. He joins Tom Wilmeth to discuss a gutsy decision to record in Nashville.
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Terry Day, of the Continuous Music Ensemble and the People Band: Something Else! Interview
Terry Day, who rose to fame with the Continuous Music Ensemble and the People Band, inspires those around him to seek a little further.
There was more to Supertramp’s Even in the Quietest Moments than ‘Give a Little Bit’
Supertramp’s ‘Even in the Quietest Moments,’ released in April 1977, became a gold-selling hit behind the Roger Hodgson anthem “Give a Little Bit.”
Michael Sherwood on ‘Toto XIV,’ Michael Jackson + Steve Porcaro: Something Else! Interview
Michael Sherwood, a long-time collaborator with Steve Porcaro, discusses ‘Toto XIV,’ working with Michael Jackson and his old band Lodgic.
Toto IV found Toto at an early career crossroads: ‘We wanted to make something great’
The story of Toto can be divided to before April 8, 1982, and after. That’s when they released ‘Toto IV,’ still the biggest album of their lengthy career.
Steve Lukather on Toto’s overlooked Yes connections: ‘Shameless nods to our heroes? Sure’
As a 2015 summer tour featuring Toto and Yes is announced, Steve Lukather talks about how two seemingly very different bands overlap.
Jefferson Starship, “Find Your Way Back” from Modern Times (1981): One Track Mind
Released this week in 1981 as part of ‘Modern Times,’ “Find Your Way Back” represents the zenith of Jefferson Starship’s heavier-rocking period.
Silk Degrees launched Boz Scaggs’ solo career, and Toto too: ‘So much talent and invention’
Boz Scaggs released his biggest-ever hit this month in 1976, providing the big-bang moment for an up-and-coming band named Toto along the way.
John Wetton, Geoff Downes say success nearly killed Asia: ‘The pressure got to some of us’
Released this week in 1982, ‘Asia’ heralded a sure-fire supergroup. By 1983, they’d split. John Wetton and Geoff Downes tell us what went wrong.
For Mickey Thomas, Starship’s “Sara” still holds haunting mysteries: ‘An audiophile song’
Released on March 15, 1986, “Sara” was the second of three clustered, mid-1980s No. 1 hit singles for Starship — but one that’s held up much better.
