Posts From Greg Brodsky
Waddy Wachtel on Touring With Stevie Nicks
The guitarist has been a first-call Los Angeles-based session and touring musician for many of the biggest artists of the rock era
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Elliott Landy on His Famed Bob Dylan ‘Infrared’ Photo
In the summer of 1968, the photographer was assigned to shoot the cover for a story on “the most important musician in the world.” He shares how it happened
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The 11 #1 Albums of 1979: Each One Has a Story
As we closed a decade, LPs from Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, ELO, and Styx were among those that missed the top. The stories of those that made it…
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11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 2)
It’s amazing that these songs – many by huge stars – were not only played on Top 40 radio… they became smash hits. Their stories…
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Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull’s Past, Present and Future
We talked to the legend about the new album, RökFlöte, the demand that Tull faced in its first decade with the constant cycle of writing, recording and touring, and his own mortality
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10 Rockers Who Scored Hits as Teenagers
Some went on to historically significant careers, with Grammy Awards, Platinum albums and induction into the Rock Hall
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The Marketing of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Darkness On the Edge of Town’: The Inside Story
The Columbia Records product manager takes us behind the scenes of working with the star for the follow-up to Born To Run
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Interview: British Invasion Songwriter Graham Gouldman on His Yardbirds, Hollies Hits
10cc’s co-founder started writing hits for bands like the Yardbirds, the Hollies and Herman’s Hermits at just age 19. He was just warming up
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Billy Joel’s Historic MSG Residency: Surprise Guests
He calls it “the holy temple of rock and roll.” Every month since 2014, the Piano Man has called the Garden his home where he’s often joined by big stars
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Linda Ronstadt’s Album Designer, Kosh, Talks Covers
We go behind the scenes with her longtime collaborator who earned 3 Grammys for his work with her. “She never seemed to really appreciate how good she was”
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