CONNIE FRANCIS AN AMERICAN ICON: VERY RARE INTERVIEW ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS W/RAY SHASHO -BBS RADIO

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AMERICAN  ICON

The most commercially successful 

female singer of all time

 World-wide sales figure well in excess of

 two hundred million.

RARE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

In 1958, Cashbox, Billboard and the Jukebox Operators of America named Connie Francis as the #1 Female Vocalist. She was named Top Female Vocalist by all the trades for six consecutive years – a record never surpassed. As well, England’s prestigious New Musical Express also named her the World’s #1 Female Vocalist. She earned two gold records for Who’s Sorry Now? and Stupid Cupid.

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On a global scale, Connie Francis was the top-selling female vocalist of the Sixties and, despite the sensational advent of Madonna, the longevity of Diana Ross and the multi-format generations of the 80's and 90's, she remains the most commercially successful female singer of all time with an estimated world-wide sales figure well in excess of two hundred million.

Today, Connie Francis is widely involved in some very interesting and diverse projects.  Of greatest importance and passion is that of helping returning American Veterans of war. Connie Francis is the national spokeswoman for Mental Health America’s S.T.A.R. Campaign (Stress, Trauma, Awareness and Recovery) an important national campaign to raise awareness of what veterans are facing every day of their lives.   Another long-awaited autobiography “Among My Souvenirs, The Real Story” was released in 2017. ​​​

Some of her biggest hits include … 

Who’s Sorry Now … Lipstick on Your Collar … Stupid Cupid …Where the Boys Are …Everybody's Somebody's Fool … Among My Souvenirs …My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own … My Happiness …Second Hand Love …Vacation …Frankie …Together …Baby's First Christmas … Many Tears Ago …Don't Break the Heart That Loves You … Carolina Moon …Breaking in a Brand New Broken Heart …  

and the list of hits goes on and on …

Wow....she had 35 top forty hits

Purchase Among My Souvenirs: The Real Story (Volume 1)

December 12, 2017 by Connie Francis at amazon.com

The stories she shares with an extraordinary cast of characters are, indeed, funnier, stranger and often far more shocking than fiction. Few stars have experienced the rollercoaster ride that marked the life of Connie Francis. Fewer still possess the willingness, wit, insight, intellect and disarming self-deprecation to write a book of such unflinching nature. It is truly a joyful, comedic and emotionally disturbing book to read. Far more horrifying than any best-selling writer of fiction would dare to contemplate.

For more information about Connie Francis visit … https://www.conniefrancis.com/     https://www.facebook.com/ConnieFrancisOfficial/?ref=stream

https://eastcoastmusichalloffame.org/


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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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with R A Y   S H A S H O
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ANDY POWELL LEGENDARY GUITAR SLINGER WITH WISHBONE ASH CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ROCK!

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P  O  W  E  L  L

LEGENDARY GUITARIST 

with W I S H B O N E  A S H

CELEBRATING '50' YEARS 

of ROCK AND ROLL

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

 with RAY SHASHO

In the ramp-up to Wishbone Ash’s 50th anniversary, the band is celebrating its 49th year in characteristic fashion: with an extended tour. Dubbed XLIX (49 in Roman numerals), the tour began in October 2018 in the UK, followed by early-2019 dates in Europe and Japan. This spring, XLIX arrives on these shores.

Longtime fans and new converts alike will revel in the group’s signature twin-guitar mastery and powerhouse rhythm section as they present classics spanning their career.

The US leg of the XLIX (49) Tour will revisit some of the band’s favorite venues as well as new ones from the Eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains.

Formed in 1969 in London, England, Wishbone Ash is one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock. True road warriors, each year they log around 30,000 miles, roughly equivalent to circumnavigating the earth.

By 1969, The Beatles, the blues boom and psychedelia had made their impact on classic rock, and the creative possibilities were infinite. Pioneering the use of twin lead guitars, Wishbone Ash jumped on board the burgeoning progressive rock scene. Taking full advantage of the fertile musical environment, they produced a distinctive brand of melodic rock.

Inspired equally by British folk traditions, American jazz and R&B, the group played to public and critical acclaim. Power and melody have made the Ash a hard act to follow, while they are currently being discovered by new generations of loyal rock fans.

The quintessential road band, Wishbone Ash has gained worldwide recognition based firmly on a regime of relentless touring.

Wishbone Ash has to its credit 24 original studio recordings, 11 live albums and five live DVDs along with a DVD rockumentary (“This is Wishbone Ash”). Released April 2018, “The Vintage Years” 30-disc box set, three-and-a-half years in the making, is a special collection dedicated to the band’s output from 1970 to 1991, including all 16 studio albums, three live albums, eight previously unreleased live shows from 1973 to 1980, a 156-page coffee-table hardcover book and an assortment of memorabilia.

Also available is the fifth Roadworks CD, “Live in Sacramento,” recorded on the 2018 North American tour; and the first official re-releases in decades of “Twin Barrels Burning” from 1982 and “Raw to the Bone” from 1985.

In 2015, Powell released his musical memoir, “Eyes Wide Open: True Tales of a Wishbone Ash Warrior,” co-written with renowned Irish music journalist Colin Harper and available in Kindle and Apple iBook formats.

There is no other rock band in history that has done more with the twin guitar concept than Wishbone Ash. Be sure to catch them on the XLIX US Tour in April-May 2019 and stay tuned for the 50th anniversary tour in 2020!

Vintage Years 1970-1991

Limited Edition

Box Set

WISHBONE ASH

Format: Audio CD

30 Discs

available at amazon.com

Purchase Andy’s book …

EYES WIDE OPEN

 True Tales Of A Wishbone Ash Warrior

by Andy Powell (Author)

Ian Rankin (Foreword)

Colin Harper (Contributor)

Available at amazon/com

For more information about

Andy Powell and Wishbone Ash

visit www.wishboneash.com

Facebook: @wishbone.ash.official

Twitter: @wishboneash_com

WISHBONE ASH ON TOUR

Thu 25 Apr 2019 Daryl's House Club   Pawling, NY, US

Fri 26 Apr 2019 Bull Run Restaurant    Shirley, MA, US

Sat 27 Apr 2019 YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Bay Shore, NY, US

Sun 28 Apr 2019 Sellersville Theater 1894   Sellersville, PA, US

Tue 30 Apr 2019 Tin Pan Richmond, VA, US

Wed 01 May 2019 The Blue Note Grill Durham, NC, US

Thu 02 May 2019 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD, US

Fri 03 May 2019 Mauch Chunk Opera House Jim Thorpe, PA, US

Sat 04 May 2019 The Record Collector Bordentown, NJ, US

Sun 02 Jun 2019 Rory Gallagher International Festival 2019  Ballyshannon, Ireland

Fri 07 Jun 2019  Barnyard Theatre - Rivonia Johannesburg, South Africa

Sat 08 Jun 2019 The Barnyard Theatre -vSilverstar Casino Krugersdorp, South Africa

Sun 09 Jun 2019 The Barnyard Theatre Emperors Palace Kempton Park, South Africa

Wed 12 Jun 2019 Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World Durban, South Africa

Fri 14 Jun 2019  Barnyard Theatre - Willowbridge Cape Town,South Africa

Fri 28 Jun 2019  Nuit du Blues 2019 Carpentras, France

Sun 04 Aug 2019 Mt. Baker R&B Festival 2019    Bellingham, WA, US

Sat 17 Aug 2019 Woodstock Forever Festival 2019 Waffenrod, Germany

Fri 23 Aug 2019 SummerDays Festival 2019 Arbon, Switzerland

Sat 24 Aug 2019 Seaside Festival 2019 Spiez, Switzerland

Sat 12 Oct 2019 Ropetackle Arts Centre Shoreham by sea, UK

Tue 15 Oct 2019  Princess Theatre Hunstanton, UK

Wed 16 Oct 2019 J2, Cambridge Junction Cambridge, UK

Thu 17 Oct 2019 O2 Academy Islington London, UK

Fri 18 Oct 2019 O2 Institute2 Birmingham   Digbeth, UK

Sat 19 Oct 2019 The Roses Tewkesbury, UK

Sun 20 Oct 2019 Coliseum Theatre Aberdare, UK

Tue 22 Oct 2019 Dorking Halls Dorking, UK

Wed 23 Oct 2019 The Haymarket Basingstoke, UK

Thu 24 Oct 2019 The Brook Southampton, UK

Fri 25 Oct 2019 Tivoli Theatre Wimborne, UK

Sat 26 Oct 2019 Cheese & Grain Frome, UK

Sun 27 Oct 2019 Exeter Phoenix Exeter, UK

Tue 29 Oct 2019  Swindon Arts Centre   Swindon, UK

Wed 30 Oct 2019 The Stables Milton Keynes, UK

Thu 31 Oct 2019 The Flowerpot Derby, UK

Fri 01 Nov 2019 The Met Bury, UK

Sun 03 Nov 2019 The Grand Clitheroe, UK

Tue 05 Nov 2019 Bootleggers Music Bar Kendal, UK

Wed 06 Nov 2019 Sage Gateshead Gateshead, UK

Thu 07 Nov 2019 The Ferry Glasgow, UK

Fri 08 Nov 2019 Old Fire Station Carlisle, UK

Sat 09 Nov 2019 Jamhouse  Edinburgh, UK

Sun 10 Nov 2019 The Lemon Tree Aberdeen, UK

Tue 12 Nov 2019 ARC Stockton-on-tees, UK

Wed 13 Nov 2019 The Welly 2 Hull, UK

Thu 14 Nov 2019 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK

Fri 15 Nov 2019 The Picturedrome Holmfirth, UK

Sat 16 Nov 2019 The Y Theatre Leicester, UK 

Sun 23 Feb 2020 One World Theatre Austin, TX, US

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RUSSELL BIZZETT REVERED JAZZ DRUMMER SPECIAL GUEST ON 'INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS' WITH RAY SHASHO-BBS RADIO

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REVERED JAZZ DRUMMER 

Who performs & tours with The Legends

CHUCK BERRY... TOMMY BOLIN ...

BO DIDDLEY... BILLY PRESTON ...

FREDDIE HUBBARD...JOSE FELICIANO 
& many many more

Born in Sioux City Iowa, Russell grew up in a family of musicians and started playing drums on his father's knee at age 5. Both grandfathers were professional musicians. His mother's father was a "boogie-woogie" piano player and his father's father was a jazz trumpet player and big band orchestra leader. His father was a jazz drummer who played with the "Ink Spots". His two brothers were a trumpet player and a sax player, and both played drums as well.

His love for drums drove him to pursue this calling. At 12 he started playing gigs at his grandfather's nightclub and by the time he was 19 he had played with Chuck Berry. The following year he played with Muddy Waters. He moved to New York City and studied with Roy Haynes as well as attended jazz workshops in Harlem. From 1974 to 1976 he toured and recorded with rock legend, Tommy Bolin. In 1977 he studied East Indian rhythms with Colin Walcott at Naropa Institute, Boulder Colorado. From 1979-1981 he played with jazz legend, Freddie Hubbard and in 1981 played with Bo Diddley. 1982-1990 he toured with Jose Feliciano. He recorded for the Laverne & Shirley Show, under Bennett 

Salvey, the Merv Griffin Show under Mort Lindsey, musical director between 1983 and 1985 during down time from touring. Later he also recorded for the Northern Exposure TV series.

The Independent film, "Stanley's Gig" also featured his talents on the sound track. He has worked and recorded with a large variety of artists including Jimmy Smith, Billy Preston, Robben Ford, Tommy Bolin, Jeff Berlin, and many-many more. Has 3 solo albums to his credit: Tommy Bolin Tribute, Dream Street, and Fortaleza.

FORTALEZA

RUSSELL BIZZETT

ROB MULLINS

available at

amazon.com

For more information about Russell Bizzett

visit

http://www.russellbizzett.com

http://www.myspace.com/russellebizzett

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RUSSELL BIZZETT 

PRODIGIOUS JAZZ DRUMMER

SPECIAL GUEST ON

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WITH RAY SHASHO

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DAVE BICKLER 'THE VOICE OF ROCKY III's "EYE OF THE TIGER"' EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS W/RAY SHASHO-BBS RADIO

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LEGENDARY FRONTMAN for

 'S U R V I V O R'

THE VOICE of 
ROCKY III's

"EYE OF THE TIGER"

& The singing voice 
behind the most award-winning radio campaign in advertising history
 ('Real Men of Genius') 
for Bud Light beer

The voice on one of the most instantly recognizable and celebrated rock anthems of all-time is back with his first-ever solo album - with the arrival of former Survivor singer Dave Bickler’s ‘Darklight.’
Released on March 15, 2019 via Deko Music, the ten-track album recalls the singer’s classic rock roots with a modern sound - and features contributions by the likes of Ryan Hoyle (Collective Soul) on drums, Brad Smith (Blind Melon) on bass, Grammy nominated producer Steve DeAcutis (Vanilla Fudge, Corey Glover, Vinnie Moore, Overkill, etc.), and Grammy Award winning mastering engineer Alan Douches (Fleetwood Mac, Yes, Mastodon, Monster Magnet, etc.).

The album’s lead-off single is the track “Hope,” which was released digitally on March 8thStarting his musical career as lead singer of the 1970s rock group Jamestown Massacre (best known for the Billboard Top 100 Song, “Summer Sun”) and doing commercial jingle work in Chicago, Dave was the lead singer of Survivor from 1978-1984 and 1993-1999, and co-lead singer 2013-2014.
And his crowning career achievement was singing on the track “Eye of the Tiger” - the theme song for the hit film ‘Rocky III,’ which topped the Billboard charts for six weeks and won a Grammy Award for 'Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.' From 1999-2009, Dave served as the singing voice behind the most award-winning radio campaign in advertising history ('Real Men of Genius'), for Bud Light beer.‘Darklight’ is issued on both CD and vinyl, with the vinyl version being available in both standard (black) and limited (gray swirl) editions. Dave will be launching a European solo tour in March, with further Euro/US dates and festival shows throughout the year. 

Purchase the latest release by Dave Bickler
 entitled ‘DARKLIGHT’ at amazon.com

For more information about Dave Bickler visit www.davebickler.com   and www.facebook.com/dave.bickler.9

Dave Bickler 

albums

with SURVIVOR 

Survivor (1979)

Premonition (1981)

Eye of the Tiger (1982)

Caught in the Game (1983)

Greatest Hits (1993)

Fire Makes Steel Demos (Bootleg) (1998)

DARKLIGHT

the
latest CD

by

DAVE  BICKLER

available at
amazon.com






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