Box Scaggs - Silk Degrees
The Top 500 of The Top 40

Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees

Album #262 - February 1976

Episode date - November 5, 2025

Back in 1976, we were not yet aware of the social ramifications that were starting to burble underneath the surface, so “Silk Degrees” was judged simply as an incredibly well-produced and arranged album with well-written songs that were performed with intricate attention to detail. In other words, it did a fabulous job of representing exactly what represented pop/rock and roll in 1976.

Richard and Linda Thompson: Pour Down Like Silver
The Alternative Top 40

Richard and Linda Thompson: Pour Down Like Silver

Album #210 - November 1975

Episode date - October 8, 2025

“Pour Down Like Silver” is an album that almost never was, not that the general public gave a damn one way or the other.

Patti Smith/Horses
The Alternative Top 40

Patti Smith: Horses

Album #209 - November 1975

Episode date - October 1, 2025

The decade leading up to 1975 was an incredibly creative period for popular music, but all good things must come to an end.

ANOTHER GREEN WORLD - ENO
The Alternative Top 40

Brian Eno: Another Green World

Album #208 - September 1975

Episode date - August 27, 2025

​The homemade deck of ‘Oblique Strategies’ playing cards that Brian Eno utilized to record his previous album proved itself to be both fun and effective.

Kerry Kearny
AHR Interviews

A Cool Hang with Kerry Kearny

It's Pronounced ‘Carney’! - June 18, 2025

Episode date - June 18, 2025

Kerry Kearney is someone who I always felt I’d like to get to know, for many reasons. First, he is an extraordinary guitarist, and his obvious talents precede him.

Ray Lambiase
AHR Interviews

An Hour with Ray Lambiase and The Tin Kickers

Performing Live in the Studio - June 11, 2025

Episode date - June 11, 2025

As the host of a radio show and also as an active musician, I occasionally find myself in the enviable position of meeting incredibly talented people.

Wayback! Journey Through Music
Wayback!

Wayback! - #1 Songs of 1968

Spotify Playlist at End of Text - No MP3

Episode date - March 25, 2025

This was certainly an eclectic year for the Billboard US Hot 40 Singles Charts.

Wayback! Journey Through Music
Wayback!

Wayback! - 70s & 80s Songs Influencing Music Today

Spotify Playlist at End of Text - No MP3

Episode date - March 20, 2025

Music has an incredible way of bridging the past with the present. The vibrant sounds from the 1970s and 1980s stand as a testament to this connection.

“Aretha Now”
How Music Changed

The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Aretha Then (and “Now”)

Episode 9

Episode date - December 20, 2024

“Aretha Now” was Aretha Franklin’s fourth album with Atlantic Records, and it continued the unabated chart success of the previous three albums, with five songs appearing on the H

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