with Alexander O'Neal and David Longdon

In this episode, Paul chats to: Biff Byford, of English heavy metal band Saxon - formed in 1977 in Barnsley. Thee band is arguably a leader of the new wave of British heavy metal, having eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s. Ian Anderson MBE of Jethro Tull, the British rock band formed in Blackpool in 1967. From playing blues rock and jazz fusion, the band later developed their sound to incorporate elements of hard rock and folk to forge a uniquely progressive rock style. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this episode, Paul chats to: Nils Lofgren, the American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with solo work, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Toto, the hit-making American rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Osibisa, Toyah, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Odyssey, originally a New York City-based singing group, best known for their 1977 hit "Native New Yorker", and a series of other mainly dance and soul hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Shalamar, the Grammy award winning American R&B and soul music vocal group active since the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Shakatak, the English jazz-funk band founded in 1980 by Les McCutcheon, Nigel Wright and former Wigan Casino DJ Kev Roberts. Following an initial white label release 'Steppin', the band's name was derived from a record store in Soho, London Record Shack. Kool and the Gang are back on the podcast, the global sensation who crossed genres including jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Alexander O'Neal, the American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger from Natchez, Mississippi, who came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart. David Longdon, the British multi-instrumentalist and singer, who is most well known as the lead vocalist and co-songwriter of the progressive rock band Big Big Train. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Barry Mason MBE, the English songwriter. Barry was a leading songwriter of the 1960s, writing plenty of most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. There were gold and platinum awards for his work including five Ivor Novello Awards, the most recent of them in 1998. Barry passed away in April, 2021. The Four Tops, the American vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group covered soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Dave Cousins, English singer and songwriter, who has been the leader, singer and most-active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. Don't you just love the name Strawbs?! Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk, the English musician, record producer, and actor. A songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he has also been the lead singer for King Crimson since 2013. His work has been variously credited to "Jakko", "Jakko Jakszyk", and "Jakko M. Jakszyk". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Paul chats to: Andy Fairweather Low, the Welsh guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist. A founder member and lead singer of 1960s Welsh pop band Amen Corner, Andy has also toured with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Such incredible names. Steve Hackett, the English musician, songwriter, singer, and producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before he left to pursue a solo career. Big name, big band, big chat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.