Roger McGuinn On Lost Performance Royalties
Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer Roger McGuinn returned to my America Weekend show to talk about his recent appearance on Capitol Hill, where he testified on behalf of all the musicians who recorded music before 1972, but aren't paid performance royalties on those songs by...
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Returns
Ian Anderson is the most famous flute player in rock history. As the songwriter and singer for Jethro Tull, he has sold over 60 million albums, including "Aqualung," "War Child," and "Benefit." Now he's back with a new one called "Homo Erraticus," and joined me on...
Don Felder Checks Out But Never Leaves
Don Felder was one of The Eagles' lead guitarists for 27 years before they went their separate ways in 2000. Since then, he's pursued a solo career, and has just re-released his second solo album, "Road To Forever." He'll kick off the Soundtrack Of Summer tour with...
History Of The Allman Brothers Band
I'm a longtime fan of the Allman Brothers, so I enjoyed reading Alan Paul's oral history of the band, "One Way Out," and invited him to discuss it on America Weekend. We talked about why Dickey Betts is no longer part of the group, how they were one of the original...
Roger McGuinn on Pete Seeger & The Beatles
Roger McGuinn was back on the air with me today. His group, The Byrds, had a number one hit in 1965 with "Turn Turn Turn," written by Pete Seeger, so we talked about the folk legend's influence on Roger, the band, and banjo players everywhere, as well as the state of...
I Don’t Like Mondays
In the last year, there has been a shooting at a school every two weeks on average, but to my knowledge, no one has written hit songs about them -- nor about any similar event in several decades. Which is what makes this piece of rock history (from 35 years ago this...
Beatles At The BBC
You'd think that 50 years after their debut album, "Please Please Me," we have heard everything The Beatles ever recorded. And you'd be wrong. From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles appeared dozens of times on the BBC, and historian Kevin Howlett has gone back to find many of...
Robert Hilburn on Johnny Cash
Robert Hilburn was a music critic for the LA Times for over 30 years and has written about thousands of musicians in his career, including books about John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. His newest is about a man he knew well because he reported on him at many...