If Not For Music : Recent Episodes
Kenney "BigSkinny" Pope
This is where we celebrate music. I am a fan of the 70's and 80"s music. Over the years I have had the opportunity to interview a lot of the artists that I grew up listening to. I would like to share these with you. We discover the magic that goes into making a hit song as well as often times, asking the artist, If not for Music where would you be now?. I hope you enjoy
this episode we listen to the 9th studio album from the "Late" Kenny Rogers. It was a concept album written by former bandmate (New Christy Minstrels) Kim Karnes and her husband. Hope you enjoy
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John talks to us about his upcoming documentary on original front man for the Grammy award winning group Toto, Bobby Kimball. He discusses how the two met, the projects they collaborated on together and the health issues now facing Bobby. He states that this is indeed a labor of love for a dear friend.
Here is a link for the trailer “Kite On A String”
https://youtu.be/nViJqHldh28
The eighth studio album from Eddie Rabbitt. It produced 2 number one country hits and a lot of great music. Released in 1982, it still holds up as some great country music that crossed over into the main stream and adult contemporary charts. I hope you enjoy the whole album as much as I did and still do.
If Not For Music and The PodShack Studio Fort Worth bring you a new segment in our podcast series. We are taking a deep dive into my personal record collection to bring you some great music. Today's episode we revisit Chicago 14 in it's entirety. Not a commercially successful record by any stretch of the imagination but still a great listen. Caught between the 70's and 80's this record marks a turning point that will lead to some very successful records in the coming years.
The song that almost never was.
This heartfelt ballad was written by Tom Bahler.
The story (condensed version) on this episode of If Not For Music