Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
January 3, 2014
A Conversation with The Manhattan Transfer’s Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul & Cheryl Bentyne – HuffPost 1.3.14
Mike Ragogna: Tim, you originally were in The Criterions with your childhood pal Tommy West, who went on to produce Jim Croce and Anne Murray and was part of the folk-rock group Cashman, Pistilli & West. Tim Hauser: Yes, Tommy and I had a wonderful relationship sharing music that we both loved very, very much. […]
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January 3, 2014
A Conversation with SmoothJazz.com’s Sandy Shore & Donna Phillips – HuffPost 1.3.14
Mike Ragogna: It’s official. Smooth Jazz is in the top five formats on the internet. You must be pretty excited about its current status. Sandy Shore: We have never given up on the idea that this music mix would be well received globally. At least the way we present it, the format is really the […]
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December 31, 2013
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A Conversation with Paul Rodgers – HuffPost 12.31.13
Mike Ragogna: Hi Paul, just how royal…hmm, maybe “regal” is the better word…were these Royal Sessions? Paul Rodgers: Oh, they were very royal. The studio is called The Royal Studios, so we called the album The Royal Sessions in honor of the studio, really. I suppose that’s it, really. I could make some comments about […]
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December 31, 2013
A Conversation with Johnny Rivers – HuffPost 12.31.13
Mike Ragogna: What have you been working on lately, Johnny? Johnny Rivers: Well, just what I’ve been working on for the last fifty years–music. Doing gigs, working on some recordings, writing a couple of songs. But recently here, we’re working on the fiftieth anniversary concert that Jimmy Webb and I are going to do at […]
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December 27, 2013
A Conversation with Niambe McIntosh – HuffPost 12.27.13
Mike Ragogna: What do you think of Peter’s impact on reggae music? Niambe McIntosh: I think that Peter took reggae music to places far beyond the traditional topics of love, friendship and cultural amusements, and into the realms of three primary and powerful areas: (1) songs of freedom, awareness of the world around one, and […]
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December 27, 2013
A Conversation with The Bongos’ Richard Barone – HuffPost 12.27.13
Mike Ragogna: Richard, when did your Bongos album go missing and who found it where? Richard Barone: [laughs] Well… it was kind of ship-wrecked in the Bahamas and found decades later, in a million pieces, in the West Village of Manhattan. No one can figure out how it made its way here! MR: Can you […]
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December 23, 2013
A Conversation with Alan & Marilyn Bergman – HuffPost 12.23.13
Mike Ragogna: Have I got Alan? AB: You’ve got Alan and you’ll have Marilyn in a second MR: How are you, by the way? AB: Very good how are you? MR: I’m very well, thank you. I’ve been looking very forward to this interview, and… Marilyn Bergman: …here I am! MR: Hey there, nice to […]
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December 23, 2013
A Conversation with Thirty Seconds To Mars’ Jared Leto – HuffPost 12.23.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey Jared, let’s jump right into Artifact, because that debuted recently on iTunes worldwide. I’m imagining this is one of the most passionate projects you’ve been involved with because it hit you so personally. It seems like a strange scenario for anyone to be in. Jared Leto: It was a very strange scenario, one […]
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