Category: Singers & Songwriters

In 2018 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He’s been nominated for three Grammy awards and five Emmy awards. He’s written songs for Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers and a host of others. He’s racked up over 40 BMI awards and his songs have charted in five successive decades with number one records in four of those decades. He wrote the song “Through The Years” which was a hit for Kenny Rogers, “I Just Fall In Love Again” which was a hit…

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She is one of the standout artists in the Electronic Dance Music category. A singer, songwriter, producer, and yes, a DJ all describe this multi-talented artist. Her 2004 recording of “As The Rush Comes” went all the way to number one on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay chart. In 2009 she did it again with “Imagination”, which also went all the way to number one on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay chart. We are speaking about the artist known as JES. Q – JES, when you were starting out you worked as…

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She’s worked at a medical research center. She’s worked as a television presenter. She’s worked as a back-up singer in a recording studio. Now Suzanne Rhatigan is working for herself. The linage Recording Company has released Suzanne’s debut CD titled, “To Hell With Love.” We talked with Suzanne about that CD and what it takes to make it in today’s recording industry. Q – Suzanne, now that you have a CD out, how is the world treating you? Have the critics loved it or hated it? A – They’ve liked…

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Robert Kraft started playing piano at the age of four. He’s put his musical talents to good use since then. Back in 1979, when he was part of a quintet “The Ivory Coast,” the group played everywhere from jazz clubs to opening concerts for the Manhattan Transfer at Radio City Music Hall. Out on his own now, Robert has just released a solo album on RCA. titled “Retro Active.” Robert’s dubbed his music “metro-pop “To find out what makes Robert tick, we sat down and had a chat with him…

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Abby took some time off from her busy schedule, to give us an inside look at the life of an up and coming, yet struggling performer. Q – Abby, give me a career update. What is happening with your music? A – We have the interest of many of the major labels as well as some major management companies. Now, we have a major publishing company behind us. They have one songwriter in particular who wrote something for Tina Turner, and even offered her song for me to cover. I…

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You talk about musical geniuses, Henry Mancini fit the bill. In a career that spanned 40 years, Henry Mancini scored the music for more than 80 films, collecting 20 Grammy’s in the process. Mancini is probably best known for “The Pink Panther Theme” and the Peter Gunn Theme song. Henry Mancini died recently at the age of 70. I interviewed Henry Mancini on April 13, 1981. That interview is being published here for the first time. Q – Is it true that you only write music on assignment? Wouldn’t you…

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In all of popular music, Henry Mancini is without a doubt one of the all time greats. As the songwriter of “Moon River”, “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Peter Gunn”, and “The Pink Panther” theme song, Henry Mancini has achieved legendary status. He is the winner of 3 Academy Awards, 20 Grammy Awards, and holds 6 Gold Album Awards. His concerts take him all over the world and are always SRO. At one time or another, Henry’s audience has included the Queen, the President of the United States, and various…

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Diana Lynn is a new talent on the horizon. Her background in acting and singing make her part of a whole new breed of independent performers making their presence known in the entertainment business today. Q – Let’s start at the beginning. Your mother was a professional opera singer. At the age of five, you were studying classical piano. Was there any pressure put on you to do this? A – Well that’s interesting, there never really was. It was just something that kind of evolved for me, from all…

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Maureen McGovern is one of the most respected singers of our time. Her talent spans recordings, concerts, the Broadway stage, films, television, and radio. Her recording career began with the Number One chart topping gold record “The Morning After”, the Academy Award-winning song from The Poseidon Adventure. She recorded another Oscar winner “We May Never Love Like This Again”, from The Towering Inferno, in which she made a cameo appearance. She was honored with international gold records from the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and England, as well…

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To say that Ervin Drake has written some good songs would be an understatement. Ervin Drake wrote “It Was A Very Good Year,” “Good Morning Heartache,” “I Believe,” “Come To The Mardi Gras,” “Made for Each Other,” “Al Di La,” and “Quando, Quando, Quando.” His songs have been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Xavier Cugat, Barbra Streisand, Perry Como, and LeAnn Rimes. It’s not often that you get to say this — it is a real honor to present an interview with one of America’s finest songwriters…

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