The Classic Rock Podcast

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Welcome back and coming up on this edition of the show we welcome back "Canada's Rock'n'Roll Band" The Damn Truth" who release a brand new self titled albun this wek produced by grammy award winning producer Bob Rock.

Joining us today to talk about the new album the band and all the stories behind the making of what will be one of the year's best albums are Lee-la Baum, PY Letellier and Dave Traina .

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Welcome along to this video extra edition and special guest is the voice of Thunder Danny Bowes who joins us to talk about bhis return to a live stage this June on the "Maximum Chat" 2025 Tour it is Danny's first live appearance since suffering serious illness over 2 years ago and whilst a full stage return with Thunder is a way off just yet Danny is fighting his way back to full fitness.

Here then we look back on this...

Joining me on this video edition of the show the legendary Andy Fairweather Low.

New Album Out "The Invisible Bluesman" Buy here https://amzn.to/40QsAbwJoining us on the latest edition of The Classic Rock and Blues Show with Tim Caple is none other than rhythm guitar legend Andy Fairweather Low. A true icon, Andy has played alongside some of the greatest names in music history—Eric Clapton, BB King, George Harrison, Roger...

Video Preview of the upcoming show with Blues sensation ZZ Ward.

ZZ was compared by the New York Times to Aretha Franklin, and Tina Turner and for good reason ZZ has one of the most powerfil and distinctive voices in music today and does the seemingly impossible of blending a multitude of sounds from classic blues, rock,pop,country,soul and hip hop into a totally unique sound.

ZZ is on the next show in the meantime here is a short pr...

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Join us for an exclusive interview with guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson, one of the original members of G3, the legendary guitar supergroup formed by Joe Satriani. With the release of the highly anticipated G3 Reunion album—bringing together the original trio of Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vai—Eric takes us on a journey through his six-decade career in music.

From his early days in the 1960s to his b...

Welcome back to the show and coming up on this edition we are joined by Joan Armatrading to look back on her 5 decade plus career in the music business and the brand new album just released "How Did This Happen and What Does It Mean"

Plus we hear from Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad about their debut live show at the Atlanta Pop and Rock Festival 69, plus the night Led Zeppelin pulled the plug on their live show mid se...

A video extra and here you can meet the guys who make up DeWolff, and if you are a lover of the 70's sounds of everything from Deep Purple to Sly and the Family Stone and James Brown then you will love these guys check out the catalogue including the just released new album "Muscle Shoals"

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DeWolff just released a great new abum "Muscle Shoals" which...

Welcome back to the show and kicking off 2025 we are joined by a drumming legend who shot to fame at Woodstock as the teenage drummer of Santana Michael Shrieve has long been associated with Santana playing on all the early albums up to 75 but since then he has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry back in the late 70's he teamed up with Stephen Dees and they formed Novo Combo who looked primed for super...

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Where ever you look whoever you talk to when the name Steve Hill crops up superlatives follow..and conversation is flowing following on from the release of "Hanging on a String" the album recorded in Foo Fighters Studio 606 in LA raw power and energy seep from every track, so its a good time to talk to Steve who is resting up at home ahead of a hectic 2025 .

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New to Steve Hill ? then this is a real treat he is a one man rock'n'blues phenomenon, he has played alongsiide and with some of the legends of the genre over the last 30 plus years sharing the bill with everyone from BB King, The Stones ZZ Top these days his one man show fills venues wherever he goes around the globe.

This is a clip from the recent video we recorded with him and at the end watch ...

On this edition of the show I am joined by Leslie Mandoki of Mandoki Soulmates a band who the late Greg Lake described as "the best band you will ever hear" over the years this "Supergroup" has boasted Jack Bruce, Clapton, Jon Lord, Manfed Mann, Peter Frampton, Eric Burdon,Roger Hodgson and Lou Gramm to name only a few of those who have contributed the the output and helped build the legacy. Leslie's story is not a traditional one ...

Welcome to the audio edition of the show and coming up we celebrate the return of "Cats in Space" with the new album "Time Machine " and we talk backstage with the artist Rolling Stone called one of "best kept secrets" of the time Caitlin Krisko fro Caitlin Krisko and the Broadcast plus there is a return as well for the original G3 yes Satriani Vai Johnson announce a brand new live album for Jan 2025 we hear some classic blues from...

Welcome to the new video show "On The Road" where we ehad out to talk live to artists at the venues either pre or post show

Welcome back to "On The Road" from "The Classic Rock Podcast" and today we caught up with the fabulous Samantha Fish who is currently out on the "Bulletproof Tour" and during the conversation, we looked back at this extraordinary last 10 years the return to performing as "Samantha Fish" after the hugely succes...

Welcome back to the new video edition of the show and joining me is the last remaining original member of the classic prog rock / rock band Nektar.Formed in Germany in 1969, Nektar favored extended compositions and concept albums over the constraints of pop. They were among the progenitors of the progressive rock movement of the 1970s as well as the jam-band scene that arose in the late 1990s. Their sound traveled well to the State...

In this video edition one of the great singer songwriter, guitarist and performers out there today Richie Kotzen returns with his best new album to date "Nomad" is released this week.

Richie joins us on the show to talk about his career from the early days breaking through in the late 80's his move to LA where he experienced first hand life on the strip mixing with legends and playing with others .

From the first breakthrough recor...

Great new show featuring from The Dead Daisies , Doug Aldrich and John Corabi ahead of the release of the new album "Light Em Up" and tour starting in early September,we talk about the new album and the tour and cover tales of great past visits to the UK , involving nights on Newcastle Brown with Whisky chasers and an unforgettable night at the marquee club, Doug's love of Soccer and a new blues album to come next yea...

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Mention the name Chris Slade and people automatically think of AC/DC "The Razors Edge" and Thunderstruck" those incredible performances at Monsters of Rock Donnington and the biggest outdoor festival ever held in Moscow. There is though so much more to Chris's life in music from Manfred Mann's Earth Band , Frankie Miller, Uriah Heep, Gary Numan, Dave Gilmour , The...