'60s '70s '80s - Warm, Candid, Classic Rock Interviews with Music Legends - A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Iconic artists? Music Legends? Sandy Kaye interviews them all on A Breath of Fresh Air - a multi award-winning podcast featuring in-depth interviews with the artists you love. Through compelling conversations, we gain a rare, behind-the-scenes and intimate look at the personal stories and inspirations that fueled the music that shaped entire generations. Explore the lives, struggles, and creative journeys of these legends and relive the timeless hits that defined the soundtrack of our youth. It's all about Their Lives. Their Stories. Their Music. https://www.abreathoffreshair.com.au
Episodes
What happens when you keep doing what you love and stop chasing fame?
For Keb’ Mo’, it meant finding his own voice—and eventually becoming one of contemporary blues’ most celebrated artists.
In this episode, five-time Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ joins Sandy for a warm, revealing conversation about the long road to recognition, the musicians who helped shape him and the personal upheaval behind his albu...
John Ford Coley: The Life, the Hits and the Story Behind England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some songs take you straight back to a moment, a place or a person. For millions of listeners, “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight,” “Nights Are Forever Without You” and “Love Is the Answer” are among them.
On this episode, Sandy Kaye celebrates the life and musical journey of John Ford Coley, the singe...
Some voices bring a whole era rushing back. David Surkamp’s is one of them.
Instantly recognisable for its soaring pitch and emotional intensity, his singing helped give Pavlov’s Dog a place in the hearts of listeners who wanted their rock music adventurous, melodic and a little different.
David joined me for a conversation some time ago and when I learned of his passing today, I thought I'd share it with you.
As many of...
A borrowed cassette helped spark Paul Simon’s extraordinary comeback. But the journey towards Graceland also placed him at the centre of a fierce debate about music, apartheid and the international cultural boycott of South Africa.
In this episode of A Breath of Fresh Air, Sandy Kaye speaks with author and music historian Ashley Kahn about his book, Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Gracelan...
Step back into the unforgettable world of '70s pop as we welcom Philip Wright, original member, drummer and lead vocalist of the English band Paper Lace.
In this episode, Philip shares the remarkable story of a group from Nottingham that spent years working the clubs before suddenly finding itself at the top of the charts in Britain, Australia and America.
Paper Lace had been paying their dues for years when tv provided the breakthr...
From founding member of Steely Dan and former guitarist with The Doobie Brothers, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, comes the astonishing true story of one of the most fascinating lives in American music, tracing his extraordinary journey from legendary rock and roll guitarist to cleared access missile-defense consultant and counterterrorism expert.
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter lives two lives. In one, he is a rock and roll legend, founding member of th...
Carlos Santana is celebrated worldwide as the guitar visionary whose fusion of Latin rhythms, rock, blues and jazz created one of the most distinctive sounds in popular music.
From Santana’s unforgettable appearance at Woodstock in 1969 to classics such as “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va” and “Evil Ways,” and the spectacular revival sparked by Supernatural, “Smooth” and &ldquo...
There are artists whose music instantly takes us back to another place and time, and Lobo is undoubtedly one of them.
His gentle voice and heartfelt songwriting produced some of the defining songs of the 1970s, including Me and You and a Dog Named Boo, I'd Love You to Want Me, Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend and How Can I Tell Her.
While millions fell in love with those timeless recordings, very few people ever got to know the ma...
Cheap Trick have been one of rock's most distinctive and enduring bands for more than five decades, creating timeless classics including I Want You To Want Me, Surrender, Dream Police and Ain't That a Shame.
But behind the arena anthems lies a story filled with determination, disappointment, innovation and more than a few extraordinary twists of fate.
In this fascinating episode, founding bassist Tom Petersson takes Sandy back to wh...
Few voices are as instantly recognisable as Colin Blunstone's.
As the lead singer of The Zombies, he helped define the sound of the British Invasion with timeless classics including She's Not There, Tell Her No, Time of the Season and the landmark album Odessey and Oracle.
More than six decades later, Colin continues to tour the world, record new music and perform with the same unmistakable voice that first captivated audiences in ...
Australian Rock legend Angry Anderson has been hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest in Brussels.
Rose Tattoo released a statement some three weeks after their frontman, legally Gary Anderson, 79, was hospitalised, forcing the band to cancel the European leg of what was to be their final tour.
Anderson is currently receiving treatment and care in ICU, though his condition is unknown.
Rose Tattoo were scheduled to ret...
Before stadium tours, platinum albums and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recognition, John Kay was simply a young refugee searching for a better life. Music became his escape, his identity and ultimately the vehicle that carried him from the hardships of post-war Europe to the front of one of the most influential rock bands of all time.
In this episode of A Breath of Fresh Air, host Sandy Kaye welcomes the legendary singer, songwriter a...
Few Australian bands have enjoyed the extraordinary international success of Little River Band, and few people are better placed to tell that story than original drummer Derek Pellicci.
In this warm, candid and deeply insightful conversation, Derek looks back on an incredible career that began with a young boy standing in a crowd watching The Beatles during their unforgettable '64 visit to Melbourne. That single moment changed the c...
Long before blues rock became a global phenomenon, Savoy Brown was helping define the genre.
Founded in London in 1965 by legendary guitarist Kim Simmonds, the band became one of the most respected names to emerge from the British blues explosion, earning a devoted following through relentless touring, exceptional musicianship and an unwavering commitment to authentic blues music.
In this episode, Pat DeSalvo and drummer Garnet Grim...
Before punk rock exploded into the mainstream, there was The Damned.
They were the first UK punk band to release a single, the first to release an album, and among the first to take the raw energy of the London punk scene to audiences around the world.
At the heart of that revolution was founding drummer Rat Scabies, one of the most colourful, talented and unconventional personalities in rock music.
In this fascinating episode of A ...
Few musicians have influenced popular music as profoundly as Louie Shelton, yet millions of people know his guitar long before they know his name. In this episode of A Breath of Fresh Air, Louie opens the studio door on one of the greatest periods in recording history.
Growing up in Arkansas, Louie discovered the guitar as a young boy, met Elvis Presley while still at junior high school and later became friends with fellow Arkansan ...
Glenn Hughes is one of rock music's most enduring and distinctive talents.
Known worldwide as the "Voice of Rock," he first rose to prominence with British rock band Trapeze before joining the legendary Deep Purple in 1973.
As bassist and co-lead vocalist, Hughes helped shape a new era for the band, bringing his powerful soul-infused vocals to classic albums including Burn, Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band.
Following Deep Purple...
Few musicians have influenced popular music quite like Steve Porcaro.
As a founding member of Toto, Steve helped create one of the most successful and respected bands of the late twentieth century while simultaneously becoming one of the most sought-after keyboard players, synthesizer programmers and songwriters in the recording industry.
In this revealing conversation, he opens the door on a career that stretches from the birth of ...
For more than five decades, The Angels have been one of Australia's most influential and enduring rock bands, delivering powerful live performances and timeless songs that have become woven into the fabric of Australian music.
Their catalogue has stood the test of time, but perhaps no song is more iconic than Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary.
In this episode, Sandy Kaye welcomes fo...
More than fifty years after it first sailed onto the charts, Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) remains one of the most beloved songs of the 1970s.
In this episode of A Breath of Fresh Air, Sandy Kaye welcomes Elliot Lurie, the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter behind Looking Glass, for a fascinating conversation about the song that changed his life forever.
Elliot shares the remarkable story of how Brandy was written in a farmhouse in...
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