J O H N
M C E U E N
'THE STRING WIZARD'
MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST-SINGER-SONGWRITER-PRODUCER-AUTHOR
FOUNDING MEMBER OF
THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
EXCLUSIVE LIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW
John McEuen has been a “professional performer” since 1962, working as a magician in Disneyland’s Magic Shop as a teenager. Music soon came along, which led to his long and varied career first solo, then as a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966. Over 10,000 concerts and 300 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles - with the band and as a solo performer – John has pursued his passion for performing and recording.
JOHN McEUEN
THE LIFE I'VE PICKED
A BANJO PLAYER'S
NITTY GRITTY
JOURNEY
John
McEuen is one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, NGDB. Now
50-years strong, the band is best known for its evergreen bestselling album Will
the Circle Be Unbroken and for its gorgeous version of the song “Mr.
Bojangles.” McEuen is one of the seminal figures who conceived and originated
the fusion of folk, rock and country, a unique sound still hugely popular
today.
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at amazon.com
JOHN McEUEN
latest solo
release
ROOTS MUSIC
MADE IN
BROOKLYN
John McEuen
brings together friends met in music from his 50 years of road travels, people
he has played with on stage and/or studio, but most of them did not know each
other!" All have been instrumental in molding Americana Music in
their own right. McEuen invited these talented musicians and vocalists to
join him to celebrate traditional recording style - but in state-of-the-art
hi-definition - and make lifetime memories with new musical moments. The hi-def
studio project was recorded in a Brooklyn church.
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available at amazon.com
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THE NITTY
GRITTY DIRT BAND
DISCOGRAPHY
The Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band
Ricochet
Rare Junk
Uncle
Charlie & His Dog Teddy
All the Good
Times
Stars &
Stripes Forever
Symphonion
Dream
The Dirt
Band
An American
Dream
Make a
Little Magic
Jealousy
Let's Go
Plain Dirt
Fashion
Partners,
Brothers and Friends
Hold On
Workin' Band
The Rest of
the Dream
Not Fade
Away
Acoustic
The
Christmas Album
Bang, Bang,
Bang
Welcome to
Woody Creek
Speed of
Life
JOHN McEUEN
APPEARS WEEK OF
DECEMBER 4TH 2021
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
STREAMING at
THE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC REPORTER
RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK
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THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
BY RAY SHASHO
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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