CURTIS "BINKY" WOMACK OF THE LEGENDARY WOMACK FAMILY EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH RAY SHASHO ON BBS RADIO TV -JULY 20TH 7PM PT/10PM ET

 

C U R T I S

"B  I  N  K  Y"

W  O  M  A  C  K

THERE AREN’T MANY FAMILIES THAT HAVE HAD MORE OF AN IMPACT ON SOUL MUSIC

THAN THE LEGENDARY WOMACK FAMILY. 

EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW!

 He is music royalty, there is no question about that. And there aren't many families that have had more of an impact on soul music than the legendary Womack family. And that talented family continues to make an impact through the emergence of Curtis "Binky" Womack. Binky is the son of the late Curtis Womack of The Womack Brothers and has made a career for himself as a top tier session guitarist. 

Binky's career transitioned from backing his father and his uncle, Bobby Womack, to working with stars like Usher and Snoop Dogg. He has become a SoulTracks favorite, with every album displaying his killer guitar work and a sound that harkens on the best elements of blues, southern soul and R&B.

Binky’s latest release is called Mr. Womack 2021 and available at amazon.com.

 

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BINKY WOMACK

MR. WOMACK

 2021

and

BINKY WOMACK

THE 

LAST VALENTINO

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about

BINKY

WOMACK

Visit

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Official Websites

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CURTIS "BINKY" WOMACK

APPEARS

JULY 20TH 2021

7PM PACIFIC/10PM EASTERN

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

BBS RADIO TV

www.bbsradio.com

MY NEW BOOK

 IS FINALLY OUT!

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

 …Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover

 or E-book

 at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

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

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

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.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner

ROLLING STONES SINGER BERNARD FOWLER SPECIAL GUEST ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS W/RAY SHASHO -JULY 23RD 7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN -BBS RADIO 1

B E R N A R D 

F O W L E R

SINGER with T H E  R O L L I N G  S T O N E S

RELEASES NEW SOLO ALBUM 

ENTITLED 

'I N S I D E   O U T'

with SPECIAL GUESTS

“It’s Rolling Stones songs deconstructed,” says Bernard Fowler, explaining the title of his new album Inside Out.  “I just took these songs and turned them inside-out.”

Bernard Fowler has another gig too: he’s sung and played percussion with the Rolling Stones, on stage and in the studio, since 1988.  At soundcheck somewhere along their 2015 Zip Code tour, he started riffing on a Stones song as dramatically delivered spoken-word — and the band dug it.  “Mick said, ‘Bernard, I’ve heard Rolling Stones songs done a lot of ways but never like this,’” Fowler recalls.  “I said, ‘Well, you know what?  When the tour is over, I’m going to cut it.’  And he said, ‘You should.’  That’s all I had to hear.  That was the green light.”

    And that’s how it came to be that one of rock and pop’s most sought-after singers doesn’t sing a note on his new record.

    Lots of people have celebrated Keith Richards’ iconic riffs, Mick Jagger’s trademark howl-and-strut, and the Rolling Stones’ blazing live show, but there’s never been such a thoughtful, soul-baring and thoroughly original appreciation of the band’s lyrics.  In order to do that, Fowler pared away the chord changes and even the melodies and left only the words, then declaimed them like the world’s coolest preacher atop slammin’ grooves powered by a who’s who of crackerjack players.  It’s not quite singing, but only a peerless vocalist could pull it off so powerfully, his incantations seething with righteous anger, foreboding and desire.   

    That strong feeling of back-in-the-day New York is where the autobiography comes in.  Growing up in New York City’s predominantly black and Puerto Rican Queens Bridge Projects, Fowler listened to a lot of funk and R&B.  Maybe that’s why Inside Out is laced with references to touchstones like James Brown (“Dancing with Mr. D”), War and the Chambers Brothers (“Time Waits for No One”), Curtis Mayfield (“Sister Morphine”) and any number of ‘70s funkateers.  And it just so happens that the first record Fowler’s dad ever gave him was 12 x 5 — the second album by up-and-coming British R&B combo the Rolling Stones.  

   

        The full-band tracks feature top-shelf players: long-time Stones bassist Darryl Jones, former Miles Davis drummer/producer Vince Wilburn, Jr., guitarist George Evans and pop/R&B session heavyweight Michael Bearden on piano.  Drummer Clayton Cameron, renowned as “the Brush Master,” added extra texture.  Then Fowler called in guitarist Ray Parker, Jr.  “He came over, plugged in and started playing,” says Fowler, “and I was screaming.  Everybody was screaming.  He was killing it.  Killing it.”  Listen for Parker’s work on “Time Waits for No One” and “Sister Morphine.”

    Inside Out demonstrates what cover versions are supposed to be: reinterpretations that are not only a vehicle for personal expression, but also put the material in a new light.  “People hear their favorite songs all the time — but sometimes they don’t really hear them,” Fowler says.  “This is a way to hear them all over again and appreciate them in a whole new way.”  But the beauty of Inside Out is that it provides an opportunity to appreciate Bernard Fowler in a whole new way too.

 — Michael Azerrad

B E R N A R D
F O W L E R


INSIDE OUT




available at amazon.com

For more information about Bernard Fowler visit …

http://bernardfowler.com/  
 …official site

https://www.facebook.com/Bernard-Fowler-53914170900/?ref=hl
   …Facebook

https://www.rollingstones.com/ 
  … Rolling Stones official website

ROLLING STONES ON TOUR 2019

JUL ‘19

03     – FedEx Field Washington, DC   

07     – Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA 

14     – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA    

19     – TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL     

23     – Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 

27     – NRG Stadium Houston, TX       

AUG ‘19

01     – MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ

05     – MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ

10     – Broncos Stadium at Mile High Denver, CO        

14     – CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA 

18     – Levi’s® Stadium Santa Clara, CA     

22     – The Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA  

26     – State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ     

31     – Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL

Recordings with The Rolling Stones and their solo projects

(1985) She's the Boss (Mick Jagger)

(1989) Steel Wheels (Rolling Stones)

(1991) Flashpoint (Rolling Stones)

(1992) Tribute to Charlie Parker with Strings (Charlie Watts)

(1992) Slide on This (Ronnie Wood)

(1992) Main Offender (Keith Richards)

(1993) Warm and Tender (Charlie Watts)

(1993) Slide on Live: Plugged in and Standing (Ronnie Wood)

(1993) Jump Back (Rolling Stones)

(1994) Voodoo Lounge (Rolling Stones)

(1995) Stripped (Rolling Stones)

(1996) Long Ago and Far Away (Charlie Watts)

(1997) Bridges to Babylon (Rolling Stones)

(1998) No Security (Rolling Stones)

(2000) Live and Eclectic (Ronnie Wood)

(2002) Forty Licks (Rolling Stones)

(2004) Live Licks (Rolling Stones)

(2005) A Bigger Bang (Rolling Stones)

(2005) Rarities 1971–2003 (Rolling Stones)

(2008) Shine a Light (Rolling Stones)

(2010) I Feel Like Playing (Ronnie Wood)

BERNARD FOWLER APPEARS 
TUESDAY JULY 23RD
7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
BBS RADIO 1
www.bbsradio.com

JOHN MAYALL 'THE GODFATHER OF BRITISH BLUES' EXCLUSIVE ON 'INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS' WITH RAY SHASHO ON BBS RADIO

J   O   H   N

M   A   Y   A   L   L

GODFATHER OF BRITISH BLUES

CHATS ABOUT NEW ALBUM

 'N O B O D Y  T O L D  M E'
featuring

 Todd Rundgren
 Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band 
Alex Lifeson from Rush 
Joe Bonamassa 
Larry McCray 
and Carolyn Wonderland

For over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the title, "The Godfather of British Blues". In 2013, John signed with producer Eric Corne's label, Forty Below Records, and has since been experiencing a true artistic and career renaissance, including a Blues Hall of Fame induction in 2015.

On February 22nd Forty Below Records will release Nobody Told Me, the new studio album from The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall.​

As with his last handful of albums, Mayall again shares production duties with Forty Below Founder Eric Corne who also handles engineering and mixing duties.  

The album boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists, all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who will be joining the band on tour. Also, on hand are Mayall’s dynamic Chicago rhythm section of Greg Rzab on bass guitar and Jay Davenport on drums, along with Billy Watts (Lucinda Williams) on rhythm guitar and Mayall’s regular horn section, moonlighting from their day job in The Late Show with Conan O’Brien’s house band.  

The album was recorded at The Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on the same legendary Sound City Neve console his one-time protégés from Fleetwood Mac used to record parts of the best-selling Rumors album.  

“This project has been a true labor of love for me and I can’t wait for people to hear the fireworks that took place,” beams Mayall. Nobody Told Me is an apt title for the blues icon who suffered a recent unexpected health scare shortly after recording the album. But, the seemingly ageless road dog, who famously takes no days off and carries his own gear on tour, has been given a clean bill of health and plans to return to his usual grueling touring schedule to support the release. 

Nobody Told Me, the new studio album from Blues Hall of Fame member, John Mayall boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists, all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who will be joining the band on tour. 

Available at amazon.com

T R A C K S  

01 What Have I Done Wrong (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
02 The Moon Is Full (featuring Larry McCray)
03 Evil And Here To Stay (featuring Alex Lifeson)
04 That’s What Love Will Make You Do (featuring Todd Rundgren)
05 Distant Lonesome Train (featuring Carolyn Wonderland)
06 Delta Hurricane (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
07 The Hurt Inside (featuring Larry McCray)
08 It’s So Tough (featuring Steven Van Zandt)
09 Like It Like You Do (featuring Carolyn Wonderland)
10 Nobody Told Me (featuring Carolyn Wonderland)

Nobody Told Me will be available Feb 22^nd at amazon.com

For more information about John Mayall and the latest tour information visit www.johnmayall.com  and www.facebook.com/JohnMayall/

JOHN MAYALL ON TOUR 2019

Date  Venue        City

Tue 26 Feb 2019  Pakkahuone       Tampere, Finland

Wed 27 Feb 2019 Cirkus        Helsinki, Finland 

Fri 01 Mar 2019   Nalen Stora Salen        Stockholm, Sweden    

Sat 02 Mar 2019  Slagthuset  Malmö, Sweden  

Sun 03 Mar 2019 Rockefeller Oslo, Norway     

Mon 04 Mar 2019 Pustervik    Gothenburg, Sweden   

Tue 05 Mar 2019 Kulturhuset Viften        Rødovre, Denmark      

Wed 06 Mar 2019 Train Aarhus, Denmark

Fri 08 Mar 2019   Rosenhof    Osnabrück, Germany  

Sat 09 Mar 2019  Die Kantine Cologne, Germany      

Sun 10 Mar 2019 Colos-Saal  Aschaffenburg, Germany     

Tue 12 Mar 2019 Die Fabrik in Altona      Hamburg, Germany    

Wed 13 Mar 2019 Columbia Theater Berlin, Germany 

Thu 14 Mar 2019 Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle Halle, Germany  

Fri 15 Mar 2019   Forum Karlín       Prague, Czech Republic

Sun 17 Mar 2019 Klub Stodoła       Warsaw, Poland  

Mon 18 Mar 2019 Klub Studio Krakow, Poland  

Tue 19 Mar 2019 Akvárium Klub     Budapest, Hungary     

Wed 20 Mar 2019 Porgy & Bess       Vienna, Austria   

Thu 21 Mar 2019 Dom Im Berg      Graz, Austria      

Fri 22 Mar 2019   Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine     Udine, Italy

Sun 24 Mar 2019 Teatro Delle Muse        Ancona, Italy     

Mon 25 Mar 2019 Teatro Obihall     Florence, Italy    

Tue 26 Mar 2019 Auditorium Parco della Musica        Rome, Italy

Wed 27 Mar 2019 Teatro Politeama Genova      Genoa, Italy      

Thu 28 Mar 2019 Auditorium Santa Chiara       Trento, Italy      

Fri 29 Mar 2019   Campus Industry Music 43123       Parma, Italy      

Sat 30 Mar 2019  Pala Phenomenon Fontaneto d'Agogna, Italy    

Sun 31 Mar 2019 Les Docks   Lausanne, Switzerland 

Tue 02 Apr 2019  La Laiterie  Strasbourg, France     

Wed 03 Apr 2019 Le Splendid Lille, France       

Thu 04 Apr 2019  Zeche        Bochum, Germany      

Fri 05 Apr 2019   Hirsch        Nuremberg, Germany  

Sun 07 Apr 2019 Im Wizemann     Stuttgart, Germany     

Mon 08 Apr 2019 Muffathalle Munich, Germany

Tue 09 Apr 2019  Volkshaus   Zürich, Switzerland     

Thu 11 Apr 2019  Le Bataclan Paris, France      

Fri 12 Apr 2019   De Roma    Borgerhout, Belgium   

Sat 13 Apr 2019  Patronaat   Haarlem, Netherlands  

Sun 14 Apr 2019 De Oosterpoort   Groningen, Netherlands

Tue 16 Apr 2019  Ronnie Scott's     London, UK

Tue 16 Apr 2019  Ronnie Scott's     London, UK

Wed 17 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's     London, UK

Wed 17 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's     London, UK

Thu 18 Apr 2019  Ronnie Scott's     London, UK

Thu 18 Apr 2019  Ronnie Scott's     London, UK

Sat 18 May 2019 Doheny Blues Festival 2019   Dana Point, CA, US     

Tue 18 Jun 2019  Aladdin Theater   Portland, OR, US

Thu 20 Jun 2019  Tower Theatre    Bend, OR, US     

Sat 22 Jun 2019  Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA, US     

Tue 25 Jun 2019  Crest Theatre      Sacramento, CA, US    

Wed 26 Jun 2019 The Siren   Morro Bay, CA, US      

Thu 08 Aug 2019 Iridium      New York, NY, US

Fri 09 Aug 2019   Iridium      New York, NY, US

Sat 10 Aug 2019  Iridium      New York, NY, US

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19TH 2019

7 PM PACIFIC/10 PM EASTERN TIME

On INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

BBS RADIO

www.bbsradio.com