Keyboard Legend
T O N Y K A Y E
To Release Solo Album
To mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Exclusive
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
Tony Kaye is best known as the original keyboard player with prog legends YES, his Hammond organ giving their groundbreaking “The YES Album” it’s most distinctive sound within the YES catalogue.
Following his departure from YES in 1971 Kaye was involved with a number of other bands including David Bowie, Badger, Flash and Badfinger before returning to YES for their greatest commercial success “90125” in 1983. Kaye remained with YES for several albums and tours before retiring from the music business in 1996.Following the re-awakening of his musical inspiration in 2001, Kaye accepted an invitation from current YES bassist Billy Sherwood to work on projects which led to the formation of CIRCA, in 2007, and has yielded four albums to date. Tony’s latest release is entitled “End Of Innocence” and will officially be released on Sept 10th On Spirit Of Unicorn Music (distributed via Cherry Red Records) to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
By TONY KAYE
– Officially Out
September 10,
2021!
PREORDER at www.cherryred.co.uk/product/tony-kaye-end-of-innocence
and at amazon.com
…“End Of Innocence” is a requiem for those who lost
their lives and all those touched by the horrific events of 9/11. Primarily
orchestral, “End Of Innocence” is a powerful and emotional suite that is both
beautiful and sinister, reflecting the dark forces at work that day. It guides
the listener through the day and touches on the response, to reach a hope that
peace and calm may prevail.
For more information
about
TONY KAYE
visit
TONY
KAYE
Discography
Solo
End of Innocence (10
September 2021)
As band
member
with The
Federals
"Boot
Hill"/"Keep on Dancing with Me" (1963)
"Brazil"/"In
a Persian Market" (1963)
"Marlena"/"Please
Believe Me" (1964)
"Twilight
Time"/"Lost and Alone" (1964)
"A Bucketful of
Love"/"Leah" (1965)
"What I'd Say"
(1966)
"Dance with a
Dolly"/"The Climb" (1967)
with
Winston's Fumbs
"Real Crazy
Apartment"/"Snow White" – (1967; released on Nuggets II –
Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond 1964–1969 (2001))
with Yes
Yes (1969)
Time and a Word (1970)
The Yes Album (1971)
Yesterdays (1975;
compilation)
Classic Yes (Yes album)
(1981; compilation)
90125 (1983)
9012Live: The Solos
(1985)
Big Generator (1987)
Union (1991)
Talk (1994)
with
Flash
Flash (1972)
with
Badger
One Live Badger (1973)
White Lady (1974)
Dean's List (1998;
compilation)
with
Detective
Detective (1977)
It Takes One To Know One
(1978)
with
Badfinger
Say No More (1981)
with
CIRCA:
CIRCA: 2007 (2007)
CIRCA: Live (2008)
CIRCA: HQ (2009)
CIRCA: Overflow (2009)
And So On (2011)
RAY'S BEST-SELLING BOOK!
ENTITLED
THE
ROCK STAR
CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC
LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
by Ray Shasho
…Order yours today on
(Collector edition) Hardcover
or E-book
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some ofthe 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 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