Meredith catches up with Mr ‘Magnet and steel’ himself, Walter Egan! From the early days in the studio with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to becoming a sensation with his 1978 album Not Shy. Walter takes us back to the early days, what “yacht rock” has meant to him and now touring and doing festivals…
Lance Hoppen of Orleans chats with the captain about their 50th anniversary album, members over the years and touring.
Meredith had a great chat with Jack Hues of Wang Chung. hear about the upcoming “I want my 80’s” tour with Rick Springfield and John Waite. Plus hear how Jack created Dance Hall Days and wrote 75% of it in 20 minutes! Incredible. New album out now. Enjoy!
I sat with the director of the new HBO Yacht Rock Dockumentary and we dove right in! This Documentary is incredibly well put together and you will learn things that you never knew. Webbing out from Steely Dan. Connecting all of these amazing artists. Throwing it back to Jazz, Funk, Soul and the heavy influence…
Ladies and Gents….. I give you Alan Paul of The Manhattan Transfer! Growing up with my dad doing sound for this incredible group, I listened and learned to appreciate what they were all about. Acapella, Vocalese, Doo Wop, Jazz, Swing, Pop, so much more!!! From Twilight Zone to The boy from New York City to…
This was a fun one!! You’ve got to hear Howards stories on LIVEAID, Synthesizer Medley, Creating his songs, touring, new album and his impersonations of San Francisco dude and David Bowie! He’s a delight and has a great sense of humor. Lots of laughs and lots of stories. Enjoy!
**TICKET LINK BELOW The songwriter behind hits for George Strait, Kenny Rogers, The Carpenters and more brings his prowess and storytelling to Encore. https://www.stevedorff.com Honored as a 2018 Inductee to the prestigious Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in NYC, three-time Grammy and six-time Emmy nominated Steve Dorff has written songs sung by the likes of Barbra…
What a pleasure it was to chat with Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins. This Iconic 80’s and New Wave artist is co-headlining The Totally Tubular Festival this summer with Thomas Dolby, Modern English, The Tubes, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone, Wang Chung, Men Without Hats and more! We talked about songwriting, his solo projects, the…
Oh Brandy…. you sweet lil bar maid. The Captain sat down with Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass and chatted about starting out in the early 70;s, Getting that #1 hit, Moving to the West Coast, Yacht Rockers reuniting and his new collab with Yacht Rock Revue! Enjoy!
