Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a blues/rock legend. The podcast opens with MAJOR phone problems from Germany! Then, Kenny re-tells a classic band joke. Big laughs....and SO TRUE! Plus, what was the band's reaction the first time they heard the final mix of 'Blue on Black' from the incredible 'Trouble Is...' album (25th Anniversary edition available now! KennyWayneShepherd.net) Kenny's a super-cool guy, great talk, ENJOY!

Always a pleasure to talk with a rock legend. Joe Perry and Aerosmith have been at it for 50+ YEARS!
Joe proves he's still at the top of his game with a new single, 'Fortunate One', featuring The Black Crowes Chris Robinson on vocals. Awesome jam! Joe talks about working with his sons, losing Jeff Beck, the joy of The Hollywood Vampires and you-know-who....the other Toxic Twin, Steven Tyler! Joe reveals a secret about Aerosmith's front-man that you've likely NEVER HEARD!

Don Barnes of 38 Special was destined to be in a rock band. Grew up in Jacksonville FLA with the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. Don's got great stories of being mentored by Ronnie Van Zant, playing Navy bars, living on peanut butter and jelly and finally winding up on the FIRST DAY of MTV! Don also shares his thoughts on the loss of Skynyrd's Gary Rossington. It's a great talk that floats from cigarettes to amps to high school english class. Be sure to check out 38 Special on the road this year!

Kansas is celebrating their 50th Anniversary with the 'Another Fork in the Road Tour'. Co-founder/guitarist Richard Williams has been there from the beginning. He talks about his love of Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, plus, a remarkable Elvis encounter. What a story! We recorded this prior to the Super Bowl. And yes, Richard LOVES the Kansas City Chiefs and talks about his fandom. Finally, he talks about first hearing 'Dust In the Wind.'

Captain on the bridge!
Star Trek's William Shatner is going on the road for showings of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. From the start, Shatner stirs the pot and jumps all over Stuck about an incorrect HORSE comment (Bill breeds horses). The he steals a line from Gunner about Ricardo Montalban's (Khan) wheel chair??!!
Totally engaged at 90 (!), Shatner also reacts to his trip into space aboard Blue Origin. Great talk with a LEGEND!

The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominations are out! From Willie Nelson to The White Stripes, it's quite a group. Rock Hall President/CEO Greg Harris joins the boys for the debate. Plus, Gunner really doesn't like Kate Bush (and its quite a reason!) Finally, will the Rock Hall ever create a '27 Club' exhibition? Artists who checked out too soon--Hendrix, Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and more.

Gunner talks with Poison's Bret Michaels about the massive 'Q95 Parti Gras show coming to Ruoff Music Center on July 30, 2023! Along with Bret, there's Nightranger, Jefferson Starship, Mark McGrath and Steve Augeri. Tix on sale Friday 12/9 at 10am.
Bret talks about his vinyl collection, Ted Nugent, having daughters and meeting his NFL heroes.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President and CEO Greg Harris gives us a behind the scenes look at the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. The inductees include Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Judas Priest, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton and Carly Simon. Gunner presses Greg on his time at the baseball HOF in Cooperstown and has a theory why he moved on. Plus, is John Mellencamp allowed to smoke in the Hall?
Fun conversation!

Wendy Dio dishes on life at the center of the Heavy Metal scene with late husband Ronnie James Dio. The documentary 'Dio: Dreamers Never Die' will be in theaters nationwide Wednesday, September 28th AND Sunday, October 2nd. How did they keep their marriage together? What were the Black Sabbath years like? Did drugs ever become a problem?