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GLEN CAMPBELL: ICON Pays Tribute With “Glen Campbell Live”

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With Host Roman Guzman and Paul And Leslie Doty of West Coast Sound And Light Leslie Doty was a monitor engineer for Glen Campbell, who released over 70 studio albums in his 50 years ins the music business, accumulated twelve gold albums, four platinum, and two double platinum. He placed a total of 80 songs on the charts, of which 29 made the top ten, and nine made it to … [Read more...]

ICON PRESENTS: WILD CHERRY and FUNKY WHITE BOY BRYAN BASSETT

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 Bryan Bassett, From Wild Cherry to Molly Hatchet and Foghat  Responsible for the opening riff of Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music White Boy," Bryan Bassett has gone on to become a successful record producer, teach Contemporary Ensemble at Daytona State College, and join as regular member of the iconic rock band … [Read more...]

ICON PRESENTS: THE MONKEES GREATEST HITS

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Bass player Ricky Rat, from The Monkees to Alice Cooper and Circa http://wcslonline.com/icon/shows/2016/monkeesgreatesthits.mp3 RICKY RAT: I first started working for the Monkees back in 76'....Dolenze Jones Boyce and Hart...toured everywhere...Japan..the far east including Malaysia...all around the states...tv shows and a couple of albums...since then i've been doing … [Read more...]

FOGHAT’S CRAIG McGREGOR DISCUSSES ‘STONE BLUE,’ ADVOCATES FOR THE PATIENT TEST RESULTS INFORMATION ACT

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INTERVIEW WITH FOGHAT BASSIST CRAIG MCGREGOR  PAUL DOTY ENLISTS THE AID OF LISA AND CRAIG MCGREGOR TO DISCUSS 'STONE BLUE', IAN ALBUM BY FOGHAT.  Bassist McGregor, who has been touring with the band since 1975, is seeking to raise awareness for patient safety by supporting legislation that would require patients to be directly informed of their medical test results. MacGregor, … [Read more...]

ICON PRESENTS: TOTO XIV

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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SHERWOOD - KEYBOARDS, WRITER  IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE NORMAL PROGRAMMING OF INTERVIEWS OF THOSE WHO WERE THERE DURING THE PRODUCTION OF ICONIC RECORDS OF OUR TIME, PAUL DOTY AND ROMAN GUZMAN DISCUSS A BRAND NEW ALBUM BY TOTO They are instantly recognizable, the music and albums that have shaped popular culture for generations. ICON explores the … [Read more...]

ICON PRESENTS: EX-ROADIE MAINTAINS HIS STANCE ON JIMI HENDRIX’S DEATH

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INTERVIEW WITH JAMES TAPPY WRIGHT - AUTHOR OF "ROCK ROADIE," A BACKSTAGE CONFIDENTIAL MEMOIR EX-ROADIE MAINTAINS HIS STANCE "JIMI'S DEATH WAS NO ACCIDENT" Geordie 'Tappy' was there at the beginning when Eric Burdon and the boys formed the Animals and when they recorded their anthem 'House of the Rising Sun'. He was there at the end when they re-formed for a world tour in … [Read more...]

ICON PRESENTS: BLUE OYSTER CULT “SOME ENCHANTED EVENING”

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INTERVIEW:   WITH ALBERT BOUCHARD, DRUMMER AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF BLUE OYSTER CULT  They are instantly recognizable, the music and albums that have shaped popular culture for generations. ICON explores the inside story of the most memorable albums that you know and love - with those that were there. Your hosts are music industry professionals, production company CEO Paul … [Read more...]

ICON PRESENTS: THE BEST OF BOWIE

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SOME SOUNDBYTES: "INTERVIEW WITH SOUND ENGINEER KEN PEDEN AND VILLA RECORDERS CO-OWNER FRED EICHEL  .... "..." Holy shit, They pay me to be here" I would do this if they just fed me. Like many kids my age I was captivated by his music and inspired by his lyrics. I can't say that he was my biggest influence but he was the one who got me started. Goodbye Mr Jones, You left one … [Read more...]

ICONIC RECORDING STUDIO ‘MUSCLE SHOALS’ : INTERVIEW WITH NOEL WEBSTER

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SOME SOUNDBYTES: "INTERVIEW WITH NOEL WEBSTER .... "...The whole building is like a hall of mirrors, it deflects sound and there are no standing waves..." ON RECORDING PAUL SIMONS' "LOVE ME LIKE A ROCK:" "It was Raining in the building - there were buckets set up everywhere in the studio. There is a beam across the center of the console. The water poured down the first three … [Read more...]

THE POLICE ‘SYNCHRONICITY’ ALBUM: INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER HUGH PADGHAM

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SOME SOUNDBYTES: "I wouldn't change things, all due respect to my first wife, but it cost me my marriage"...."If you can try and do something you really really really want to do, GO do it." .... "you can't start an airline with one plane, who would have thought the prankster at Virgin Records..."..."Why does a dog lick it's balls?  Because it can.  That's what we say about Pro … [Read more...]

ICON PUTS A FACE TO PHIL COLLIN’S ‘FACE VALUE’

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Join ICON as Paul and Roman sit down with Grammy award - winning producer engineer Hugh Padgham They are instantly recognizable, the music and albums that have shaped popular culture for generations. ICON explores the inside story of the most memorable albums that you know and love - with those that were there. Your hosts are music industry professionals, production … [Read more...]

LINDA RONSTADT TALKS ABOUT HER GREATEST HITS

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SPECIAL ICON SHOW: Super Producer Boylan interviews Linda Ronstadt John Boylan (The Eagles, Boston, and Linda Ronstadt's producer and friend for 40 years) hosts this edition of ICON with Roman Guzman. They are instantly recognizable, the music and albums that have shaped popular culture for generations. ICON explores the inside story of the most memorable albums that you … [Read more...]

CHICAGO 17: INTERVIEW WITH KENNY CETERA

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http://wcslonline.com/icon/shows/2015/chicago17.mp3 BASSIST/VOCALIST KENNY CETERA     They are instantly recognizable, the music and albums that have shaped popular culture in our generation. ICON explores the inside story of the most memorable albums that you know and love - with those that were there. Your hosts are music industry professionals, … [Read more...]