https://www.spreaker.com/show/promotion-man-podcastenMusicCopyright Promotion Manhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/866662d0ffdf426918fc40e837004d4d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/promotion-man-podcastTue, 20 Jun 2023 12:08:31 +0000Promotion ManPromotion Manfeeds@spreaker.comFred Meyers shares his stories and adventures from his days at Warner Bros Records and Virgin Records and his relationships with some of the most influential bands that Fred worked with from the very beginning.yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/bill-schnee-season-2-episode-22
Bill Schnee's new book is titled Chairman at the Board and is available now he shares fantastic stories about Three Dog Night, Huey Lewis & the News, The Smiths, Boz Scaggs, All of the Beatles, Miles Davis and many many more. 

"If you love hot records and the behind -the--scenes stories of how they were made, you'll love this book. This is inside stuff everyone wants to know about, from a guy who helped make it all happen" - Huey Lewis

 

Recommend Music: 

Three Dog Night: "Elis Coming"

Three Dog Night: "Easy to be Hard"

Three Dog Night: "Celebrate"

Smith: "Baby its You"

Steely Dan: "Peg"

Steely Dan: "Hey Nineteen"

Huey Lewis & the News: "Couple Days Off"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/d33a993a-daf0-3c87-b846-453cec1878c4Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:52:47 +0000Promotion ManBill Schnee is an internationally renowned producer, engineer, and mix master. He has received over 135 gold and platinum records and more than 50 Top 20 singles that run the gamut from Barbara Streisand to The Jacksons, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan and...
Bill Schnee's new book is titled Chairman at the Board and is available now he shares fantastic stories about Three Dog Night, Huey Lewis & the News, The Smiths, Boz Scaggs, All of the Beatles, Miles Davis and many many more. 

"If you love hot records and the behind -the--scenes stories of how they were made, you'll love this book. This is inside stuff everyone wants to know about, from a guy who helped make it all happen" - Huey Lewis

 

Recommend Music: 

Three Dog Night: "Elis Coming"

Three Dog Night: "Easy to be Hard"

Three Dog Night: "Celebrate"

Smith: "Baby its You"

Steely Dan: "Peg"

Steely Dan: "Hey Nineteen"

Huey Lewis & the News: "Couple Days Off"]]>2922yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/bill-pfordrescher-season-2-episode-21
"Biggest part of me" "Thats How Much I feel" were to become huge hits for WB and I was instrumental in promoting those songs first and then the rest of my associates at WB helped take them all the way.

Bill, has wonderful stories about TOOL, Kenny Wayne Shepard and how Bill helped Kenny get signed with Irving Azoff and Eagles manager and owner of a record label. 

Another look behind the scenes of how these bands made it to the top and what happens along the way.

Bill met the infamous George Martin of Beatles fame as well and many other iconic legends.

 

Recommended Music:

Ambrosia: "Holding on to Yesterday"

Ambrosia: "How much I Feel"

Ambrosia: "Biggest Part of Me"

Ambrosia: "Nice, Nice Very Nice"

TOOL: "Sober"

Metallica: "Nothing Else Matters"

Cure: "Friday I'm in Love"

Kenny Wayne Shepard: "Blue on Black"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/6afbfa69-8819-36e0-8850-4bd65297b594Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:52:22 +0000Promotion ManThis week's episode is with Bill Pfordrescher who worked with many bands and record labels but for me and Bill we met because of Ambrosia when they were signed to Warner Bros Records. "Biggest part of me" "Thats How Much I feel" were to become huge...
"Biggest part of me" "Thats How Much I feel" were to become huge hits for WB and I was instrumental in promoting those songs first and then the rest of my associates at WB helped take them all the way.

Bill, has wonderful stories about TOOL, Kenny Wayne Shepard and how Bill helped Kenny get signed with Irving Azoff and Eagles manager and owner of a record label. 

Another look behind the scenes of how these bands made it to the top and what happens along the way.

Bill met the infamous George Martin of Beatles fame as well and many other iconic legends.

 

Recommended Music:

Ambrosia: "Holding on to Yesterday"

Ambrosia: "How much I Feel"

Ambrosia: "Biggest Part of Me"

Ambrosia: "Nice, Nice Very Nice"

TOOL: "Sober"

Metallica: "Nothing Else Matters"

Cure: "Friday I'm in Love"

Kenny Wayne Shepard: "Blue on Black"]]>2483yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/they-call-me-supermensch-shep-gordon-sea
Mike Myers directed Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, a documentary on Shep's life, featuring Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Willie Nelson and Sammy Hagar in 2013. 

Shep has had more careers in this lifetime than most anyone on this planet from films like The Duellists, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and many many more to Culinary world where he single handedly created the celebrity chef's like Emeril Lagasse, Roger Verge, Wolfgang Puck and a dozen more.

 

Recommended Music:

Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock

John Lennon: Give Peace a Chance

Alice Cooper: Eighteen

Alice Cooper: Killer]]>promotionman.podbean.com/35ba7489-4fe0-339c-826d-604abe19b175Wed, 18 Aug 2021 03:02:31 +0000Promotion ManProbably one of LA LLoyd's & my favorite episode to date because you might not know his name but he positively affected your life because he was the manager for people like Alice Cooper, Blondie, Groucho Marx, George Clinton, Luther Vandross, Anne...
Mike Myers directed Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, a documentary on Shep's life, featuring Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Willie Nelson and Sammy Hagar in 2013. 

Shep has had more careers in this lifetime than most anyone on this planet from films like The Duellists, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and many many more to Culinary world where he single handedly created the celebrity chef's like Emeril Lagasse, Roger Verge, Wolfgang Puck and a dozen more.

 

Recommended Music:

Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock

John Lennon: Give Peace a Chance

Alice Cooper: Eighteen

Alice Cooper: Killer]]>3248yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/alice-cooper-season-2-episode-19
Alice talks about having dinner Elton John & Bernie Taupin and they reminisced about playing in Detroit back in the day for $3. 

We ask Alice Cooper about his car collection and it's a great part of the interview you have to hear because it's so so so good. 

Alice talks about his famous manager Shep Gordon and what a great manager and human being Shep is and to this day they still don't have a contract !!!!

Alice Cooper is back on the road and you need to see him and Ace Frehley of KISS is opening the show !!! 

 

Recommended Music:

ALL Alice Cooper catalog 

and "Detroit City 2020" off the Detroit Stories Album ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/fe82d59f-53f7-3bef-b205-ba7c79def9aaMon, 28 Jun 2021 20:10:14 +0000Promotion ManAlice Cooper continues to reinvent himself and continues to produce fantastic music and in this interview we talk about Bread Crumbs the EP and Detroit Stories the Album with amazing players like Wayne Kramer of MC5, Johnny "Bee" Badanjek of Mitch...
Alice talks about having dinner Elton John & Bernie Taupin and they reminisced about playing in Detroit back in the day for $3. 

We ask Alice Cooper about his car collection and it's a great part of the interview you have to hear because it's so so so good. 

Alice talks about his famous manager Shep Gordon and what a great manager and human being Shep is and to this day they still don't have a contract !!!!

Alice Cooper is back on the road and you need to see him and Ace Frehley of KISS is opening the show !!! 

 

Recommended Music:

ALL Alice Cooper catalog 

and "Detroit City 2020" off the Detroit Stories Album ]]>2297yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/jack-forsythe-chrysalis-records-season-2
Jack is a fabulous storyteller so we kept bouncing from one band to another but you will hear stories about Pat Benatar who was called the kamikaze of love to Huey Lewis & the News, Billy Idol, and his shenanigans, and of course Blondie. 

Jack's stories were so good we will have him back to tell us many more. But only in the podcast, you will hear a story about how Jethro Tull beat out Metalica for a Heavy Metal Grammy award. Promotion Man Radio show is available to listen live on www.KLBJFM.com at 6 pm CST every Sunday Night. Request the show at your local classic rock radio station.

 

Recommended Music:

Huey Lewis & News: "Heart of Rock n Roll"

Pat Benatar: "Love is a Battlefield"

Pat Benatar: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

Blondie: "One Way or Another"

Blondie: "Rapture"

Billy Idol: "Eyes Without a Face"

Huey Lewis & News: "Heart & Soul"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/f69a61c9-210f-32bf-90fa-6bf81da8435eWed, 09 Jun 2021 17:21:30 +0000Promotion ManThis has become one of my new favorite episodes with Jack Forsythe who went from radio to Record World (Industry trade magazine) to VP of Chrysalis Records.  Jack is a fabulous storyteller so we kept bouncing from one band to another but you will...
Jack is a fabulous storyteller so we kept bouncing from one band to another but you will hear stories about Pat Benatar who was called the kamikaze of love to Huey Lewis & the News, Billy Idol, and his shenanigans, and of course Blondie. 

Jack's stories were so good we will have him back to tell us many more. But only in the podcast, you will hear a story about how Jethro Tull beat out Metalica for a Heavy Metal Grammy award. Promotion Man Radio show is available to listen live on www.KLBJFM.com at 6 pm CST every Sunday Night. Request the show at your local classic rock radio station.

 

Recommended Music:

Huey Lewis & News: "Heart of Rock n Roll"

Pat Benatar: "Love is a Battlefield"

Pat Benatar: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

Blondie: "One Way or Another"

Blondie: "Rapture"

Billy Idol: "Eyes Without a Face"

Huey Lewis & News: "Heart & Soul"]]>2636yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/robert-duncan-creem-season-2-episode-17
Robert has fascinating stories of David Bowie & Iggy Pop, Taking a private jet with Keith Richards & Rod Wood for the New Barbarians Tour where he spills Woody's blow on the hotels white carpet and more.

Also a story about the Clash, about Lester Bangs and his depiction in "Almost Famous" and more................


Recommended Music:
Beatles: "Daytripper" 
David Bowie: "Moonage Daydream"
Rolling Stones: "It's Only Rock n Roll" 
Clash: "Rock the Casbah" 
Bruce Springsteen: "Born To Run" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/eaa47918-2f0a-3db2-b90e-47160b7c74b5Sat, 05 Jun 2021 16:32:03 +0000Promotion ManThis week's episode is about Robert Duncan who worked at Creem Magazine. Robert's adventures start with a skinny Bruce Springsteen asking Robert to meet him in Cleveland and they tour the city of Cleveland in a beat-up car of Robert's friend with...
Robert has fascinating stories of David Bowie & Iggy Pop, Taking a private jet with Keith Richards & Rod Wood for the New Barbarians Tour where he spills Woody's blow on the hotels white carpet and more.

Also a story about the Clash, about Lester Bangs and his depiction in "Almost Famous" and more................


Recommended Music:
Beatles: "Daytripper" 
David Bowie: "Moonage Daydream"
Rolling Stones: "It's Only Rock n Roll" 
Clash: "Rock the Casbah" 
Bruce Springsteen: "Born To Run" ]]>2685yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/tommy-weschler-season-2-episode-16
From Jimmy Page to Diana Ross when Thomas took a picture with Gene Simmons of KISS without makeup to Aretha Franklin, The Who where he tells a great story of selling his guitar to Pete Townshend to running into Robert Plant at a cigarette machine and he gives him a quarter.

These are fascinating stories and the best is about Bob Seger when Thomas was his road manager and Thomas taking the photo for the J Geils album Freeze Frame. 
 

Recommended Music:
The Beatles: "I want to hold your hand"
The Who: "Magic Bus"
Led Zeppelin: "How Many More Times"
Jeff Beck: "Ain't Superstitious"
Led Zeppelin: "I can't quit you baby"
J Geils: "Freeze Frame"
Bob Seger: "Hollywood Nights"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/92353ba4-84e8-3d81-b0d8-e4bafdae5fbcSun, 23 May 2021 01:05:48 +0000Promotion ManThomas Weschler is a rock n roll photographer in Detroit and has taken over 38,000 pictures. In this episode Thomas tells us how he started by taking a picture of the Beatles off of his parent's black & white TV and selling them at school. From Jimmy...
From Jimmy Page to Diana Ross when Thomas took a picture with Gene Simmons of KISS without makeup to Aretha Franklin, The Who where he tells a great story of selling his guitar to Pete Townshend to running into Robert Plant at a cigarette machine and he gives him a quarter.

These are fascinating stories and the best is about Bob Seger when Thomas was his road manager and Thomas taking the photo for the J Geils album Freeze Frame. 
 

Recommended Music:
The Beatles: "I want to hold your hand"
The Who: "Magic Bus"
Led Zeppelin: "How Many More Times"
Jeff Beck: "Ain't Superstitious"
Led Zeppelin: "I can't quit you baby"
J Geils: "Freeze Frame"
Bob Seger: "Hollywood Nights"]]>2479yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/danny-zelisko-all-exce-season-2-episode- 

Recommended Music:
Cult: "Fire Woman"
Ozark Mountain Daredevils: "Jackie Blue" 
Pink Floyd: "Momentary Lapse of Reason"
Perry Farrell: "Been Caught Stealing"
Guns & Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/cfe49a63-5591-3e59-a882-5a66849495b4Tue, 11 May 2021 15:52:16 +0000Promotion ManDanny Zelisko is a concert promoter for the Phoenix & Las Vegas marketplace. Having started his career in the mid 70's Danny has been with the biggest rock stars and sports figures and even the best comics of our generation. In Danny Zelisko's book... 

Recommended Music:
Cult: "Fire Woman"
Ozark Mountain Daredevils: "Jackie Blue" 
Pink Floyd: "Momentary Lapse of Reason"
Perry Farrell: "Been Caught Stealing"
Guns & Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle" ]]>3619yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/paul-fishkin-stevie-nicks-season-2-episo
Paul formed Modern Records with a partner and Stevie signed as a partner and recording artist for her solo work. 

We also learn how "Stop Dragging my Heart" made her debut album with Tom Petty as the writer and with her on the duet. 

So many great stories in this episode that you will love to hear.
 

Recommended Music: 
Stevie Nicks: “Stand Back”
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty: "Stop Dragging my Heart"
Stevie Nicks: "Edge of Seventeen" 
Stevie Nicks & Don Henley: "Leather & Lace"
Stevie Nicks & Kenny Loggins: "Whenever I call you Friend"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/07835d81-83db-309c-b499-e29e18cc0089Mon, 03 May 2021 16:49:05 +0000Promotion ManPaul Fishkin tells us how he met Stevie Nicks at the Warner Bros Records meetings in Alcapulco in 77 and Stevie had the Rumors album advance on cassette and asked George Harrison & Paul Fishkin if they wanted to come up to her hotel room and give it a...
Paul formed Modern Records with a partner and Stevie signed as a partner and recording artist for her solo work. 

We also learn how "Stop Dragging my Heart" made her debut album with Tom Petty as the writer and with her on the duet. 

So many great stories in this episode that you will love to hear.
 

Recommended Music: 
Stevie Nicks: “Stand Back”
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty: "Stop Dragging my Heart"
Stevie Nicks: "Edge of Seventeen" 
Stevie Nicks & Don Henley: "Leather & Lace"
Stevie Nicks & Kenny Loggins: "Whenever I call you Friend"]]>2593yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/tommy-nast-podcast-final
Tommy tells us stories about Offspring, Ozzy Osborne, Van Halen, and their manager Ed Leffler, a new up-and-coming band we love Dirty Honey, Micheal Jackson, Motley Crue, Traveling Wilbury's and seeing a reunited Led Zeppelin at Jason Bonham's wedding in England.
Tommy was loved and is still loved by all industry label executives and bands alike. Tommy tells great stories and I'm certain you will laugh out loud at a few of these here on the podcast. Enjoy. 
 

Recommended Music:
OffSpring: "Pretty Fly for a white guy"
Ozzy: "Crazy Train"
Van Halen "Can't Stop Loving You"
Dirty Honey: "California Dreaming"
Eddie Van Halen solo 48 seconds in "Beat It"
Motley Crue: "Kick Start my Heart" 
Led Zeppelin: "Living Loving Maid"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44482299Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:02:42 +0000Promotion ManTommy Nast gives us an awesome interview after he went from radio in the Northeast to Los Angeles as a partner in a trade magazine called Album Network. Album Network had enabled Tommy to befriend label executives and rock stars alike and here he...
Tommy tells us stories about Offspring, Ozzy Osborne, Van Halen, and their manager Ed Leffler, a new up-and-coming band we love Dirty Honey, Micheal Jackson, Motley Crue, Traveling Wilbury's and seeing a reunited Led Zeppelin at Jason Bonham's wedding in England.
Tommy was loved and is still loved by all industry label executives and bands alike. Tommy tells great stories and I'm certain you will laugh out loud at a few of these here on the podcast. Enjoy. 
 

Recommended Music:
OffSpring: "Pretty Fly for a white guy"
Ozzy: "Crazy Train"
Van Halen "Can't Stop Loving You"
Dirty Honey: "California Dreaming"
Eddie Van Halen solo 48 seconds in "Beat It"
Motley Crue: "Kick Start my Heart" 
Led Zeppelin: "Living Loving Maid"]]>2954yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/murray-nagel-warner-bros-season-2-episod
Murray tells us that he was there when progressive rock radio was created on the FM dial and funny stories along the way. This is a must-listen for those of you that love the early days of rock n roll. 
 

Recommended Music:
Steely Dan: "FM"
Iron Butterfly: "In-a-Gadda-Da- Vida"
Vanilla Fudge: "You Keep Me Hanging on"
Deep Purple: "Space Truckin"
Grateful Dead: "Casey Jones"
Alice Cooper: “Eighteen" 
ELP: "Lucky Man"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/e7dff805-c8b0-3a4a-ac9d-d94d9ae03aaeSun, 11 Apr 2021 18:50:47 +0000Promotion ManMurray Nagel was with Warner Bros Records for most of his adult life starting in his mid 20's before WEA distribution was formed. Murray's career spanned decades and he worked with the biggest bands during his music career like Joni Mitchell, Neil...
Murray tells us that he was there when progressive rock radio was created on the FM dial and funny stories along the way. This is a must-listen for those of you that love the early days of rock n roll. 
 

Recommended Music:
Steely Dan: "FM"
Iron Butterfly: "In-a-Gadda-Da- Vida"
Vanilla Fudge: "You Keep Me Hanging on"
Deep Purple: "Space Truckin"
Grateful Dead: "Casey Jones"
Alice Cooper: “Eighteen" 
ELP: "Lucky Man"]]>2951yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/harold-childs-a-m-records-season-2-episo
 
Recommended Music:
Nazareth: "Love Hurts"
Peter Frampton: "Baby I Love Your Ways"
Police: "Roxanne"
Joe Jackson: "Is she really going out with him? 
Supertramp: "Logical Song" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/e834377d-f374-3abe-9ff9-e675a89b9bdaTue, 30 Mar 2021 18:33:57 +0000Promotion ManHarold Childs is a well-respected record label executive who took the time to talk with us about his time with RCA Records, A&M Records, Warner Bros Records through him being President of Quest Records Quincy Jones label. We talk about Nazareth,...
 
Recommended Music:
Nazareth: "Love Hurts"
Peter Frampton: "Baby I Love Your Ways"
Police: "Roxanne"
Joe Jackson: "Is she really going out with him? 
Supertramp: "Logical Song" ]]>2567yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/paul-fishkin-foghat-in-the-beginning-sea

Recommended Music:
Todd Rundgren: "Hello its Me"
Todd Rundgren: "We Got to Get you a Woman"
Todd Rundgren: "I saw the Light"
Foghat: "Slow Ride"
Foghat: "Fool for the City"
Foghat: "I just want to make love to you"
Todd Rundgren: "A Dream goes on Forever" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/21111231-aede-3776-a907-f57842fa415fFri, 26 Feb 2021 18:17:37 +0000Promotion ManPaul Fishkin worked at the famed Bearsville Records label when the roster had Todd Rundgren and Foghat among many others. This episode goes back to those days at the beginning of both bands careers and we find out the the song "We Got to Get You a...

Recommended Music:
Todd Rundgren: "Hello its Me"
Todd Rundgren: "We Got to Get you a Woman"
Todd Rundgren: "I saw the Light"
Foghat: "Slow Ride"
Foghat: "Fool for the City"
Foghat: "I just want to make love to you"
Todd Rundgren: "A Dream goes on Forever" ]]>2582yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/u2-season-2-episode-9

Recommended Music:
U2: ”Vertigo”
U2: “Desire”
U2: “I Will Follow”]]>promotionman.podbean.com/fc9b83c5-b452-34af-932c-8e40d134b2a8Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:26:28 +0000Promotion ManU2, when they first came to America their very first radio airplay, their very first radio interview and one of their first club dates was in Austin and in Houston, TX. U2 ended up being one of the most popular lithic rock 'n' roll bands ever selling!...

Recommended Music:
U2: ”Vertigo”
U2: “Desire”
U2: “I Will Follow”]]>1621yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/jon-anderson-yes-season-2-episode-8www.KLBJFM.com.  


Recommended Music:
YES: "It Can Happen"
YES: "Long Distance Runaround"
YES: "Starship Trooper"
YES: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Jon Anderson: "Makes me Happy" off 1,000 Hands Album]]>promotionman.podbean.com/7d339fc5-26a4-3654-8797-a99070b56640Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:48:23 +0000Promotion ManLA Lloyd and I were thrilled to interview Jon Anderson the leader of YES on this week's episode.  Jon has a new album out called 1,000 Hands and it's a beautiful piece of work with guests on the Album like Billy Cobham, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull,...www.KLBJFM.com.  


Recommended Music:
YES: "It Can Happen"
YES: "Long Distance Runaround"
YES: "Starship Trooper"
YES: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Jon Anderson: "Makes me Happy" off 1,000 Hands Album]]>1974yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/j-w-zz-top-season-2-episode-7

Recommended Music:
ZZ Top: “Brown Sugar”
ZZ Top: “La Grange”
ZZ Top: “I’m Bad I'm Nationwide”
ZZ Top: "Pearl Necklace"
Lenny Kravitz: “Are You Going To Go My Way"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/13a89ab3-44d4-3886-bc9d-77d97f833d3dSun, 11 Oct 2020 20:51:33 +0000Promotion ManWe had a wonderful interview with JW Williams who started his career with Lone Wolf Productions who were ZZ Top's management company and was with them for 30 years. The stories he tells and the reminiscing is fantastic.  What was JW's reaction when he...

Recommended Music:
ZZ Top: “Brown Sugar”
ZZ Top: “La Grange”
ZZ Top: “I’m Bad I'm Nationwide”
ZZ Top: "Pearl Necklace"
Lenny Kravitz: “Are You Going To Go My Way"]]>2550yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/squeeze-my-lemon-season-2-episode-6

Recommended Music:
Led Zeppelin: “Traveling Riverside Blues”
Beatles: “Get Back”
Taylor Swift: “Bad Blood”
Kenny Chesney: “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”]]>promotionman.podbean.com/8b469f90-0e5b-322e-9fda-3625e3aa516fMon, 21 Sep 2020 17:09:04 +0000Promotion ManFred and LA Lloyd welcome Alex Valentine. Alex went from major market radio to Promotion Man and has some incredible stories. Just a few days on the job, he accidentally opens a bathroom door too quickly only to find Kenny Chesney on the other side on...

Recommended Music:
Led Zeppelin: “Traveling Riverside Blues”
Beatles: “Get Back”
Taylor Swift: “Bad Blood”
Kenny Chesney: “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”]]>3285yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/who-said-girls-can-t-do-this-season-2-ep

Recommended Music:
Tom Petty: "American Girl"
Tom Petty: "I need to know"
Men Without Hats: "Safety Dance"
AC/DC: "Girls Got Rhythm"
Sting: "If You Love Somebody"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/3c000232-fb8d-34b3-9d3d-387a8e9e78bbMon, 14 Sep 2020 00:40:30 +0000Promotion ManLA Lloyd and Fred finally convince longtime record promotion extraordinaire Patti Martin to an interview and she tells funny stories about Tom Petty, actually the Heartbreakers and a shopping spree in a record store when she first started her...

Recommended Music:
Tom Petty: "American Girl"
Tom Petty: "I need to know"
Men Without Hats: "Safety Dance"
AC/DC: "Girls Got Rhythm"
Sting: "If You Love Somebody"]]>1818yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/ken-calvert-detroit-air-ace-season-2-epi

Recommended Music: 
Pink Floyd: "Dogs of War"  
Pink Floyd: "Learning to Fly" 
Pink Floyd: "What do you want from Me" 
Pink Floyd: "Young Lust" 
Pink Floyd: "Have a Cigar"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/a0ff1c70-443f-359c-bd93-3ce5228fc952Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0000Promotion ManAs the boys are recording for the Promotion Man Radio Show which debuts Sunday Sept 6th at 6-7pm on KLBJ-FM (and you can stream it KLBJFM.com) they realize they are short 8 minutes on episode #2 Van Halen. So we catch them finishing that and moving...

Recommended Music: 
Pink Floyd: "Dogs of War"  
Pink Floyd: "Learning to Fly" 
Pink Floyd: "What do you want from Me" 
Pink Floyd: "Young Lust" 
Pink Floyd: "Have a Cigar"]]>2149yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/ted-cohen-warner-bros-la-part-2-season-2

Recommended Music:
Alice Cooper: "I want to be elected"
Robert Palmer: "Your Gonna Get What's Coming"
Pretenders: "Tattooed Love Boys"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/9ec428c9-b035-354b-aa24-7cacda4ff1bbMon, 03 Aug 2020 00:59:53 +0000Promotion ManLA and Fred had so much fun with Ted Cohen the first time around and they knew they just scratched the surface with Ted. And the listeners loved Teddy too!! It is the most downloaded episode after the Alice Cooper interview!So Part 2 Ted tells us...

Recommended Music:
Alice Cooper: "I want to be elected"
Robert Palmer: "Your Gonna Get What's Coming"
Pretenders: "Tattooed Love Boys"]]>2170yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/sig-the-punk-season-2-episode-2

Recommended Music:
ZZ Top: "Cheap Sunglasses"
ZZ Top: "Im Bad I'm Nationwide"
ZZ Top: "Pearl Necklace"
ZZ Top: "Tube Snake Boogie"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/7c5d9e50-0a7a-3874-96ce-7d4bd468836dMon, 27 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000Promotion ManFred knew Sig when he was in Detroit for Warner Bros and she worked for Lone Wolf Productions which was a management and music publishing company. Lone Wolf had clients like ZZ Top, Eric Johnson, Van Wilks, Point Blank on MCA Records.Sig tells us...

Recommended Music:
ZZ Top: "Cheap Sunglasses"
ZZ Top: "Im Bad I'm Nationwide"
ZZ Top: "Pearl Necklace"
ZZ Top: "Tube Snake Boogie"]]>2038yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/remain-in-love-a-chris-frantz-interview-

Recommended Music: 
Intro: “Psycho Killer”
Middle: “Take Me To The River” 
Middle: “Life During Wartime”
End: “Burning Down The House”]]>promotionman.podbean.com/149d55d4-65a5-31df-90c5-e4868737a05dMon, 20 Jul 2020 16:55:59 +0000Promotion ManThis is Season 2 of Promotion Man Podcast and we have an exclusive interview with my friend and drummer of the "Talking Heads" and "Tom Tom Club," Chris Frantz. Chris tells us stories about writing Psycho Killer the very first song Chris, Tina and...

Recommended Music: 
Intro: “Psycho Killer”
Middle: “Take Me To The River” 
Middle: “Life During Wartime”
End: “Burning Down The House”]]>2815yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/bonus-c101-promotion-man-launch

Recommended Music:
U2 “I will follow”]]>promotionman.podbean.com/9f4a6f39-db17-5737-9188-f8211dcbf20fMon, 13 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0000Promotion ManFred shares with Rex in the morning the very launch of Promotion Man podcast. KNCN is a legendary rock radio station along the Texas coastline. Fred tells the U2 story where KNCN was one of 3 radio stations in America to be the first to play U2 music...

Recommended Music:
U2 “I will follow”]]>1516yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/rod-tanner-atlantic-records-episode-31

Recommended Music:
Intro: AC/DC "For Those About to Rock"
Middle: Blues Brothers "Sweet Home Chicago" 
Middle: Blues Brothers "Rubber Biscuit"
End: Rolling Stones "Miss You"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/c46e7187-2c19-5388-a0ae-3cc0924925a1Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:00:00 +0000Promotion ManEver wondered what it would have been like being on AC/DC's first American tour? Rod Tanner, our guest on Promotion Man Podcast, was there and has some great stories about Bon Scott and Angus Young. Rod spent several years as the Atlantic Records...

Recommended Music:
Intro: AC/DC "For Those About to Rock"
Middle: Blues Brothers "Sweet Home Chicago" 
Middle: Blues Brothers "Rubber Biscuit"
End: Rolling Stones "Miss You"]]>2346yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/1981-charts-and-tours-episode-30

Recommended Music:
Intro: AC/DC “For Those About To Rock”
Middle: Stones “Waiting on a Friend”
Middle: Quarterflash “Harden My Heart”
End: Steve Winwood “If You See a Chance Take it”]]>promotionman.podbean.com/8e74473e-5d33-5b54-9864-2396fadf7fbbMon, 24 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000Promotion ManThis Promotion Man Podcast takes you through an entire year of tours and the albums on the chart for 1981. The year started off with a number one album from John Lennon, which came only a few weeks after he was murdered in New York. Through the year,...

Recommended Music:
Intro: AC/DC “For Those About To Rock”
Middle: Stones “Waiting on a Friend”
Middle: Quarterflash “Harden My Heart”
End: Steve Winwood “If You See a Chance Take it”]]>1994yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/mike-easterlin-elektra-records-episode-2

Recommended Music:
Intro: Tones and I "Dance Monkey"
Middle: Twenty One Pilots  "Stressed Out"
Middle: Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
End: Lenny Kravitz "American Women"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/5f4f1a7c-b9b7-53d5-9fcd-893567b828b8Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000Promotion ManMike Easterlin Elektra Records Fred Meyers has worked with some incredible people as a Promotion Man. Mike Easterlin who now co-heads Elektra Records joins LA Lloyd and Fred as our guest. Mike worked with Fred early in his career. He explains how he...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Tones and I "Dance Monkey"
Middle: Twenty One Pilots  "Stressed Out"
Middle: Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
End: Lenny Kravitz "American Women"]]>2070yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/grammy-wrap-up-and-the-who-episode-28

Recommended Music:
Intro: Billie Eilish "Bad Guy"
Middle: The Who "Eminence Front"
End: Who "It's Hard"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/902f6ff0-66d4-5126-8638-24fb2321bc29Mon, 10 Feb 2020 03:16:04 +0000Promotion ManFred gets a ton of backlash for supporting this year's big Grammy winner Billie Eilish. So Lloyd and Fred discuss her big night, the biggest for a new artist since Christopher Cross in 1981. Lloyd is excited about Gary Clark Jr getting Rock back into...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Billie Eilish "Bad Guy"
Middle: The Who "Eminence Front"
End: Who "It's Hard"]]>1661yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/dayna-steele-klol-krbe-episode-27

Recommended Music:
Intro: Ambrosia "Biggest Part of Me"
Middle: Police "Do Do Do the Da Da da"
Middle: Robert Palmer "Your Going to Get What's Coming"
End: Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/ce9583e5-d0c8-5c23-970a-be9c358f37e1Mon, 03 Feb 2020 03:44:30 +0000Promotion ManIf you listened to radio in Houston, one name stands out; Dayna Steele. She has had quite a ride entertaining listeners for a couple decades and had the opportunity to interview and become close friends with some of Rock and Pop's biggest icons. Dayna...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Ambrosia "Biggest Part of Me"
Middle: Police "Do Do Do the Da Da da"
Middle: Robert Palmer "Your Going to Get What's Coming"
End: Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"]]>1323yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/down-the-rabbit-hole-episode-26

Recommend Music (Live Versions):
Peter Frampton: "Show me the way"
J.Geils: "Whammer Jammer"
Allman Bros: "Whipping Post"
Rolling Stones: "Midnight Rambler" - Close "Little Queenie"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/2f31c2f9-6811-5835-8167-32effc13ceadMon, 27 Jan 2020 05:01:00 +0000Promotion ManFred Meyers and LA Lloyd open the show debating holes. And speaking of holes, what kind of a**hole snubs Pat Benatar, Wayne Kramer, Judas Priest and more deserving ROCKERS from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame! Fred and LA Lloyd discuss getting screwed...

Recommend Music (Live Versions):
Peter Frampton: "Show me the way"
J.Geils: "Whammer Jammer"
Allman Bros: "Whipping Post"
Rolling Stones: "Midnight Rambler" - Close "Little Queenie"]]>1457yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/the-black-crowes-and-chris-payne-episode

Recommended Music:
The Black Crowes "Jealous Again"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
The Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels"
Blues Traveler "Run Around"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/114f4f8b-ee42-58e4-97e2-039548440cfbMon, 20 Jan 2020 05:01:00 +0000Promotion ManThe Black Crowes and Chris Payne Chris Payne is a Promotion Man that was with The Black Crowes on and off the road from the very beginning of their record deal and the release of Shake Your Money Maker. Not everyone was on board with The Crowes' sound...

Recommended Music:
The Black Crowes "Jealous Again"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
The Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels"
Blues Traveler "Run Around"]]>1959yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/put-your-needle-on-a-grave-episode-24

Recommended Music:
Intro: Fleetwood Mac “Tusk”
Middle: ZZ Top “I’m bad I’m nationwide”
End: John Lennon “Just like starting over”]]>promotionman.podbean.com/d8580108-fdc3-5c2b-9f5b-2bcb947b96eaMon, 13 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000Promotion ManFred opens the podcast with a potential guest named John Mellencamp who may come on and talk about his paintings. This leads into other artists who do painting as a side hobby. LA Lloyd takes you through the biggest albums for the first week of a new...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Fleetwood Mac “Tusk”
Middle: ZZ Top “I’m bad I’m nationwide”
End: John Lennon “Just like starting over”]]>2031yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/david-cahn-snow-at-the-shining-hotel-epi

Recommended Music:
Intro: Eagles "Old 55"
Middle: Bruce Springsteen "Roselita" (Come out Tonight) 
End: Neil Young "Comes a Time"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/90a1d7bf-ab76-52fe-b309-885fce3b9a1dMon, 06 Jan 2020 02:57:23 +0000Promotion ManDavid Cahn was Fred Meyers regional boss at Warner Bros.  In this episode, David takes LA Lloyd and Fred on a trip from his first week on the job at a promotional meeting with all the record reps at the Stanley Hotel, where The Shining was...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Eagles "Old 55"
Middle: Bruce Springsteen "Roselita" (Come out Tonight) 
End: Neil Young "Comes a Time"]]>2067yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/tom-petty-and-jon-scott-episode-22Fredsmeyers@gmail.com and we will pick 5 random winners. 


Recommended Music:
ZZ Top: "My Head's Mississippi"
John Cougar Mellencamp: "Tonight" / "Ain't Even Done With The Night" 
Tom Petty: "Listen to Her Heart" / "Breakdown" / ''I Need to Know" / "I Won't Back Down" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/4e4378bf-995e-5c3c-bc60-6ca66cfa2ab4Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:01:00 +0000Promotion ManJon Scott was a Promotion Man that was with Tom Petty from the beginning that led to a 40-year friendship. Fred Meyers and LA Lloyd talk with Jon as he tells stories of getting fired for believing in an unknown artist named Johnny Cougar. After he...Fredsmeyers@gmail.com and we will pick 5 random winners. 


Recommended Music:
ZZ Top: "My Head's Mississippi"
John Cougar Mellencamp: "Tonight" / "Ain't Even Done With The Night" 
Tom Petty: "Listen to Her Heart" / "Breakdown" / ''I Need to Know" / "I Won't Back Down" ]]>1873yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/2020-tours-episode-21

Recommended Music:
Motley Crue: Girls Girls Girls
Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
Kiss: Detroit Rock City]]>promotionman.podbean.com/2020-tours-episode-21-9c226485594be56b67c1dd73e4d52694Mon, 23 Dec 2019 05:01:00 +0000Promotion Man2020 Tours are shaping up to be the biggest in many years.  Fred and Lloyd talk about the confirmed shows with Motley Crue and Def Leppard, Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker tour, Doobies back with Michael McDonald first time in 25 years, Alanis...

Recommended Music:
Motley Crue: Girls Girls Girls
Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
Kiss: Detroit Rock City]]>2092yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/pink-floyd-learning-to-fly-episode-20

Recommended Music:
Bruce Springsteen: "Born to Run"
Jesus Jones: "Right here, Right now"
Pink Floyd: "Learning to fly"
Pink Floyd: "The Dogs of War"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/pink-floyd-learning-to-fly-30e5d11606200f3b35bee80428b290c2Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:01:00 +0000Promotion ManToday's episode has the legendary music director and program director Jeff Carrol who tells us funny stories about record reps and Bruce Springsteen, taking David Gilmour of Pink Floyd in a hot air balloon ride and then driving the Pink Floyd blimp...

Recommended Music:
Bruce Springsteen: "Born to Run"
Jesus Jones: "Right here, Right now"
Pink Floyd: "Learning to fly"
Pink Floyd: "The Dogs of War"]]>2492yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/lines-on-the-back-of-your-stockings-epis

Recommended Music:
Van Halen: "And the cradle will rock"
Van Halen: "Everybody wants some"
U2:  "I will follow"
Christopher Cross: "Sailing"
Christopher Cross: "Ride like the wind"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/lines-on-the-back-of-your-stockings-episode-19-38e112686c77b6796645ddf7cb950c38Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000Promotion ManLA Lloyd & Fred get into the all kinds of shenanigans starting with Van Halen stories about Alex's birthday in Toledo and a fantastic story about how David Lee Roth has his own agenda when it comes to creating a memorable radio interview with the 3rd...

Recommended Music:
Van Halen: "And the cradle will rock"
Van Halen: "Everybody wants some"
U2:  "I will follow"
Christopher Cross: "Sailing"
Christopher Cross: "Ride like the wind"]]>2117yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/madonna-doesnt-send-fruitcakes-episode-1

Recommended Music:
Intro: Pretenders "Precious"
Middle: Pretenders "Brass in Pocket"
Middle:Talking Heads: "Psycho Killer"
End: Madonna "Lucky Star" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/madonna-doesnt-send-fruitcakes-episode-18-509d3d4f6dfec6bc61f96519dc01afeeMon, 02 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000Promotion ManKen talks to us about signing the Talking Heads, Pretenders and Madonna. Ken describes what it came down too to get the Heads and Pretenders signed to Sire Records which was distributed by Warner Bros Records. Ken tells us about a lost demo track...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Pretenders "Precious"
Middle: Pretenders "Brass in Pocket"
Middle:Talking Heads: "Psycho Killer"
End: Madonna "Lucky Star" ]]>2776yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/1979-episode-17

Recommended Music:
Intro: Romantics "What I Like About you"
Middle: Knack "My Sharona"
Middle: B 52's "Rock Lobster"
End: ZZ Top  "Cheap Sunglasses" / "Pearl Necklace"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/1979-episode-17-854bd75ffd3f25cee51420b58946b0fcMon, 25 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000Promotion ManThis episode we talk about 1979 and the Romantics, The Knack, Elvis Costello, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Clash, The B'52's, Ambrosia and ZZ Top. The guys briefly touch on the dynamic Austin music scene with Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Romantics "What I Like About you"
Middle: Knack "My Sharona"
Middle: B 52's "Rock Lobster"
End: ZZ Top  "Cheap Sunglasses" / "Pearl Necklace"]]>2175yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-woman-episode-16

Recommended Music:
Intro: Rod Stewart "Da ya think I'm sexy"
Middle: George Harrison "Got my mind set on you"
End: Seal "Crazy"]]>promotionman.podbean.com/promotion-woman-episode-16-1f2b23291dfdf9b324ed4f03a7c5361eMon, 18 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000Promotion ManThis week's guest is Sue Emmer who was National Top 40 promotion person for Warner Bros at the Burbank offices and she tells us stories about George Harrison and how nice he was and that George wanted to personally hand out Gold albums  to each staff...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Rod Stewart "Da ya think I'm sexy"
Middle: George Harrison "Got my mind set on you"
End: Seal "Crazy"]]>1821yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/sultans-of-swing-episode-15

Recommended Music:
Intro: Dire Straits “Sultan’s of swing”
Middle: Rickie Lee Jones “Chuckies in love”
Middle: Rickie Lee Jones “Last chance Texaco”
End: Dire Straits “Money for nothing” ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/sultans-of-swing-1573450479-54293362c6f8cf9ef5c7956db7ebc5d7Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:55:00 +0000Promotion ManThe boys talk about the Grammy nominations of MC5, Todd Rundgren, Doobie Bros that Fred had worked with along with Pat Benatar, Kraftwork, T Rex and others.In the box that Fred would get every week he recalls getting two debut albums and both albums...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Dire Straits “Sultan’s of swing”
Middle: Rickie Lee Jones “Chuckies in love”
Middle: Rickie Lee Jones “Last chance Texaco”
End: Dire Straits “Money for nothing” ]]>1878yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/women-in-rock-episode-14

Recommended Music:
Intro: Linda Ronstadt "You're no good"
Middle: Chrissie Hyde "Tattoo love boys"
End: Blondie "Rapture" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/women-in-rock-episode-14-47ab9b6fe4516b49fc27b844fc46dda0Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:00:00 +0000Promotion ManWhere would rock and roll be without the women ?  Linda Ronstadt, Chrissie Hyde, Pat Benatar, Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Heart, Blondie and others. LA Lloyd and Fred explore the power of the woman in rock. Linda Ronstadt sold over 100...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Linda Ronstadt "You're no good"
Middle: Chrissie Hyde "Tattoo love boys"
End: Blondie "Rapture" ]]>2199yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/ted-cohen-warner-bros-la-episode-13

Recommended Music:
Intro Fleetwood Mac “Bare Trees”
Middle: Doobie Bros “ Black Water” 
Middle: Roxy Music “Avalon”
End: Prince “ Head” ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/ted-cohen-warner-bros-la-09a2160657f92251eba3210d1132695bMon, 28 Oct 2019 10:57:22 +0000Promotion ManTed Cohen was Artist Development for Warner Bros Records in Burbank and worked at WB for 14 years. He tells us stories about Little Feat, Doobie Bros, a girl named angel,  Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads, Van Halen, Roxy Music and Ted ends this episode...

Recommended Music:
Intro Fleetwood Mac “Bare Trees”
Middle: Doobie Bros “ Black Water” 
Middle: Roxy Music “Avalon”
End: Prince “ Head” ]]>3353yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/fashion-a-tale-of-two-billies-episode-12

Recommended Music: 
Intro: David Bowie "Fashion"
Middle: Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
End: Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" ]]>promotionman.podbean.com/fashion-a-tale-of-two-billies-10a10422c0808e334ec8311ad9d5691fMon, 21 Oct 2019 11:00:06 +0000Promotion ManFred & Lloyd explore the power of  music and it's influence on politics, movies, commercials, Hollywood, Television and fashion. They talk about the Peace sign and bell bottoms, grunge, mohawks, punk, Madonna, heavy metal hair bands, rap artists and...

Recommended Music: 
Intro: David Bowie "Fashion"
Middle: Smashing Pumpkins "1979"
End: Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" ]]>1812yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e11-camelot
Stu Cohen tells us his story about getting hired at Warner Bros with an interview with Mo Ostin. Stu was the local New York rep for 5 years before moving to California to work at the Burbank offices. He talks about the access, limos, excess and having VIP everywhere in New York.

Stu recounts his days with Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Little Feat, Doobie Bros, talking Heads, Ramones and what he called his nemesis Prince.


Recommend Music:
Van Halen: Eruption
Talking Heads: Take me to the river
Fleetwood Mac: Rhiannon
Prince: Cream]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19492685Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000Promotion ManCamelot was what the employees called working for Warner Bros Records. Stu Cohen tells us his story about getting hired at Warner Bros with an interview with Mo Ostin. Stu was the local New York rep for 5 years before moving to California to work at...
Stu Cohen tells us his story about getting hired at Warner Bros with an interview with Mo Ostin. Stu was the local New York rep for 5 years before moving to California to work at the Burbank offices. He talks about the access, limos, excess and having VIP everywhere in New York.

Stu recounts his days with Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Little Feat, Doobie Bros, talking Heads, Ramones and what he called his nemesis Prince.


Recommend Music:
Van Halen: Eruption
Talking Heads: Take me to the river
Fleetwood Mac: Rhiannon
Prince: Cream]]>2567yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e10-booze-blow-women-and-s

Recommended Music:
Intro: George Benson “ On Broadway”
Middle: Funkadelics “One Nation Under a Groove”
Middle: Devo. “Whip it”
End: Van Morrison. “Wavelength”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19381514Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000Promotion ManLA Lloyd and Fred talk about limos’ and George Benson and all the live albums people are now doing. Fred meets Neil Young and talks about Nicolette Larson, Pat Metheny and Little Feat and riding the groove train when these bands really get going....

Recommended Music:
Intro: George Benson “ On Broadway”
Middle: Funkadelics “One Nation Under a Groove”
Middle: Devo. “Whip it”
End: Van Morrison. “Wavelength”]]>2180yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e9-episode-9-wayne-kramer-

Recommended Music:
MC5 "Kick out the Jams Motherf**kers"
MC5 "Motor City’s Burning"
Alice Cooper: Breadcrumbs “Detroit City 2020”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19284343Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:59:32 +0000Promotion ManWayne Kramer the lead guitar player and founding member of the legendary MC5 speaks to LA Lloyd and Fred about “Kick out the Jams” the Detroit Riots, the revolution in the streets of America and his latest work which consists of the music score for...

Recommended Music:
MC5 "Kick out the Jams Motherf**kers"
MC5 "Motor City’s Burning"
Alice Cooper: Breadcrumbs “Detroit City 2020”]]>1780yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e08-alice-cooper-the-motor
How close all the Detroit rock bands where to the artists of Motown like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and the Temptations.

Then Alice debunks a 40 year old myth about one of the first songs the Talking Heads wrote…………...


Recommend Music:
Intro: Alice Cooper “Be my lover”
Middle: Alice Cooper “Under my Wheels”
Close: Alice Cooper “Feed my Frankenstein”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19192281Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:00:17 +0000Promotion ManAn interview with fellow Detroiter Alice Cooper who talks about MC 5, Iggy and the Stooges, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent and how they all looked up to Fred’s neighbor Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. How close all the Detroit rock bands where to the...
How close all the Detroit rock bands where to the artists of Motown like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and the Temptations.

Then Alice debunks a 40 year old myth about one of the first songs the Talking Heads wrote…………...


Recommend Music:
Intro: Alice Cooper “Be my lover”
Middle: Alice Cooper “Under my Wheels”
Close: Alice Cooper “Feed my Frankenstein”]]>1796yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e07-talking-heads-this-ain
Then it’s Thin Lizzy who has a few dates before their Detroit show with an up and coming band AC/DC opening for them. Bonnie Raitt and Foghat both have show’s Fred needs to attend.

But it’s the 4th date of Van Halen in Michigan in 1978 and opening for Black Sabbath at Cobo Arena where the backstage circus is in full swing and one of the last shows with Black Sabbath before Van Halen is a headliner from this point on. Brown M&M’s and the lucky rabbit’s foot.


Recommend Music:
Intro: Talking Heads “Life during wartime”
Middle: Thin Lizzy “Boys are back in town”
End: Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19114903Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:05:34 +0000Promotion ManFred’s tour schedule heads into the Fall of 1978 and he has The Talking Heads in Ann Arbor and Detroit. The band has released “More songs about buildings and food” and the lead single “Take me to the River” is exploding. In Detroit before the show the...
Then it’s Thin Lizzy who has a few dates before their Detroit show with an up and coming band AC/DC opening for them. Bonnie Raitt and Foghat both have show’s Fred needs to attend.

But it’s the 4th date of Van Halen in Michigan in 1978 and opening for Black Sabbath at Cobo Arena where the backstage circus is in full swing and one of the last shows with Black Sabbath before Van Halen is a headliner from this point on. Brown M&M’s and the lucky rabbit’s foot.


Recommend Music:
Intro: Talking Heads “Life during wartime”
Middle: Thin Lizzy “Boys are back in town”
End: Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”]]>2031yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/fred-meyers-on-dudley-and-bob-with-matt-https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19095963Sat, 14 Sep 2019 01:09:01 +0000Promotion Man1818yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e06-doobie-brothers-van-ha

Recommend Music:
Intro: Doobie Bros “Take me in your arms”
Middle: Doobie Bros “It keeps you Runnin”
End: Van Halen “Feel you love tonight”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19042637Mon, 09 Sep 2019 11:00:16 +0000Promotion ManAs we follow Fred’s tour schedule of 1978 we find ourselves with the Doobie Bros in a 3 night stand at Pine Knob music venue in front of 15,000 fans at the end of July. The Doobie Bros fire off hit after hit and end up taking over a lounge stage at...

Recommend Music:
Intro: Doobie Bros “Take me in your arms”
Middle: Doobie Bros “It keeps you Runnin”
End: Van Halen “Feel you love tonight”]]>2274yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e05-bob-marley-legend-07-1

Recommended Music:
Intro: Little Feat “Red Stream Liner”
Middle: Bob Marley “Positive Vibration”
Close: Bob Marley “Could this be love”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18974167Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:00:15 +0000Promotion ManFred’s tours have Little Feat out on the road for “Waiting on Columbus” double live album and his adventures with Lowell George and a contest winner. Then the kick off of the North American tour for Kaya the album and tour that spawned the live...

Recommended Music:
Intro: Little Feat “Red Stream Liner”
Middle: Bob Marley “Positive Vibration”
Close: Bob Marley “Could this be love”]]>1694yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11470367/promotion-man-e04-gabba-gabba-hey-07-03-Robert Palmer has a few dates and he is touring for the Double Fun album that has “Every kind of People”. Then on to the Ramones for several dates for the support of the “Road to ruin” album. Fred describes the band and their amazing live shows.

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