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Living On Music with Steve Houk

"Living On Music with Steve Houk" has interviewed over 150 musicians since it began in 2020, from both the super-talented Washington DC music community as well as musical legends from around the world. Host Steve Houk, a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer & producer/music writer and musician, describes the journeys he takes every show, whether it"s a deep dive or a brief meetup: “My main objective is to enrich and captivate musicians and music people, let them engage and reminisce about their musical

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The Smithereens' Jim Babjak on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2023/03/16

Jim Babjak is a founding member, songwriter, singer, and lead guitarist for the internationally-acclaimed rock band The Smithereens from 1980 until today. He is also the founder of his musical side projects, Buzzed Meg and The BAR, and proprietor of Babjax Coffee. The Smithereens are a loud and proud New Jersey band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop songs, infused with a lifelong passion for rock ‘n’ roll! Founded in

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Al Stewart on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2023/03/12

A Scottish-born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, AL STEWART developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history. Stewart has released 16 studio and three live albums since his debut record "Bedsitter Images" in 1967, and is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat" from the platinum album of the same name. Stewart appears throughout

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David Mininberg on Living On Music

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2023/02/23

From blues to rock to country to Buffett, Dave Mininberg covers a lot of ground as he keeps expanding his repertoire of originals and covers. Along with working regularly with professional songwriters and music licensing agencies in Nashville, he has been featured on Nashville radio shows such as WFMC jams and his single “Jimmy Buffett Didn’t Write This Song” spent over 4 months on the top 40 on A1A radio. Dave visits Nashville 3-4 times per year and has been a regular in writer rounds at such

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11:47

A LOOK BACK AT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S 9/11 SHOW

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2023/02/08

TAKE A RIDE WITH ME AT ONE OF BRUCE' SPRINGSTEEN'S MOST EMOTIONALLY POWERFUL SHOWS EVER. This week I found a long e-mail concert review I did for a variety of people of Bruce's summer 2002 show in DC, it was his first tour since 9-11, and this story took me back to easily one of the most emotionally unforgettable shows I have ever seen of his or anyone else. And hey, I also got to meet one of the E Street Band guys prior, too. But this will take you right back with me, and remind you of how

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A LIVING ON MUSIC CHAT WITH DAVID CROSBY IN 2019

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2023/01/20

I interviewed David Crosby in 2019, a good bit shorter than my first one with him in 2015, yet it was still an unforgettable, upbeat, fun chat with this music legend. Here's the unedited 10 or so minute talk we had.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-on-music-with-steve-houk--5376946/support.

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Melissa Quinn Fox on Living On Music

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2023/01/14

Supremely talented Country/Americana songstress Melissa Quinn Fox is known best for her story-driven songs, her unique vocal tone, and her captivating live performances, reviews have described Melissa’s vocals as “gritty, gorgeous, and a sound all her own.” Since 2021, the hard-working musician has released NINE well-received singles, has been featured on the radio in her homeland of Pittsburgh and also Washington, D.C areas, has played over 150 live shows, and has opened for artists such as Jerrod

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LITTLE FEAT'S PAUL BARRERE TALKS ABOUT WHY HIS...

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2023/01/10

It's a special LIVING ON MUSIC EXCERPT from my memorable 2019 interview with Little Feat mainstay PAUL BARRERE -- not long before he and I met in person a few weeks after the interview, and also not long before Paul's passing -- where he talks about why he feels Little Feat has lasted so long with both its fan base and new fans, and he also touches on how the band felt regrouping after Lowell George's death.Check out other EXCERPTS and full video episodes by subscribing here on YouTube at

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Karla Bonoff on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/12/11

While American singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff has released a number of excellent albums and performed often as a solo artist, she is also well-known for her outstanding songwriting, Bonoff's songs include "Home," covered by Bonnie Raitt, "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd, and "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson. Most notably, Linda Ronstadt recorded several Bonoff songs, including three tracks on the 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind ("Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", "Lose Again" and "If He's Ever

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Livingston Taylor on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/12/10

Livingston Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer Alex Taylor, and innkeeper and singer Hugh Taylor who died in 1993. Taylor is most notable for his Billboard hits "I Will Be In Love With You", "First Time Love", and "I'll Come Running" and he continues to perform nationally and internationally. He has collaborated with Linda

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61:30

Peter Noone on Living On Music

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2022/12/03

Peter Noone has been lauded as a world-renowned multi-talented entertainer for decades, as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. At the age of fifteen, Peter achieved international fame as lead singer of the legendary 60's pop band Herman’s Hermits, who ultimately sold over sixty million recordings, and had fourteen singles and seven albums that went gold. Throughout the 70's, Noone performed, composed songs and produced recordings

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YES' RICK WAKEMAN TALKS ABOUT HIS ICONIC SOLO ALBUM...

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/11/21

In this second of two excerpts with the legendary keyboardist of Yes, Rick Wakeman reveals details about one of his most iconic albums; 'The Myths & Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'. He tells the story of how its full live production ON ICE came together, and his desire to perform it again one day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-on-music-with-steve-houk--5376946/support.

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YES' RICK WAKEMAN TALKS ABOUT MAKING "TALES FROM...

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/11/18

In this special Living On Music Excerpt, Yes' legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman exuberantly tells the tale of what it was like at the time when Yes made their classic "Tales From Topographic Oceans" album.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-on-music-with-steve-houk--5376946/support.

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Canned Heat's Fito De La Parra On Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/10/28

Here's a very special episode of Living On Music with CANNED HEAT DRUMMER ADOLFO "FITO" DE LA PARRA! Fito is the only surviving member of legendary blues rock band Canned Heat, he played his first official gig with them on December 1, 1967 in California sharing top billing with The Doors, and has been with them ever since. It's an amazing conversation about his seminal band that still tours today with him at the helm, also amazing adventures about playing at Woodstock and much more.Become a

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Edward O'Connell on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/10/14

Edward O’Connell is a revered Washington, D.C.-based songwriter, whose newest third album, “Feel Some Love” was released in October of 2022. Carrying a “tunesmith torch” that earned him comparisons to Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Tom Petty and Warren Zevon, O’Connell has garnered various songwriting awards and multiple Wammie (Washington Area Music Awards) nominations, and he appears regularly in the D.C. area as a member of multiple bands including The Cooperators, The McDuffees, and The Montgomery

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THE BROTHERS AND ME featuring Derek Trucks

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/10/13

From 2020, my first podcast, about The Allman Brothers have been part of my life for some 45 years, and to be able to interview both Gregg Allman and Derek Trucks and to talk about my history with this seminal band was a joy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-on-music-with-steve-houk--5376946/support.

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70:44

High Noon on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/09/30

It's a fabulous Southern Rock-laden conversation with founder/guitarist Scott Stephens and fellow guitarist Terry Tyson from the East Coast's top Southern Rock tribute band HIGH NOON, we talk about their band's decade-plus evolution, their own career paths, and the reasons why their band loves so accurately reproducing the legendary music by their main concentration Lynyrd Skynyrd, but also by the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet and 38 Special. We also go deep

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Rock & Roll Photographer Steve Schneider on Living On...

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/09/23

Great conversation with longtime rock photographer Steve Schneider who recently released a magnificent coffee table book collection of his most superb and prized rock photos called "The First Three Songs," featuring everyone from Neil Young to Kurt Cobain, from The Grateful Dead to U2, from Santana to Pearl Jam, the list goes on and on, and the photographs vividly show the power, the personality and the sheer rock and roll soul of so many of rock's greatest artists. You'll see many of the shots,

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27:54

Naked Blue on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/09/20

These two amazingly talented musicians Jen and Scott Smith, aka Naked Blue, have been highly respected in the DC area and all around the world for years as a powerful duo as well as collaborating with fellow DC musicians and others as top-shelf songwriters, they are stellar with their Americana roots rock style in both live gigs and on numerous studio recordings, and recently after a decades-long friendship with bestselling author Lee Child, these two people spent some quality time exploring their

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Kara Davis on Living On Music

Living On Music with Steve Houk ·

2022/09/18

One of the performers at the upcoming Cancer Can Rock event is Kara Davis along with her longtime musician husband Matt Davis. Kara got cancer in 2021 and was a participant in the Cancer Can Rock experience. We talk about that and her musical life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-on-music-with-steve-houk--5376946/support.

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Gary Smallwood on Living On Music

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2022/09/16

On his first appearance on Living On Music, DC area singer songwriter guitarist Gary Smallwood talks about his current new music and busy gigging, and also about his music history playing with some of rock's best known artists as well as local DC ones and carving out a career that has become steady and revered.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-on-music-with-steve-houk--5376946/support.

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