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Talk and Rock Radio Podcast

Rick Kern Sr. Podcaster/Musician

Talk and Rock Radio podcast host, Rick Kern, will interview various musicians and Rock "n Roll legends. They all have inspirational stories to tell and we want to hear them!

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01:23:08

EL PASO'S MEDICINE BAND REUNION - "Still Rockin After...

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2021/11/19

Rick Kern, podcaster/musician, interviews El Paso's iconic folk/rock group, The Medicine Band, after 50 years! The first version of this great performing band consisted of Hugh Prestwood (who penned the name of the group and wrote their original songs), Karen Taylor-Good, Mike 'Spanky' Durham, John Payne and Bruce VanHasselin. Karen and Hugh are both Grammy nominated songwriter/performers and all of the members have remained active in writing and performing for all these years since the group

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Randy Russ - A True Legend

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2021/11/10

The Legend, also loosely later known as Dragonfly, was originally from Colorado, but bounced back and forth between there and L.A. to record and issue records. Members included Jack Duncan (bass), Barry Davis (drums, background vocals), Gerry Jimerfield (guitar, lead vocals), Randy Russ (guitar, background vocals) and Erni McElwaine (keyboards) The band's origins can be traced to El Paso, TX where in 1965 Duncan and Davis met each other and became fast friends while playing in a group called the

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01:09:38

Michael Peterson - A country star that's living the...

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2021/11/01

Michael James Peterson (born August 7, 1959) is an American country music artist. He made his debut on the country music scene in 1997 with his self-titled debut album, which produced five Top 40 hits on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks, including the Number One hit "From Here to Eternity". Peterson's second album, 1999's Being Human, produced two more chart singles, and a third album, 2004's Modern Man, was issued only in Europe. Peterson also made a cameo appearance on an episode of Walker,

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Mike Ciccarelli - An El Paso Border Legend

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2021/10/26

Mike Ciccarelli is an El Paso musician and a collaborator with Bobby Fuller. Ciccarelli first played with the band in the early 60s, filling in for Randy Fuller on bass at a Teen Club gig (Fuller had fallen ill at the time). In April of 1963, Ciccarelli became a full-fledged member of the band, playing guitar alongside Bobby, and recording in his homemade studio. Ciccarelli was forced to leave the band in June, as he was unable to make the trek to California with the rest of the band in hopes of

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01:07:15

Bob Cheevers - You Sound Just Like Willie

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2021/10/06

Bob is the 2011 Texas Music Awards "Singer/Songwriter Of The Year", an Emmy winning songwriter, Kerrrville and Napa Valley Festival winner with eight commercial CD's, two of which were Euro top 10 and the most recent, 2010 release "Tall Texas Tales", was US Americana #28. Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings have recorded his songs. When he died, Elvis had a song of Bob's on his "to do" list. Having written over 3,000 songs with some of them on TV and in movies, Bob has toured Europe relentlessly the

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01:04:43

Meet Steven McClintock

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2021/09/28

Steven McClintock is an American singer, songwriter, and a music producer, with almost 20 million records sold to his credit. He has written top 40 hit songs in country, pop and AOR. He has been a part of the music group Fertitta & McClintock (with David Fertitta) since the mid-1970s (they won the "Overall Grand Prize" and "Best Group/Duo" at the International Acoustic Music Awards). He also has done solo work like the song "Maybe Love" on the Jetsons: The Movie soundtrack, as well as "Edge of a

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El Paso's Iconic Band - Westwind

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2021/09/21

The Westwind Band from El Paso, Texas, was originally formed in 1969. In 1972 the group became the house band at the Knights Club at the Rodeway Inn at Bassett Center. Rick Kern's band, The Basic Sound, was the previous band that had that distinction from 1969 to 1972 when Westwind started their successful run at playing at El Paso's hottest nights spot where they played to packed audiences every night. The group had several personnel changes with many great local El Paso musicians through the

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01:05:45

When Radio Was Fun - Part 2

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2021/09/07

Rick Kern Sr., podcaster/musician, goes down memory lane with three of El Paso's legendary lady deejays from the 70's and 80's. They are Libby 'De La O' Ziebriskie-Farr, Mary 'ChaCha' Chavez, and Flo 'Turbo' Tole. They share some fun stories about their experiences while being on the radio back when radio was fun!

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01:15:50

PT & the Cruisers - Go Back to School

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2021/08/31

TalkandRockRadio proudly presents PT & the Cruisers - Go Back to School (1000 5th Graders get Musical Inspiration). On May 23, 2017 I used a grant that I received from the Museum and Cultural Affairs Dept. of El Paso to expose 5th grade students to music with the hope that they would include it in their learning curriculum. It has been proven to help kids with their cognitive learning, self esteem and working together in group and team activities.

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52:54

Billy Townes - Playing Jazz & Making Movies

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2021/08/17

Billy just recently played a jazz gig in NYC and had the opportunity of a lifetime to entertain the legendary Julie Andrews. He's El Paso's piano man. Billy Townes has been fixture at local live-music venues for more than two decades - a journeyman musician who continues to find new ways to create. “If all goes well, you know, the old Buddy Rich thing, you know, before I die, I want to have a gig the night before," he said. "You just want to keep it going as much as possible.” Born in New York,

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Richard Smith - World Renowned Guitarist

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2021/08/10

Richard Smith was born in Beckenham, England. He picked up the guitar when he was five years old after watching his father playing an Atkins and Travis version of "Down South Blues". He begged his father, a longtime Atkins admirer, to introduce him to the fingerpicking style. Smith soon became a child prodigy on the guitar. At the age of 11 he shared the stage with his idol when Atkins invited Smith to play with him at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.He was also influenced by guitarist Big Jim

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01:30:27

When Radio Was Fun

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2021/08/03

Back in the 60's in El Paso, Texas, there were two major rock radio stations (KINT and KELP). There were a bunch of great dee-jays each doing their thing. Three of the one's that really made their way working at both of these stations were Pete Heinlein, Sonny Melendrez and Johnny Thompson. They each have quite the music history with many stories to share. Enjoy this episode of TalkandRockRadio as they take us on their journey when radio was fun!

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01:24:18

Johnny Thompson - El Paso's Legendary Drumming Dee-Jay

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2021/07/27

Johnny Thompson is an El Paso legend. He grew up in the radio industry starting from age 13 to most of his life. His early radio deejaying career started at KINT Radio in El Paso where he and several other teenage deejays were basically running the station. They did it well! As time marched on he went into tv and management. Johnny also became a local El Paso drummer playing with various groups much into his adult life. His last major drumming stint was with the legendary Long John Hunter - where

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01:25:37

George Tomsco: The Story of the Fireballs

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2021/07/20

George Tomsco formed the influential rock band The Fireballs with several of his high school friends. The band became known for its instrumental recordings, which were very popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of the band’s best known songs were written by George, including “Torquay” in 1959 and “Bulldog” the following year. The instrumentals, with a strong focus on the electric guitar, became the inspiration for the Surf Guitar movement. When the Beatles became popular, according to

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Bobby Goldsboro - Music, Painting & His Pursuit of...

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2021/07/13

Bobby Goldsboro is an American pop singer and songwriter, who released Gold-certified songs such as “See the Funny Little Clown.” In 1968, he released the song “Honey,” which has sold over one million copies. At age 12, Bobby had taught himself how to play a borrowed ukulele. In 1959, Goldsboro graduated from Dothan High School. Later, he attended Auburn University. Bobby left Auburn University after his 2nd year to pursue music. In the early 1960s, Goldsboro played guitar for Roy Orbison for about

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The Sojourners - El Paso's Folk-Rock Band of the '70's

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2021/06/22

The Sojourners were an El Paso, Texas folk-rock band consisting of Ron and Sue Gorton, Randy Jones, Kenny Smith and Bert Peters. Several other players including Richard Chorne, Richard 'Herman Glopp' Starnes, and several drummers had some play time with the group through the years. The group was known for their unique sound of covering groups like Buffalo Springfield, Sonny & Cher and other popular cross-over bands of the late '60's and early '70's. The group recorded two 45's (1969) at the Norman

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01:02:52

Pete Barbutti - Comedian Extraordinaire

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2021/06/15

Pete Barbutti is an American comedian and musician. He made about 60 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, from 1971 through 1992. In the early 1980s Barbutti also hosted a short-lived variety show called Pete's Place. Pete Barbutti is known for often incorporating his musicianship into his comedy routines. He plays piano, accordion ("cordeen"), and trumpet. Among his better-known routines are "Cordeen School," about an accordion teacher who sells a lot of accordions, but whose

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01:02:33

John Beland - Man behind the legends.

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2021/05/18

John Beland is an American songwriter, session guitarist, recording artist, producer and author. Beland's career as guitarist started out in Los Angeles in the late 1960s, playing sessions and local live gigs with Kris Kristofferson, as well as future Eagles members, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon. Beland's first major break came in 1970, when he played lead guitar for a young Linda Ronstadt. He helped Ronstadt put together her first serious solo band, Swampwater. Along with bandmates Gib Guilbeau,

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01:15:52

Bobby Cochran - A Musical Renaissance Man

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2021/05/11

Bobby Cochran, American guitarist, singer, author, engineer, songwriter, life coach and record producer, was influenced at an early age by his uncle EDDIE COCHRAN (SUMMERTIME BLUES). On July 1, 2017, Bobby and his uncle Eddie Cochran were both inducted into the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame! Early on, Bobby set his aim on becoming a master guitarist, and went on to work with many prominent groups, including Steppenwolf, The Flying Burrito Bros., and Leon Russell. A consummate musician,

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01:15:49

Mike Stone - Karate, Priscilla Presley and the Power...

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2021/05/04

Mike was born in Hawaii. As a boy at school, Mike was already athletic and excelled in sports basketball, football, track and field. He even became co-captain of the basketball and football team. He received an award for outstanding achievement in the field of basketball. Mike first got into contact with martial arts at the age of 17, when he began training Aikido, where he was fortunate to train under a world class instructor. After graduating, within three weeks Mike voluntarily enlisted in the US

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