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Profiles With Maggie LePique

Profiles with Maggie LePique is a look into the music, artistry, lives and legacies of the musicians and artists who defined a uniquely creative era by breaking boundaries and finding new influences. While they not only ushered in social, as well as political change, they also created immensely popular legacies that have truly stood the test of time.Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/maggielepique

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26:13

Robby Krieger Discusses The 60th Anniversary Of The...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/11/01

Legendary guitarist and primary songwriter for the iconic Rock Band The Doors discusses the 60th Anniversary of The Doors concert which took place Thurs. October 30, 2025 at the Greek Theatre with a cavalcade of special guests. Maggie & Robby discuss the early days of The Doors, meeting John Densmore and how & why the band had a transformative impact not only on popular music but on popular culture. The interview took place at KPFK studios on October 15, 2025 with host Maggie LePique ...

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Rita Wilde Discusses The New Bruce Springsteen Tracks...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/09/15

One of the most remarkable and unusual box sets “Tracks II: The Lost Albums, seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records have been released as a nine LP or seven CD collection. Spanning 83 songs - 74 of which have never been released in any form - Tracks II: The Lost Albums offers an unprecedented look into more than three prolific decades of Springsteen’s life and work as an artist. Maggie's guest for this conversation is veteran Rock DJ Rita Wilde who shares her insights into the ico...

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77:09

Don Randi & Denny Tedesco Discuss Wrecking Crew...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/07/21

Don Randi is a keyboard player, songwriter, arranger, bandleader and one of the most prolific session musicians in history. Don was born in New York City but raised in the Catskill Mountains where he studied classical music. He moved to Los Angeles in 1954 and, by the early 60s, Don was leading his own groups and working with a who's who of now legendary artists. Don is also the founder and owner of the long-standing L.A. nightclub the Baked Potato which he opened way back in 1970. Denn...

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43:22

Robby Krieger Discusses The 60th Anniversary Of The...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/05/29

Maggie speaks with legendary guitarist, songwriter and founded member of The Doors about The Doors 60th Anniversary this year (2025) and all the exciting events and releases that are happening and will be happening. Robby Krieger is the guitarist for the legendary rock band The Doors and the songwriter behind some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Love Me Two Times,” “Touch Me,” “Love Her Madly,” and their #1 smash, “Light My Fire.” The Doors have sold over a hundred million albums...

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42:40

Michelle Coltrane Discusses The Exhibition Monument...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/04/04

Michelle Coltrane and Maggie LePique discuss her Mother, Alice Coltrane and the year-long celebration currently underway that’s being called “The Year of Alice.” This celebration spans 2024-2025 and features previously unreleased music and reissues, brand new community programming, a multimedia museum exhibit, specially curated concerts, newly choreographed ballet works and much more. Jazz musician, composer, bandleader and spiritual and devotional leader, Alice Coltrane was born in Detroit,...

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35:16

Curator, Marr Sound Archives Director and Charlie...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/03/21

Maggie discusses in depth, the release of Charlie Parker's "Bird in Kansas City" with Chuck Haddix, curator, Director of the Marr Sound Archives in Kansas City and Charlie Parker Biographer. Charlie Parker had a complicated relationship with his hometown of Kansas City, MO owing both to its history of racial segregation and to his strong ties to his family and friends there. This new set of rare recordings dating from between 1941-1951—most of them never having been heard before and some nev...

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18:45

Habitat for Humanity CEO & President Erin Rank...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/02/24

Maggie speaks with Habitat for Humanity LA CEO & President Erin Rank about the recovery & rebuilding process after the devastating CA Wildfires. These fires that struck Southern CA on the morning of January 7, 2025. KPFK Radio in Los Angeles has partnered with Habitat for Humanity LA to help those who lost so much and Erin tells us all about the process HFH LA takes to help in cases of such major natural disasters. (which some disagree with and state these are man-made catastrop...

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31:47

Internationally Recognized, Independent Record...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/02/01

Maggie speaks with Zev Feldman, an internationally recognized, independent record producer and the Co-President of Resonance Records. He is also a consulting producer of archival and historical recordings for Blue Note Records. Over the last 25 years he has worked for PolyGram, Universal Music Group, Rhino/Warner Music Group, Concord Music Group, among others. He won DownBeat Magazine's International Critics Poll for "Rising Star Producer" in 2016 for his work on a staggering 26 historical ja...

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29:17

Micah Nelson AKA Particle Kid, On Willie Nelson's...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2025/01/20

Maggie speaks with Willie Nelson's youngest son Micah Nelson also known as "Particle Kid" about his latest collaboration with his Father. Willie's 76th studio album and 153rd album overall as he celebrates his 91st year. Willie Nelson is now in his 7th decade as a songwriter, performer and recording artist, but one of his most underrated talents is song interpretation. Over his career he has tackled songs from across the world of music, making each his own. Willie turns his gaze to a co...

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34:22

Experience Hendrix Archivist, Director & Producer...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/12/18

John McDermott is a writer, producer and, for nearly three decades, the Catalog Director for the Jimi Hendrix family company Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.. Together with Jimi Hendrix’s sister, Janie Hendrix and legendary engineer Eddie Kramer, McDermott has co-produced every Jimi Hendrix CD and DVD release, including 1999’s Grammy Award-winning Band Of Gypsys, 2014’s Emmy Award-winning Hear My Train A Comin’ and the recent Grammy nominated Music, Money, Madness: Jimi Hendrix In Maui. John & ...

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34:29

Joan Baez Discusses Her Latest Book "When You See My...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/12/04

Maggie and Joan discuss Joan's latest book "When You See My Mother, Ask her to Dance" And we discuss her beautiful artistic legacy and political activism. Including the documentary Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, Joan Baez I Am A Noise is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newl...

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32:55

Quincy Jones Interview from 2008 On The Complete...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/11/10

Maggie spoke with Quincy Jones in early December 2008 about his book, The Complete Quincy Jones My Journey & Passions. We discussed some of his favorite musical collaborations including Frank Sinatra and Miles Davis and discuss the idea of mentorship and why it's so important to "pass it on" Quincy Delight Jones Jr. March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024 was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.. Over the course of his seven-decade caree...

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37:19

Marcia Withers, Bill Withers Wife And Manager...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/10/28

Grandma’s Hands is a timeless, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers’ 1971 album, Just As I Am.With soulful lyrics, the song captures the significant impact that Withers’ grandmother had on his life as a child.Multiple award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie has brought the iconic song to life through vibrant illustrations, painting a tender portrait of Bill’s grandmother. Through the illustrations, readers are transported back in time to experience the comfort, security, and un...

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10:38

67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Four: Lila...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/10/21

Lila Downs is one of the most influential artists in Latin America. She has one of the most unique voices in the world and is known for her charismatic performances. His own compositions combine genres and rhythms as diverse as Mexican rancheras and corridos, boleros, jazz standards, hip-hop, cumbia and popular American music. Frequently her lyrics focus on justice, immigration and women’s problems.She grew up in both Minnesota and Oaxaca, Mexico, her mother is from the Mixtec indigenous grou...

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67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Five: Brandee...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/10/21

The sonically innovative harpist, Brandee Younger, is revolutionizing harp for the digital era. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked relentlessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy® Award for Best Instrumental Composition. That same year, she was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award and later, the winner of the 2024 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Alb...

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67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Three:...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/10/21

Four-time Grammy Award winner Stanley Clarke is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric bass players in the world. What’s more, he is equally gifted as a recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer and film score composer. A true pioneer in jazz and jazz-fusion, Clarke is particularly known for his ferocious bass dexterity and consummate musicality. Unquestionably, he has attained “living legend” status during his over 40-year career as a bass vir...

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10:49

67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take One: Don Was...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/10/21

Don Was is one of music’s most significant artists and executives, exceling in multiple roles and serving as one of the industry’s beacons for integrity and forward-thinking. During this period of disruption and rapid evolution in the worldwide music business, Was remains committed to music as an art form and its importance to contemporary culture. As the President of Blue Note Records since 2011, Was is both the company’s leader and an ambassador for its music, charged with bringing the labe...

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67th Monterey Jazz Festival Shorts Take Two: Ashley...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/10/21

Ashley Kahn is a Grammy-winning author, educator, music journalist, and concert producer. His books include A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album and Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. He teaches at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music.One of 67th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival ShortsAnd inside look into the legendary Festival and what talks Ashley hosted this year including, Conversation: Songs for My Father — Soundtracks ...

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30:32

Michelle Coltrane Discusses Her Mother, Musician &...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/09/09

The John & Alice Coltrane Home and the Coltrane Family, in partnership with Impulse! Records, Detroit Jazz Festival, Hammer Museum, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, The New York Historical Society, and many more, have declared 2024-2025 to be THE YEAR OF ALICE, celebrating the extensive life work of spiritual leader, composer, and musician Alice Coltrane.In addition to being an iconic and remarkably prolific musician, Mrs. Coltrane was a beloved and wise spiritual leader, a pragmatic person with...

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51:57

Musician & Producer Don Was On Don Was & The Pan...

Profiles With Maggie LePique ·

2024/08/16

Don Was & The Pan Detroit EnsembleMaggie LePique speaks with Don Was about his new musical group Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Don & the Ensemble are embarking on a West Coast run of concert dates in September 2024. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his Detroit hometown, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will perform a mix of new originals, interpretations of songs written by artists like Yusef Lateef, Olu Dara, and Henry Threadgill, and of course updated cuts from albums that Don...

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