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Jack Irons was inducted into the Rock Hall as a founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and also did a stint in Pearl Jam.

Bernard Fowler has performed at over 800 concerts with the Rolling Stones as a background singer, going all the way back to 'Steel Wheels.'

Keyboardist Don Airey has played with countless hard-rock greats, including Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, and Whitesnake.

Savannah Jazz to host annual Circle of Friends Gig May 14 As anticipation for more live events grows like American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie’s cheeks when he’s playing, Savannah Jazz is hosting their annual Circle of Friends’ Gig on May 14 in the outdoor garden at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum. Symbolically, the event serves as a warm-up act for the Savannah Jazz Festival in late September. As a practical matter — foreign as that concept may be from jazz �...

Rolling Stone Michelle Cobbs on Her Years With Chic, the Police, Paul Simon, and Duran Duran You can hear her voice on Chic’s “Good Times,” Duran Duran’s “The Reflex,” and Paul Simon’s “Gumboots,” but today she works as an addiction specialist at a hospital By Solomon N’Jie/Getty Images Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongsid...

The Plastic People of the Universe: How the violent suppression of a rock band led to revolution in Czechoslovakia Mark Beaumont © Provided by The Independent With just 24 hours’ notice, word would circulate – the name of a train station in Prague whispered around bars and colleges. The following day, the children of the “second culture” would arrive at the station to find a secretive contact with details of which remote village they should buy a ticket to. On arrival,...

Rolling Stone Keyboardist Chris Stainton on His Years With Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and the Who He was a part of the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, plays on ‘Quadrophenia,’ and has been a part of Clapton’s band since 1979 By Andy Greenes Most Recent Stories Brian Rasic/WireImage Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if ...

Tony Kaye on His Years With Yes, David Bowie, and Badfinger Tony Kaye on His Years With Yes, David Bowie, and Badfinger The keyboardist is a founding member of Yes and backed Bowie on the legendary Station to Station tour Andy Greene, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in t...

Rolling Stone Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report He spent 30 years in Genesis as a touring drummer, but he had a falling out with Phil Collins in 2010 and they haven’t spoken since By Michael Putland/Getty Images Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned ...

Rolling Stone Menu Drummer Simon Phillips on His Years With the Who, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, and Toto The journeyman drummer has also played with Judas Priest, Jeff Beck, and Jack Bruce, and appeared on Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door” By Richard Ecclestone/Redferns/Getty Images Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons ...