

All New Conversations With The Legends Of Contemporary Music
All The Songs and All The Stories
In Their Own Words
Interviews by 2X Grammy Award Winning A&R Executive & Producer Pete Ganbarg
Latest episode with
George Thorogood
An all-new interview with iconic blues rocker George Thorogood. Known for his high energy boogie-blues sound, George is celebrating 50 years of making music in 2025. Putting his own unique spin on classic songs like Move It On Over, Who Do You Love, and One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer as well as crafting classic originals like I Drink Alone and Bad To The Bone, George’s music has introduced the sound of his heroes - Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and even Hank Williams - to an entire new generation of music fans. Backed by his band The Destroyers, “Lonesome” George continues to tour today, with dates in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all planned for 2025.
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Hosted by
Pete Ganbarg
Rock & Roll High School is an interview series that spotlights some of the most important figures in the history of contemporary music.
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Clive Davis Explains on New Podcast His Philosophy of Chart Smashes: “It’s a little more beautiful when a great song becomes a hit”
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