The Rock Show -- Feb 10th on Sunshine Radio
The Rock Show on Sunshine Radio --- this Sunday 6pm Feb 10th
(Pictures from l-r Paul Roberts (Breakfast Presenter), Jeff Collins and Paul McCarthy (sales)
THE ROCK SHOW ON SUNSHINE RADIO -- SUNDAY 6PM-9PM -- February 10th. ----- Feauring ELP, COHEED AND CAMBRIA AND LOGAN.
Legendary keyboard wizard KEITH EMERSON talks to JEFF COLLINS about Emerson, Lake and Palmer's multi-million selling album TARKUS.
The album made number 1 in the UK and number 9 in the US in 1971 as ELP dominated the album charts on both sides of the atlantic in that decade.
Comprised of KEITH EMERSON (From The Nice) ..boards, Greg Lake (from King Crimson) on bass and vocals and Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster) on drums, ELP were one of the first rock supergroups.
At the height of their success, their played to 350 thousand people at the California Jam festival supported by Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and The Eagles.
Tune in from 6pm on Sunday to hear Keith talk to The Rock Show from his home in California about the making of Tarkus, the band's classic album.
Also on this week's Rock Show are US prog rockers, COHEED AND CAMBRIA. The band are currently touring the UK in support of their highly acclaimed new album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol 2: No World For Tomorrow.
COHEED AND CAMBRIA bassist Michael Todd takes time out of his touring schedule to speak to Jeff Collins about the bands growing success, their new album and how he beat his personal demons, which saw him temporarily quit music.
Plus the Rock Show's 'Unsigned/New Band Of The Week' is the highly rated Scottish Rockers, LOGAN.
Jeff's previous guests have included Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice, Fish, Paul Carrack, Stuart Cable, Paul Rodgers, Richie Edwards from The Darkness and Marillion's Mark Kelly.
The Rock Show on Sunshine Radio: 106.2 fm across Herefordshire and 107fm across Monmouthshire (107.8fm in Abergavenny).
Jeff Collins is also the author of the best selling ROCK LEGENDS AT ROCKFIELD, written about the iconic rock acts who have recorded at Rockfield and Monnow Valley studios in Monmouthshire.
Jeff has just finished his latest book about former Stereophonic's drummer Stuart Cable, which is due out in September 2008.
Call Jeff on 07825 653506 or email jeff.collins@sunshine-radio.net
