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There is much more to Barry Williams than just his Greg Brady days as you will discover in this chat. Barry talks about Greg and those heady days including when the axe fell on the show and whether he has ever wanted to kill Greg off. He also talks about his musical career and his recent experiences on Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer.  We revisit our visit with the always unpredictable John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten and play the new Brian Cadd song from his forthcoming album Dream Train.    Make 2024 the year you do something about making our roads a safer place for everyone. The team at Murcotts Driving Excellence are happy to chat about the right program to suit your needs and that of the people you care about. Give them a call. What is the number Brian? 1300 555 576 or visit murcotts.edu.au Murcotts has been helping drivers to think smarter, stay out of trouble and get home safely since 1969. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dinah Lee is still wowing audiences across Australia the same way she did in the sixties when she burst onto the scene with her amazing debut single 'Don't you know Yockomo.' Dinah tells her amazing story to Brian and Kevin. And in what will become a regular segment, we enter the vault and revisit our first Life of Brian encounter with the great Alice Cooper, remembering the only two people in the world who call him Vince.   Plus Brian has been partying with politicians and TV stars. Wait 'til you hear what they got up to!!!!  Make 2024 the year you do something about making our roads a safer place for everyone. The team at Murcotts Driving Excellence are happy to chat about the right program to suit your needs and that of the people you care about. Give them a call. What is the number Brian? 1300 555 576 or visit murcotts.edu.au Murcotts has been helping drivers to think smarter, stay out of trouble and get home safely since 1969.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year! What a way to start 2024 with the legendary Felix Cavaliere founding member of The Rascals. What a band! Remember Groovin', A Girl Like You, People got to be Free, Good lovin' and so many other great songs. Felix is going strong and talks about the highs and lows.  King Canyon has a hot new single 'Blacktop' and lead singer Jimmy Cupples tells Brian and Kev all about it and the plans for the year. Make 2024 the year you do something about making our roads a safer place for everyone. The team at Murcotts Driving Excellence are happy to chat about the right program to suit your needs and that of the people you care about. Give them a call. What is the number Brian?  1300 555 576 or visit murcotts.edu.au Murcotts has been helping drivers to think smarter, stay out of trouble and get home safely since 1969.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill McDonough - best known as drummer and songwriter for Australian Crawl - has penned a book called Sons of Beaches. It is the story of the McDonough brothers, Bill and Guy, before and during their days in Aussie Crawl. Bill tells Brian and Kev about the story behind doing the book and much more, including being fried one night at the Prospect Hill Hotel. Our other guests are Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) and John Cowsill (The Cowsills), two thirds of Action Skulls - the other member is Bill Mumy, a talented singer songwriter and yes, he played Will Robinson in Lost in Space. Vicki has the latest on The Bangles and John recounts being recently sacked as drummer for The Beach Boys.   All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. Head to their website - murcotts.edu.au - or call their world famous number 1300 555 576. Make your loved ones safe on the roads this holiday season.        See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prepare to be girt by Brian's in this stocking stuffed pre-Christmas episode. Pseudo Echo's Brian Canham is the first guest and he talks Funky Town, Molly, knocking back Madonna and working with Kamahl, the kind of colourful chat that has made Life of Brian such great listening. Special prize for picking the subtle use of a Pseudo Echo hit single title! And what else is in Brian's stocking? It's Dave Warner from the suburbs talking about his latest crime novel 'Summer of Blood' and his award winning music career.   All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence, who have a special 15% off offer on for Christmas. Head to their website - murcotts.edu.au - or call their world famous number 1300 555 576. Make your loved ones safe on the road this holiday season.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deborah Conway has released her memoir The Book of Life and she chats to Brian and Kev about her rich body of work, from modelling to the early band days with Do Re Mi and her solo success. Kev also catches up with former lead singer of The Groove and The Mixtures Peter Williams, another Kiwi who crossed the ditch and became a big star in the late sixties and seventies. All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence who have a special 15% off offer on for Christmas. Head to their website murcotts.edu.au or call their world famous number 1300 555 576. Make your loved ones safe on the road this holiday season.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Holden is living a colourful life and shares some of his incredible experiences with Brian and Kev, including the heady days of pop stardom and red carnations, pissing Elton John off, working and partying with David Hasselhoff and his Sullivans romance.  Also in this episode, meet Jesse James Dupree and hear the banging song he has written with Brian Johnson of AC/DC.   Crash free driving - what a concept. Murcotts Driving Excellence will steer you in the right direction to safer driving. Jump on their website - murcotts.edu.au - to see the whole range of programs available then call 1300 555 576 and make it happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Les Gock was a bona fide seventies pop star from head to toe. As lead guitarist of Hush, Les was a huge part of Australia's most successful glam rock bands. They were on fire - literally - as you will find out when Les talks about those wild, crazy and dangerous days. There is more to the story, as Les enjoyed even more success as a jingle writer and producer for brands like Qantas, Sussan and many others.    Crash free driving - what a concept. Murcotts Driving Excellence will steer you in the right direction to safer driving. Jump on their website  murcotts.edu.au to see the whole range of programs available then call 1300 555 576 and make it happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the great songwriters of our generation Jimmy Webb is about to tour Australia and on the eve of the tour, he chats to Kevin about how he got his start, meeting Glen Campbell, songs he wrote and ones he wishes he'd written  Stuart Coupe shares more of his colourful rock 'n roll experience including the 'glamour' of touring the USA with Paul Kelly and the Hoodoo Gurus, the interviewees that have eluded him and crossing paths with young Mannix.    Crash free driving - what a concept. Murcotts Driving Excellence will steer you in the right direction to safer driving. Jump on their website  murcotts.edu.au to see the whole range of programs available then call 1300 555 576 and make it happen.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuart Coupe is one of Australia's most read and respected music journalists, so his appearance on our show is a big surprise. Stuart talks about his latest book 'Shake some Action' which is full of great war stories from his life in rock and roll. In part one of our chat there are tales from Springsteen, Dylan, Steve Kilbey and the current Australian PM.  Kev catches up Canadian singer songwriter Gino Vannelli of 'Wild Horses' and 'I Just wanna Stop' fame and to finish off, hear the great new song from the very talented Natalie Gauci.  All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence, the people to help you achieve crash-free driving. Call them to book 1300 555 576 or visit murcotts.edu.au to see the full range of programs available. Do it for yourself or someone you care about.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin Petersen shares more of his amazing stories from his days as drummer with The Bee Gees. From worldwide stardom to the problems that fractured the fivesome and split the Gibb brothers.  Remember the chart topping 1978 smash Baby it's You by Promises? Kevin chats to the lady behind that song and most memorable video clip Leslie Knauer. Find out what she is up to in 2023 and why she was on stage with Monkee Micky Dolenz.  Thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. One phone call could make such a difference to your life. Call them on 1300 555 576 to become a better driver or give a gift certificate to someone you care about. Visit murcotts.edu.au today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Springfield and Colin Petersen are two Aussies who have both made a huge impact on the international scene, Colin as a child actor in the movie Smiley then behind the drum kit for the Bee Gees' first musical assault on the world through hits like Massachusetts, To Love Somebody, New York Mining Disaster and Words. Now a Queensland resident, Colin shares the story, from his start in the business to the first break up of the brothers Gibb.  Rick Springfield is touring the United States now with his new album Automatic. He talks about making the new record and looks back over a career that includes being shot at while touring Vietnam in the sixties, the story behind covering Eleanor Rigby with Zoot, the smash success of Jessie's Girl and much more.    Thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. One phone call could make such a difference to your life. Call them on 1300 555 576 to become a better driver or give a gift certificate to someone you care about. Visit murcotts.edu.au today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.