Episode 17 - Al Kooper - a podcast by MAG Productions

Episode 17 - Al Kooper

 

On today's episode, Michael, Jamie, and Angelo are joined by the legendary Al Kooper. Al's career has spanned over 50 years and he has been a part of the making of hundreds of recordings, not only as a guitarist and organ player, but as a songwriter, singer, producer, and musical director. Al share's stories with the KCRO crew about his time with Bob Dylan, recording albums like "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Blonde on Blonde" as well as the now infamous Newport Folk Festival performance where Dylan first plugged in! Al discusses his relationship with Mike Bloomfield and his time in groups like The Blues Project and the formation of Blood Sweat and Tears. Al also dives into his time producing the first three Lynyrd Skynrd albums, and shares a great little secret with the guys about "Sweet Home Alabama"! These are just a small sampling of the amazing stories and conversations had in this weeks' interview. Tune in for all this, and much much more on this week's Keep Calm and Rock On Podcast!

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