Sonja Kristina discusses her music career and her days as lead singer of legendary 70s UK prog-rock band Curved Air. She also speaks in-depth about her ‘jazz’ tinged solo album Cri De Coeur. Curved Air was one of England’s foremost progressive bands charting regularly with each album release & were the first to ever have a picture disc record. Curved Air
Read moreOn this Purple Haze Archive podcast is cult legend American singer-songwriter of Pearls Before Swine, Tom Rapp. Pearls Before Swine, a psychedelic folk band, released classic albums such as: One Nation Underground, Balaklava & The Use of Ashes. The Tom Rapp song “Rocket Man” inspired Bernie Taupin & Elton John to write their own song, “Rocket Man”. Vale Tom Rapp (March 8, 1947 – February 11, 2018) Tom Rapp Wiki Page: Click Here Purple
Read moreEd Sanders, a true American iconoclast, is an American poet, singer/songwriter, author, social activist, publisher, environmentalist & member of the legendary anarchic 1960s band The Fugs. He has been called a bridge between the Beat & Hippie generations. Join Ed Sanders on this Purple Haze Archive podcast as he discusses the Beat Poets, America in the 50s & 60s & his best-selling book on the Manson murders, The
Read moreOn this Purple Haze Archive podcast we present a tribute to legendary DJ Tom Clay with our very special guest Becky Clague (Clay) the daughter of the late Tom Clay. Tom Clay was a famous DJ in the US & Canada especially in the 1950s & 1960s, & also a very controversial one too. In 1971 he combined two songs What the World Needs Now & Abraham Martin & John & had
Read moreVery sadly, Reg Presley, lead singer of The Troggs, died on February 4, 2013 of lung cancer. Join manager & producer of The Troggs, Larry Page, as he discusses the life & career of the late great Reg Presley. The Troggs were an influential garage rock band founded in the 1960s best known for the worldwide smash hit, Wild Thing. Other hit tunes included: With A Girl Like
Read moreJoin Rod Stone, the guitarist of one of Australia’s most popular bands of the 1960s, The Groove, on this Purple Haze Podcast. The Groove were best known for such hits as: Soothe Me, What Is Soul, Relax Me, etc. Rod Stone was also a member of New Zealand’s legendary Librettos as well as being a member of Normie Rowes’ Playboys. Rod Stone’s Official Website: Here The Groove on Youtube: Here Purple Haze is sponsored
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