MARTIN BARRE LEGENDARY JETHRO TULL GUITARIST TALKS ABOUT NEW FUTURE INNOVATIONS WITHIN HIS BAND: EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO

 

M A R T I N 

B A R R E

LEGENDARY LONGTIME GUITARIST

WITH

J E T H R O

T U L L

  SPECIAL   EVENT

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IN ITS ENTIRETY

Martin Barre the guitarist of Jethro Tull for over 43 years, his sound and playing was a major factor in their success. Album sales have exceeded 60 million units and they continue to be played worldwide, representing an important part of classic rock history.

Martin’s guitar playing has earned him a high level of respect and recognition; he was voted 25th best solo ever in the USA and 20th best solo ever in the UK for his playing on ‘Aqualung’. His playing on the album ‘Crest of a Knave’ earned him a Grammy award in 1989.

As well as numerous Jethro Tull albums, Martin has worked with many other artists including Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa and Chris Thompson and has shared a stage with such legends as Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

Martin has put together a band to play the “classic” music from the Tull catalogue. His band is a total commitment to give the Tull fans and a broader audience the chance to hear tracks not performed for many years. The band includes top musicians from a similar background.

More recently Martin has collaborated with original Tull band members Clive Bunker and Dee Palmer on a tour across America celebrating 50 Years of Jethro Tull!

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

MARTIN BARRE

VISIT

www.martinbarre.com

Official website

www.facebook.com/Martinbarreofficial

Facebook

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Instagram

UPCOMING CONCERTS

2022-2023

Martin’s Aqualung 50th Anniversary show will be touring across select countries across Europe later this year to wind up the final leg of this epic anniversary tour. Catch the last few dates by contacting the venues directly for tickets!

Martin Barre Band - 

Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

15 Nov 2022 Vienna, Austria Reigen

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

16 Nov 2022 Košice, Slovakia Collosseum

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

17 Nov 2022 Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Slovakia Blue Note

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

18 Nov 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia MMC

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

19 Nov 2022 Olomouc, Czech Republic Bounty

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

20 Nov 2022 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Klub na rampě

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

21 Nov 2022 Reichenbach, Germany Bergkeller

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

23 Nov 2022 Bielsko Biała, Poland BCK

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

24 Nov 2022 Warsaw, Poland Progresja Club

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

27 Nov 2022 Võru, Estonia Võru Culture Center Kannel

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

28 Nov 2022 Tallinn, Estonia Vaba Lava Performing Arts Centre

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

29 Nov 2022 Espoo, Finland Tapiolasali

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

30 Nov 2022 Pori, Finland Validi Karkia Club

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

02 Dec 2022 Stockholm, Sweden Kulturhuset Studion

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

03 Dec 2022 Sala, Sweden Rockland

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

04 Dec 2022 Oslo, Norway Kjetil [SOLD OUT]

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

06 Dec 2022 Gothenburg, Sweden Musikens Hus

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

07 Dec 2022 Malmö, Sweden Babel

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

08 Dec 2022 Copenhagen, Denmark Hotel Cecil

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

09 Dec 2022 Bordelsholm, Germany Savoy Kino

Martin Barre Band - Aqualung 50th Anniversary Show

10 Dec 2022 Isernhagen, Germany Blues Garage

A Brief History Of Tull

09 June 2023 Des Plaines, IL USA Des Plaines Theater

A Brief History Of Tull

10 June 2023 Edwardsville, IL USA Wildey Theater

A Brief History Of Tull

14 June 2023 New York City, NY USA Sony Hall

A Brief History Of Tull

15 June 2023 Plymouth, MA USA The Spire Center for the Arts

A Brief History Of Tull

16 June 2023 Shirley, MA USA The Bull Run

A Brief History Of Tull

17 June 2023 Derry, NH USA Tupelo Hall

A Brief History Of Tull

18 June 2023 Worthington, MA USA Worthington Country Club

A Brief History Of Tull

21 June 2023 Woodbridge, NJ USA Parker Press Park

A Brief History Of Tull

22 June 2023 Ridgefield, CT USA Ridgefield Playhouse

A Brief History Of Tull

23 June 2023 Hudson Falls, NY USA The Strand Theater

A Brief History Of Tull

24 June 2023 Jim Thorpe, PA USA Penns Peak

A Brief History Of Tull

28 June 2023 Atlantic City, NJ USA Kennedy Plaza

FREE CONCERT

A Brief History Of Tull

29 June 2023 Newton, NJ USA Newton Theater

A Brief History Of Tull

30 June 2023 Somers Point, NJ USA William Morrow Beach   FREE CONCERT

Discography

With JETHRO TULL

Stand Up    Released: 1 August 1969

Benefit      Released: 20 April 1970   

Aqualung   Released: 19 March 1971

Thick as a Brick   Released: 3 March 1972

A Passion Play   Released: 13 July 1973

War Child   Released: 14 October 1974

Minstrel in the Gallery   Released: 5 September 1975

Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!   

Released: 23 April 1976

Songs from the Wood   Released: 4 February 1977

Heavy Horses   Released: 10 April 1978

Stormwatch   Released: 14 September 1979

A   Released: 29 August 1980

The Broadsword and the Beast Released: 10 April 1982

Under Wraps   Released: 7 September 1984

Crest of a Knave Released: 11 September 1987

Rock Island   Released: 21 August 1989

Catfish Rising   Released: 10 September 1991

Roots to Branches   Released: 4 September 1995

J-Tull Dot Com   Released: 23 August 1999

The Jethro Tull Christmas Album   Released: 30 September 2003

Studio

A Summer Band (1992) - Various live tracks in a limited edition run of 500 CDs.

A Trick of Memory (1994)

The Meeting (1996)

Stage Left (2003)

Away with Words (2013)

Order of Play (2014)

Back to Steel (2015)

Roads Less Travelled (2018)

MLB - 50 Years of Jethro Tull (2019)

 

Compilations

Martin Barre (2012) – 2 CD (disc 1 – studio tracks, disc 2 – live tracks).

Live

Live in Munich (2014)

Live at the Factory Underground (2019)

Live in NY (2020) - 3 disc (1 DVD, 2 audio CD)

Live At The Wildey (2022)

Guest appearances

1973 Chick Churchill (You and Me; also features Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies of Supertramp)

1978 Maddy Prior (Woman in the Wings)

1978 Dan Lowe (Fahrenheit 361)

1980 John Wetton (Caught in the Crossfire)

1981 5 Furious Fish (Just for the Halibut)

1997 Spirit of the West (Weights and Measures)

1997 John Carter (Spirit Flying Free)

1998 Clive Bunker (Awakenings)

1998 Willy Porter (Live)

1999 ELP Tribute (Encores, Legends and Paradox)

2001 Various artists incl. Steve Vai, Carlos Santana, Allan Holdsworth (Guitars for Freedom 9/11 charity)

2003 Vikki Clayton (Movers and Shakers)

2005 Pentangle (Feoffees' Lands)

2007 Dave Pegg (60th birthday show)

2007 Excalibur 2

2010 Excalibur 3

2010 Chris Thompson, Gary Brooker, Frank Mead, Henry Spinetti, Dave Pegg (Live in Germany Classic Rock Tour)

2012 Pat O'May (Celtic Wings)

2015 Mick Abrahams (Revived!)

2018 Dee Palmer (Through Darkened Glass)

MARTIN BARRE

APPEARS

WEEK OF

NOVEMBER 19TH 2022

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

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CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 

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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner

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Linda Gail Lewis Female Rockabilly Pioneer, Sister of "the Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis Releases NEW COLLECTION OF EARLY RECORDINGS FROM THE 60'S & 70'S! EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

 

 

Female Rockabilly Pioneer 

LINDA 

 GAIL 

 LEWIS

Sister of Rock & Roll Legend

JERRY LEE LEWIS

Shares New Collection 

Of Early Recordings 

From The ‘60s & ‘70s!

EXCLUSIVE 

ON INTERVIEWING 

THE LEGENDS

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TO LISTEN IN ITS ENTIRETY

At a time when most female artists were content with crooning sappy love songs for mainstream audiences, vocalist and pianist Linda Gail Lewis was following her own muse, singing rowdy and rousing versions of early rock classics like “C.C. Rider,” “Jim Dandy” and “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes).” The latter track might hint at what drove Lewis to blaze her own musical path as it is a duet with Lewis’s brother, well-known raconteur and rabble rouser Jerry Lee Lewis.

Lewis would go on to record several times with her brother but also branched out to record several solo albums throughout the years as well as a 2000 album with Van Morrison and, more recently, has appeared on albums by Robert Gordon and Ann-Margret! But it’s Gail’s early tracks that truly showcase her historic importance as a pioneer of rockabilly music, and these tracks have now been collected on a brand-new compilation, entitled Early Sides 1963-1973, giving fans of vintage rock and rockabilly a chance to discover her unique talents.

The audio has been completely remastered by guitar icon Danny B. Harvey who had this to say about the collection “It’s a well-known fact that from 1961 until the late ‘70s, Linda Gail Lewis sang and stood beside her big brother Jerry Lee Lewis, both onstage and in the studio. Not as well-known is during that time she also managed to record her own amazing solo singles in Memphis, Nashville and LA with legendary musicians & producers like Scotty Moore, Jerry Reed, Harold Bradley, Reggie Young & of course her brother backing her.”

PURCHASE

THE NEW RELEASE

EARLY SIDES 

1963-1973

LINDA 

GAIL

 LEWIS

AT AMAZON.COM

Vintage early recordings from a true pioneering female rock artist, and sister of Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Gail Lewis! These early singles represent a diverse mix of musical styles from rockabilly to country to good old-fashioned Rock 'n' Roll! Includes two tracks with special guest Jerry Lee Lewis! Full color gatefold jacket with detailed personnel credits and vintage photos!

ALSO

WILD! 

WILD! 

WILD!

By Robbie Fulks 

& Linda Gail Lewis

Also available at amazon.com

Purchase the book

The Devil, 

Me, and 

Jerry Lee

Released – October 28, 1998

by Linda Gail Lewis (Author)

available at amazon.com

"Jerry Lee is not a candy ass," writes Lewis in this affectionate memoir of her life with her brother, rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis. What she's saying is hardly news? given that Jerry Lee's nickname is "The Killer," he hardly needs such a defense? but the author writes in a vivid, colloquial voice that makes old news seem almost fresh. Though Lewis's book abounds with colorful boasts regarding the sturdy Lewis libido (apparently shared by Jerry Lee, the author and their cousin Jimmy Swaggart), fans will learn little they didn't already know about the man who graced the world with the hit "Great Balls of Fire." Lewis is charming when she describes her fits of wanderlust, as when she left her family to tour the country with her older brother and his band, but one wishes she had applied her talent for brisk, direct prose to telling the story of the balancing act she has had to perform as both a mother and a traveling musician (which she only briefly addresses). Lewis also pads her narrative with worn-out anecdotes, recalling the moment when John Lennon kissed Jerry Lee's feet and the performance in which an uninvited and unwanted Janis Joplin joined Jerry Lee onstage. Lewis's appealing, plainspoken style notwithstanding, this slim family album will be appreciated by diehard fans and quickly forgotten by everyone else.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

LINDA GAIL LEWIS

VISIT

www.lglmusic.com

Official website

https://lglmusic.bandcamp.com/

LGL Music Bandcamp

www.facebook.com/lglmusic

Facebook

https://twitter.com/lglmusic

Twitter

www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lindagaillewis/?hl=en

Instagram

 

LINDA GAIL LEWIS

TOURING 2022

LGL live

7/29/2022 Dan’s Silverleaf Denton, TX

8/12/2022 Lonesome Rose San Antonio, TX

8/13/2022 Continental Houston, TX

8/14/2022 TBA

8/16/2022 Rooster Blues House Oxford, Ms

8/17/2022 tba

8/18/2022 star bar atlanTa, ga

8/19/2022 tipsy burro saloon charlotte, nc

8/20/2022 Friday’s Creek Owings, MD

8/21/2022 Buckley’s Long Island, NY

8/23/2022 Cafe Nine New Haven, CT

8/25/2022 Dobbs Philadelphia, PA

8/26/2022 The Palace Theater Danbury, CT

8/27/2022 Lenny’s at Hawkes Plaza Westbrook, ME

8/28/2022 Terryville Fairgrounds Plymouth, CT

8/30/2022 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleaveland, OH

8/30/2022 souThgate house revival Newport, ky

9/01/2022 rock’n’roll cafe memphis, tn

9/04/2022 Antone’s Austin, TX

 

LINDA GAIL LEWIS

Discography

Albums

Year Album

1969 The Two Sides of Linda Gail Lewis

Together (with Jerry Lee Lewis)

1990 International Affair

1991 Do You Know

Rockin' With Linda – Recorded Live in London

1992 I'll Take Memphis

1995 Love Makes the Difference

1999 Linda Gail Lewis

2000 You Win Again (with Van Morrison)

2001 Rock 'n' Roll Special (with The Firebirds)

2002 Out of the Shadows

Rock 'n' Roll

2004 Boogie Woogie Country Gal

Lie and Deny

2005 Me and the Boys in the Band

2006 Rock, Roll & Remember

Hungry Hill

2007 Dazed and Confused

Jabalaya

You Were There

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Live in France

2010 You & Me & Sweet Rock 'n' Roll – Best from Sweden

2015 Heartbreak Highway

Gas Station Flowers

Hard Rockin' Woman

2018 Wild! Wild! Wild! (with Robbie Fulks)

 

LINDA GAIL LEWIS

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WEEK OF JULY 8TH 2022

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

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CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS

 AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC

 LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 

…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner

MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO