Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan

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By: Steve Ryan

Steve Ryan is a former Radio DJ and Music Director, as well as a Promotion Manager for major record labels and spent 18 years in Media Management. Join Steve as he interviews some of your favorite artists. For questions, comments or to book an interview, email,  [email protected] 

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Ep. #94- Makenzie Phipps
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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #94 Makenzie Phipps. Talking about her time on The View, Snoop Dog and the songs, Blue Collared Man, Devil Ain't in Hell, Won't Be Here Forever, Life Gives You Love, Drag, You Bring the Beer (I'll Bring the Noise), Pink Whitney and more. #makenziephipps

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Ep. #93 Martha Reeves- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
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#93
10/18/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #93 Martha Reeves- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Talking about her first new album in 22 years, being at Motown, The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, and the songs, Dancing in the Streets, Heatwave, Nowhere to Run, To Know You is to Love You, Jimmy Mack, Honey Chile, My Baby Loves Me and more. #marthareeves  #marthaandthevandellas

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Ep. #92 Tracy Bonham
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#92
10/03/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #92 Tracy Bonham. Talking about the new album, life, and the songs, The One, Mother Mother, Sharks Can't Sleep, Wax and Gold, Under The Ruby Moon, Fake It, Behind Every Good Woman, Jumping Bean and more. #tracybonham

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Ep. #91 Karen Waldrup
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#91
09/27/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #91 Karen Waldrup. Talking about being on The Voice, Dan + Shay, and the songs Just in Case, Keeping the Faith, Harper Valley PTA, I Hope You Dance, Sometimes He Does, Slow and Easy, I Go By Jane Doe, Louisiana Hurricane and more. #karenwaldrup

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Ep. #90 Francis on my Mind
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09/20/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #90 Francis on my Mind. Talking about being on X-Factor Romania, the songs, Never be the Same, Somebody Else but Me, I Knew, Kind of Love It, Promit, Think About Me, Circle of Love, On My Mind, Are You Happy and more. #francisonmymind 

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Ep. #89 Allan Clarke- The Hollies
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#89
09/07/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #89 Allan Clarke- The Hollies. Talking about being in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, working with Graham Nash and the songs, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother, All I Need Is the Air That I Breathe, Bus Stop, Carrie Anne and more. #thehollies 

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Ep. #88 Ian Haugland- EUROPE
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#88
08/25/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #88 Ian Haugland- EUROPE. Talking about the new Album, 40th Anniversary of The Final Countdown and the songs, Carrie, One on One, Cherokee, Cult of Ignorance, Rock the Night and more. #europe

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Ep. #87 Lacy J Dalton
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#87
08/02/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #87 Lacy J Dalton. Talking about The Outlaws, faith and the songs, Takin it Easy, 16th Avenue, The Heart, Everybody Makes Mistakes, Dream Baby, Crazy Blue Eyes and more. #lacyjdalton

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Ep. #86 Jaret Reddick- Bowling for Soup
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#86
07/21/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #86 Jaret Reddick- Bowling for Soup. Talking about the new tour, politics in music, doing cover songs, and 1985, Girl All The Bad Boys Want, I'm Just A Kid, Ohio (Come Back to Texas), Summer of 69 and more. #bowlingforsoup

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Ep. #85 Albert Bouchard- Blue Öyster Cult
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#85
06/22/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #85 Albert Bouchard- Blue Öyster Cult. Talking about being a founding member of the band, writing, and the songs Don't Fear the Reaper, Burnin' for You, Astronomy and more. #blueoystercult

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Ep. #84 Frank DiMino- Angel
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#84
06/10/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #84 Frank DiMino- Angel. Talking about the last Angel Tour, the songs, Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore, Tower, Long Time, Pressure Point, Feelings, LA Lady, 1975, Seduce Me Tonight and more. #frankdimino #angelband

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Ep. #83 James and Tyler- Jayler
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#83
05/27/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #83 James Bartholomew and Tyler Arrowsmith- Jayler. Talking about the new album, tour and the songs, Down Below, Need Your Love, Riverboat Queen, Take me Home, I'll Meet You There and more. #Jayler

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Ep. #82 Bruce Soord- The Pineapple Thief
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#82
05/19/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #82 Bruce Soord- The Pineapple Thief. Talking about his new solo album, the new tours and the songs, The Final Thing on My Mind, In Exile, Pillars, Nestle In, Meet Me on the Downs, Nothing at Best, So We Row, A Thousand Daggers, Driving Like Maniacs and more. #Brucesoord #thepineapplethief

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Ep. #81 Martha Wash- The Weather Girls, C+C Music Factory, Black Box and more.
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#81
04/19/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #81 Martha Wash- Talking about her work with The Weather Girls, C+C Music Factory, Black Box, Sylvester and more. The songs It's Raining Men, Do You Wanna Funk, You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), Strike it Up, Carry On, Give it to You, Never Enough Money and more. #marthawash

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Ep. #80 Suzi Quatro 3
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#80
03/21/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #80 Suzi Quatro. Talking about the new album, Freedom. And the songs, Freedom, Stumblin' In, Face to Face, Can the Can, The Devil in Me, The Race is On, Your Mama Won't Like Me, I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew, Fever and more. #suziquatro 

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Ep. #79- John Ondrasik- Five for Fighting
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#79
03/14/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #79- John Ondrasik- Five for Fighting. Talking about the new tours and the songs, Superman (It's Not Easy), 100 Years, Easy Tonight, World, Chances and more. #fiveforfighting

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Ep. #78 Russ Ballard- Argent
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#78
03/08/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #78 Russ Ballard- Argent. Talking about being in Argent and all the hits he's written. The songs, Hold Your Head Up, On the Rebound, God Gave Rock N Roll to You, You Can Do Magic, Liar, Winning, I know There's Something Going On and more. #russballard 

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Ep. #77 Fergal Lawler- The Cranberries
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#77
03/01/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #77 Fergal Lawler- The Cranberries. Talking about the new albums, band history and the songs Zombie, Linger, Free to Decide, Dreams, Ode to my Family, Salvation, When You're Gone and more. #thecranberries

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Ep. #76 Glen Phillips- Toad The Wet Sprocket
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02/21/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #76 Glen Phillips- Toad The Wet Sprocket. Talking about the new album and tour, how they got a record deal and the songs, Little Heaven, Fall Down, Rings, Good Intentions, Crazy Life, Windmills and more. #toadthewetsprocket

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Ep. 75 Colin Blunstone- The Zombies
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#75
02/14/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #75 Colin Blunstone- The Zombies. Talking about being in The Zombies, singing with the Alan Parsons Project and the songs, Time of the Season, She's Not There, Tell Her No, Say You Don't Mind, I Don't Believe in Miracles, How Can We Dare to Be Wrong and more.

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Ep. 74 Ian Dench- EMF
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#74
01/31/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #74 Ian Dench- EMF. Talking about the new tour, writing hits for Florence & The Machine, Beyonce, Shakira and the songs, Unbelievable, Lies, Getting Through, Perfect Day, The Day the Music Died and more. #emf

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Ep. #73 Jack Hues- Wang Chung
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#73
01/04/2026

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #73 Jack Hues- Wang Chung. Talking about Movie Soundtracks, To Live and Die in LA, The Breakfast Club, and the songs, Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Dance Hall Days, Space Junk, Don't Let Go, Wait, Fire in The Twilight, Let's Go, and more. #wangchung 

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Ep. #72 Crispian Mills- Kula Shaker
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#72
12/25/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #72 Crispian Mills- Kula Shaker. Talking about the new album, tour and the songs, Hush, Tattva, Hey Dude, Broke as Folk, Mystical Machine Gun, Shower Your Love, Good Money, Infinite Sun and more. #kulashaker

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Ep. #71 Des Rocs
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#71
12/14/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #71 Des Rocs. Talking about the new tour and new music, and the songs, Used To The Darkness, Nothing Personal, The Juice, Ruby With The Sharpest Lies, Maby, I, I Am The Lightning, Ring of Fire, Nothing Personal, Manic Memories, and more. 
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Ep. #70 Monique Powell- Save Ferris
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#70
11/24/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #70 Monique Powell- Save Ferris. Talking about being in the move 10 Things I Hate About You, Touring, and the songs, Come On Eileen, The World Is New, I Know, Get Dancing, Goodbye, I'm Not Crying For You, New Sound and more. #saveferris

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Ep. #69 Belouis Some
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#69
11/14/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #69 Belouis Some. Talking about the songs, Imagination, Some People, Jerusalem, Round Round, Animal Magic, how John Huges got him to write a song for the movie Soundtrack Pretty in Pink and more. #belouissome

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Ep. #68 Tim Foreman- Switchfoot
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#68
10/31/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #68 Tim Foreman- Switchfoot. Talking about the new album, solo project Bango Chico, and the songs Learning to Breath, Meant to Live, Dare you to Move, Awakening, Stars, I won't Let You Go, and more. #switchfoot

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Ep. #67 Sophie B Hawkins
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#67
10/17/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #67 Sophie B Hawkins. Talking about the new album, upcoming tour, kids, musical influences and the songs, Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover, Right By Your Side, As I Lay Me Down, Love Yourself, The Missing and more. #sophiebhawkins #steveryan

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Ep. #66 Jimmy Fortune- The Statler Brothers
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#66
10/10/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #66 Jimmy Fortune- The Statler Brothers. Talking about being in an iconic band, faith, and the songs, Flowers on The Wall, Bed of Roses, I Believe, Elizabeth, Oh Baby Be Mine, My Only Love, Too Much on My Heart, More Than A Name On The Wall and more. #jimmyfortune #thestatlerbrothers

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Ep. #65 Lauri Ylonen- The Rasmus
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#65
09/15/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #65 Lauri Ylonen- The Rasmus. Talking about the new album and tour. Working with Desmond Child, the songs, In the Shadows, Living in a World Without You, Sail Away, Chill, Liquid, Love is a Bitch, Creatures of Chaos and more. #therasmus

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Ep. #64 Daniel Ash- Love & Rockets/ Bauhaus/ Ashes & Diamonds/ Tones on Tail.
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#64
09/01/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #64 Daniel Ash- Love & Rockets/ Bauhaus/ Ashes & Diamonds/ Tones on Tail. Talking about the new project, Ashes & Diamonds, the previous projects, the songs, So Alive, No New Tale to Tell, On a Rocka, Haunted When the Minutes Drag, Ball of Confusion, All In My Mind, Bela Lugosi is Dead, Go, Double Dare and more. #danielash #ashesanddiamonds #loveandrockets #bauhaus #tonesontail

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Ep. #63 Michael Armstrong
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#63
08/17/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #63 Michael Armstrong. Talking about the new Album, meeting Paul McCartney and Ben Folds and the songs, Getting Better, Maybe I'm Amazed, The Radio Years, How Much More of My Heart, The Greatest Thing, Doing The Time, Periscope, Each Other's Eyes, Kirkwall, Don't Get Me Wrong, and more. #michaelarmstrong

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Ep. #62 Chip Z'Nuff- Eunff Z'Nuff
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#62
08/03/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. #62 Chip Z'Nuff- Eunff Z'Nuff. Talking about the new Album and tour, and the songs, Fly High Michelle, New Thing, Heavy Metal, Shine, You Make Me Wanna Lie, Magnificent, I Could Never Be Without You, Baby Loves You, Innocence, Wheels and more. #enuffznuff

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Ep. #61 Lou Gramm- Foreigner
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#61
07/20/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 61 Lou Gramm- Foreigner. Talking about the new Foreigner 4 Deluxe Edition, the new tour with Foreigner, meeting John Lennon and the songs, Waiting for a Gril Like You, I Want To Know What Love Is, Urgent, Juke Box Hero, Say You Will, Cold As Ice, Midnight Blue, Feels Like the First Time, Double Vision, Just Between You and Me, Head Games and more. #foreigner #lougramm

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Ep. 60 Luke Esterkyn & Greg Gueldner- Stroke 9
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#60
06/29/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 60 Luke Esterkyn & Greg Gueldner- Stroke 9. Talking about how the song Little Black Backpack helped them get a record contract and the songs, Today, Letters, Tail of the Sun, Down, Kick Some Ass, Frisco Bay, Pilgrims, and more. #stroke9 

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Ep. 59 Paul Rappaport- Columbia Records Music Executive
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#59
06/22/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 59 Paul Rappaport- Columbia Records Music Executive. Talking about his new book and stories about Aerosmith, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Journey, Elvis Costello, Tony Bennett, Alice in Chains, and more. #paulrappaport

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Ep. 58 Eric Bazilian- The Hooters
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#58
05/25/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 58 Eric Bazilian- The Hooters. Talking about working with Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, meeting the Beatles, and the songs, Day by Day, And We Danced, Johnny B, All You Zombies, Karla With AK, 25 Hours A Day, Time After Time, One of Us, and more. #thehooters

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Ep. 57 Annabella Lwin- Bow Wow Wow
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#57
05/17/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 57 Annabella Lwin- Bow Wow Wow. We talk about how she found out she was sacked from the band in the newspaper, Adam Ant, Stevie Wonder, the songs, I Want Candy, Baby, Oh No, Do You Wanna Hold Me, C30, C60, C90, Go, Chihuahua, Stone Jumping, What's The Time (Hey Buddy), Fever and more. #bowwowwow #annabella 

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Ep. 56 Suzi Quatro Pt. 2
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#56
05/10/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 56 Suzi Quatro Pt.2. This time we talk about her new Novel, Grave Undertakings, talking with Elvis, Happy Days, the songs, Stumblin' In, Devil Gate Drive, All Shook Up, Too Big, The Race Is On and more... #suziquatro

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Ep. 55 Bill Champlin- Chicago, Sons of Champlin
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#55
04/19/2025

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Back Stage Pass with Steve Ryan Ep. 55 Bill Champlin- Chicago, Sons of Champlin. Talking about writing the hits After the Love Is Gone, Turn Your Love Around, being in Chicago and the songs, Hard Habit to Break, Look Away, I Don't Want to Live Without Your Love, Will You Still Love Me, If She Would Have Been Faithful, In the Heat of The Night and more. #billchamplin #chicago

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