Danny Kortchmar

Rock 

Family First: Danny Kortchmar on The Immediate Family’s Brotherly Bonds

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Joel, Carole King, Danny Kortchmar, David Crosby, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Lee Sklar, Leland Sklar, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Quarto Valley Records, Russ Kunkel, Skin in the Game, Steve Postell, Stevie Nicks, The Immediate Family, Waddy Wachtel

“We’ve earned the right not to have to be judged by anyone”

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Folk Pop Rock 

A Life in the Balance: Jackson Browne Turns 75

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 25 Comments 75th birthday, Danny Kortchmar, David Lindley, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, For Everyman, Greg Leisz, Jackson Browne, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Lennon, Lawyers in Love, Lives in the Balance, Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver, Val McCallum

Looking back on his 20 best songs

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Pop Rock 

Famous Last Words: Billy Joel’s River of Dreams at 30

August 10, 2023August 11, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, Danny Kortchmar, Elton John, Foreigner, Mick Jones, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, River of Dreams

Looking back on the Piano Man’s final pop album

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Rock 

Little Victories: Bob Seger’s The Distance Turns 40

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Alto Reed, Bill Payne, Bob Seger, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Bobby Hall, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Campbell, Craig Frost, Danny Kortchmar, Davey Johnstone, David Hood, Don Felder, Elton John Band, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Little Feat, Pete Carr, Randy McCormick, Roger Hawkins, Roy Bittan, Russ Kunkel, The Eagles, Waddy Wachtel

The Detroit rock great released this Silver Bullet Band classic in the last week of 1982

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New Wave Pop Rock 

When Don Henley Flew Solo: I Can’t Stand Still at 40

August 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Danny Kortchmar, Dirty Laundry, Don Henley, Eagles, I Can't Stand Still, JD Souther, Johnny Can't Read, Paddy Moloney, Russ Kunkel, Steve Porcaro, The Chieftains, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back on the Eagles drummer’s debut LP

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