Russ Kunkel

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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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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Country and/or Western 

Since The Last Time: Joshua Judges Ruth at 30

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, Arnold McCuller, Curb Records, Edgar Meyer, Emmylou Harris, Jay Dee Maness, Joshua Judges Ruth, Leland Sklar, Leo Kottke, Lyle Lovett, Matt Rollings, Rickie Lee Jones, Russ Kunkel, Sir Harry Bowens, Sweet Pea Atkinson

Lyle Lovett’s fourth LP still sets a high bar for country music creativity

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