Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) & RIP Bob Weir
23 January - 51 minsThis week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Phil Manzanera, the guitarist behind Roxy Music and a prolific record producer whose career spans more than five decades. The hosts also pay tribute to Bob Weir of Grateful Dead.
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Featured Songs:
Roxy Music, "If There Is Something," Roxy Music, Island and Reprise, 1972
The Grateful Dead, "Sugar Magnolia," American Beauty, Warner Bros., 1970
Bob Weir, "Cassi...
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