Neil Young
Elvis Presley
Related Artists
Jackson Browne
Eagles (Don Henley & Glenn Frey)
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
America
Van Morrison
Inspirational and Influential Artists
Jackson Browne
Eagles
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley
Some Favourite Albums
Hotel California~Eagles
For Everyman~Jackson Browne
Turnstiles~Billy Joel
Abbey Road~Beatles
The Dark Side of the Moon~Pink Floyd
Ol' Blue Eyes is Back~Frank Sinatra
Some Favourite Albums (Live)
Running on Empty (Compilation)~Jackson Browne
Hell Freezes Over~Eagles
Songs in the Attic (Compilation)~Billy Joel
Spyboy~Emmylou Harris
Here & Now (Disc II)~America
Jackson Browne/Solo Acoustic (Volumes I & II)~Jackson Browne
Some Favourite Concept Albums
Running On Empty (Live/Compilation)~Jackson Browne (could be considered)
Hotel California~Eagles (could be considered)
Turnstiles~Billy Joel
The Dark Side of the Moon~Pink Floyd
Abbey Road~Beatles
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning~Frank Sinatra
Some Favourite Debut Albums
Eagles~Eagles
Jackson Browne~Jackson Browne (Saturate Before Using)
Billy Joel~Cold Spring Harbor
Stevie Nicks~Belladonna
James Ingram~It's Your Night
Tracy Chapman~Tracy Chapman
Some Favourite Album Covers
Hotel California~Eagles
Late for the Sky~Jackson Browne
The Stranger~Billy Joel
The End of the Innocence~Don Henley
Rapture~Anita Baker
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town~Emmylou Harris
Some Favourite Songs
New Kid in Town~Eagles (Don Henley/Glenn Frey/John David Souther)
Sky Blue and Black~Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne)
Summer, Highland Falls~Billy Joel (Billy Joel)
The River~Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
Against the Wind~Bob Seger (Bob Seger)
Hymns to the Silence~Van Morrison (Van Morrison)
Some Favourite Romantic Songs
I'll Do Anything~Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne)
Ol' '55~Eagles (Tom Waits)
You're My Home~Billy Joel (Billy Joel)
The One~Elton John (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Lady, Lady, Lady~Joe Esposito (Giorgio Moroder/Keith Forsey)
Looking For Love~Johnny Lee (Bob Morrison/Patti Ryan/Wanda Mallette)
Some Favourite Songs (Torch/Mood/Brood/Emotional)
Waiting For You~Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne)
Pretty Maids All In A Row~Eagles (Joe Walsh/Joe Vitale)
You're So Right~Frank Sinatra (Joe Raposo)
Yesterday~The Beatles (Paul McCartney/John Lennon)
A Man Needs A Maid~Neil Young (Neil Young)
Someone To Lay Down Beside Me~Linda Ronstadt (Karla Bonoff)
Some Favourite Songs (Haunting/Evocative)
Outlaw Man~Eagles (David Blue)
Sandman~America (Dewey Bunnell)
Silent Running~Mike and the Mechanics (Mike Rutherford/B. A. Robertson)
Don't Fear the Reaper~Blue Oyster Cult (Buck Dharma)
Run Through the Jungle~Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty)
Eleanor Rigby~The Beatles (Paul McCartney/John Lennon)
Some Favourite Songs (Haunting/Sex Appealing)
One Of These Nights~Eagles (Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
Gimme Shelter~The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
I Want You~The Beatles (Paul McCartney/John Lennon)
Kashmir~Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant/Jimmy Page/Jon Bonham)
Midnight Rider~The Allman Brothers (Gregg Allman/Robert Kim Payne)
Can't You See~Marshall Tucker Band (Toy Caldwell)
Some Favourite Duets
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough~Don Henley & Patty Smyth
(Patty Smyth/Glen Burtnik)
You're a Friend of Mine~Jackson Browne & Clarence Clemons
(Michael Narada Walden/Jeffrey Cohen)
Baby Grand~Billy Joel & Ray Charles
(Billy Joel)
How Do You Keep the Music Playing~James Ingram & Patti Austin
(Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman/Michel LeGrand)
You Are~Glen Campbell & Emmylou Harris
(Becky Hobbs/Don london)
Up Where We Belong~Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
(Will Jennings/Jack Nitzsche/Buffy Sainte-Marie)
Some Favourite Instrumentals
Wasted Time (reprise)~Eagles
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Jim Ed Norman)
Let it Flow (for "Dr. J")~Grover Washington, Jr.
(Grover Washington, Jr.)
Nocturne ("The Cold Spring Harbour" Album)~Billy Joel
(Billy Joel)
Affirmation~George Benson
(Jose feliciano)
Taxi Driver (theme)~Bernard Herrmann
(Bernard Herrmann)
The Final Bell (Rocky)~Bill Conti
(Bill Conti)
Some Favourite Epic Songs
Hotel California~Eagles (Don Felder/Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant~Billy Joel (Billy Joel)
American Pie~Don McClean (Don McClean)
Stairway To Heaven~Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page/Robert Plant)
Bohemian Rhaspody~Queen (Freddie Mercury)
Down By The River ~Neil Young
(Neil Young)
Some Favourite Instrumental Pieces In Songs
(Intros/Breaks/Outros/Epilogues)
Hotel California~Eagles (Don Felder/Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
Running On Empty~Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne)
Layla~Eric Clapton (Eric Clapton/Jim Gordon)
Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding~Elton John (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Free Bird~Lynard Skynard (Allen Collins/Ronnie Van Zant)
Us And Them~Pink Floyd (Roger Waters/Richard Wright)
Some Favourite Classical/Contemporary Compositions
(Instrumentalists)
The Godfather (love theme)~Nino Rota (contemporary classical)
(Nino Rota)
The Immigrant (main title theme/The Godfather II)~Nino Rota (contemporary classical)
(Nino Rota)
Intermezzo (theme/Raging Bull)~Pietro Mascagni (operatic)
(Pietro Mascagni)
Cavatina (theme/ The Deer Hunter)~Stanley Myres (classical guitar)
(Stanley Myres)
Adagio in G Minor~Remo Giazotto
(Tomaso Albinoni)
Life is Beautiful ("La Vita e Bella")/(love theme)~Nicola Pavani (contemporary classical)
(Nicola Pavani)
Some Favourite Excerpts from Lines of Songs
"...I've been searching for the daughter of the devil in town, I've been searching for an angel in white..." Eagles (One of These Nights)/(Don Henley & Glenn Frey)
"...I don't know what happens when people die, can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try, it's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear,
that I can't sing, I can't help listening..." Jackson Browne (For a Dancer)/(Jackson Browne)
"...Sweet Virginian cigarette burning in my hand, well you use to be a friend of mine, but now I understand..." Billy Joel (Somewhere Along the Line)/(Billy Joel)
"...Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse..." Bruce Springsteen (The River)/(Bruce Springsteen)
"...Don't give up, until you drink from the silver cup, and ride that highway in the sky..." America (Lonely People)/(Dan Peek & Catherine Peek)
"...You're as right as rain, how can I explain..." Frank Sinatra (You're So Right) (For What's Wrong in My Life)/(Terry Randazzo)
Some Favourite Songwriters
Jackson Browne
Don Henley & Glenn Frey
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
David Gates ("Bread")
Bob Dylan
Some Favourite Songwriting Partners
Don Henley & Glenn Frey
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Gerry Coffin & Carole King
Some Favourite Vocalists
Don Henley & Glenn Frey
Jackson Browne
Frank Sinatra
Barbra Streisand
Anne Murray
Sam Cooke
Some Favourite Back-up/Harmony Vocalists
Eagles
The Beach Boys
Emmylou Harris
Nicolette Larson
Rosemary Butler
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
Some Favourite Guitarists
Don Felder/Joe Walsh/Bernie Leadon ("Eagles")
Jackson Browne
Mark Knopfler
David Gilmour
George Benson
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Some Favourite Pianists
Jackson Browne
Billy Joel
Elton John
Leon Russell
Randy Newman
Bruce Hornsby
Some Favourite Musical Producers
(Engineers & Pioneers/Arrangers)
Russ Titelman
Quincy Jones
Alan Parsons
Tommy Vicari & Al Schmitt
Glyn Johns & Bill Szymczyk
Val Garay
*Ed Cherney/*Phil Ramone/*Tommy LiPuma
Some Favourite Musical Conductors
(Orchestral Arrangements)
Henry Mancini
Herb Alpert
John Barry
Gordon Jenkins
Nelson Riddle
Tommy Dorsey
Some Favourite Multi-Talented Artists
Jackson Browne
Eagles (Don Henley & Glenn Frey)
Billy Joel
Robbie Robertson
Bobby Darin
Charlie Chaplin
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Some Favourite Films
Midnight Express
Rocky I & II
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Deer Hunter
The Godfather & The Godfather II
Taxi Driver
Some Favourite Inspirational and Influential Films
Rocky I & II (in an artistic/passionate sense)
The Greatest ("Cassius Clay"/"Muhammad Ali") (in an artistic/passionate sense)
The Last Waltz ("The Band"/"Martin Scorcese") (in an artistic/passionate sense)
The Godfather & The Godfather II (in a philosophical sense/"Machiavelli"..."The Prince")
The Deer Hunter (in a strength of character/ loyalty sense)
Midnight Cowboy (in a "street wise"/survival sense)
Some Favourite Soundtracks (Musical Film Scores)
Rocky I & IV
An Officer and a Gentleman
Midnight Express
Flashdance
The Godfather & The Godfather II
About Last Night
Favourite Training (Dancing) Albums
Hotter than July~Stevie Wonder
Quincy Jones/The Best (Compilation) Album~Quincy Jones
Rocky I & IV (Soundtracks)
Flashdance (Soundtrack)
Fame (Soundtrack)
Irene Cara~What a Feelin' (Album)
Some Favourite Film Actors
James Dean
Montgomery Clift
Michael Caine
Gregory Peck
Clint Eastwood
Marlon Brando
Some Favourite Film Directors
(Cinemaphotographers)
Martin Scorcese
Elia Kazan
Taylor Hackford
Federico Fellini
Alan Parker
Francis Ford Coppola
Some Favourite Directors (Thriller)
Alfred Hitchcock
Stephen King
David Lynch
William Friedkin
Richard Donner
Stanley Kubrick
Favourite Broadway Musical
West Side Story
Favourite Television Series Theme
Happy Days~Jimmy Haas
(Norman Gimbel/Charles Fox)
Favourite Television Series Instrumental Theme
Hill Street Blues~Mike Post
(Mike Post)
Favourite Television Drama Series
Hill Street Blues
Favourite Sitcom Series
Happy Days
Favourite Cartoon Series
Looney Tunes ("Sylvester")
Some Favourite Musical Variety Shows (Concerts)
The Midnight Special & Austin City Limits
Shindig!
The Ed Sullivan Show & The Dick Clark Show
The Old Grey Whistle Test & Rockpalast
American Bandstand
Soundstage
*Soul Train
Some Favourite Musical Film/Movie Documentaries
(Rockumentaries)
History Of The Eagles & Hell Freezes Over (Eagles)
Going Home (Jackson Browne)
Troubadour~The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter (PBS)
The Wrecking Crew & Session Men (Gil Baker/Director of “Session Men”)
Muscle Shoals
From The Byrds To The Eagles
Some Favourite Musical Television/Documentaries
(Series)/(Rockumentaries)
Bio/Biography
Legends (VH1)
Behind The Music & Storytellers (VH1)
VH1's 100 Greatest Women Of Rock & Roll
Classic Albums
BBC (1 & 4)
Some Favourite Musical News & Current Affairs Series
MTV
VH1 (Miscellaneous)
Jools (BBC)
*The Late Show with David Letterman
Favourite Late Show Television Presenter
Johnny Carson
Some Favourite Stand up/Comedians
Eddie Murphy
Don Rickles
Mel Brooks
*Monty Python
Some Favourite Concert Venues
Carnegie Hall
Hollywood Bowl
Greek Theatre
Royal Albert Hall
Madison Square Garden
Sydney Opera House
(Central Park)
Some Favourite Live Music Venues
Troubadour
Whisky a Go Go
The Roxy Theatre
Blue Note
Village Vanguard
House Of Blues
(Copacabana, Cocoanut Grove & The Sands Hotel and Casino)
Some Favourite Live (Benefit)
(Concerts/Events/Festivals)
Woodstock
Live Aid
Farm Aid
Monterey Jazz Festival
Newport Folk Festival
Desert Trip Indio
Some Favourite Visual Artists
Vincent Van Gogh
Georgia O' Keeffe
Michelangelo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
Andy Warhol
Some Favourite Photographers/Artists
Henry Diltz & Gary Burden
Jimmy Wachtel
John Kosh
Jim Houghton
Norman Seeff
*Julius Shulman
Some Favourite Poetry (Literature)
Desiderata~Max Ehrmann
If~Rudyard Kipling
Brown and Agile Child~Pablo Neruda
Some Favourite Writers (Literature)
John Steinbeck
Edna Ferber
Tennessee Williams
William Shakespeare
Ernst Hemingway
Irving Stone
Some Favourite Magazines
Rolling Stone
Time
The New Yorker
Vanity Fair
Life
National Geographic
Some Favourite Books
Hotel California~Barney Hoskyns
Chronology of the World~Isaac Asimov
Future Shock~Alvin Toffler
Midnight Express~Billy Hayes with William Hoffer
The Oxford and Webster's Dictionaries
The Holy Bible (in a historical/moralistic sense)
Some Favourite Political Philosophers
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King
Winston Churchill
Cassius Clay ("Muhammad Ali")
John F. Kennedy
Crazy Horse ("Native American Chief/Warrior")
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