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Ray Manzarek

Doors’ co-founder, Ray Manzarek, the band’s keyboardist, died Monday, May 20th, 2013 at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany from bile duct cancer. Manzarek is survived by his wife Dorothy, son Pablo, and their three grandchildren. Family members request that in...

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Review of Rock ‘N’ Roll Lens By David Kessel

Review of Rock ‘N’ Roll Lens By David Kessel

When I received a copy of Jimmy Steinfeldt’s new book  Rock ‘N’ Roll Lens recently, I was really knocked out. Jimmy’s sifted through his volumes of photos taken during the last 30 years as a premier Rock photographer, to come up with a real special book.  Jimmy’s...

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The Rockin Surfer Show

With Dave the K

This is not an oldies show, it’s rock and roll music history.

The music played on The Rockin Surfer Show is a cultural collision of Rockabilly, Surf, and the grey areas of R & B and Country. It’s all the different types of music and sounds that emerged after WWII and evolved into Rock and Roll as we know it today. We featured special themed shows including Valentine’s, Christmas, Beach Party and more. Currently, we are airing re-broadcast seasonally, with a new broadcast series in the works!

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David Kessel

As an active record producer, David’s studio collaborations include co-productions with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and productions for The Ramones, Blondie, The Go Go’s, & The Ventures, to name a few. Many of Kessel’s recordings as a musician and producer, were done at the famous Gold Star Studios in Hollywood.

David Kessel’s guitar work, electric and acoustic, can be found on Phil Spector productions and albums by John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Cher, Darlene Love, Dion, The Paley Brothers, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, The Ramones, and Celine Dion. David Kessel and his brother Dan, are the only 2nd generation members of The Wrecking Crew.