The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus

LRRC EP848: Lefty Guitarists, Andrew Dice Clay Banned from MTV, Magic Man by Heart explored pt 1

Loudini: lefty guitarists, Burning Butthole(andy rehfelt’s variety show), How & Why Dice got banned from MTV(PowerJRE), Liz Phair Story about “selling out”(the moth), Cory Wong, fantastic 4 tanks, naked gun looks good, shane gillis lazer tag story

 

Riff of the Week: magic man

 

Pittsburgh Kevin: ruprecht, michael j, fox, 50’s songs, david lee roth

 So bad it’s Good: Bridgett and the Nameless

Film Corner: Extremities, U2 360, The Burbs,

LRRC EP847: Most Used Songs in TV & Movies, Banned Rock Anthems, Billy Joel on Bill Marr, Red Barchetta Story

Loudini: Most used songs in movies and TV, Banned Rock Anthems(Professor of Rock), Tony Carey on his time with Rainbow(VRP Rocks), The Story Behind Rumplestiltskin(the resurrectionists), Bill Marr interviews Billy Joel, from the mind of Loudini, Jeff Beck didn’t know what he was doing,

Riff of the Week: NO MORE SCALES!

 

Pittsburgh Kevin: the story of red barchetta,

So bad it’s good: Japanese Enka; Wonderwall

Film Corner: Happy Gilmour 2, Thunderbolts

LRRC EP846: Special Needs Rockers, Judas Priest Live? April Wine's Brian Greenway, Norm's Rare Guitars

A Salute to Special Needs Rockers: 

1. Stevie Wonder

Condition: Blind (congenital)
Bio: Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in 1950, Stevie Wonder was blind shortly after birth due to a condition called retinopathy of prematurity. He signed with Motown at age 11 and became a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer.
Known For:

• "Superstition"
  
  
• "Isn't She Lovely"
  
  
• "Sir Duke"
  
  
• "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
  
  

2. Ray Charles

Condition: Blind (developed in early childhood)
Bio: Ray Charles Robinson lost his sight at age 7 due to glaucoma. He pioneered the soul genre by combining blues, gospel, and jazz.
Known For:

• "Georgia on My Mind"
  
  
• "Hit the Road Jack"
  
  
• "I Got a Woman"
  
  

3. Ludwig van Beethoven

Condition: Deaf (progressive hearing loss)
Bio: One of the greatest classical composers, Beethoven began to lose his hearing in his late 20s and was completely deaf by the time he composed some of his most renowned works.
Known For:

• Symphony No. 9 ("Ode to Joy")
  
  
• Symphony No. 5
  
  
• Moonlight Sonata
  
  

4. Rick Allen

Condition: Amputee (left arm)
Bio: The drummer for Def Leppard, Allen lost his left arm in a car crash in 1984. He continued to drum using a custom kit and adapted techniques.
Known For (with Def Leppard):

• "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
  
  
• "Photograph"
  
  
• "Hysteria"
  
  

5. Tony Iommi

Condition: Partial amputee (fingertips)
Bio: The Black Sabbath guitarist lost the tips of two fingers on his right hand in an industrial accident. He made custom thimbles and detuned his guitar to play.
Known For (with Black Sabbath):

• "Iron Man"
  
  
• "Paranoid"
  
  
• "War Pigs"
  
  

6. Evelyn Glennie

Condition: Deaf
Bio: A Scottish percussionist who became profoundly deaf at age 12, Glennie plays barefoot to feel the vibrations. She is a world-renowned solo percussionist.
Known For:

• Avant-garde percussion pieces, collaborations with orchestras and composers
  
  
• "The Sugar Factory"
  
  
• "Touch the Sound" (documentary soundtrack)
  
  

7. Mel Tillis

Condition: Stutter
Bio: A country music legend who had a speech impediment (stutter) that disappeared when he sang. He embraced it as part of his personality.
Known For:

• "Coca-Cola Cowboy"
  
  
• "I Ain’t Never"
  
  
• "Good Woman Blues"
  
  

8. Jason Becker

Condition: ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Bio: A virtuoso guitarist, Becker was diagnosed with ALS at age 20. Though he lost the ability to play or speak, he continues to compose music using eye movement technology.
Known For:

• "Perpetual Burn" (solo album)
  
  
• Work with David Lee Roth ("A Little Ain’t Enough")
  
  

9. Hikari Ōe

Condition: Autism and developmental disabilities
Bio: A Japanese composer born with a brain hernia and severe developmental challenges. Encouraged by his Nobel Prize-winning father Kenzaburō Ōe, Hikari became a successful classical composer.
Known For:

• Music of Hikari Ōe (album)
  
  
• Piano and chamber works performed globally
  
  

10. Ian Dury

Condition: Polio survivor (mobility impairment)
Bio: British singer-songwriter and frontman of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. He contracted polio as a child, resulting in a withered leg and partial paralysis.
Known For:

• "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"
  
  
• "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"
  
  

11. Wyclef Jean

Condition: Dyslexia
Bio: Haitian-American rapper and producer, formerly of the Fugees. Jean has been open about his dyslexia, which made traditional schooling difficult.
Known For:

• "Gone Till November"
  
  
• "911" (feat. Mary J. Blige)
  
  
• Fugees: "Killing Me Softly", "Ready or Not"

 

Judas Priest’s New Video(Metal Pilgrim), Ozzy’s Vocals at BTTB(Wings of Pegasus), Have you ever bought gear from somebody famous? Addicted to Gear’s Brian Greenway story(Addicted to Metal), Rick, Justin & The Proff take on the music business and YouTube, Why Issac Hayes left South Park

Riff of the Week: Heartbreaker (Pat Benetar)

Pittsburgh Kevin: so bad it’s good, favorite covers, silence of the lambs, norm’s rare guitars, marcus malone, malcolm jamal

Film Corner: Twixt, Time AFter Time, Heavy Metal in Bagdad,

LRRC EP845: Live Retrospective, Oasis vs REM, Simon Phillips Talks Iconic Performances, Great White Buffalo

Loudini: being shamed on Facebook over Back to the Beginning and Capos LOL!, 40th anniversary of LIVE AID, 10 Iconic LIVE AID performances, Contemporary Art is a Cult(Remant777) + story from book I am reading, Oasis vs REM Slane Castle Gig(james hargreaves guitar) lad culture vs new man culture, Simon Phillips reacts to some of his most iconic performances(drumeo), 

 

Riff of The Week: Great White Buffalo; Ted Nugent

 

Pittsburgh Kevin: middle school weezer cover goes horribly wrong, LIVE AID U2, Lily V. Sixx, christian rock rabbit hole, why are people dicks online

Film Corner: Tightrope, 

LRRC EP843: Back To The Beginning Review, The Verve Vindicated, Famous Stolen Guitars

Loudini: second rehearsal with Spectrum and gigs! The Verve vindicated- andrew oldam, the last time(david hartley), Top Stolen Guitars(five watt world), are christian metal bands fake?(pastor brad rocks), what books got burned?(zoomer historian), Back To The Beginning thoughts …tool, ozzy, sabbath, lizzy, draiman, nuno, slash, jake, zakk, gojira, axle, yungblood, sammy hagar

Pittsburgh Kevin:

So bad it’s good: the worst cover of a beatles song ever; let it be

Film Corner: Bring Her Back, My Blue Heaven, Dreamscape, The Jacket, there’s something wrong with aunt diane,  sound city

LRRC EP842: Dan Hartman, Recording Led Zeppelin II, Davey Johnston, Fender Deluxe Reverb Issues, Mt Rushmour of Rock Singers

Loudini: I was today years old (dan hartman), what you need to know before buying a deluxe reverb(jeff starrs not bad films), Behind the recording of Led Zeppelin II(mixing mastering online), Ramble On; Songs That Change World(produce like A pro), Elton John; Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me w/ Davey Johnston(JJ Blair), new gig, gospel night at the strip club (ashley mcbride)

 

Mount Rushmore of Rock Singers:

 

Loudini: Ronnie James Dio, Bon Scott, Lou Gramm, Chris Cornell

Pittsburgh Kevin: Paul Rogers, Eddie Vedder, Scott Weiland, Emily Armstrong

 

Pittsburgh Kevin: Laurie Norris update? Auditory hallucinations, 

 

So bad it’s good: vanessa valou

Film Corner: Jurassic world mixed reaction, spaceballs 2, spinal tap 2, randy rhoads

LRRC EP841: Marshall Clean Sound, Johnny Rotten Hates A Bunch Of Bands, WTF Happened To Terrence Trent Darby?

Loudini: The OTHER great marshall sound(phillip mcknight), How Well Can YOu hear audio quality (NPR) (in the mix YouTube Channel), Johnny ROtten hates a bunch of musicians and current trends (studio number six)(Pink F. Stones. Billy Idol w/ Sex Pistol Members, “Pistol” docuseries, Greenday, Joe Strummer and more!), Mick Ralphs R.I.P. WHT Terrence Trent Darby? (PIERRE) TTD wiki

Riff of the Week: Rock Steady; Bad Company

Pittsburgh Kevin: back to the future guitar missing! Christopher Cross’s Stratocaster, 

 

So bad it’s good: leebonny Bonny Lee Bakely

Film Corner: Marshmallow, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Contact, Furiouso, ghost busters frozen empire

LRRC EP840: Ben Harper's Dumble, We Don't Understand Pickups, Black Dog

Ben Harper’s Dumble Story; Best Booty Call Basslines(pdbass), Cornerstone Deja Drive(JayLeonardJ), https://www.cornerstonemoomusicgear.com/product/imperium2/ The Minor Pentatonic two note “trick”(guitarluminary), playing in “flat” keys(kyle orla stringworks), what you (and I) misunderstand about active pick ups(Phillip McKnight2)

 

So Bad it’s Good: the most worst music you never heard before(joey herbz)

 

Riff of The Week: Black Dog’ Led Zeppelin

Film Corner: moon of the blood beast, clown in a cornfield, star wars

LRRC EP839: Randy Rhoads, Gibsons are for old farts, Fender Tone Masters vs Tube Amps, Too Old for Music?

Loudini: Randy Rhoads; Reflections of a Guitar Icon (YouTubeMovies& TV), Younger Players Aren’t Playing Gibsons(DenDenBMX), Gibson isn’t Selling Guitars! (Jayce Allen Guitar), Tone Master Series vs Tube Amp (Mike Cole), YouTube Guitarists who have improved before our eyes. Are you too old for the music industry?(Jemma Heigis)

 

Riff of the Week: 

Man In The Box + Loudini’s “Secret” method

 

Pittsburgh Kevin: Triumph, Frank Torres, Tik Tok LIVES, 

So bad it’s good:

 

Film Corner:

The Accountant, The Accountant 2, The Keep, Riding The Bus With My Sister,

This Week In Rock History:

🎤 Live Concerts & Special Appearances

• June 8 – Bruce Springsteen & Paul McCartney performed together in Liverpool during Springsteen’s Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, delivering classics like “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “Kansas City” in a surprise guest appearance that made headlines (92kqrs.com, los40.com).
  
  
• June 13 – The Tipsy Roosters bring classic rock hits (Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Steely Dan) to Manistee’s historic Ramsdell Theatre, MI—tickets $25 (manisteenews.com).
  
  
• June 7–ongoing – Jimmy Barnes kicked off his “Defiant Tour” in Adelaide, Australia, performing solo classics and a set from his new album Defiant, backed by a 7-piece band (adelaidenow.com.au).
  
  
• June 14 – Metallica headlines in Houston as part of the city's busy June concert calendar (Shakira and others also featured) (houstonchronicle.com).
  
  

📀 Album & Single Releases & Chart Flair

• June 8 – Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings) topped the U.S. charts in 1974; Velvet Revolver’s Contraband also released and hit Platinum that day (92kqrs.com).
  
  
• June 9 – The Rolling Stones released Some Girls in 1978 (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 11 – David Bowie’s iconic “Space Oddity” released in 1969; also “Paint It Black” hit #1 on U.S. charts in 1966 (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 12 – Rush’s final studio album Clockwork Angels hit North American shelves in 2012 (92kqrs.com).
  
  
• June 13 – Let It Be by The Beatles and the single “The Long and Winding Road” both reached #1 in 1970 (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 14 – Glass Houses by Billy Joel began a six-week stint at #1 in 1980 (92kqrs.com). Also, Derek & the Dominos played their debut show in London in 1970 (classicsdujour.com).
  
  

🎂 Birthdays

From DrRock.com & AP News:

• June 8 – Nancy Sinatra turns 85; Bonnie Tyler is 74 (apnews.com).
  
  
• June 14 – Boy George celebrates his 64th birthday (apnews.com).
  
  

Other notable birthdays (June 8–14):

• Boz Scaggs (June 8, 1944); Chuck Negron (3 Dog Night, June 8); Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers, June 8) (classicsdujour.com).
  
  

🕯️ Deaths & In-Memoriam

• June 8, 2011 – Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin of the Blues Brothers passed away (jbonamassa.com).

 

• June 9, 2025- R.I.P. Sly Stone
  
  
• June 10, 2004 – Legendary soul-rock pianist and vocalist Ray Charles died .
  
  
• June 13, 1972 – Clyde McPhatter, former lead of The Drifters, passed (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 14, 1995 – Irish blues-rock guitarist Rory Gallagher died (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 14, 1986 – One fan tragically died at an Ozzy Osbourne/Metallica show in Long Beach (classicsdujour.com).
  
  

🎙️ Historic Moments (& Fun Facts)

• June 8, 1969 – Brian Jones was officially asked to leave The Rolling Stones (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 9, 1964 – Bob Dylan recorded “Mr. Tambourine Man” in NYC (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 10, 1967 – Thousands attended Pink Floyd's two gigs in Hull & London—the band's best day ever (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 11, 1965 – The Beatles received their MBEs; some returned them (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 12, 1982 – Springsteen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt & Gary U.S. Bonds united at a Central Park rally for nuclear disarmament (450K+ in attendance) (jbonamassa.com).
  
  
• June 14, 1968 – Rod Stewart got his first major U.S. spotlight, opening with the Jeff Beck Group at Fillmore East (classicbands.com).
  
  
• June 14, 1970 – Derek & the Dominos made their live debut at London’s Lyceum (classicsdujour.com).
  
  
• June 14, 1966 – The Beatles began recording “All You Need Is Love” in London (classicbands.com).
  
  

🏟️ Festivals & Tours

• June 13–15 – Download Festival returns to Donington Park featuring rock & metal acts like Green Day, Korn, Shinedown, The Darkness, Eagles of Death Metal, Static Dress & more (en.wikipedia.org).
  
  

✅ Suggested Podcast Outline Flow

1. Start with the legendary Springsteen/McCartney set and tie-in modern classic energy.
   
   
2. Feature Jimmy Barnes’ triumphant tour return.
   
   
3. Throwback Spotlight: classic releases & chart milestones (Some Girls, Paint It Black, Space Oddity, Glass Houses).
   
   
4. Historic Nuggets (Brian Jones exit, “MBE controversy,” Dylan session, Stewart’s U.S. debut).
   
   
5. Remembrances: share stories and tracks linked to Alan Rubin, Ray Charles, Rory Gallagher.
   
   
6. Current Scene: Live shows like Tip Roosters and Metallica; festival preview (Download Festival).
   
   
7. Birthdays & Surprises: Nancy Sinatra, Bonnie Tyler, Boy George.
   
   

Below are direct links for each source—feel free to include them in your show notes:

• Springsteen & McCartney surprise: [news article]
  
  
• Tipsy Roosters concert: [news release]
  
  
• Jimmy Barnes review: [concert review]
  
  
• Houston/Metallica concert: [local concert calendar]
  
  
• Download Festival lineup: [Download festival wiki]
  
  
• Album & chart histories: immersive rock-history pages (DrRock, Classics Du Jour, Rolling history lists)

LRRC EP838: The Cat Erased My Show Notes! :(