Ronnie Montrose Interview with Lobster from June 2002 on the SF Bay Area Radio Hour Part 1

Posted By: Lobster · 3/15/2012 1:41:00 PM

Ronnie was the second guest on the nationally syndicated program that aired coast-to-coast through July 2007. Ronnie was in a great mood, and at peace with his musical legacy and playing it for his fans. Looking forward to his tribute concert Friday night.  Will represent The River and speak as one of his radio friends from the early days.  Here is the first segment of four from the hour-long program, which aired on Sunday’s at 9am on 97.7 The River. The interview reveals a lot about Ronnie’s career, his sense of humor and our relationship, that went back to the mid-70s. All the music and conversation is in the spirit of our community and it’s history. Enjoy!

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Ronnie Montrose Interview with Lobster from June 2002 on the SF Bay Area Radio Hour Part 2

Posted By: Lobster · 3/15/2012 1:40:00 PM

This is the second segment of four from the hour-long program, which aired on Sunday’s at 9am on 97.7 The River. In this segment we play his incredible instrumental version of "Town Without Pity." All the songs in the whole show have a musical connection to the SF Bay Area music scene. 

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Ronnie Montrose Interview with Lobster from June 2002 on the SF Bay Area Radio Hour Part 3

Posted By: Lobster · 3/15/2012 1:38:00 PM

This is the third segment of four from the hour-long program, which aired on Sunday’s at 9am on 97.7 The River. In this segment we play Van Morrison's "Wild Night" from his Tupelo Honey album. Ronnie was hired as a session player in 1971, before he formed the band Montrose. In this segment he describes the session where he created the opening guitar lick.

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