Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) & RIP Bob Weir
This 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.
Obituary: Bob Weir
Hosts Jim and Greg pay tribute to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, a group Greg insists is not a jam band. Weir died January 10th at age 78.
Phil Manzanera
Hosts Jim and Greg interview Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera about his memoir, “Revolución to Roxy” which goes from his childhood in Cuba to the London rock scene of Pink Floyd and Roxy Music.
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, "Cassidy," Ace, Warner Bros., 1972
- Roxy Music, "Re-Make/Re-Model," Roxy Music, Island and Reprise, 1972
- Roxy Music, "The Thrill of it All," Country Life, Island and ATCO, 1974
- Roxy Music, "Amazona," Stranded, Island and ATCO, 1973
- Roxy Music, "Do the Strand," For Your Pleasure, Island and Warner Bros., 1973
- Phil Manzanera, "Big Day," Diamond Head, Island and ATCO, 1975
- Roxy Music, "Both Ends Burning," Siren, Island and ATCO, 1975
- Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, "Ambulante - Live," AM.PM Soho Live, Expression, 2025
- Aterciopelados, "Baracunatana," La Pipa de la Paz, RCA, 1996
- Jason P. Woodbury & The Night Bird Singing Quartet, "Get To Meet Them," (Single), Always Happening, 2025
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